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Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Reports, Volume 31
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway[edit]
Location and General Description of Properties[edit]
The railroad of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway Company, herein called the carrier, is a standard-gage, steam railroad, situated in the States of New York and Pennsylvania. The owned mileage consists of two main lines extending from Rochester and Buffalo, N. Y., in a generally southerly direction to Ashford, N. Y., where they join and continue in the same direction to Mount Jewett, Pa., and from Clarion Junction, Pa., to Punxsutawney, Pa. There are branches extending from Lincoln Park to Charlotte, Silver Lake Junction to Perry, and East Salamanca to Salamanca, all in New York, and from Indiana Junction to Indiana, Pa., with numerous spurs to the collieries along the route in Pennsylvania. Of the owned mileage, 124.930 miles is double track. The carrier operates from Mount Jewett to Clarion Junction over the tracks of another carrier, and by means of leased property and trackage rights it reaches New Castle and Pittsburgh, Pa.
The carrier wholly owns 372.067 miles of road, all of which it uses. It also wholly uses 99.049 miles of road owned by other carriers, as described in the paragraphs below. The carrier also leases for sole operation 1.320 miles of yard tracks of The Pittsburg and Western Railroad Company in Pittsburgh, Pa. The carrier wholly owns and uses 829.665 miles of all tracks and wholly uses but does not own 156.140 miles of all tracks. The carrier also jointly owns and uses 1.005 miles of all tracks and jointly uses but does not own 0.374 mile of all tracks.
Physical Conditions Affecting Construction[edit]
Topography. From Rochester, N. Y., southward almost to the State line the country traversed by this railroad is gently rolling. The line from Buffalo is more undulating, crossing several minor divides and drainage systems. In the southern part of New York the road enters the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains and continues to climb into the mountains until a summit of 2,200 feet elevation is reached near Mount Jewett, Pa. The main line and branches from this point to Punxsutawney, Pa., traverse a mountainous region at high altitude. From this point into Pittsburgh and New Castle, Pa., the road, consisting of leased lines or tracks used under trackage rights, traverses a hilly section, crossing many rivers and small streams.
Economic Conditions Relating to Traffic[edit]
Farm Development[edit]
Farming is carried on extensively in that section of New York State traversed by this railroad. The farms produce the usual products, with special emphasis on garden truck and fruit products, except in the southern portion of the State, where dairy farming predominates. In Pennsylvania farming is generally limited to the stream-valley lowlands.
Industrial Development[edit]
Industrial development along this system is very diversified. The Rochester district produces clothing, chemicals, photographic supplies, machinery, and foodstuffs. The Buffalo district furnishes grain and ore for transshipment and produces automobiles, steel products, gas engines, machinery, and food products. The carrier's line crosses the center of the Pennsylvania oil field. Bituminous coal is mined along the southern part of the system and furnishes the main commodity of its transportation business. The Pittsburgh district, which includes New Castle, produces coal and steel products.
Introductory[edit]
The carrier is a corporation of the States of New York and Pennsylvania, having its principal office at New York, N. Y. It is controlled by A. Iselin & Company through ownership of a majority of its capital stock. The carrier controls, jointly with The Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, the Ontario Car Ferry Company, Limited, through ownership of 50 per cent of the capital stock. The carrier has operated its property since the date of organization.
Corporate History[edit]
The carrier was incorporated under the general laws of the States of Pennsylvania and New York through filing an agreement dated October 30, 1885, for the consolidation of the properties of the Pittsburgh and State Line Railroad Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, a New York corporation. This agreement was filed in the State of Pennsylvania on March 10, 1887, and in the State of New York on March 11, 1887.
The property of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) had been sold to Adrian Iselin on October 16, 1885, by the referee under foreclosure of the mortgage securing the second-mortgage gold bonds. It was the intention of the purchaser to organize a new company to take over and operate the property, but the minority stockholders of the Rochester and Pittsburgh (No. 2) in Pennsylvania instituted an action restraining the referee from transferring the property in that State to another corporation not of the State of Pennsylvania. Accordingly, two corporations were organized as follows:
The Pittsburgh and State Line, on October 23, 1885, under the general laws of Pennsylvania, and by letters patent of the same date. On October 29, 1885, Iselin transferred to this company the property, rights, and franchise formerly belonging to the Rochester and Pittsburgh (No. 2) in the State of Pennsylvania.
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, under the general laws of New York, by filing with the secretary of State on October 28, 1885, a notification, dated October 22, 1885, of the formation of a succeeding company. On November 7, 1885, Iselin transferred to this company the property, rights, and franchise formerly belonging to the Rochester and Pittsburgh (No. 2) in the State of New York.
