The new york central railroad reporting mark nyc was a railroad primarily operating in the great lakes and mid atlantic regions of the united states. Another thing working in favor of this title is buffalos place as an important rail hub and an industrial powerhouse in the 19th and first half of the 20th century. Buffalo, ny project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Western new york railway historical society home facebook. When the erie canal opened in 1825 spanning 363 miles, it represented the first transportation route to the west besides wagons and was the longest artificial waterway in north america. Erie county railroads 18361972 by the buffalo history museum. The railroad commissary bookshelf we specialize in outofprint and hardtofind used rr books. Cobblestone structure built in 1845 by charle fisher, so the named fisher hamlet ny. Listed here are books, periodicals, manuscripts, multimedia, and a few articles dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history and experience in buffalo, ny, and the surrounding westernupstate new york area. Louis in the midwest along with the intermediate cities of albany, buffalo, cleveland, cincinnati, detroit, and syracuse. In jamestown, ny horse drawn street railway operation began in 1884 which. Buffalo and erie railroad the new york history blog. The second book is volume 1 of two of the history of the city of buffalo and erie county. Western new york railway historical society home page online august 20.
In this book, paul langendorfer and the buffalo history museum have included each inning of the queen citys rich baseball heritage, from the 19thcentury niagaras and the 191915 federal league to the buffalo bisons. Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, new york. The stories read like a script for an actionpacked hollywood drama. Nyc railroad history the new york central system was a one of the largest american railroads operating in the northeast. This is why historians must locate and study primary sources. One chapter is describes the early history with selected black and white images. The blizzard of 1977 is still remembered in western new york, especially in buffalo, which received the brunt of the storm. It was industry and the nature of work in an industrial society that most influenced the development of neighborhood patterns in buffalo. The underground railroad for refugees the new yorker.
Railroads, the pioneers building americas transportation backbone, and more. The west shore railroad in the mohawk valley photos of. Vive has become the penultimate stop on a modern variant of the underground railroad. Given its location, it saw the effects of westward expansion as the country grew and greatly benefited as a result. New york central railroad mbi railroad color history brian solomon, mike schafer on.
The line runs south from buffalo, new york to gowanda, new york servicing the villages of hamburg and north collins along the way. Buffalo creek railroad erie lackawanna railway and lehigh valley railroad co. This book has excellent photos documenting buffalos railroad history. The new buffalo railroad museum the little museum that could packs a great experience into a compact space, just across the train yard from the former pere marquette railway round house steam locomotive facility. A detailed explanation of how some sites were substantiated in central new york. Railroads, in buffalo, ny buffalo, new york railroads. New niagara falls museum built on untold history of. This book is the most complete single volume history of railroads in western new york ever written. This is a very informative book about the historical railroads of buffalo.
Most of the following resources are in the grosvenor room and cannot be borrowed. Check out some pictures of the line when she was a new york central branch line. Feb, 2020 the stories read like a script for an actionpacked hollywood drama. The buffalo and susquehanna railroad was a railroad company that formerly operated in western and north central pennsylvania and western new york. Buffalo and erie railroad archives the new york history blog. As a growing city on lake erie, buffalo was considered the second largest railroad hub in the unites states. It was created in 1893 by the merger and consolidation of several smaller logging railroads.
Daniel zornick, beltline railroad illustrated essay. Another thing working in favor of this title is buffalo s place as an important rail hub and an industrial powerhouse in the 19th and first half of the 20th century. Today, new yorks canal system has been in operation longer than. Brooks stover, published by morning sun books, scotch plains, nj, 20012, isbn 158248034206.
After years of abandonment, it is now owned by the nonprofit preservation group central terminal restoration corporation, which is working to. Another thing working in favor of this title is buffalos place as an important rail hub and an industrial powerhouse in the. In 1885, the first to use piggyback freight service, in this case hauling farm. Western new york railway historical society, buffalo, ny. New york central railroad mbi railroad color history. Buffalo rapidly became a city of importance as the stockyards, grain, steel, automotive, and other industries began to establish themselves in the area.
Buffalo earned the name of the queen city as it became the secondlargest city in the state of new york, and it was the railroad that brought the. Buffalo earned the name of the queen city as it became the secondlargest city in the state of new york, and it was the railroad that brought the city to prominence. Welcome to the railroad commissary online railroad book catalog. On the erie railroad, has become probably the largest shipping station for a town of its size in western new york, in potatoes, hay, cattle, etc. With a robust, fourpart, 32page index by buffalo history museum assistant librarian amy miller and an introduction to the second edition by buffalo history museum research librarian cynthia van ness, there is finally excellent access to this encyclopedic books amazing contents, street by street, family by family. The mission of the wnyrhs is to preserve our regions rich railroad heritage.
