Fort Erie station
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Fort Erie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Courtwright Street, Fort Erie, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°55′39″N 78°55′10″W / 42.92740°N 78.91938°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Closed | 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Victoria Bridgeburg (1873–1932) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fort Erie was a pair of adjacent Grand Trunk (partnered with the Canadian National Railway) and Michigan Central (succeeded by the New York Central) railroad stations in Fort Erie, Ontario.[1] In earlier years, the Wabash Railroad served the Grand Trunk station as well via traffic rights.[2]
The Canadian National Railway trains from the station consisted of a single six day a week mixed train between Fort Erie and Stratford, Ontario.[3] This train was eliminated in the latter 1950s.
In mid-20th century, the New York Central's New England Wolverine, a Detroit - Boston counterpart to the Wolverine, and the Detroit - New York City Empire State Express, as well as unnamed Hamilton, Ontario - Welland, ON - Buffalo trains, and Detroit - Buffalo trains, made stops at the New York Central station.[4]
Amtrak restored service through the station in 1974, until the rerouting of the Niagara Rainbow train service in 1978. The station has since been demolished.
References[]
- ^ "Fort Erie". trainweb.org - usarail. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Official Guide of the Railways, February 1932, Index of Railroad Stations section
- ^ Canadian National Railway, September 30, 1956 timetable, Table 111 http://streamlinermemories.info/CAN/CN56-9TT.pdf
- ^ New York Central Railroad, June 17, 1951 timetable, Tables, 7, 15, 41 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC51-6TT.pdf
- Ontario railway station stubs
- Railway stations closed in 1978
- Former Amtrak stations in Canada
- Former Wabash Railroad stations
- Canadian National Railway stations