The Erie Railroad Buffalo line, also known as the Buffalo Division, extended from Hornell to Buffalo, giving the Erie direct access from New York City to the port in Buffalo.
Timeline
1852: The Buffalo and New York City Railroad acquired the line from Attica to Cheektowaga from the Buffalo and Rochester Railroad.
1854: The Buffalo and New York City Railroad constructed the line from Hornell to Attica between 1852 and 1854.
1861: The Erie Railway leased the B&NYC and began operating the line.
1878: The New York, Lake Erie and Western (NYLE&W) Railroad Company purchased the Erie Railway and began operating the line.
1895: The Erie Railroad purchased the NYLE&W and began operating the line.
1960: The Erie Lackawanna Railroad was formed by the merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The Kanona to Wayland segment was abandoned.
1976: Conrail was formed from the Erie Lackawanna, and other northeastern railroads, including the New York Central, Pennsylvania, and the Lehigh Valley.
Stations
Buffalo * Clinton Street * East Buffalo * Williams Street * Cheektowaga * Depew * Lancaster * Town Line * Marilla * Alden * Darien Center * Griswolds * Attica * Linden * Dale * Warsaw * Rock Glen * Silver Springs * Castile * Portage * Washington Hunt * Dalton * Swains * Garwoods * Canaseraga * Burns * Arkport * Hornell
More details
| Stations and Sidings | Distance |
| Hornell Arkport Burns Canaseraga Garwoods Swains Dalton Washington Hunt Portage Castile Silver Springs Rock Glen Warsaw Dale Linden Attica Griswolds Darien Center Alden Marilla Town Line Lancaster Depew Cheektowaga Williams Street East Buffalo Clinton Street Buffalo | 332 338 341 345 347 349 356 358 362 366 369 372 376 382 386 394 398 400 405 408 410 414 416 417 421 422 423 425 |
Clippings
Timetables
Learn More
- Erie Railroad, November 15, 1891 timetable.
- Erie Railroad Company, July 5, 1942. Form 1 Public Timetable.