Orchard Park is a village in Erie County, NY. The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway had a station in Orchard Park which still stands as of 2024. The station is located behind the Orchard Park Public Library where South Lincoln Avenue hits the railroad.
History
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.
Digital Artifacts
