Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway
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Okay Abandoning of Youngstown, Lewiston Railway
The Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway today had permission of the Interstate Commerce commission to abandon its six-mile line between Youngstown and Lewiston. An Associated Press dispatch from Washington said the ICC authorized the move yesterday. Wilbur H. Shumaker, president of the Youngstown Cold Storage company, owner of the line, said today that final permission…
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Tiny Locomotive is Sold for Junk
YOUNGSTOWN, May 3-Once a part of the quaint countryside picture, because of its diminutiveness, the locomotive of the Lewiston & Youngstown Frontier Railway has been broken down and marked for a junk yard. The tender alone survived because of its promise of being able to serve as a flat car. Louis S. Silberberg, president of…
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Would Abandon Gorge Railroad in Youngstown
Albany, Nov. 20-The Lewiston & Youngstown Frontier Railway Company has filed a petition with the public service commission asking for the approval of declaration of abandonment of portions of its electric street railway in the village of Youngstown, Niagara county, and adjoining towns. The portions of the line sought to be abandoned are from Fort…
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Abandonment of L&YFR in Youngstown
ALBANY, Nov. 20.-The Lewiston & Youngstown Frontier Railway Co. filed a petition today with the public service commission asking for the approval of declaration of abandonment of portions of its electric street railway in the village of Youngstown, Niagara County, and adjoining towns. The portions of the line sought to be abandoned are from Third…
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1916 Report on the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway
The following information about the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway was published in the “Poor’s Manual of Public Utilities” in 1916. Source: Poor’s Manual of Public Utilities. 1916. Found on Google Books.
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Change of L&YFR Tracks in Youngstown
This January 1910 newspaper notice announced the plans of the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway to build a new section of tracks in the village of Youngstown. The tracks would from the current tracks at Church and Third Streets, go north on Third Street, west on State Street, North on Lake Road to Jackson Street…
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Changing of Routes in Lewiston
This (not very readable) public notice describes proposed changes to the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway route in Lewiston, NY. The railroad proposed to lay its tracks on Oneida Street from Fifth to Eighth Street and to abandon the existing track on Onondaga Street between Fifth and Eighth Streets. Source: Niagara Falls [NY] Gazette, 22…
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Several New Cars for Line Down River
A March 1907 newspaper article talking about the purchase of the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway by the Niagara Gorge Railroad and plans for new cars on the line. Source: Niagara Falls [NY] News, 27 March 1907, p. 1, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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1904 Report on the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway
Excerpt of the Report of the New York State Railroad Commissioners for 1903-1904 on the condition of the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway. Source: Report of the New York State Railroad Commissioners for 1903-1904. Found on Google Books.
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1900 Report on the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway
This report from the describes the layout and operation of the Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway. Source: Eighteenth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of New York State for the Year 1900. Found on Google Books.