The assets and liabilities of the Pittsburgh and State Line were arbitrarily set up; it owned no equipment, and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company operated its property, retained the revenues and paid the expenses, until the appointment of a receiver. The control of these two companies and the carrier was identical; the records and accounts were so merged as to make a segregation impracticable. The three, therefore, are treated as one corporation for the purposes of this report.
The properties of the Pittsburgh and State Line and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company were operated as a unit by the latter until March 23, 1886, on which date the Pennsylvania courts, in response to the action of the minority stockholders of the Rochester and Pittsburgh (No. 2) appointed a receiver for the Pittsburgh and State Line. The court contended that the decree and the deed for the referee in New York were ineffective to pass title to the property in Pennsylvania. The Supreme Court of New York, on the application of Iselin, amended the judgment and decree and directed the Rochester and Pittsburgh (No. 2) to convey to Iselin, by deed, the property described in the foreclosed mortgage. A deed was accordingly given on April 7, 1886, and on March 2, 1887, the Pennsylvania courts ruled that a valid title was vested in Iselin, and ordered the dismissal of the receiver, which was formally accomplished on March 9, 1887.
Operation of the property acquired by the consolidation of the Pittsburgh and State Line and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company was assumed by the carrier on March 11, 1887. Thereafter the carrier acquired the franchises, rights, and property of five other railroad companies.
The following chart shows the names of the corporations represented in the corporate succession culminating in the carrier as at present constituted, the respective dates of incorporation, and for each predecessor the date of succession, the immediately succeeding corporation, and the manner of succession. Reference to each of these corporations is made in the last column by its respective number shown in the first column.
| No. | Name | Incorporation | Succession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh. | Mar. 10, 1887, in Pennsylvania. Mar. 11, 1887, in New York. |
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| 2 | Pittsburgh and State Line Railroad Company. | Oct. 23, 1885, in Pennsylvania. | See preceding discussion. |
| 3 | Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company. | Oct. 28, 1885, in New York. | See preceding discussion. |
| 4 | Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2). | Sept. 28, 1881, in New York. Sept. 28, 1881, in Pennsylvania. |
Sold at foreclosure on Oct. 16, 1885, to Adrian Iselin; property in New York conveyed to 3 by deed dated Nov. 17[7?], 1885, and that in Pennsylvania conveyed to 2 by deed dated Oct. 29, 1885. |
| 5 | Rochester and Charlotte Railroad Company. | Apr. 21, 1881, in New York. | Consolidated Nov. 28, 1881, with 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11 to form 4. |
| 6 | The Pittsburgh and New York Railroad Company. | June 27, 1881, in New York. | Consolidated Nov. 28, 1881, with 5, 7, 8, 10, and 11 to form 4. |
| 7 | Great Valley and Bradford Railroad Company. | July 25, 1881, in New York. | Consolidated Nov. 28, 1881, with 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11 to form 4. |
| 8 | Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 1). | Jan. 29, 1881, in New York. | Consolidated Nov. 28, 1881, with 5, 6, 7, 10, and 11 to form 4. |
| 9 | Rochester and State Line Railroad Company. | Oct. 6, 1869, in New York. | Sold at foreclosure Jan. 20, 1881, effective Feb. 15, 1881, to Walston H. Brown and acquired in turn by 8. |
| 10 | Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company. | Aug. 18, 1881, in New York. | Consolidated Nov. 28, 1881, with 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11 to form 4. |
| 11 | Bradford and State Line Railroad Company. | Sept. 23, 1881, in Pennsylvania. | Consolidated Nov. 28, 1881, with 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 to form 4. |
| 12 | Perry Railroad Company. | May 9, 1882, in New York. | Acquired, except right to be a corporation, by 1, Nov. 23, 1883.[sic - 1899] |
| 13 | The Lincoln Park and Charlotte Railroad Company. | Dec. 1, 1888, in New York. | Merged, except right to be a corporation, with 1, under indenture dated Jan. 1, 1889, effective Dec. 5, 1889.[sic - 1899] |
| 14 | Brockwayville and Punxsutawney Railroad Company. | May 17, 1882, in Pennsylvania. | Merged with 1, Nov. 27, 1891. |
| 15 | Johnsonburg and Bradford Railroad Company. | See 16. | Conveyed to 1, Apr. 13, 1907. |
| 16 | Johsonburg [sic-Johnsonburg] Railroad Company. | Nov. 15, 1887, in Pennsylvania. | Name changed to 15, Nov. 19, 1888. |
| 17 | Silver Lake Railway Company. | Formed as reorganization of 18, without change of corporate name. | Sold to 1, Sept. 29, 1910, effective Oct. 1, 1910. |
| 18 | Silver Lake Railway Company. | See 19. | Sold to Arthur G. Yates, and reorganized June 1, 1886, as 17. |
| 19 | Rochester and Pine Creek Railroad Company. | July 11, 1870, in New York. | Name changed to 18, by special act of Mar. 22, 1877. |
| 20 | The Silver Lake Railroad Company. | July 19, 1869, in New York. | Reported to have merged with 19, at some time prior to 1871. |
The carrier also acquired, on February 9, 1908, and March 17, 1911, respectively, a part of the property of the Jefferson Coal Company and the Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company.
