Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad

Share of the Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Rail Road Company, issued 31 March 1860

The Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad was formed on February 26, 1859,[1] by the merger of the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad and the Buffalo and Bradford Railroad. The Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh Railroad was leased to the Erie Railroad on January 6, 1866, for period of 499 years.[2] It was most commonly known as the Bradford Branch of the Erie.

The railroad operated about 30 miles (48 km) of track in New York and Pennsylvania. The main line ran 26 miles (42 km) from Carrollton, NY to Gilesville, PA.[3] [4] The Bradford Branch ran from Bradford to Nusbaum, PA, a distance of about 5 miles (8.0 km).[5]

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  1. ^ Pennsylvania (1889). Official Documents, Comprising the Department and Other Reports Made to the Governor, Senate, and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania. E.K. Myers. p. 136. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. ^ Minor, G.H. (1912). The Erie System: A Statement of Various Facts Relating to the Organization and Corporate History of the Various Companies which Either Directly Or Indirectly are Now Or Have Heretofore Been Owned, Leased, Operated Or Controlled by Erie Railroad Company and Its Predecessor Companies, 1911. Wilbert Garrison Company, printers. p. 27. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  3. ^ Poor, H.V. (1883). Poor's Manual of Railroads. [Andrew Merrilees Transportation Collection]. H.V. & H.W. Poor. p. 1-PA175. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  4. ^ Annual Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Railroad, Canal, Navigation and Telegraph Companies. Pt. 4. The Department. 1881. p. 412. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  5. ^ Erie Railroad Company (1913). Report of the Board of Directors of the Erie Railroad Company to the Bond and Share Holders. The Company. p. 9-PA32. Retrieved 2024-12-12.