Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway
The Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway was one of the predecessor of the Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroads.
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1899 NYS Report on the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway
Below is the report filed by the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway with the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners for the six months ending December 31, 1898. This report only covers six months because the company was foreclosed on and sold on November 1, 1898 and the new company, the Jamestown and Chautauqua Railway, started…
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1898 NYS Report on the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway
Below is the report filed by the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway with the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners for the year ending June 30, 1898. The report showed that the railroad owned five locomotives with four driving wheels, 11 first-class passenger cars, one second-class passenger car, two baggage, mail and express cars, and one…
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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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1897 Inspection Report on the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway
Below is the report issued by Frank M. Baker, an inspector from the New York State Railroad Commissioners, on his August 31 – September 3, 1897 inspection of the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railroad. Source: 15th Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York, For the Fiscal Year Ending…
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Three Injured in Collision
Jamestown, N. Y. , Aug, 5, – Two trains on the Jamestown and Lake Erie railway collided at the Falconer Junction. The passengers were injured. J. B. Collins of Jamestown had his left leg badly bruised and his chest injured. Rev. W. A. Hollock of Jamestown received a severe cut on the head. Mrs. Swetland…
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1897 NYS Report on the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway
Below is the report filed by the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway with the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners for the year ending June 30, 1897. The report showed that the railroad owned five locomotives with four driving wheels – the same number of locomotives as listed in 1895 (I don’t have the 1896 report).…
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Jamestown and Lake Erie Extension
The Jamestown and Lake Erie extension to Falconer is being built under much embarrassment. Some time ago the weight of the embankment near Clifton caused the track to settle so much as to stop traffic for a day or two. The damage was repaired, but the difficulty is more serious than before. The pressure upon…
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Tracks Sink In the Swamp
Jamestown, Aug. 7,- The swamp along the outlet of Chautauqua lake is covered by a thin crust of earth. A pole, sharpened at one end, can easily be pushed down a number or feet. The Jamestown & Lake Erie railroad is raising its tracks. The earth used for filing in became so heavy on Wednesday…
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Jamestown News Notes
Jamestown, April 15- Brady Brothers of New Jersey have been awarded the contract by the management of the Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway for building the extension of that line from this city to Falconer. The proposed extension is about four miles in length, and in it some very heavy cuts are to be made.…
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1895 NYS Report on the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway
Below is the report filed by the Jamestown and Lake Erie Railway with the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners for the year ending June 30, 1895. The J&LE was formed on October 22, 1894 from the bankrupt Chautauqua Lake Railway. The report showed that the railroad owned five locomotives with six driving wheels. These were…