Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Station (Orchard Park, New York)
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Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Station is a historic railway station located at Orchard Park in Erie County, New York
. The property includes the passenger depot and brick freight house both constructed in 1911, tracks, a concrete bumper post, a semiphore signal, a portion of the entrance drive, and four period rail cars. When the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway
was acquired by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
, Orchard Park Station became a B&O station, as one might expect. The station terminated passenger service in the 1950s before the meger between B&O and C&O
into the Chessie System
, and thus before the takeover of passenger service in the United States by Amtrak
. Freight service operated from Orchard Park until 1979. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2007.
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
. The property includes the passenger depot and brick freight house both constructed in 1911, tracks, a concrete bumper post, a semiphore signal, a portion of the entrance drive, and four period rail cars. When the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway was one of the more than ten thousand railroad companies founded in North America, most of which came and went. It lasted much longer than most, serving communities from the shore of Lake Ontario to the center of western Pennsylvania.One of the minor...
was acquired by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
, Orchard Park Station became a B&O station, as one might expect. The station terminated passenger service in the 1950s before the meger between B&O and C&O
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
into the Chessie System
Chessie System
Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway , the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , the Western Maryland Railway , and several smaller carriers. It was incorporated in Virginia on February 26, 1973, and it acquired the C&O on June 15...
, and thus before the takeover of passenger service in the United States by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
. Freight service operated from Orchard Park until 1979. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2007.
External links
- Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Depot, Orchard Park, New York - Western New York Railway Historical Society