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Trains have played an important part in the history of Allegany County from the beginning of the 1800's when the Erie Railroad started laying track...(See "The Railroad")
On this & the pages that follow are shown pictures taken in Allegany County of Trains thru the years. Some are at unknown locations and others are easily identifiable. If you spot a location of any un-captioned picture please drop me an email & I will credit that photo id to you. (email: Picture ID)
Photos are from a part of personal collection of William A. Greene of Andover. Also, a few have been added from the collections of Dan Nicholson, Richard Palmer & others, with thanks.
| One of the most obvious scenes of the Erie Railroad in Allegany County was the trestle bridge near Belfast,NY. It seems a great void exists when those of us who were accustomed to seeing this now drive through the area... Here is a postcard rendering of the giant bridge with two locomotives heading toward each other.......hope there were two tracks! | ||
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| From collection of Dan
Nicholson c.1910; Largest Engine in the World |
From collection of Dan
Nicholson American Locomotive Works' #2600 of "The Erie" |
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| Not to be outdone by others, Erie Railroad Company had it's own "Motor Car" #4002. This ran between Salamanca, NY & Bradford, PA.
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