New York Railroad Archive

Niagara Junction Railway

  • Niagara Junction Railway Has New Engine House and Commodious Service Building

    Buildings and New Trackage Provided at Cost of $132,000; Will Greatly Facilitate Service to Up-River Industrial Plants CONSTRUCTION of a new engine house and service building, together with all necessary trackage, to provide for the concentration of the operation and maintenance work of the Niagara Junction Railway company, the electric railroad which gives freight switching service to the upriver industrial establishments, was…

  • Poor’s Report: Niagara Junction Railway – 1925

    Below is the listing for the Niagara Junction Railway in the 1925 edition of the Poor’s Railroad Section. Source: Poor’s Railroad Section 1925, p. 229, Google Books.

  • Poor’s Report: Niagara Junction Railway – 1916

    Below is the listing for the Niagara Junction Railway in the 1916 edition of the Poor’s Manual of Public Utilities. The two electric locomotives listed would have been #3 and #4, which were purchased in 1913 when the line was electrified. Source: Poor’s Manual of Public Utilities, 1916, p. 470. Google Books.

  • Electrification of the Junction Line Complete

    Improvement Brings the City Another Tremendous Stride To Its Ultimate Position as the Supreme Electric City of the World. A milestone in the progress of Niagara Falls towards its ultimate goal of supremacy as the all-electric city of the world was reached and passed this week, when the Niagara Junction Railway turned over from steam…

  • Niagara Junction Railway 1906 NYS Report

    Below is the report filed by the Niagara Junction Railway with the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners for the year ending June 30, 1906. The report listed the same two locomotives, one with six drivers and one with four, and the same four flat cars as in previous years. It notes that the railroad had…

  • 1905 Inspection Report – Niagara Junction Railway

    Below is the report of an inspection performed by the New York State Railroad Commissioners of the Niagara Junction Railway on September 4, 1905. Source: 23nd Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York, 1905, Volume I. Google Books.

  • Niagara Junction Railway 1905 NYS Report

    Below is the report filed by the Niagara Junction Railway with the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners for the year ending June 30, 1905. The report listed the same two locomotives, one with six drivers and one with four, as in previous years. This year the report showed four flat cars, a decrease from the…

  • Niagara Junction Railway 1904 NYS Report

    Below is the report filed by the Niagara Junction Railway with the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners for the year ending June 30, 1904. Equipment was unchanged from the previous year: the same two locomotives, one with six drivers and one with four, and six flat cars. It notes that the railroad had 13.77 miles…

  • 1903 Inspection Report – Niagara Junction Railway

    Below is the report of an inspection performed by the New York State Railroad Commissioners of the Niagara Junction Railway on November 4, 1903. Source: 21th Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York, For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1903, Volume I. Google Books.

  • Niagara Junction Railway 1902 NYS Report

    Below is the report filed by the Niagara Junction Railway with the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners for 1902. The report lists the same two locomotives as in the previous year; one with six drivers and one with four. The list of rolling stock only included the 6 flat cars. The two flat…