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Chemung Railroad
THIS company was incorporated by special act of the New York Legislature, in May, 1845, for the purpose of constructing a railroad from the head of Seneca Lake to the Erie Railway, in the county of Chemung. The line was opened in 1849, having been leased, while in the course of construction, to what was…
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1873 NYS Report on the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad
An 1873 report on the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad from the Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York. Source: “Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York for the year ending September 30, 1873.” Google Books.
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Erie Railway Crossing in Addison
The crossings over the Erie Railway track, in Addison, should certainly be planked without delay. Only last night Mrs. E. J. Horn attempted to drive across at the street below the bridge, and just escaped a severe accident by the presence of some men, who were promptly on hand. At this much frequented crosding there…
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Collision on the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia and Erie Railroads
The following (long) article includes testimony from passengers and crew involved in the July 27, 1873 collision of an Erie Railway train and a Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway passenger train at a junction between the two railroad in Buffalo, NY. It provides some interesting details on how the signals worked at the crossing…
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Albion Railroad Depot Consumed
The railroad depot at Albion took fire yesterday morning about seven o’clock and was totally consumed. The Albion station was on the Niagara Falls Road Branch of the New York Central Railroad. Source: Courier & Republic, Buffalo, NY, 20 June 1873, p. 2, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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The Wakins Regatta
The Watkins Regatta The Erie Railway, as if to maintain its time honored reputation for low fares on all occasions of peculiar attraction to the public, announces that excursion tickets from principal stations on its line to Elmira and return, and Corning and return will be on sale from May 27th to 30th Inclusive, at…
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Erie Railway News Tidbits
Below are a selection of short news tidbits about the Erie Railway that all came from one page of the same newspaper – The Tri-State Union, Port Jervis, NY, 24 May 1873. Found on Fultonhistory.com. The focus on the Erie Railway, and the very supportive tone toward the Erie of some of the articles, is…
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Rochester and State Line Railroad
The following is from the “Wyoming” column in the May 1, 1873 issues of the Evening Courier & Republic newspaper in Buffalo, NY. The “R. & S. L. Railway” mentioned in the article refers to the Rochester and State Line Railroad. Our east bill side is now in a state of unusual activity from the…
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The Versailles Route Again
A May 1873 letter to the editor of the Evening Courier & Republic newspaper in Buffalo promoting the route Versailles, NY as the place for the Buffalo and Jamestown Railroad to cross Cattaraugus Creek rather than Gowanda. Source: Evening Courier & Republic, Buffalo, NY, 1 May 1873, p. 2, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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Complimentary
The editor of the Emporium Independent came to Buffalo a few days ago, and upon returning home he thus speaks of some of the officials of the Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia Railway: “During our stay in that Queen City of the lakes, we met several of the principal officers of the B., N. Y.…