Delevan, NY

A postcard showing a southbound Pennsylvania Railroad “Flyer” passenger train approaching the station at Delevan, NY. Postcard originally posted on eBay, found on WorthPoint.

Delevan is a village in the town of Yorkshire, Cattaraugus County, NY. It was a stop on the Buffalo Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The station was on the west side of the tracks just south of Church Street (formerly Railroad Street) on the east side of the village.

History

The Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway, formerly the Buffalo and Washington Railway, built the line through Delevan in 1872. The line was operated by the BNY&P (1872 – 1887), the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (1887 – 1895), the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (1895 – 1900), the Pennsylvania Railroad (1900 – 1968), the Penn Central Railroad (1968 – 1976), Conrail (1976 – 1999) and the Norfolk Southern Railroad (1999 – 2007). In 2008 Norfolk Southern leased the segment from Buffalo to Machias Junction to the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad.

Clippings

Three Men Killed

July 29, 1904

Station Photographs

The Pennsylvania Railroad station in Delevan, NY. Postcard found on eBay.

The Pennsylvania Railroad station in Delevan, NY as seen on a postcard mailed in 1911. Postcard found on eBay.

A postcard showing a southbound Pennsylvania Railroad “Flyer” passenger train approaching the station at Delevan, NY. Postcard originally posted on eBay, found on WorthPoint.

Other Photographs

Original Caption: The storms overnight blew alot of trees over the tracks between Machias and Salamanca so the southbound SIBF is stopped waiting for maintainers to clear the rails. He’s currently stopped at Church St. in Delevan. Photo by Ryan Woehler posted on the Facebook “Railroad Photos and Memories , Western NY and PA” group.

Maps

A map showing the location of the Pennsylvania Railroad station (circled in red) in Delevan, NY. From a 1923 Sanborn fire insurance map in the Library of Congress collection.

Detail of a 1952 Pennsylvania Railroad Central Region map showing the lines in Western New York. Pennsylvania Railroad. 1952. Found on Multimodalways.com.

Timetables

A June 1897 timetable of trains on the Buffalo Division of the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad. Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines, October 1897. Found on Google Books.

A timetable of trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad Buffalo Line effective November 29, 1903. Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines, February 1904. Found on Google Books.

Part of a 1908 Pennsylvania Railroad passenger timetable showing the line from Buffalo, NY to Emporium PA. eBay.

Learn More

Wikipedia. “Yorkshire, New York“