Development of Fixed Physical Property[edit]
Of the mileage owned by the carrier about 283.85 miles were acquired from others and about 94.26 miles by construction, less necessary adjustments.
Of the 18 companies, aside from 2 name changes, embraced in the corporate history of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh, the following did not construct any road or other common-carrier property:
- Rochester and Charlotte Railroad Company
- The Pittsburgh and New York Railroad Company
- Great Valley and Bradford Railroad Company
- Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company
- Bradford and State Line Railroad Company
- The Silver Lake Railroad Company
The data with respect to the road constructed by the 12 remaining corporations, the years in which the various portions of the line were constructed, and the manner in which the carrier acquired the property are indicated in the following table, wherein, to facilitate comparison with the table showing corporate succession, previously given, the same order of corporations is maintained.
| Mileage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Acquired from Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2), through Pittsburgh and State Line Railroad Company, (Oct. 29, 1885) and Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, (Nov. 7, 1885): | ||
| Constructed by Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2)— | ||
| Buffalo to Ashford, N. Y., 1883. | 45.28 | |
| Bradford Junction, N. Y., to Falls Creek, Pa., 1883. | 60.41 | |
| Beech Tree Branch, 1883. | 3.34 | |
| Constructed by Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 1), 1881. | 0.70 | |
| Constructed by Rochester and State Line Railroad Company— | ||
| Rochester to Le Roy, N. Y., 1874. | 24.10 | |
| Le Roy to Gainesville, N. Y., 1877. | 29.90 | |
| Gainesville to Salamanca, N. Y., 1878. | 53.66 | |
| Total. | 217.29 | |
| Less sundry adjustments, remeasurements, etc., 1.46 miles, plus reclassifications, net, 1.33 miles, by Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2). | 0.12 | |
| 217.17 | ||
| By purchase from— | ||
| Perry Railroad Company, Dec. 5, 1889— | ||
| Near East Gainesville to Gainesville, N. Y., 1882. | 1.03 | |
| The Lincoln Park and Charlotte Railroad Company, Dec. 5, 1889; Lincoln Park to Charlotte, N. Y. | 10.17 | |
| Brockwayville and Punxsutawney Railroad Company, Nov. 27, 1891— | ||
| Near Falls Creek to Punxsutawney, Pa., 1883. | 25.00 | |
| Waltston Branch, 1883. | 2.15 | |
| 27.15 | ||
| Johnsonburg and Bradford Railroad Company, Apr. 13, 1907— | ||
| Howard to Mount Jewett, Pa., 1893. | 20.01 | |
| Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 2), Sept. 29, 1910— | ||
| Constructed by Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 1)— | ||
| Perry to Silver Springs, N. Y. | 6.49 | |
| Jefferson Coal Company, Feb. 9, 1908. | 0.63 | |
| Punxsutawney Coal Company, Mar. 17, 1911. | 1.17 | |
| Total mileage acquired from others. | 283.82 | |
| Acquired by construction: | ||
| Main-line extensions, 1900. | 0.11 | |
| Numerous branch lines, 1887-1917. | 94.15 | |
| 94.26 | ||
| Total mileage acquired. | 378.08 | |
| Less abandonments, 7.34 miles, plus remeasurements and reclassifications, 1.331 miles, made by the carrier. | 6.009 | |
| Total recorded mileage. | 372.071 | |
| Less difference between total recorded mileage and mileage inventoried as of date of valuation. | 0.004 | |
| Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation. | 372.067 |
Leased Railway Property[edit]
The carrier uses on date of valuation facilities owned by other companies, and other companies uses facilities owned or leased by the carrier, to the extent indicated in the statement below. The description of the property, the period and terms of use, and the rentals payable or receivable for the year ending on date of valuation, are as follows:
| Rental | |
|---|---|
| Solely owned or leased, but jointly used, used with— | |
| The New York Central Railroad Company. | $426.60 |
| The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. | 426.60 |
| Trackage between Lincoln Park, N. Y., and industrial plants, 0.333 mile; annual rental, 2 per cent on valuation. | |
| The New York Central Railroad Company— | |
| Trackage between Falls Creek, Pa., and C. & M. Junction, | 7,598.58 |
| C. & M. Junction and Clearfield, Pa., 30.645 miles; annual rental, 2 per cent on valuation. | 47,883.84 |
| The Pennsylvania Railroad Company— | |
| Trackage between Riverside Junction, N. Y., and Bradford, Pa., 9.030 miles; rental, 45 cents for each car run by tenant company in either direction. | 5,030.29 |
