Erie Railway
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Collision on the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia and Erie Railroads
The following (long) article includes testimony from passengers and crew involved in the July 27, 1873 collision of an Erie Railway train and a Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway passenger train at a junction between the two railroad in Buffalo, NY. It provides some interesting details on how the signals worked at the crossing…
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The Wakins Regatta
The Watkins Regatta The Erie Railway, as if to maintain its time honored reputation for low fares on all occasions of peculiar attraction to the public, announces that excursion tickets from principal stations on its line to Elmira and return, and Corning and return will be on sale from May 27th to 30th Inclusive, at…
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Erie Railway News Tidbits
Below are a selection of short news tidbits about the Erie Railway that all came from one page of the same newspaper – The Tri-State Union, Port Jervis, NY, 24 May 1873. Found on Fultonhistory.com. The focus on the Erie Railway, and the very supportive tone toward the Erie of some of the articles, is…
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Another Chapter of Erie
The 1869 book “Another Chapter of Erie” by George Crouch is a 48 page public defense of James Fisk, Jr and Jay Gould, two of the people accused of financial mismanagement of the Erie Railway. The author’s goals are not hidden, as he notes in his first section: They have been discussed and criticised as financiers and speculators ; some censuring their conduct, some applauding them, but all astounded at the grandeur of their schemes. Fisk has been ” written up ” repeatedly in his character of speculator, operatic manager, and admiral, but of his rendition of his principal role, that of a ” railway manager, ” little or no notice has been taken, So far as his connection with the…
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Novel Car on the Erie Railway
The Erie Railway company have placed upon the road a novel but convenient Car to run between this place (Binghamton) and Elmira as Way Train. The car is made in the shape of a canal boat, well-proportioned and and really beautiful. The Engine, Tender, Baggage and Passenger Car are combined, making a handsome Car, yet…
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Fatal Accident in Dunkirk
Source: Tri-States Union, Port Jervis, NY, 14 March 1862.