Arcade, New York
Arcade is a village in the southwest corner of Wyoming County. Over time the village has been served by three main railroad systems. Arcade was a major point on the railroad line running south from Attica. This line was operated by a string of railroads, including the Attica and Allegheny Railroad (never built), Tonawanda Valley Railroad (1880-81), Tonawanda Valley & Cuba Railroad (1881 - 1892), Attica and Freedom Railroad (1892 - 1894), Buffalo, Attica & Arcade Railroad (1894 - 1917), and the Arcade and Attica Railroad (1917 - present).
Arcade was also a station on the short-lived Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad. This company built a line through Arcade in 1906 and by 1914 the line was abandoned and dismantled.
The Pennsylvania Railroad line from Buffalo to Olean also ran through the town just to the west of the village center.
The 1912 map above shows the route of the Buffalo and Susquehanna in red and the Arcade and Attica in Blue. Note that north is to the left on this map. In later years the Arcade and Attica would operate a short section of the former B&S line to connect with the Pennsylvania Railroad just west of the village.
The 1912 detail map above shows the Arcade and Attica track alignment in downtown Arcade.
The Arcade and Attica freight and passenger station was located just south of West Main Street in Arcade, as shown on the 1912 map above. The station still stands and is in use by the railroad.
Buffalo and Susquehanna
The Buffalo and Susquehanna passenger station was just west of the point where the railroad crossed Park Street, as shown in this 1912 map.
Pennsylvania Railroad
This 1912 map shows the Pennsylvania Railroad passenger and freight station just south of West Main Street, about 1.5 miles west of the post office in Arcade.
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