Corporate History of the Erie Railroad

The Erie Railroad had a long and complex web of predecessors in New York State. The corporate family tree below captures most, if not all of them.

• Erie Railroad (1895 – 1960), predecessors and associated companies, including
  • Columbus and Erie Railroad (1905 – 1941)
  • New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad (1880 – 1883)
    • Atlantic and Great Western Railroad (1852 – 1880)
      • Erie and New York City Railroad (1853 – 1860)
      • Meadville Railroad
      • Franklin and Warren Railroad
  • New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad (1878 – 1895)
    • Erie Railway (1861 – 1878)
      • Avon, Geneseo and Mt. Morris Railroad (1860 – 1872)
        •   Genesee Valley Railroad
      • New York and Erie Railroad (1832 – 1861)
      • Buffalo and Southwestern Railroad (1877 – 1880)
        • Buffalo and Jamestown Railroad (1872 – 1877)
      • Buffalo, New York and Erie Railroad (1857 – 1863)
        • Buffalo and New York City Railroad (1851 – 1857)
          • Attica and Hornellsville (1845 – 1851)
          • Buffalo, Corning and New York Railroad
            • Buffalo and Cohocton Valley Railroad
        • Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad (1853 – 1858)
  • Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad (1895 – 1866)
    • Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (1852 – 1859)
    • Buffalo and Bradford Railroad (1856 – 1859)