New York Railroad Archive

Collins, NY

Collins is a village in southern Erie County and was a station on the Buffalo and Jamestown Railroad. In 1877 the Buffalo and Jamestown became the Buffalo and Southwestern Railroad, which, in turn, became the Buffalo and Southwestern Branch of the Erie Railroad.

An April 10, 1909 photo of the Erie Railroad station in Collins, NY. Collection of Jim Hutzler. Found on rootsweb.com.
An April 10, 1909 photo of the Erie Railroad station in Collins, NY. Collection of Jim Hutzler. Found on rootsweb.com.
An April 10, 1909 photo of the Erie Railroad station in Collins, NY. Collection of Jim Hutzler. Found on rootsweb.com.

In 1910 the Erie Railroad went on a building spree, constructing new passenger and freight stations across the system. The photos below show the new passenger station built in Collins.

A November 18, 1910 photo of the Erie Railroad station in Collins, NY. Collection of Jim Hutzler. Found on rootsweb.com.
A November 18, 1910 photo of the Erie Railroad station in Collins, NY. Collection of Jim Hutzler. Found on rootsweb.com.
A November 18, 1910 photo of the Erie Railroad station in Collins, NY. Collection of Jim Hutzler. Found on rootsweb.com.
A November 18, 1910 photo of the Erie Railroad station in Collins, NY. Collection of Jim Hutzler. Found on rootsweb.com.

Cover: An April 10, 1909 photo of the Erie Railroad station in Collins, NY. From the collection of Steamtown National Historic Site archives, image #N-02. Found on rootsweb.com.