Derby, NY – New York Railroad Archive

A 1905 topographic map showing the routes of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, Nickel Plate Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroads through the towns of Derby, North Evans, and Lakeview, NY. Author’s Illustration.

Derby is a village in Erie County, NY. It was served by the Chautauqua Branch of the the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, and the Buffalo and Lake Erie Traction electric railroad.

Map showing the locations 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 (“Penna R.R.”) stations in Derby, NY. Detail of a 1909 map from Historic Map Works.

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway

The Buffalo and State Line Railroad completed its line through Derby 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).

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.

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