| Trackage between P. R. R. Junction and Clearfield Quarry, Pa., 0.589 mile; rental $3.50 per car handled with power of tenant company and $5 per car handled with the power of the carrier. This facility was not used during the year ending on date of valuation. | --- |
| Erie Railroad Company— | |
| Trackage between Clarion Junction and Eleanora Junction, Pa., 49.857 miles, and Wye at Stanley, Pa., 0.232 mile; rental, 2¼ per cent on the valuation of the property. | 78,225.15 |
| Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Company— | |
| Trackage between Sykes and Juneau, Pa., 15.374 miles; rental, $20,250 per annum plus interest at 4½ per cent on one-half the cost of additions and betterments. | 24,345.46 |
The income account of the carrier records that it received $164,121.44 joint facility rent income for the year ending on date of valuation.
In addition to the facilities mentioned in the foregoing statement, there were other minor facilities owned or controlled by the carrier which were used jointly with other carriers for which no rental was reported by the carrier.
| Rental | |
|---|---|
| Solely used, but not owned, leased from— | |
| Clearfield and Mahoning— | |
| Entire property; term, for the owning company’s corporate existence, under a lease agreement dated Jan. 3, 1893; annual rental, $86,500, an amount equal to the interest on the outstanding funded debt and 6 per cent on capital stock. | $86,500.00 |
| Mahoning Valley Railroad— | |
| Entire property; term, for the owning company's corporate existence, under lease agreement dated May 1, 1896 — annual rental $15,000. | 15,000.00 |
| Allegheny & Western— | |
| Entire property including the property of the Allegheny Terminal Company, term, for the owning company's corporate existence, under a lease agreement dated Jan 1, 1900; annual rental, an amount equal to the interest on the outstanding funded debt and 6 per cent dividends on the capital stock. | 272,000.00 |
| Allegheny Terminal Company— | |
| Entire property; leased to the Allegheny & Western since its construction under a verbal agreement without rental, and operated by the carrier under its lease of the property of the Allegheny & Western. Rental included in the amount paid to the Allegheny & Western. | --- |
| The Pittsburgh and Western Railroad Company— | |
| Yard facilities, including 5 acres of land and 1.320 miles of track in School Street Yard at Pittsburgh, N. S., Pa., under lease from The Pittsburgh and Western Railway Company dated Sept. 20, 1898, for a term of 20 years from the first day of July, 1899. Annual rental. | 15,000.00 |
| Jointly used, but not owned, owned by— | |
| The Pittsburgh and Western Railroad Company (The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, lessee)— | |
| Tracks, Butler Junction to New Castle, Pa., and from Ribold Junction to School Street Yard, Pittsburgh, N. S., Pa., about 74.75 miles; annual rental 5 per cent on one-half of agreed cost of line, Butler Junction to New Castle, and $3.50 to $2.50 per loaded freight car, dependent on the number, and $5 for each passenger car, Ribold Junction to Pittsburgh, N. S., the last two on the basis of a certain minimum. | 209,684.87 |
| Pittsburgh Junction Railroad Company (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, lessee)— | |
| Tracks, about 4.39 miles, Willow Grove, Pittsburgh, N. S., Pa., to Laughlin Junction, Pittsburgh, Pa. | --- |
| The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in Pennsylvania (The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, lessee)— | |
| Tracks, about 2.74 miles, Laughlin Junction to Smithfield Street Station, Pittsburgh, Pa., and passenger station. Rental for tracks, Willow Grove to Smithfield Street Station, $2.25 for each car and each engine in each direction. | 21,582.03 |
| Buffalo Creek Railroad Company— | |
| Trackage between Buffalo Creek and Canson [sic - Ganson] Street and between Buffalo Creek and Fillmore Street (New York Central Junction), Buffalo, N. Y. | 28,615.60 |
| The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company— | |
| Trackage between Buffalo Creek and Lackawanna Terminal, Buffalo, N.Y., 2.140 miles; rental; the agreement stipulates a minimum rental of $25,000 per annum. In addition, the carrier pays as rental $2.50 for each loaded car arriving at or departing from this station, and $1 for each loaded car switched between upper and lower levels. | 5,218.75 |
| Erie Railroad Company— | |
