Springville and Sardinia Railroad

Springville and Sardinia
Locale New York
Dates of operation 1878–1886
Track gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Headquarters Springville

The Springville and Sardinia Railroad was an 11.57 mile 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad organized by Springville, New York interests on May 6, 1878 from Sardinia Junction (now the hamlet of Chaffee) with the Pennsylvania Railroad through Sardinia to Springville.[1] It proved to be unprofitable once the Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburgh Railway was completed in 1883 and the tracks were pulled up in 1886.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ US Route 219 Construction Section 5 A pre-construction archaeology study, which says "On May 6, 1878, the Springville and Sardinia railroad was opened as a spur line of the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad, connecting at Sardinia Junction."
  2. ↑ History of Sardinia, NY
  3. ↑ Western New York Heritage Press
  4. ↑ American Narrow Gauge Railroads


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