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Written by: Ronald Taylor

Parent Category: Transportation

Category: Railroads

See also : Transportation in Allegany County 

RAILROAD HISTORY OF ALLEGANY COUNTY NY

ALLEGANY COUNTY - RAILROADS ca. 1887

From: "New Railroad, County and Township Map of New York State" published by
Rand-McNally, 1887

(NOTE:  Much can be seen on this website about the railroads that dotted the landscape during the 1800s and beyond.  To navigate to further stories, choose the name of the railroad you wish to research from the menu choice at the left {Culture/Transportation/Railroads, etc.} OR, Navigate deeper into Railroad History by choosing from the list below.)

• Bradford Eldred & Cuba RR
• Buffalo & Susquehanna RR Co.
• Erie RR
• Friendship RR
• New York & Pennsylvania RR (NYP)
• Pennsylvania RR
• Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern RR
• Tonawanda Valley & Cuba RR
• Wellsville Addison & Galeton RR

 Two other important sections of the website for Railroads:

• Miscl Railroads
• Miscl Railroad Articles

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Interesting Web Pages for Railroad Info:

• >Some Other Articles written by friend, Richard F. Palmer at CROOKED LAKE REVIEW WEBSITE
• Interesting RR Book by Richard Palmer:   "A Moment in Railroad History:  Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidential Special to Chautauqua, NY in 1905"   
• >Pictorial      & History of the Locomotive (1899) Book on-line     
• >Library of      Congress - Railroad Maps 1828-1900
• >Existing      Railroad Stations in NY     
• >Western New      York & Pennsylvania Railroad(Offsite)      Link to current site of newly reconstructed Hornell to Olean Line and on      to PA.                                      
• >KEY,      LOCK & LANTERN: http://www.klnl.org (Offsite) Link to A Non-Profit      Organization Dedicated to the Preservation of Railroad History & Memorabilia