Belfast, New York

Belfast is a town that was served by the Erie Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad and the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad. 

This 1906 topographic map shows the PRR line running to the west of the village.  The Buffalo and Susquehanna is not shown on these maps.
This 1936 topographic map shows the Erie's River Line, built circa 1907.  The Genesee Viaduct is shown passing over Route 19 and the Genesee River.

Pennsylvania Railroad

An undated photo of the Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Belfast

Erie Railroad

The Erie Railroad built a large viaduct, the Genesee Viaduct (shown below), over the Genesee River just north of Belfast.  This was part of the Erie's River Line, a freight-only bypass opened in 1910.

Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad

The three postcard photos below are from the Craig Braack collection and are found at the usgennet.org web site listed below.

An undated photo of the Buffalo & Susquehanna depot in Belfast
Another undated photo of the Buffalo & Susquehanna depot in Belfast
Yet another undated photo of the Buffalo & Susquehanna depot in Belfast

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