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The railroad lost enough money in such a short time that Kann ended the agreement on his end. By 1916–1917, the foreclosure of the B&S and W&B forced the Buffalo, Attica, and Arcade into abandonment. On May 23, 1917, the Arcade and Attica (A&A) Railroad was formed by local investors to operate the line. The line had its ups and downs but ...
In 1962, the Arcade and Attica Railroad (A&A), seeking additional revenue to supplement the freight income, purchased No. 18 and two Boonton-style commuter coaches from Erie Lackawanna Railway, No. 18 was restored and hauled the railroad's first official steam passenger run on July 27, 1962.
At this point, Water Street merges into North Street, and the latter parallels the Arcade and Attica Railroad (ARA) and Cattaraugus Creek as it carries NY 98 northeastward out of the village. NY 98 follows the creek to an area of farmlands known as Arcade Center, where the route and the railroad both turn north toward Java , a mostly rural town ...
Brookfield Railroad - began 1888 to build a short line railroad between North Brookfield and Brookfield, New York, but failed after grading the route. [ 131 ] [ 132 ] Buffalo, Attica and Arcade Railroad - this predecessor of the Arcade and Attica Railroad tried to build a line to Buffalo from Java Center in 1902, which was to be electrified.
Though the TV&C's narrow-gauge tracks are long gone, the standard-gauge Arcade and Attica Railroad continues to run over a portion of the TV&C's route. The Waynesburg and Washington Railroad , a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad , operated in the southwestern part of the state until 1933.
Here, the railroad crosses NY 39 a third and final time before connecting to NY 98 at Liberty Street. [4] That route overlaps with NY 39 for a mere 300 yards (270 m) east to Water Street, where NY 98 resumes its northward trek toward Batavia. After another 0.5 miles (0.8 km), Arcade abruptly ends, giving way to more fields of farmland, a common ...
The Arcade and Attica Railroad was authorized to acquire the property of the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railway, and other structures and equipment, in the village of Arcade, and lease this property for seven and one half years from the Wellsville and Buffalo Railroad Corporation. The Arcade and Attica Railroad spent $46,000 to purchase 2 engines ...
1.9.1.1.3 Attica and Arcade Railroad Company 1.9.1.1.4 Tonawanda Valley Extension Railroad Company 1.9.1.1.5 Tonawanda Valley and Cuba Railroad Company (of July 12, 1881)