New York Railroad Archive

Walmore, NY

Detail of a map of the town of Wheatfield showing the hamlet of Walmore in the the north west of the town. D. G. Beers & Company. 1875. “Niagara and Orleans County 1875, New York – Wheatfield Township Ironton, Martinsville, Halls Station, St. Johnsburg, Bergholtz, Walmore, Shawnee P.O.“

Walmore is a hamlet in the town of Wheatfield in Niagara County and was a station on the Falls Road Branch of the New York Central Railroad.

I don’t know much about the station in Walmore and don’t have any photos of it.

History

The Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad was completed in 1838 between the two villages. This was sometimes called the “Strap Railroad” because it consisted of straps of iron on wooden rails.  For the first year the line was operated by horse power which was quickly replaced by steam engines. 

In 1851, the Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad was sold to the Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad, which redirected the tracks south through Sanborn. In 1853 the line came under the control of the New York Central Railroad where is was known as the Falls Branch or the Falls Road. The line was operated by the New York Central (1853 – 1968), the Penn Central Railroad (1968 – 1976), and Conrail (1976 – 1999). During the 1999 breakup of Conrail the line was assigned to CSX who operates the segment between Niagara Falls and Lockport.

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