| Trackage between J. & B. Junction and Clarion Junction, Pa., 21.087 miles; rental, $31,296.43 per annum plus 4½ per cent on one-half of cost of additions and betterments. The carrier maintains this track and the Erie pays its proportion based on wheel mileage. | 34,293.75 |
| The New York Central Railroad Company— | |
| Track facilities at Maplewood, N.Y.; annual rental, 4 per cent on valuation. | 1,642.56 |
| Trackage between Emslie Street and Exchange Street station, Buffalo, N. Y.; rental, $1.50 each way for each car loaded and $1,200 per annum for handling milk and tickets. | 6,197.70 |
| Freight yard at Clearfield, Pa.; annual rental, 4 per cent on an agreed valuation based on the number of cars handled. | 1,557.94 |
| Passenger station at Clearfield, Pa.; rental, $70 per month. | 100.10 |
| Trackage between Lincoln Park, N. Y., and industrial plants; annual rental, 2 per cent on valuation. | 324.92 |
| The Pennsylvania Railroad Company— | |
| Trackage between Lincoln Park, N. Y., and industrial plants; annual rental, 2 per cent on valuation. | 202.80 |
| Trackage rights at Buffalo, N.Y.; rental, 20 cents per car moved. | 2.24 |
| Track connection and trackage at Buffalo, N. Y.; rental, 65 cents for each car handled. | 562.83 |
| Trackage at Johnsonburg, Pa.; rental, 25 cents a car. | 214.17 |
| Station building at Falls Creek, Pa.; rental, $50 per month. | 330.00 |
| Trackage between P. R. R. Junction and Shuman Run Wye, Pa., 19.570 miles; rental, one-half of the interest at 4 per cent on an agreed valuation. | 14,577.86 |
| Lehigh Valley Railroad Company— | |
| Station facilities at P. & L. Junction, N. Y.; rental, $100 per annum. | 49.94 |
| The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company— | |
| Tracks at Buffalo, N. Y.; by joint agreement this company and the carrier refund each other one-half of the trackage on cars moved over the Buffalo Creek Railroad. | Dr. 152.27, |
| Cr. 184.92 | |
| The Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad Company— | |
| Track connection at Mosgrove, Pa.; rental, $35 per year. | 35.00 |
The income account of the carrier records that it paid $325,345.33 as joint facility rents paid during the year ending on date of valuation.
In addition to the facilities mentioned in the foregoing statement, there were other minor facilities owned or controlled by other carriers which were used jointly by the carrier for which no rental was reported by the carrier.
Predecessor Companies[edit]
Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) — Predecessor of the Pittsburgh and State Line Railroad Company; Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company; and the Carrier[edit]
Introductory
Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2), a corporation of the States of New York and Pennsylvania, owned and operated on the date of its demise about 218 miles of single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, within the States of New York and Pennsylvania. In addition to its owned railroad, it operated the railroad of the Perry Railroad Company, extending from Silver Lake Junction to Silver Springs, N. Y., 1.03 miles, and 27.15 miles of the railroad of the Brockwayville and Punxsutawney Railroad Company, extending from Brockwayville to Punxsutawney, Pa., and exercised trackage rights over 6.49 miles of railroad of the railroad of the Silver Lake Railway Company between Silver Lake and Perry, N. Y. It also exercised trackage rights over 36.23 miles of road of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Coal and Railroad Company between Crawford Junction and Howard Junction, Pa., and from the latter point to Johnsonburg, Pa.
Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) granted trackage rights over a part of the road leased from the Brockwayville and Punxsutawney Railroad Company between Brockwayville and Falls Creek, Pa., about 25 miles, to the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company, The Ridgeway and Clearfield Railroad Company, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and also granted trackage rights over the road of the Perry Railroad Company between Silver Lake Junction and Silver Springs, N. Y., 1.03 miles, to the Silver Lake Railway Company. The trackage rights were granted with the concurrence of the lessors.
Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) controlled, on the date of its demise, the following corporations through sole ownership of their capital stock:
- Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company.
- Brockwayville and Punxsutawney Railroad Company.
- Perry Railroad Company.
