Dellwood Station, Lancaster, NY

Dellwood (sometimes called or misspelled “Dollwood”) was a station the Main Line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western (DL&W) Railroad in the town of Lancaster in Erie County. It was located at milepost 378.5 between Lancaster (MP 383.2) to the west and West Alden (MP 375.8) to the east. It appears on only a few DL&W timetables and I have not been able to find any photos of the station.

History

The line through Dellwood was built in 1882 by the New York, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which was leased by the DL&W immediately after the line was built. The DL&W operated the line until 1960 when the it merged with the Erie Railroad to form the Erie Lackawanna Railroad.

The last passenger train operated over the line on June 30, 1962 and the DL&W track through Dellwood was abandoned in 1963.

Clippings

Searching for Mucal’s Relatives

July 8, 1913

Photographs

An undated photograph of the derailment of a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad passenger train near Dellwood station in the town of Lancaster, NY. Photo from the David J. Monte Verde collection posted by Todd Hollritt to the Facebook “Erie Lackawanna Railroad” group.

Maps

Timetables

Two pages from a May 18, 1919 timetable published by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. These pages include the stations on the Main Line in New York State. Timetable found on www.jon-n-bevliles.net.

Learn More

Mancuso, Jim. “The Delaware,Lackawanna and Western Railroad.” Tripod.com.