Jamestown, Chautauqua and Lake Erie Railroad
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Electrification of Western New York Railroad
The article below discusses the plans of the new owners of the steam-powered Jamestown, Chautauqua and Lake Erie Railway to convert the line to be electrically-powered and rename it as the Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad. The new owners, the Broadhead family of Jamestown, also owned the Chautauqua Traction Company, Jamestown Street Railway Company, and…
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J. C. & L. E. Now Owned by Broadheads.
Jamestown, Nov. 7. At midnight the Jamestown, Chautauqua and Lake Erie Railway became the property of S. B. and A. N. Broadhead of this city, who previous to the sale of the road by Thomas P. Heffernan, as referee, at Mayville on October 7th, had contracted to pay $457,500 for the road. On the day…
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Raise Tracks
J. C. & L. E. Railway to Make Many Improvements to Avoid the High Water. With the near approach of spring the Jamestown, Chautauqua & Lake Erie Railway has commenced extensive operations with a view to raising the tracks between Jamestown and Clifton above high water mark. It will be remembered that during the recent…
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Landslide
J. C. & L. E. Train Had Close Call to Serious Wreck at this Place Saturday Afternoon. Train 4 on the Jamestown, Chautauqua & Lake Erie railroad, which left Jamestown at 1:25 p.m. Saturday had a narrow escape from being badly wrecked at this place, between the Main street and Lake Shore depots. Only for…
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Mayer’s Faith in B. & L. E. Not Shaken
Says Traction Company Was Not Organized by Sheehan and Himself. “I have faith in this property and the territory it serves,” declared Joseph B. Mayer of New York, who is here today, in speaking of the re-organization of the Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction company, “and I believe the securities of the company will eventually…
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J. C. & L. E. News
Traffic Manager W. P. Smith, of the Jamestown, Chautauqua & Lake Erie Railway, has been called to New York to confer with Receiver George Bullock and the other officials there, concerning a proposed change of timecard, by which the morning train taken off a week ago may be restored and the United States mail service…
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New J., C. & L. E. Timetable
One Additional Train Daily in Each Direction is Provided for in the Summer Schedule. The new timetable on the Jamestown, Chautauqua and Lake Erie railway went into effect last Monday, with one additional train daily in each direction. Trains leave Jamestown now at 8:10 and 10:40 a. m., and 1:25, 4:25 and 5:45 p. m…
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New Equipment on J. C. & L. E.
The equipment of the Jamestown, Chautauqua & Lake Erie railway is being increased steadily. On Thursday night a new freight locomotive arrived from Chicago, and another freight locomotive will be started from Chicago for the same destination Saturday. Source: Westfield Republican, 8 May 1912, p. 2, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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Motor Cars on the J. C. & L. E.
WILL RUN EVERY HOUR Jamestown, April 18.—Tbe McKean gasolene motor car, ordered by the Jamestown, Chautauqua and Lake Erie railway from the makers at Omaha, Neb., has arrived here. The car is 55 feet in length, with an engine of 200 horsepower, and, together with the Viele car brought here from Warren, Pa., some time…
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Changes at J., C. & L. E.
– J. D. Griffin, assistant to George Bullock, of New York, the receiver for the Jamestown, Chautauqua & Lake Erie railroad, has made some sweeping changes among the officials and other employes of the road in Jamestown, and by this and other means hopes to be able to effect a saving of something like $600…