Corporate History
Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) was incorporated through filing with the secretaries of state for New York and Pennsylvania of certain agreements, dated September 28, 1881, for the consolidation of the property, franchises, etc., of the corporations hereinafter listed.
- Agreement filed November 13, 1881, in Pennsylvania for the consolidation of
- Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 1).
- Bradford and State Line Railroad Company.
- Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company.
- Great Valley and Bradford Railroad Company.
- The Pittsburgh and New York Railroad Company.
- Agreement filed November 28, 1881, in New York for the consolidation of
- Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company.
- Great Valley and Bradford Railroad Company.
- Rochester and Charlotte Railroad Company.
The property was sold to Adrian Iselin on October 16, 1885, under foreclosure, and conveyance was made as follows:
Property in New York conveyed by deed dated November 7, 1885, to the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, and the property in Pennsylvania was conveyed to the Pittsburgh and State Line Railroad Company by deed dated October 29, 1885.
Development of Fixed Physical Property
Of the road owned on the date of foreclosure approximately 108 miles were acquired in the consolidation which resulted in the formation of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) and approximately 109 miles, after adjustments, by construction. Details with respect to the construction of this property are given in the chapter on development of fixed physical property of the carrier.
Rochester and Charlotte Railroad Company[edit]
Rochester and Charlotte Railroad Company was incorporated on April 21, 1881, under the general laws of New York, for the purpose of building a railroad from the city of Rochester, N. Y., to or near Charlotte in the town of Greece, N. Y., at a point on or near the shore of Lake Ontario.
This company constructed no railroad or other property, and as its accounting or other records are not obtainable its financial or other transactions, if any, can not be stated.
The Pittsburgh and New York Railroad Company[edit]
The Pittsburgh and New York Railroad Company was incorporated June 27, 1881, under the general laws of the State of New York, for the purpose of constructing a railroad from a point on the Pittsburgh and Western Railroad opposite the mouth of Red Bank Creek, in Armstrong County, Pa., to a point in the city of Bradford, Pa. The Pittsburgh and New York Railroad Company constructed no railroad or other property, and, as its accounting or other records are not obtainable, its financial or other transactions, if any, can not be stated. [...]
This company disposed of its property, rights, and franchises in the consolidation of November 28, 1881, under which the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) was formed. The books of the latter contain a record of expenditure by that company of $4,391.29 for engineering chargeable to The Pittsburgh and New York Railroad Company.
Great Valley and Bradford Railroad Company[edit]
Great Valley and Bradford Railroad Company was incorporated July 25, 1881, under the general laws of the State of New York, for the purpose of building a railroad from the town of Great Valley, N. Y., to a point on the New York-Pennsylvania State line at the intersection of Cattaraugus County, N. Y., and McKean County, Pa. This company constructed no railroad or other property, and as its accounting or other records are not obtainable, its financial or other transactions, if any, can not be stated. [...]
Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 1)[edit]
Introductory
Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 1) owned and operated on November 28, 1881, the date of its demise, about 108 miles of single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, extending from Rochester to Salamanca, N. Y.
Development of Fixed Physical Property
Of the road owned and operated, 107.56 miles represented the former property of the Rochester and State Line Railroad Company, and 0.70 mile, extended main track constructed by the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 1) in 1881. Further details as to the construction of this property are given in the chapter on development of fixed physical property of the carrier.
Rochester and State Line Railroad Company[edit]
Rochester and State Line Railroad Company was incorporated October 6, 1869, under the general laws of New York, for the purpose of building a railroad from the city of Rochester, N. Y., to a point on the south line of the State of New York in Allegheny County at or near the point where the Genesee River crosses the same. By amendment of August 12, 1872, authority was granted to build to the town of Salamanca, N. Y. The accounting records of this company are not obtainable. No information can be given from the accounts, therefore, in connection with its finances, operations, aids, investments, or original cost.
Information obtained from minute books and reports to the Railroad Commission of New York State indicate that this company owned and operated on the date of its demise, February 15, 1881, 107.56 miles of single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, extending from Rochester to Salamanca, N. Y. The portion of this road between Rochester and Le Roy, N. Y., about 24 miles, was completed and opened for operation on September 15, 1874, at which time the grading to Salamanca, N. Y., was practically completed. Construction work was suspended until August 30, 1876, when a contract was entered into with Henry A. Taylor for the completion and equipment of the road. Further details as to the construction of this road are given in the chapter on development of fixed physical property of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh.
On default in payment of interest on its bonds, foreclosure proceedings were brought on February 6, 1880, by the Union Trust Company of New York. On January 20, 1881, the property was sold to Walton H. Brown, who took formal possession on February 15, 1881. The company was reorganized under the name of Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company.
