Erie Railway and
Atlantic & Great Western Railway
June 1864 Timetable

The following charts shows the schedule of trains for the "Great Broad Gauge Route" from New York to Cleveland. The trains were run by the Erie Railway from New York City to Salamanca, and the Atlantic & Great Western Railway onward to Cleveland. The maps are not from an 1865 timetable, but they illustrate the routes taken very well.

Also available is a large (1224 x 1657, 561KB) image of the original timetable which has more detail and shows the timetable as it was published.

New York Through Line

The map above and timetable below show the route of the New York Through Line between New York City and Cleveland, Ohio. By examining the schedule, it appears that the railroads ran one set of sleeping cars between New York and Salamanca and another set between Cleveland and Hornellsville. The first set left New York on the "Night Express" at 6:00 P.M. and arrived in Salamanca at 10:45 A.M. They returned to New York on the eastbound "Day Express" leaving Salamanca at 5:18 P.M. and arriving in New York at 10:38 A.M. the following morning.

The Cleveland-Hornellsville set left Cleveland on the eastbound "Night Express" at 9:10 P.M. and arrived in Hornellsville at 8:40 the next morning. The cars left Hornellsville at 7:03 P.M. that evening and returned to Cleveland at 5:00 the following morning.

Westward

DAY EXPRESS
(Sundays excepted)

NIGHT EXPRESS
(Saturdays excepted)
New York, Leave at
Turner's Arrive
Deposit,

Elmira,
Hornellsville
(Sleeping Car to Cleveland.)
Salamanca,
Jamestown,
Corry,
Meadville,
Greenville,
Warren,
Cleveland,		 7.00 A. M.
8.50 "
1 38 P.M.
(dinner)
4.58 "
7.03 "

9.20 "
10.30 "
11.22 "
12.45 A. M.
1.50 "
2.55 "
5.00 "		 New York, Leave at
(Sleeping Car to Salamanca)
Turner's Arrive

Deposit,
Elmira,
Hornellsville

Salamanca,
Jamestown,
Corry,
Meadville,

Greenville,
Warren,
Cleveland,		 6.00 P.M.

8.00 "
(Supper)
1.00 A. M.
5.00 "
7.35 "
(Breakfast)
10.45 "
11.54 "
12.45 P.M.
2.10 "
(Dinner)
3.30 "
4.38 "
6.30 "

 

Eastward

DAY EXPRESS
(Sundays excepted)

NIGHT EXPRESS
(Saturdays excepted)
Cleveland, Leave at
Warren, Arrive
Greenville
Meadville

Corry
Jamestown
Salamanca
(Sleeping Car to New York)
Olean

Hornellsville
Elmira
Port Jervis

New York		 9.50 A.M.
11.48 "
12.54 P.M.
1.40 "
(Dinner)
3.22 "
4.17 "
5.18 "

7.09 "
(Supper)
9.28 "
11.47 "
7.03 A. M.
(Breakfast)
10.38 "		 Cleveland, Leave at
(Sleeping Car to Hornellsville)
Warren, Arrive
Greenville
Meadville
Corry
Jamestown
Salamanca
Hornellsville

Elmira
Deposit

Turner's

New York		 9.10 P.M.

11.08 "
12.09 A.M.
1.00 "
2.35 "
3.40 "
4.50 "
8.40 "
(Breakfast)
10.43 "
2.25 P.M.
(Dinner)
7.37 "
(Supper)
9.45 "

Main Line

The main line of the Atlantic & Great Western Railway ran from Salamanca through to Galion, Ohio, where there was a connection with the Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad.

MAIL/ACCOMMODATION
(Mail Salamanca to Akron, Accommodation Akron to Galion)

ACCOMMODATION/MAIL
(Accommodation Galion to Akron, Mail Akron to Salamanca)
Salamanca, Leave
Meadville, Arrive
Akron, "

Akron, Leave
Mansfield, Arrive
Galion, " 		5.00 A.M.
10.18 "
3.35 P.M.

10.35 A.M.
4.50 P.M.
6.05 " 		Galion, Leave
Mansfiled, Arrive
Akron, "

Akron, Leave
Meadville, Arrive
Salamanca, " 		8.30 A.M.
10.05 "
4.30 P.M.

7.45 A.M.
12.50 P.M.
8.00 "

Franklin Branch

The schedule below shows the passenger trains on the line between Meadville, Pennsylvania and Franklin, Pennsylvania. Franklin was in the middle of the Pennsylvania oil region, which was just beginning to boom.

This section of an 1865 Atlantic & Great Western map of the region shows the location of this branch..

South

North
Leave Meadville at
Arrive Franklin, at

Leave Meadville at
Arrive Franklin at 		8.00 A.M.
10.15 A.M.

2.45 P.M.
5.00 P.M. 		Leave Franklin at
Arrive Meadville at

Leave Franklin at
Arrive Meadville at 		7.30 A.M.
9.50 A.M.

5.30 P.M.
7.45 P.M.

Mahoning Division (Leased.)

South

North
Leave Cleveland at
Arrive Youngstown, at

Leave Cleveland at
Arrive Youngstown at 		7.15 A.M.
10.35 A.M.

3.50 P.M.
5.00 P.M. 		Leave Youngstown at
Arrive Cleveland at

Leave Youngstown at
Arrive Cleveland at 		7.30 A.M.
10.20 A.M.

1.45 P.M.
5.00 P.M.

References