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Railroad War at Batavia
We have not before alluded to the difficulty between the New York Central and the Buffalo, New York and Erie Railroad, in reference to the crossing of the latter over the former’s track, at Batavia, because we have wished to do neither an in justice, and have not been able to fully get at the facts. Taking the statements…
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A Runway Car
During the brisk gale of Tuesday last, PETER LESLIE and others, at the Medina Depot, attempted to “switch off’” a freight car for the purpose of clearing the track for the down train. They run the car by horse power until it had passed the switch, where they disengaged the rope by which it was…
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Erie and New York City Railroad
A November 1853 article about construction of the Erie and New York City Railroad near Ashville, a town west of Jamestown, NY. Source: Rochester [NY] Daily American, 5 November 1853, p. 2, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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Dayton Depot Burned
This article, originally published on September 1, 1853, was found in the 1901 history of the town of Dayton, NY. It recounts the destruction of the New York and Erie Railroad depot in Dayton, NY. From the Independent Chronicle, Gowanda, September 1, 1853. About 9 o’clock on Monday evening, we discovered that a conflagration was…
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Canandaigua & Niagara Falls Rail Road
This Road is now finished, and yesterday was appointed as a day to celebrate its completion, by running a train to the Falls and back to Canandaigua, with a large number of invited guests. No doubt the day passed off finely. The road is said to be one of the best in the country, and…
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Locomotive Trial Trip
We have been furnished by Mr. H.L. Martine, Superintendent of the Machine Shop at Scranton, with the result of an experiment made on the 18th ult., upon the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, which seems to challenge the world for its equal in the capacity and draught of locomotive engines: “The Ontario is a ten…
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1853 NYS Report on the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad
The following is a report by the directors of the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad that were included in the minutes for the Rochester Common Council meeting of June 9, 1853. For those that are interested, a link to the original PDF of the page is included in the source at the bottom of the…
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The Rochester and Syracuse Direct Railroad
This May 23, 1853 article discusses the completed but not yet opened Rochester and Syracuse Direct Railroad between the two cities.
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New Railroad Enterprise
When it was chartered by New York State, the New York and Erie Railroad was prohibited from running through other states or connecting to railroad in other states and was required to have its western terminus on Lake Erie. The railroad recognized that it would eventually need to expand westward and this 1852 article discusses…
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Erie & New York City Railroad
An editorial about the recent meeting of the Erie and New York City Railroad stockholders in Jamestown, NY discussing the status of the road and the challenges it has faced. Interestingly, this article talks about connecting with the New York and Erie railroad at Little Valley, NY though when the road was finally built it…