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company[edit]
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company was incorporated on August 18, 1881, under the general laws of the State of New York, for the purpose of building a railroad from the town of Machias, N. Y., to a connection with the railroad of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 1) in the city of Buffalo, N. Y. This company constructed no railroad or other property and, as its accounting and other records are not obtainable, its financial or other transactions, if any, can not be stated. The authorized capital stock was $500,000. Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) records the acquisition of this company's stock, but there is no record of the transaction in records of this company. Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company disposed of its property, rights, and franchises in the consolidation of November 28, 1881, under which the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) was formed.
Bradford and State Line Railroad Company[edit]
Bradford and State Line Railroad Company was incorporated on September 23, 1881, under the general laws of the State of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of building a railroad from a point at or near the terminus of The Pittsburgh and New York Railroad in the city of Bradford, Pa., to a point on the Pennsylvania-New York State line where Tuna Creek intersects it. This company constructed no railroad or other property and, as its accounting or other records are not obtainable, its financial or other transactions, if any, can not be stated. The authorized capital stock was $200,000. The Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) records the acquisition of this company’s capital stock, but there is no record of the transaction in records of the latter company. Bradford and State Line Railroad Company disposed of its property, rights, and franchises in the consolidation of November 28, 1881, under which the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) was formed.
Perry Railroad Company[edit]
Perry Railroad Company was incorporated on May 9, 1882, under the general laws of New York, for the purpose of building a railroad from a junction with Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) near East Gainesville, N. Y., to a connection with the Silver Lake Railroad Company at Gainesville. Its property, rights, and franchises, except the right to be a corporation, were acquired by the carrier on November 23, 1883.
Construction of this company’s railroad from a connection with the tracks of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) to Silver Lake Junction, a distance of 1.03 miles, was begun in May, 1882, and completed in August, 1882. The property was leased to the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) upon completion, for a term of 99 years, by an indenture dated June 1, 1882. Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) filed a certificate with the secretary of state for New York, on November 23, 1883, to the effect that it was the lessee of the property of the Perry Railroad Company, that it had taken a surrender or transfer of all of the capital stock of that company, and that under the New York laws it had acquired the property, rights, franchises, etc., of the company, except that company's right to be a corporation.
The Lincoln Park and Charlotte Railroad Company[edit]
The Lincoln Park and Charlotte Railroad Company was incorporated on December 1, 1888, under the general laws of New York. Its property, rights, and franchises, except the right to be a corporation, were disposed of to the carrier, by an indenture dated January 1, 1889, effective December 5, 1889. On the date of its demise The Lincoln Park and Charlotte Railroad Company owned 10.17 miles of single-track, standard-gage railroad, extending from Lincoln Park to Charlotte, N. Y. In the construction of this road all branches of the work were done by the forces of the carrier, and the cost of this work is stated on the books of the latter company. The property was operated by the carrier from January 1, 1889, to date of demise, under an agreement dated January 1, 1889. No accounting records of this company are obtainable.
Brockwayville and Punxsutawney Railroad Company[edit]
Brockwayville and Punxsutawney Railroad Company was incorporated on May 17, 1882, under the general laws of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of building a railroad from a point at or near Brockwayville, Pa., to Punxsutawney, Pa., a distance of about 25 miles.
Brockwayville and Punxsutawney Railroad Company owned on November 27, 1891, the date of the merger of its property with that of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh, 27.15 miles of single-track, standard-gage railroad, extending from a point near Falls Creek, Pa., to Punxsutawney, Pa., a distance of 25 miles, with a branch line extending 2.15 miles to the Walston mine. This railroad was constructed by Brown, Howard & Company, a firm of contractors one of whose members, Walston H. Brown, was affiliated with the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Company and the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) as officer of those companies. Construction work was started in 1882, and the road was completed and turned over to the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) for operation on September 15, 1883, under a lease dated October 6, 1883.
From the date its property was placed in operation on September 15, 1883, until the date of demise, the property of the Brockwayville and Punxsutawney Railroad Company was operated as follows:
- Sept. 15, 1883, to Oct. 16, 1885, by Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2).
- Oct. 16, 1885, to Oct. 29, 1885, by Adrian Iselin.
- Oct. 29, 1885, to Mar. 12, 1887, by Pittsburgh and State Line Railroad Company, or its receivers.
- Mar. 12, 1887, to Nov. 27, 1891, by the carrier.
The records of this company are incomplete for the entire period of its corporate life. [...]
