Kanona, New York

Avoca, New York was served by the main line of the Delaware Lackawanna & Western and the Corning Branch of the Erie Railroad.  It was also the southern terminus of the Kanona and Prattsburgh Railroad.

The 1910 map below shows the locations of the railroads.

Erie Railroad

The Erie Railroad ran through the center of Kanona, as shown in the map above.  The 1898 Sanborn map below shows the location of the Erie station just northwest of North Street.

A 1909 photo of the Erie Railroad passenger station in Kanona.

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad

The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western line ran to the west of downtown and the Genesee River.

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