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Abandonment of Part of Route
This portion of the report of the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners approved the Buffalo, Tonawanda and Niagara Falls Electric Railroad to abandon a portion of its line in Tonawanda and North Tonawanda because they had negotiated the right to run over the tracks of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Electric Railway, the Buffalo and Lockport Railway, and the Crosstown Street Railway Company of Buffalo. Source: Eighteenth…
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1900 Inspection Report on the Olean, Rock City and Bradford Railroad
Below is a report of an inspection of the Olean, Rock City and Bradford Railroad made on May 7, 1900. In general, it describes the road as “The physical conditions on the line of this company’s system make it one of the most dangerous roads in this State to operate.” Source: 18th Annual Report of…
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1900 Poor’s Report on the South Vandalia and State Line Railroad
The following is the listing for the South Vandalia and State Line Railroad in the 1900 edition of Poor’s Railroad Manual. Source: Poor’s Manual of the Railroads of the United States. 1900. Google Books.
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1900 Poor’s Report on the Olean, Rock City and Bradford Railroad
Source: Poor’s Manual of the Railroads of the United States, Thirty-Third Annual Number, 1900. Google Books.
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Proposed Dam at Burt
The International Traction Company may go into the waterworks business. The company, it is understood, is to build a 50-foot dam across 18-mile creek, near Newfane station, now called Burt, in honor of the late Burt Van Horn, Niagara’s war Congressman. This dam will furnish a large amount of power, which will be uthlized by…
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New Locomotive
The new locomotive belonging to the Niagara Junction Railway Company was fired up for the first time today. A satisfactory test was made and it will be put into service at once. Source: The Buffalo [NY] Express, 2 November 1899, p. 3, Fultonhistory.com.
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A Train in the River
An article about an accident on the Niagara Junction Railway on August 31, 1899 that resulted in a steam engine and seven cars ran into the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, NY. An unusual accident happened on the Niagara Junction Railway, on the lands of the Niagara Falls Power Company, at Niagara Falls, on August…
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New LV Trains Between Buffalo and Suspension Bridge
The Lehigh’s Train Service Between Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge. Additional trains have commenced regular trips between Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge on the Lehigh Valley railroad as follows: Leave Buffalo 10:45 a. m.” Williamsville 11:09 “” North Tonawanda 11:22 ” Niagara Falls 11:40 “Arrive Suspension Bridge 11:45 ” Leave Suspension Bridge 6:00…
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Springville S. S. Picnic
SPRINGVILLE, July 25. (Special.)- The Springville Universalists, Baptists, Presbyterian and Methodists will hold a union Sunday-school picnic Friday at Cascade Park, the beautiful new resort on the B., R. & P. railway, two miles beyond Springville. Source: Buffalo [NY] Evening News, 25 July 1899, p.12, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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1899 NYS Report on the Niagara Junction Railway
The report filed by the Niagara Junction Railway with the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners for 1899. The report notes the purchase of a new locomotive, but only shows one locomotive owned, with four driving wheels. This was down from the 2 in previous reports. It also listed 8 flat cars (6 in…