Lime Lake is a hamlet in the Cattaraugus County town of Machias, NY. It was a station on the Buffalo line of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Cattaraugus County.
History
The Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway, formerly the Buffalo and Washington Railway, built the line through Lime Lake in 1872. The line was operated by the BNY&P (1872 – 1887), the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (1887 – 1895), the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (1895 – 1900), the Pennsylvania Railroad (1900 – 1968), the Penn Central Railroad (1968 – 1976), Conrail (1976 – 1999) and the Norfolk Southern Railroad (1999 – 2007). In 2008 Norfolk Southern leased the segment from Buffalo to Machias Junction to the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad.
Clippings
Station Photographs
A southbound train approaching the Pennsylvania Railroad station at Lime Lake, NY. Found on eBay.
The Pennsylvania Railroad station and an ice house on Lime Lake, NY. Photo postcard found on eBay.
Other Photographs
A northbound Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad train along the shores of Lime Lake, NY. Dave Seitzer photo posted on Flickr.
Two Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotives push a train over the summit at Lime Lake, NY in this 1949 photo. Photo found on Pinterest.
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive number 4536 at Lime Lake, NY in June 1947. Photo from the Salamanca Rail Museum posted by Terry Mott in the Facebook “Railroad Photos and Memories , Western NY and PA” group.
A southbound Pennsylvania Railroad train at Lime Lake, NY. Postcard found on eBay.
Maps
The route of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway (blue) and the Pennsylvania Railway (red) near Machias Junction, NY. Author’s illustration based on an 1924 topographic map.
Timetables
Part of a 1908 Pennsylvania Railroad passenger timetable showing the line from Buffalo, NY to Emporium PA. eBay.
Learn More
- Wikipedia. “Lime Lake, New York“