Mayville, NY
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Sunday Trains on the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway
On Sunday, March 20th, the Jamestown & Lake Erie will begin to run Sunday trains between Jamestown and Mayville. And as soon as the roadbed to Chautauqua can be repaired trains will be run to that point. Source: Buffalo [NY] Express, 17 March 1898, Fultonhistory.com.
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1886 Inspection Report on the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad
Below is an inspection report of the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad from the 1886/1887 Annual Report of the New York State Railroad Commissioners, Volume 1. It details the results of an inspection of the railroad in October 1886. Note: The report refers to it as the “Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway” but…
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1883 Inspection Report on the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad
The 1883/1884 report of the New York State Railroad Commissioners included the following report of the inspection of the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad. BUFFALO, NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA RAILROAD. The Buffalo division is a single track line, extending from the city of Buffalo to Olean, and south to the Pennsylvania State line, a…
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Ice Houses in Mayville
A new ice company is to be formed in Mayville and three or four large ice-houses along the west shore of Chautauqua Lake and on the line of the Mayville Extension Railroad are talked of. Source: Buffalo [NY] Express, 4 March 1882, Fultonhistory.com
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Sale of the Cross-Cut Road
An April 20, 1878 article indicating that the cross-cut division of the Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburgh Railroad was sold and would continue to be operated as normal until further notice. The Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburgh Railroad was sold at foreclosure on December 7, 1872 and the New York portion was reorganized on April 28, 1873…
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Suggestions for a Route to Connect the Cross-Cut and Buffalo & Jamestown Roads
This 1874 letter to the editor suggests the construction of a railroad to connect the Cross-Cut Railroad (a reference to the Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburgh Rail Road Company) and the Buffalo and Jamestown Railroad. This planning does not appear to have gotten any further than this letter as there was no record of this route…
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A Through Train
A THROUGH TRAIN. – On Monday, June 17th, a Through Train will be put on the Buffalo & Oil Creek Railroad, leaving Corry at 8:20 a. m, and pass Clymer at 9:05, Sherman 10:00, Mayville 10:40, and arrive at Brocton at 11:30, connecting with the New York Express on the Lake Shore Road. Returning, will…