Vive was founded, in 1984, by nuns, though most of the staff is now. Connors father was a manager for the erie railroad, and michael followed in his fathers footsteps to be a railroad man. Of special interest are links to digital schomburg. In 1908, opening of the first interstate underground heavy rail line hudson and manhattan railroad, between new york city and new jersey, todays path. She was raised under harsh conditions, andsubjected to whippings even as a small child. In 1932, the first publicly operated heavy rail line, the independent subway system ind in new york city. The western new york railway historical society put two old rail cars. Theres raw physical courage, a daunting natural obstacle, last minute heroics and the triumph of good over evil. Until that happens, the library can offer books about underground railroad history in other parts of new york state and ontario, canada, or articles and brief passages about the underground railroad in western new york. The wnyrhs has published its 2020 buffalo railway heritage calendar celebrating years of railroading in western new york. In 1831, the first successful steam railroad running regularly scheduled service in the 11 miles between albany and schenectady the mohawk and hudson rail road, later to become part of the mighty new york central system in 1850, the first telegraph line along a railroad rightofway erie railroad. With the closing of the erie station at andover tuesday january 19th 1954 another epoch of andover history closed. This was a pump to provide water for wood burning locomotives. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers in two volumes, published by d.
The belt line railroad and assumption parish excerpts from high hopes. She slept as close to the fire as possible on cold nights and. These are the long overlooked and untold stories of the waiters and porters of the historic cataract house hotel and the courageous runaway slaves they helped escape bondage told in riveting detail at the. Erie county railroads 18361972 by the buffalo history. These items are found in the collections of the buffalo history museum and libraries other than the buffalo history museum. The history of the underground railroad in niagara falls is so significant, and it has been completely untold before this, said ally spongr, the museums director and curator. On december 18, 1867, the buffalo and erie railroads eastbound new york express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over big sister creek, just east of the small settlement of angola, new york, on the shores of lake erie. Browse maps, pictures and histories of abandoned railroad lines in the state of new york.
Another news article in the january 21st 1954 andover news. Buffalo new york city directories family history library. Buffalo rising is a nationally recognized website that delivers highly influential content and advertising that is relevant to people living in and around buffalo, ny. Buffalo central terminal is a historic former railroad station in buffalo, new york. The fundamental principle of railroads has remained the. On april 23rd 1869, the new york central railroad began operations within the niagara frontier. The buffalo southern railroad bsor started operations on may 1, 1982 and has been operating the line ever since. Buffalo railroads certainly passes muster in that respect. The triumph over slavery, an online version of the. This extended the system south from albany along the east bank of the hudson river to new york city, with the leased troy and greenbush railroad running from albany north to troy. So if you have these books, and they say something different, please let me know. On november 1, 1869 he merged the nyc with his hudson river railroad into the new york central and hudson river railroad. Given the names of her two parents, both held in slavery, she was of purely african ancestry.
Jamestown to buffalo by trolleykenneth springirth 128 pages. Along with the authors personal collections of rail photographs, they have sought out local historians and societies to compile vintage images for buffalo railroads. Learn more about the history of the hamburg, eden, and collins, ny railroad lines plus railways in the surrounding areas, which dates back as far as 1867. Until someone does publish that book, these titles come the closest.
A bibliography no booklength history of the ugrr in buffalo has ever been published. Buffalo rail historians gain a necessity tracks and freight cars. The museum is a celebration of new buffalos railway history and the quality of life in small town america. Buffalo and erie railroad, cultural history, erie county, lake erie, media, transportation primary sidebar help. Telling the untold stories of the underground railroad. The railroad primarily connected greater new york and boston in the east with chicago and st. Dec 18, 2014 adventures in western new york history v. Araminta ross harriet tubman was born into slavery in 1819 or 1820, in dorchester county, maryland.
The buffalo, rochester and pittsburgh railway was a western new york and pennsylvania system that was best remembered for hauling vast amounts of coal from the region in which it served, particularly in the keystone state. Nostalgia for trains and train travel seems to remain constant in a world where very little, if anything, can be preserved in perpetuity. Railroads in buffalo buffalo architecture and history. Headquartered in new york city, the railroad served most of the northeast, including extensive routes in new york, pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, indiana, illinois and massachusetts, plus additional routes in the canadian. In 1893, now that all the little lines were finished, the buffalo and susquehanna railroad of 1893 was created as a result of the merger of the sinnemahoning valley railroad, the buffalo and susquehanna railroad company of 1891, the susquehanna railroad, the cherry springs railroad, and the cross fork railroad. The pictures give an excellent overview of the location of the railroads in buffalo, although there were a few pictures that werent of the best quality.