Farnham, NY – New York Railroad Archive

Map showing the location of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (“L.S. & M.S. R.R.”), Nickel Plate (“N.Y.C. & ST L. R. R.”) and Pennsylvania Railroad (“PENN’A R.R.”) station in Farnham, NY. Author’s illustration from a 1909 map from Historic Map Works.

Farnham is a village in the town of Brant in the southwest corner of Erie County. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern (New York Central) and Pennsylvania Railroad had stations in the village. The Nickel Plate Railway also passed through town but I don’t know if they had their own station, shared the PRR station, or did not service the village.

Pennsylvania Railroad

An undated postcard showing the Pennsylvania Railroad station in Farnham, NY. Town of Brant web site.

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway

An undated photograph of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Station in Farnham, NY. ebay.com

The Buffalo and State Line Railroad completed its line through Farnham in February 1852. The line was later operated by the Buffalo and Erie Railroad (1857 – 1869), Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (1869 – 1877), New York Central and Hudson River Railroad (1877 – 1914), and New York Central Railroad (1914 – 1968).

As of 1860, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad station in Farnham was known as “Saw Mill”.

Timetables

A timetable on the Pittsburgh Division of the Buffalo, New York and Pittsburgh Railroad effective November 23, 1884. Silver Creek (NY) Local. February 6, 1885.

A June 14, 1891 timetable of trains on the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburg Division. Traveler’s Official Guide, June 1891. Google Books.