Jamison Road Station

The Pennsylvania Railroad station on Jamison Road in East Aurora, NY in the early 1900s. Photo found on eBay and edited by author.

Jamison Road was a station on the Buffalo Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the town of Elma, Erie County. I don’t know exactly where the station was located, but I assume it was where the railroad track crossed Jamison Road.

History

The Buffalo and Washington Railway reached Jamison Road in late 1868. In 1872 the company was renamed as the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway. The line was operated by the Buffalo and Washington (1870 – 1872), the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway (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.

In addition to long distance trains from Buffalo south to places like Washington, DC, the Pennsylvania Railroad operated a commuter train service between Buffalo and East Aurora. Passenger service on the line lasted until 1973 when the Penn Central Railroad stopped service on the line.

Clippings

Station Photographs

The Pennsylvania Railroad station on Jamison Road in East Aurora, NY in the early 1900s. Photo found on eBay and edited by author.

Maps

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 timetable effective October 21, 1868 on the Buffalo and Washington Railway. Evening Courier & Republic. Buffalo, NY. October 20, 1868.

A July 3, 1881 timetable of trains between Eldred, PA and Buffalo, NY on the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway. The Official Railway Guide, January 1882, p. 77. Found on Google Books.

A May 3, 1891 timetable of trains on the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad Buffalo Division. Traveler’s Official Guide, June 1891. Google Books.

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.

A timetable of commuter trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad between Buffalo and East Aurora, NY effective September 30, 1923. Scan posted by the Aurora Town Historian on their Facebook page.

Learn More

Angevine, Brian. 2024. “Pennsylvania Railroad Jamison Rd Station and Tower, Elma NY” video on Youtube.
Wikipedia. “Elma, New York“