Albany, Nov. 20-The Lewiston & Youngstown Frontier Railway Company has filed a petition with the public service commission asking for the approval of declaration of abandonment of portions of its electric street railway in the village of Youngstown, Niagara county, and adjoining towns.
The portions of the line sought to be abandoned are from Fort Niagara military reservation to Fort Niagara Beach.
The pstition states that for more than two years passenger service has not been furnished to and into the Village of Youngstown, such service having been discontinued with the consent and approval of the village officials on the commencement of operations by the Gray Bus Line, which has been giving satisfactory service. The electric line has been used occasIonally operating freight cars for the delivery of coal to the U. S. government reservation. Such operations, however, the company states, have been at a loss. In addition, the pavement on Main street is in need of reconstruction and when done, would impose a large capital expenditure on the railway company, thus increasing the value of its property devoted to public service without prospect of any return being realized from the operation of the road.
Source: Lockport [NY] Union-Sun and Journal, 20 November 1926, p. 11, Fultonhistory.com.