Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad
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140 Years of Railroad History in East Aurora
The month of January marked an important milestone in the history of East Aurora, the 140th anniversary of the beginning of railroad service to the village. While the railroad may not seem as significant in the town’s history as the Roycroft or Fisher-Price Toys, it played an important role in transforming East Aurora from a…
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1906 Inspection Report on the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad / Pennsylvania Railroad
Below is the 1906 inspection report of the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway, operated since 1900 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. From the introduction: On August 21, 22 and 23, 1906, I made an inspection of the lines of the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway in this State and respectfully submit the following report…
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WNY&P Ad
An August 28, 1900 ad for the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway excursions from Buffalo to Chautauqua Lake. Source: The Buffalo [NY] Review, 28 August 1900, p. 4, Fultonhistory.com
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Olean and Rock City Tomorrow
There will be a large party from Buffalo tomorrow on the W. N. Y. & P. Ry. excursion to Olean and Rock City. The Special train leaves New York Central depot 9 A M., and will arrive at Olean 11 A. M., where open cars of the Olean, Rock City & Bradford Electric Railway will…
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It Is All Talk
Nothing Settled Yet In Regard to the Olean Bradford Trolley Line. The Buffalo Express says: “Since the practical abandonment by the Western New York & Pennsylvania railway of its Olean, Warren & Bradford narrow gauge system several months ago, various rumors have been afloat in regard to the ultimate disposition of the property. The street…
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The Olean-Bradford Narrow Gauge
The Olean, Bradford & Warren narrow gauge railroad of the Western New York & Pennsylvania system was to have been abandoned this summer but the railway officials have decided to modify their previous determination to abandon the road entirely, and for a short time, at least, will keep it open, running one train a day…
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Fatal! Freight Train Wrecks a Trolley Car Near South Buffalo
The article below from the Buffalo Evening News on May 29, 1896 described the collision between a trolley car from the Buffalo, Gardenville and Ebenezer Railway and a train of the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad at the South Buffalo station. The railroad tracks, trolley tracks, and Indian Church Road, later Winchester Avenue, all…
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His Disastrous Nap
Christ Nagel of 229 Howard street fell asleep on the Western New York & Pennsylvania tracks near Winchester Station yesterday afternoon and a freight train came along. He was a pitiful sight when the Emergency ambulance took him away. His skull was fractured and will be [illegible] today. Source: Buffalo [NY] Evening News, 8 October…
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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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DL&W Stations in Town of York – 1892
The following is an excerpt of a complaint by residents of the town of York against the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad after the railroad stopped passenger service to the three stations in town – Greigsville, Craigs, and Linwood. IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPLAINT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF YORK, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, v. THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY. April 18 , 1892. A numerously-signed petition of residents of the town of York, Livingston county, was duly filed…