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New Trains on the Erie
This July 1888 new article describes two new accommodation trains (trains that stop at most/all stations along the line) on the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad between Olean and Dunkirk, NY. Both trains connect at Dayton, NY with trains running on the Buffalo and Southwestern division of the railroad. Source: Jamestown [NY] Evening…
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Lewiston v. the R. W. & O. Railroad – 1887
This section of the Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1888, Volume 1, describes the complaint of the town and village of Lewiston against the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad. The argument was that the town and village had issued…
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Jamison Road Milk Shipments
The small station of Jamison Road on the B., N. Y. & P railroad shipped during the year 1886, 572,400 gallons of milk to Buffalo. The amount paid for the same, was $58,416, while the Erie County Creamery at that place made 96,000 lbs. of butter during the past year. Source: The Cuba [NY] Patriot,…
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1886 Inspection Report on the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad
Below is an inspection report of the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad from the 1886/1887 Annual Report of the New York State Railroad Commissioners, Volume 1. It details the results of an inspection of the railroad in October 1886. Note: The report refers to it as the “Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway” but…
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1886 Inspection Report on the Silver Lake Railway
The 1886 report of the New York State Railroad Commissioners included a short report of a recent inspection of the Silver Lake Railway. The last inspection of this road was made in 1884, at which time it was in good order; somewhat better than it was found when inspected this season . The property has…
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The New Central Depot
The news clipping below reports on the construction of the New York Central Railroad depot in Suspension Bridge, NY. This depot was being built to replace the former station that was destroyed in a January 1883 fire. Source: Suspension Bridge (NY) Journal. September 11, 1886.
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New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad Timetable – January 1886
The following passenger train timetable for the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad is reproduced from a newspaper advertisement from early 1886. NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO RAILROAD TIME TABLE ADOPTED JAN. 3, 1886. Central Time, twenty-eight minutes slower than Columbus time. Trains depart from Randolph as follows: WESTWARD. No. 1 – Cin., Chi &…
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West Shore Station at Gunnville is Finished
Improvements:-The West Shore station building at Gunnville is finished. The sign is up above the front door at the north side, 412 miles from New York, 14 to Buffalo. It is patronized somewhat by Clarence Center people. Source: The Amherst [NY] Bee. 25 June 1885. Fultonhistory.com.
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New Erie Station in Cheektowaga
The Erie railroad are now, after twenty-five years of housing its passengers in the old 8×10 box, building a new depot [in Cheektowaga]. It is rather a small affair, yet will be something of an improvement on the old one. Source: The Amherst [NY] Bee. 25 June 1885. Fultonhistory.com.
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Bowmansville News
BOWMANSVILLE, JUNE 23, 1885. The freight house has a new coat of paint. Mrs. Samual Joslyn, who has been ill for so long a time, has at last so far recovered as to be able to return home. Mr. L. E. Goodman, of Savannah, is agent of Bowmansville station in the absence of G. W.…