Thursday, September 15, 2011

Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad Timetable, June 17, 1853









It's interesting to study ancient timetables, particularly those from this region. This one is an employee timetable of the Canandaigua & Niagara Falls Railroad, more familiarly known as the New York Central's "Peanut Branch." It was called it because Dean Richmond, the president, dubbed it a "peanut of a railroad," or so the story goes.
 Richard Palmer collection

Old new York Central Station, Batavia, N.Y.