Northern Central Railway
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Building of Pennsylvania Railroad Line Through Yates…
The following (long) 1941 article by Donald Disbrow recounts the history of the Elmira Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Note that there are a few errors and areas requiring clarification in the article: Source: Chronicle-Express, Penn Yan, NY, 30 January 1941, p. 1. NYS Historic Newspapers.
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1883 Inspection Report of the Sodus Bay and Southern Railroad
An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1883, Volume 1 of an inspection on the Sodus Bay and Southern Railroad, which later became part of the Northern Central Railroad. SODUS BAY AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Organized in 1852…
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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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Canandaigua and Jefferson Railroad
This article from the September 20, 1851 issue of the American Railroad Journal announced the completion of the Canandaigua and Jefferson Railroad between Canandaigua to Jefferson, NY (now known as Watkins). The actual name of the railroad was the Canandaigua and Elmira Railroad, but was sometimes referred to in the press as the “Canandaigua and…