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Fatal Accident in Dunkirk
Source: Tri-States Union, Port Jervis, NY, 14 March 1862.
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A New Trouble on the Genesee Valley Railroad
This September 29, 1860 article recounts a dispute between the Avon, Geneseo and Mt. Morris Railroad and the Buffalo, New York and Erie Railroad over access by the AG&MM to the station, water, and turntable at Avon. It then goes on to advocate for local towns to approach the New York Central, which “is controlled…
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Atlantic and Great Western Railroad!
Laying of the Rails to Jamestown to-day.Arrival of the First Train from New York.HISTORY OF THE ROADDinner to Mr. Kennard, Chief-Engineer.Speeches, Toasts, &c., &c. RECENT HISTORY OF THE WORK. This great enterprise, which has for a decade of years absorbed the interest of capitalists and commercial men, as well as the business public, both east…
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The A. & G. W. R. R. Co. of N. Y.
On the 2d day of December 1858 a company was organized in this place under the above corporate name for the purpose of building a branch of the Erie & New York City Railroad, of about 10 miles in length, to connect the latter road with the A. & G. W. R. R. of Pa.…
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Depot Location
The following 1860 article is about the location of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad depot in Jamestown, NY. This would be the first of four stations in Jamestown on what would become the Erie Railroad. The Depot is located, and the Irishmen, spades and carts are grading the surface. Instead of the place being…
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Look out for the Cars!!
The following article concerns the arrival of the tracks of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad. With the completion of this line, Jamestown had a rail connection to Salamanca, and from there to the Erie Railroad and New York City. “HERE SHE COMES !!”The Cars at Dexterville!!LIGHT IN THE EAST !! Hip, Hoorah! The cars…
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1859 NYS Report on the Williamsport and Elmira Railroad
Below is an excerpt from the August 16, 1860 issue of The Railroad Record with the report provided by the management of the Williamsport and Elmira Railroad for the year ending March 31st, 1895. The Williamsport and Elmira was one of the predecessors of the Northern Central Railway, which became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad.…
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1860 Annual Meeting of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
The following article about the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad is from the July 19, 1860 issue of The Railroad Record magazine. Much of the report is based on the report of the work of the contractor building the line westward from the New York and Erie Railroad…
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New Management of the Avon, Geneseo and Mount Morris Railroad
This article discusses the transition from the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad to the Avon, Geneseo and Mount Morris Railroad under the management of George W. Phelps. Source: Dansville [NY] Herald, 16 May 1860.
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The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
“In the Assembly, the bill to authorize the sale of the Erie and New-York City Railroad to the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Company was ordered to be reported complete.”