Monday, December 21, 2020

Abandonments - Erie Railroad

 


Main Line

Miles from Port Jervis, N.Y.

StationMileNote
Hornell331.3
Almond 336.3
Alfred 340.25
Tiptop 343.75
Andover348.8
Elm Valley 351.25
Dyke354.25
Wellsville 357.25
Scio 361.0
Phillipsville365.25
Belvidere 368.75 
Friendship373.5
Summit 377.25
Cuba 382.2
Cuba Jct. 383.9
White House385.50
Hinsdale 388.75
Olean 394.25

Abandonments:

Hornell - Olean out of service January, 1991 (but still intact)


Dunkirk Branch 

(Old Main Line) Miles from Jersey City
StationMileNote
Salamanca 413.9(W C Jct.) 
Elk 416.75
Little Valley 420.8
Anybody's 425.50
Cattaraugus428.1
Persia 433.75
Dayton 437.4
Perrysburg 440.4
Smith's Mills 447.4
Forestville 451.2
Sheridan 455.5
Dunkirk 459.4

Abandonments:
Cattaraugus - Dayton out of service Oct. 27, 1970, washouts
Dunkirk - Dayton discontinued May 16, 1975, abandoned 1976
Salamanca - Dayton transferred to New York & Lake Erie, 1978


Buffalo & Southwestern Branch

Miles From Buffalo.
StationMileNote
Buffalo 0
Blasdell7.0
Hamburg 13.3
Water Valley 14.4
Eden Valley 16.8
Eden Center 19.1
North Collins 13.4
Lawtons 27.3
Collins 30.4
Gowanda 33.4
Dayton 38.0
Markham's 39.8
South Dayton 43.3
Cherry Creek48.3
Conewango 52.6
Waterboro 58.6
Kennedy 60.6
Falconer 66.4
Jamestown 69.5

Abandonments:
Buffalo Creek Jct. - Gowanda transferred to Buffalo Southern Railroad (Milepost 2.7 to 33.4)
Gowanda - South Dayton, Dayton - Waterboro, transferred to New York & Lake Erie, 1978


Mount Morris Branch

StationMileNote
Rochester 0
Mortimer 4.7(N.Y.C.)
Industry 12.1
Avon 18.7
Ashantee 20.1
Fowler 20.3
Pierce's 21.7
South Avon 22.5
Huston 23.9
Seven Nations24.4
Jaycock's 29.1
Geneseo27.4
Cuylerville 29.3
Jones 30.1
Shakers 32.4
Mount Morris 34.0

Abandonments:
Passenger service discontinued and abandonment, Avon - Mount Morris, Jan. 21, 1940. 
Passenger service discontinued Rochester to Avon, Sept. 30, 1941.
Rochester to Avon conveyed to Conrail. Mortimer - Avon later conveyed to Livonia, Avon & Lakeville.


Attica Branch 

(Distance from Attica)
StationMileNote
Attica 0
Alexander 3.25
Batavia 10.7
Stafford 16.25
LeRoy 20.6
Lyme 24.50
G&W Junction 26.2
Caledonia27.8
Avon 34.8

Abandonments:
Passenger service discontinued Sept. 30, 1941
Abandoned Avon - Alexander 1976


Corning Branch 

(Distances from Rochester)
StationMileNote
Avon 18.7
Conesus Lake Jct.25.9
Lakeville 27.5(branch)
South Lima 27.7
Livonia 30.3
South Livonia 33.9
Conesus 37.6
Websters 41.4
Springwater 44.3
Wayland 49.0
Atlanta 55.0
Cohocton 59.3
Wallace64.2
Avoca67.1
Kanona 70.7 (Prattsburg RR)
Bath 74.5 (Bath & Hammondsport RR)
Savona 80.7
Campbell 85.3
Coopers 89.6
Painted Post92.9Interchange with DL&W
Corning 94.8(Erie mainline, NYC)

Abandonments:
Passenger service discontinued Sept. 30, 1947
Abandonments: Corning - Bath - 1961; Bath - Kanona, 1963; Kanona - Wayland, 1960; Wayland - Livonia 1956
Avon to Lakeville and Livonia purchased by Livonia, Avon & Lakeville in 1964. LA&L purchased Genesee Jct. (Mortimer) to Avon, 1995, and the Bath & Hammondsport in 1996 which also includes the former DL&W mainline between Wayland and Bath.


Tioga Division

StationMileNote
Elmira0.0
Seeley Creek 8.8
Jackson Summit 17.4
Tioga Junction 23.4
Lawrenceville, Pa. 26.8
Tioga27.2
Mill Creek 29.9
Mansfield35.8
Canoe Camp 37.7
Covington 40.7
Morris Run 48.7
Blossburg45.4
Arnot49.3
Landrus 54.4
Morris 60.1
Hoytville 61.0

Abandonments:
Elmira - Tioga Junction 1942
Lawrenceville - Morris Run 1972 (flooded out)
Morris Run - Blossburg 1953
Blossburg - Hoytville 1947
Passenger service discontinued Elmira - Tioga Jct. Aug. 11, 1942; Corning - Blossburg 1932
New York Central had trackage rights from Lawrenceville to Blossburg


Source:
Employee timetables