New York Railroad Archive

Colden, NY

A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad steam train passing the station in Colden, NY. Photo posted by Stan Carlson on the “Abandoned Rails – Buffalo & Western New York” Facebook group.

Colden is a village in Erie County, NY. It was a station on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway line between Buffalo and Ashford Junction. From looking at the photographs, it appears that the station was on the west side of State Road 240 just north of where Park Street connects to 240.

History

An undated photo of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway station in Colden, NY. The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company page on Facebook.

The line between Buffalo and Ashford was built in 1883 by the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad and was later operated by the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway, and the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Passenger service on the line ended on 15 October 1955 when the B&O ended its Buffalo – Pittsburgh service. Freight service dwindled over the years and different sections of line were abandoned and removed over the years. As of 2024 only two short segments of the line were still in use – from Buffalo south to Orchard Park and from Ashford north to West Valley.

An early 1930’s view of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway depot in Colden, NY. The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company page on Facebook.

Digital Artifacts