Erie and New York City Railroad
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The A. & G. W. R. R. Co. of N. Y.
On the 2d day of December 1858 a company was organized in this place under the above corporate name for the purpose of building a branch of the Erie & New York City Railroad, of about 10 miles in length, to connect the latter road with the A. & G. W. R. R. of Pa.…
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The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
“In the Assembly, the bill to authorize the sale of the Erie and New-York City Railroad to the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Company was ordered to be reported complete.”
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Erie and New York City Railroad
A November 1853 article about construction of the Erie and New York City Railroad near Ashville, a town west of Jamestown, NY. Source: Rochester [NY] Daily American, 5 November 1853, p. 2, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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New Railroad Enterprise
When it was chartered by New York State, the New York and Erie Railroad was prohibited from running through other states or connecting to railroad in other states and was required to have its western terminus on Lake Erie. The railroad recognized that it would eventually need to expand westward and this 1852 article discusses…
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Erie & New York City Railroad
An editorial about the recent meeting of the Erie and New York City Railroad stockholders in Jamestown, NY discussing the status of the road and the challenges it has faced. Interestingly, this article talks about connecting with the New York and Erie railroad at Little Valley, NY though when the road was finally built it…
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Erie and New York City Railroad Deed Service
In April 1852 Mr. M. Norton offered to register deeds giving property to the Erie and New York City Railroad free of charge. Source: Jamestown [NY] Journal, 20 August 1852, p. 3, NYS Historic Newspapers.