Elton, NY – New York Railroad Archive

The plan for the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Station in Elton, NY. Todd Blide/Facebook.

Elton a station on the Rochester Line of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway. It was located at what is now the intersection between Railroad Street and Pigeon Hill Road in the town of Yorkshire, NY.

History

The line through Elton was completed in 1878 by the Rochester and State Line Railroad. The line was later operated by the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad (1881-1887), the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway (1887-1932) and the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad (1932-1986). In 1986 the B&O sold their operations in Western New York to the Genesee and Wyoming Railroad, which split it into two companies. The Rochester and Southern Railroad operated the former B&O line between Rochester and Salamanca. The R&S later abandoned the portion of the line between Silver Springs and Machias, NY.

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Station Photographs

A view of the passenger shelter in Elton, NY on the last day of passenger service on the line in 1953. Stan Carlson/Facebook.

The plan for the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Station in Elton, NY. Todd Blide/Facebook.

Other Photographs

Maps

The route of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway (blue) and the Pennsylvania Railway (red) near Machias Junction, NY. Author’s illustration based on an 1924 topographic map.

1910 map of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway

Timetables

A timetable, effective June 14, 1896, of trains on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway. Scan of an Official Railway Guide posted by Daniel Miller to the Facebook “Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry. Virtual Historical Society” group.

Other Things

Learn More

Wikipedia. “Yorkshire, New York“