Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway
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1885 Poor’s Report on the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad
The PDF below is the section of the 1885 Poor’s Manual of Railroads report on the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad for 1885. Below is an excerpt with the history of the company: In 1853 the Buffalo and Allegheny RR. Co. was chartered to build a line from Buffalo to Yorkshire, N. Y., 40…
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First Express Over the Genesee Valley Canal Railroad
A short article about the first express train between Rochester and Olean on the Genesee Valley Canal Railroad, also known as the Rochester Division of the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway. The First regular express train over the Genesee Valley Canal Railroad, from Rochester to Olean, N.Y., 106 miles, was run yesterday, making good…
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Collision on the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia and Erie Railroads
The following (long) article includes testimony from passengers and crew involved in the July 27, 1873 collision of an Erie Railway train and a Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway passenger train at a junction between the two railroad in Buffalo, NY. It provides some interesting details on how the signals worked at the crossing…