Niagara Junction Railway

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Niagara Junction Railway
Overview
Headquarters Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Locale Niagara County, New York
Dates of operation1892 (1892)–March 31, 1976 (1976-03-31)
Successor Conrail
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification overhead line 600 V DC
Length44 miles (71 km)

The Niagara Junction Railway (reporting marks NJ, NIAJ) was a switching railroad serving Niagara Falls, New York.

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History

The company was created in 1898 as a subsidiary of the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company. In 1913 the line was electrified. In 1948 the Niagara Falls Power Company sold the railroad to its connecting companies: the New York Central, the Erie, and the Lehigh Valley. After a series of mergers in the 1960s, the Niagara Junction was finally dissolved as an independent company in 1976 when the Consolidated Rail Corporation was formed to take over operations of bankrupt railroads in the Northeast. The line was dieselized in 1979. After over a year of storage, three electric locomotives were overhauled in December 1980 and transferred to Grand Central Terminal in New York City. [1] [2]

Incidents

Just after 9:30 am on Wednesday 22 January 1958, a tank car exploded while being switched at the Niagara Junction's yard on Porter Road. The blast injured at least 60 people, and left a crater 150 feet (46 m) in diameter and 40 feet (12 m) deep. The cause was never determined. [3]

Locomotives

Number Builder & typeDate Serial number Notes
1 line car [4]
1 Baldwin 0-6-0 steam October 189717200sold 1915 [5]
2 Baldwin 0-4-0T steam September 189313726sold 1915 [6]
3 Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecab May 191339865scrapped 1952
4 Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecab May 191339866to Cornwall Street Railway Light and Power Company 9 (second) in 1952; scrapped June 1973 [7]
5 Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecab Dec 191644602scrapped
6 Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecab Feb 192053027to Sand Springs Railway 1005 in 1946
7 Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecab Feb 192053050to Sand Springs Railway 1006 in 1946; scrapped 1956 [8]
8 Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecab Dec 192860699to PATCO Speedline for parts in October 1973 [9] scrapped
9 Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecab Jun 193762072to PATCO Speedline 404 in October 1973 [10] scrapped
10 Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecab Apr 192457715ex-Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad 1005 in December 1941; scrapped
11 Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecab Apr 192457716ex-Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad 1006 in December 1941; retired by 1965
12ex-Oklahoma Railway Company 606 in 1946; scrapped 1952 [11]
13 General Electric E10BJun 195231136renumbered 18 in July 1952
14 General Electric E10BJul 195231137to Conrail 4750 in August 1977; assigned to Metropolitan Transportation Authority in December 1980; sold to Metro-North Commuter Railroad 401 in 1983; scrapped 1998
15 General Electric E10BJul 195231138to Conrail 4751 in August 1977; sold to General Electric in 1983 and stored awaiting preservation
16 General Electric E10BJul 195231139to Conrail 4752 in August 1977; assigned to Metropolitan Transportation Authority in December 1980; sold to Metro-North Commuter Railroad 402 in 1983; scrapped 1998
17 General Electric E10BJul 195231140to Conrail 4753 in August 1977; assigned to Metropolitan Transportation Authority in December 1980; sold to Metro-North Commuter Railroad 403 in 1983; scrapped 1998
18 General Electric E10BJun 195231136delivered as 13; to Conrail 4754 in August 1977; sold to General Electric in 1983 and scrapped
19 General Electric E10BJul 195231141to Conrail 4755 in August 1977; scrapped
20 General Electric E10BAug 195231142to Conrail 4756 in August 1977; sold to General Electric in 1983 and scrapped

[12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ Drury, George H. (1985). Hayden, Bob (ed.). The Historical Guide to North American Railroads. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company. p. 232. ISBN   0-89024-072-8.
  2. ↑ Waller, Robert S. (12 November 2019). "Electric Locomotives". The Conrail Cyclopedia. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Gawel, Ron (23 January 2020). "My View: When a railroad blast rocked Niagara Falls". The Buffalo News . CCLXXIX (105). Buffalo, NY: The Buffalo News Inc.: A10. ISSN   0745-2691.
  4. ↑ "Niagara Junction Ry". 22 October 2023. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Roster by location - Ontario" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-27.
  6. ↑ "Roster by location - Ontario" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-27.
  7. ↑ "Niagara Junction Ry". 22 October 2023. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Niagara Junction Ry". 22 October 2023. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Delaware River Port Authority". 22 October 2023. Archived from the original on December 30, 2005.
  10. ↑ "Delaware River Port Authority". 22 October 2023. Archived from the original on December 30, 2005.
  11. ↑ "Niagara Junction Ry". 22 October 2023. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008.
  12. ↑ Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1965). Electric Locomotive Rosters. New York, NY: Wayner Publications. p. 70.
  13. ↑ "Niagara Junction Railroad General Electric E-10-B #15". TrainWeb.org. Western New York Railway Historical Society. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.



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