Great Valley was a station on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway between Salamanca and Ellicottville. The photo above shows the station in the 1920s and it is believed that the station was closed and torn down in 1953. Local rumor has it that the station never had electricity.
The Erie Railroad also had a station named Great Valley, sometimes called Killbuck or Kill Buck, on its mainline just east of Salamanca.
The two stations were not near each other, but were both in the town of Great Valley.
Clippings
Station Photographs
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway station in Great Valley, NY circa 1920. Photo posted on the Facebook “The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company” page.
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway station in Great Valley, NY. Photo posted on the Facebook “The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company” page.
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway station in Great Valley, NY. Photo posted by Todd Blide on Facebook.
Other Photographs
Original Caption: Buffalo to Pittsburgh passenger train crossing Great Valley creek in Great Valley in the early 1950’s. The old Rt 219 bridge is on the left. This Railroad bridge collapsed during a flood in 1967, and had new steel abutments constructed for it. Photo posted on the Facebook “The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company” page.
A postcard showing Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway train number 3 near Great Valley, NY. Postcard from the Author’s collection.
Original Caption: Southbound flyer approaching Great Valley circa 1905. The train is pulled by one of the Atlantic type locomotives which at the time, the BR&P referred to as a “Chautauqua” type locomotive. Photo posted on the Facebook “The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company” page.
Original Caption: Southbound Flyer coming into Great Valley, 1905. The white temporary order board is a “Resume Speed” indication. It would be placed at the end of a slow order by the section gang. The lantern has a green globe for night trains. There would be a yellow order board at the beginning of the slow order, with a lantern with an amber globe for night trains. The train is headed up by an Atlantic type locomotive, which were referred to as “Chatauqua” type locomotives in BR&P publications at the time. Photo posted on the Facebook “The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company” page.
Maps
1904 map of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway system.
1910 map of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway
Timetables
A November 24, 1851 timetable of the New York and Erie Railroad between Hornell and Dunkirk, NY. Mott, Edward Harold, 1908, “Between the Ocean and the Lakes – The Story of Erie”, p. 388. Found on the Internet Archive.
A January 1875 list of passenger trains on the Main Line of the Erie Railway. Travelers’ Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines. January 1875. Google Books.
A May 16, 1881 timetable of trains on the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad (formerly the Erie 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.
Learn More
- Wikipedia. “Great Valley, New York“