Middleport, NY

The New York Central Railroad station in Middleport, NY. Photo posted by Thomas J. McAllister in the Facebook “Memories of Batavia,Ny” group.

Middleport was a station on the Falls Road Branch of the New York Central Railroad in the town of Lockport, NY. It was also a station on the Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad electric line.

New York Central Railroad

History

In 1851, the Rochester, Lockport & Niagara Falls Railroad acquired the Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad, which operated 23 miles of track between Lockport and Niagara Falls, NY. In 1853 the company constructed a line from Rochester and Lockport and was leased by the New York Central Railroad, where it was known as the Falls Branch or the Falls Road. The line was operated by the New York Central (1853 – 1968), the Penn Central Railroad (1968 – 1976), and Conrail (1976 – 1996). On October 15, 1996 the Falls Road Railroad, which is owned by the Genesee Valley Transportation Company, acquired the line from Lockport to Brockport, NY from Conrail.

Station Photos

The New York Central Railroad station in Middleport, NY. Photo posted by Thomas J. McAllister in the Facebook “Memories of Batavia,Ny” group.

An undated photo postcard showing the New York Central Railroad station in Middleport, NY. Found on eBay.

Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad

The Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester Railway was an electric interurban railway that opened on November 17, 1908 between Rochester and Lockport, which it connected to the International Railway Company for service into Buffalo. In 1917 the company was reorganized as the Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad. The company ran until April 30, 1931 when the company folded and the line was abandoned.

Clippings

Attacked By Tramps

August 1, 1888

Maps

A 1908 map of Millport, NY showing the New York Central line and station on the bottom of the map and the route of the Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad running down Church and Liberty Streets. Century Map Company. 1908. “Niagara County 1908, Gasport.” Found on Historic Map Works.

Detail of the area of the New York Central Railroad station in Middleport, NY. Author’s illustration based on a 1917 New York Central Railroad valuation map.

Map of the tracks in a area between milepost 45 and 46 of the New York Central Railroad in Middleport, NY. Author’s illustration based on a 1917 New York Central Railroad valuation map.

Photographs

Restored NKP 759 heads east through Middleport, NY. This was part of a two-day excursion from Grand Central Terminal in New York City to Niagara Falls and return on October 12-13, 1968. Photo by Bill McKee who posted it to the Facebook “New York Central Railroad Fangroup” group.

New York Central standard wooden caboose still in use in the winter of 1967. In Middleport, N.Y. with the switching crew from the Suspension Bridge yards. Photo by Bill McKee who posted it to the Facebook “New York Central Railroad Fangroup” group.

New York Central scale car in Middleport, NY in July 1967. Photo by Bill McKee who posted it to the Facebook “New York Central Railroad Fangroup” group.

Timetables

A timetable for the Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester Railway effective November 4, 1909. eBay.com, edited by the author.

A 1909 timetable of the Buffalo, Rochester and Lockport Railway. Found on eBay.

A July 18, 1948 timetable of trains on the New York Central Falls Road branch. New York Central. Form 1001. System Timetable. Table 52. Found on Wikimedia Commons.

Learn More

Wikipedia. “Middleport, New York“