Johnsonburg and Bradford Railroad Company—Johnsonburg Railroad Company[edit]
Johnsonburg and Bradford Railroad Company was originally incorporated on November 15, 1887, under the general laws of Pennsylvania, as the Johnsonburg Railroad Company, for the purpose of building a railroad to extend from a connection with the tracks of the carrier at Johnsonburg to a point near Howard Crossing in McKean County, about 42 miles, all in Pennsylvania. On November 19, 1888, the corporate name was changed to Johnsonburg and Bradford Railroad Company.
The records of this company are incomplete, only certain records concerning the issue of stocks and bonds being obtainable. For this reason only partial information can be given with respect to finances, operation, investment, and original cost. Additional information relative to the investment in road and equipment and descriptive data have been taken from the accounting records of the carrier and the latter's return on the subject of corporate history.
On April 13, 1907, the date of the conveyance of its property to the carrier, the Johnsonburg and Bradford Railroad Company owned a standard-gage, steam railroad, extending from Howard to Mount Jewett, Pa., a distance of about 20.01 miles. Construction of this line was begun November 12, 1889, and the road was placed in operation on June 1, 1893. It was operated by the carrier by virtue of the latter's ownership of all of the Johnsonburg and Bradford Railroad Company's capital stock, under a verbal agreement whereby the lessee assumed all expenses and retained all revenues. Construction of the road was by A. Iselin under a contract between the latter, the Johnsonburg and Bradford Railroad Company, and the carrier. The contractor was affiliated with the carrier as chairman of its board of directors and as its vice president.
Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 2)[edit]
Introductory
Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 2) was a corporation of the State of New York, formed by reorganization of a company of like name whose property had been acquired by Arthur G. Yates on June 1, 1886, under agreement of April 28, 1886, with that company and the Railroad Commissioners of the town of Perry, N. Y.
It owned and operated on September 29, 1910, the date of the sale of its property 6.49 miles of single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, extending from Perry to Silver Springs, N. Y. It also had trackage rights over 1.03 miles of road of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) from Silver Lake Junction to Silver Springs. Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) in turn, had trackage rights over the 6.49 miles of road of this company.
Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 2) was controlled on the date of its demise by the carrier through ownership of the entire outstanding capital stock.
This property was operated by the company's own organization from the date of organization until the date of demise.
The records of the company are incomplete. For this reason only partial information can be given from the accounts in connection with the finances, operations, aids, investments, or original cost. Certain information obtained from other sources is hereinafter recited.
Development of Fixed Physical Property
The road owned by the Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 2) had been acquired from the Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 1), by whom it had been constructed.
Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 1); Rochester and Pine Creek Railroad Company[edit]
Introductory
Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 1) was incorporated July 11, 1870, under the general laws of the State of New York, as the Rochester and Pine Creek Railroad Company, for the purpose of building a railroad from a point at or near Castile Station in New York, to a point at or near Caledonia, N. Y. The corporate name was changed by special act of March 22, 1877. On June 1, 1886, its property was sold to Arthur G. Yates and the company was reorganized without change of corporate name.
It owned and operated on date of its demise 6.49 miles of single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, extending from Perry to Silver Springs, N. Y. In addition, it had trackage rights over 1.03 miles of road of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2) from Silver Lake Junction to Silver Springs. Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Company (No. 2), in turn, had trackage rights over the 6.49 miles of road of this company.
Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 1) was controlled by the Railroad Commissioners of the Town of Perry, N. Y., through ownership of the entire outstanding capital stock. This property was operated by the company's own management from the date of organization until date of demise.
The records of the company are incomplete for the period from March 22, 1877, to date of demise. For that reason only partial information can be given from the accounts in connection with the finances, operations, aids, investments, or original cost. Certain information pertaining to that period has been taken from reports of the State of New York and sundry agreements on file in the office of the carrier.
Development of Fixed Physical Property
The road owned by the Silver Lake Railway Company (No. 1) on the date of sale had been acquired by construction, commenced in 1870. The date of completion is not of record.
The Silver Lake Railroad Company[edit]
The Silver Lake Railroad Company was incorporated July 19, 1869, under an act of April 2, 1850, of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto, for the purpose of building a railroad from the Village of Perry to the Erie Railroad at or near East Gainesville (now Silver Springs), N. Y., about 6 miles in length and wholly within the State of New York. The Silver Lake Railroad Company is stated by the carrier to have built no railroad and to have owned no property, other than its franchise and concomitant rights, at the date of its consolidation or merger with the Rochester and Pine Creek Railroad Company. There is no available record of the organization of this company and the carrier states that the company has ceased to exist. No accounting or other records are obtainable.