Ellicottville was a station on the Rochester Line of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh (BR&P) Railway in Cattaraugus County.
History
The first station in Ellicottville was built by the Rochester and State Line Railroad when the railroad completed the line between Rochester and Salamanca in 1878. According to the BR&P 1904 Annual Report, a new station was built in Ellicottville in 1904 as part of a project by the BR&P to relocate the tracks away from Great Valley Creek.
The 1904 station was located on the west side of the tracks at the intersection of Mill Street and Rockwell Street. It was moved from that location in 1980 and is currently being used as a bar/restaurant.
Clippings
Station Photographs
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Station Ellicottville, NY circa 1900. Facebook.
A 1989 photograph of the former Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Station in Ellicottville, NY. eBay.
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Station Ellicottville, NY. The photo is undated but likely soon after the station was built in 1904. Facebook.
An undated photograph of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Station in Ellicottville, NY. Facebook.
An undated photograph of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Station in Ellicottville, NY. Facebook.
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Station Ellicottville, NY circa 1920. Facebook.
Other Photographs
Maps
Details of a 1909 Sanborn fire insurance map of Ellicottville showing the tracks of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pennsylvania Railroad servicing the Borden’s Condensed Milk plant. Library of Congress Collection.
1904 map of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway system.
A map showing the locations of the original Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh (BR&P) Railway station built in 1879 and the second station built in 1904 along the relocated tracks of the railroad. Facebook.
1910 map of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway
Timetables
A November 25, 1878 timetable of trains on the Rochester and State Line Railway. Olean [NY] Daily Herald, October 13, 1881. NYS Historic Newspapers.
A timetable for the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway effective July 4, 1886. The Post. Ellicottville, NY. November 25, 1886.
A June 7, 1891 timetable of trains on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railway. Traveler’s Official Guide, June 1891. Google Books.
A timetable for the Buffalo Division of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway effective June 6, 1893. Found on Wikimedia Commons.
A timetable, effective June 14, 1896, of trains on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway. Scan of an Official Railway Guide posted by Daniel Miller to the Facebook “Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry. Virtual Historical Society” group.
Other Things
Learn More
- Ellicottville Historical Society. Facebook page, Website.
- Wikipedia. “Ellicottville (village), New York“
- Facebook. “Railroad Photos and Memories , Western NY and PA” – A set of photos of the former Borden’s Condensed Milk plant in Ellicottville, including trains switching the plant.
- Existing Railroad Stations in New York State.