Ceres, NY
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Ceres-Shinglehouse Line of O. B. & S. to be sold at Auction
Olean, Feb. 20. – The trolley line of the Olean, Bradford & Salamanca Railway company, between Shinglehouse, Pa, and the Ceres power house, will be sold at auction in the offices of Sheriff L. W. Bartin of McKean county, in Smethport, Pa., Monday afternoon, February 28, according to announcement from the local offices of the…
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OB&S Ceres Powerhouse Damaged
The Olean, Bradford & Salamanca Railway powerhouse at Ceres was damaged by fire. One wall and the roof were destroyed and electric cable and pipe lost. Lubricating oil in a large container was overheated and burst into flames. Source: The Medina [NY] Daily Journal, 13 December 1922, p. 4, NYS Historic Newspapers
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Bolivar Breeze News Items On The Central New York and Western Railroad
The following is a collection of articles from the Bolivar Breeze newspaper in Bolivar, NY about the Central New York and Western Railroad, a predecessor of the Pittsburgh, Shawmut and Northern Railroad. January 6, 1893 Engine 4, of the C.N.Y. & W. snapped a drive wheel tire in the yards here yesterday noon, and as…
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Articles About the Lackawanna and Southwestern Railroad
The following is a collection of short newspaper articles about the Lackawanna and Southwestern Railroad, a predecessor of the Pittsburgh, Shawmut and Northern Railroad. These articles are from the Bolivar Breeze newspaper in Bolivar, NY and were provided by Richard Palmer. October 1, 1892 The L.& S.W. Sold The Lackawanna & Southwestern railroad property was…