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Early History of Western New York’s Railroads
This long article from November 1937 is a hodgepodge of small factoids about railroad history in Western New York, including some that are wrong (the Erie Railroad reached Dunkirk in 1851, not Chicago). Nonetheless, there are some interesting little tidbits of interesting information in the article. By William H. Rial Batavia, NY The city of…
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Gasolene Vs Steam
This new Motor Power Seems to Solve Transportation Question For Branch Lines. The experiments with gasolene motor cars which the Erie railroad has been conducting for more than two years bidfair to be successful. The management realized some time ago the need of a frequent and economical passenger service on branch lines where the traffic…