National Railway Historical Society
"Dolly Varden Special"
October 14, 1951

On October 14, 1951 the Buffalo and Rochester Chapters of the National Railway Historical Society traveled over the Valley Branch from Dunkirk to Titusville.

NRHS Fan trip on the NYC Valley Branch.
Lily Dale, NY. October 14, 1951.
John Woodbury Photo
Rochester
Chapter
NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Buffalo
Chapter
THE FIFTH ANNUAL "RUSSELL H. SHAPLEY" MEMORIAL
"AUTUMN LEAF EXCURSION"

The last "Off-The-Beaten-Path" Iron Horse Ramble of 1951
Sunday - October 14, 1951
Ride The
"DOLLY VARDEN" SPECIAL

Our Special Train will travel the "High Iron" from Rochester and Buffalo to Dunkirk. You will thrill to the sensation of speed in Safety and Comfort.

From Dunkirk our Iron Horse will pursue a more leisurely pace over the iron of the Valley Branch of the New York Central, the former Dunkirk, Alleghany Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad, fondly nicknamed the "Dolly Varden." From your comfortable air-conditioned coaches you will view a painting that only Nature, the Master Artist, can create; 90 miles of rustic scenery, autumn beauty in all its pristine simplicity. Several stops will be made to enable you to take pictures of nature's handiwork, and there will be an hour's layover at Titusville, the site of the first oil-well in Pennsylvania.

Our dining car service will satisfy the most fastidious gourmand, (luncheons - $2.00) and thirst quenching liquid refreshments will be available in the diner-lounge. (Diner and diner-lounge will operate from Buffalo to Titusville and return).

All in all this promises to be one of the biggest and best trips we have ever run. Get your reservations in early - and not later than Monday, October 5th (mail must be postmarked-not later than midnight, October 7th). All fares will be $1.00 higher after the deadline. Passes are not honored.

GOING SCHEDULE RETURN
7:30 AM   lv.   Rochester ar.    8:30 PM
* lv. Batavia ar. *
9:00 AM lv. Buffalo lv. 7:15 PM
10:15 AM lv. DUNKIRK lv. 6:10 PM
* lv. FALCONER ar. *
1:30 PM ar. TITUSVILLE    lv. 2:30 PM

* Will stop to pickup and discharge passengers.
Time shown is for information only and not guaranteed.

FARES
    ROCHESTER ------- $7.30
    BATAVIA ------- $6.90
    BUFFALO ------- $6.50
    DUNKIRK ------- $4.75
    FALCONER ------- $3.55

All fares are round trip and include tax.
(Children -- 5 to 12) Half fare

 
NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE FIFTH ANNUAL
RUSSELL H. SHAPLEY MEMORIAL
AUTUMN LEAF EXCURSION
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SCHEDULE
GOING RETURN
 7:30 am   lv.   Rochester ar.    10:05 pm
*  8:10 am lv. Batavia ar.  9:25 pm *
 9:10 am lv. Buffalo ar.  8:25 pm
10:15 am lv. DUNKIRK ar.  7:20 pm
# 10:15 am ar. CASSADAGA LAKE    ar. *
* 11:55 am lv. FALCONER *
# FALCONER JCT
# 12:50 pm ar. WARREN
#  1:55 pm ar. TITUSVILLE lv.  3:50 pm
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* Stops to pickup and discharge passengers only -

# 10 to 15 minute "picture" stop -

Time shown is for information only and not
guaranteed -
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  Dining cars will start to serve luncheons at 11:00 am or a little earlier --
Refreshments available in the diner-lounge in accordance with State rules and regulations--
Rochester, NY 10/14/51
Rochester Day Book
Today's Events
National Railway Historical Society,
Dolly Varden Trip, New York Central Station, 7:30 a.m.

 

Rochester, NY 10/13/51
Rail Group Slates
 Trip to Titusville
The Rochester Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will leave at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow from New York Central Station for Titusville, Pa. It will be the groups annual special trip.

About 500 persons have registered for the ride on the special train which will travel over an old freight track, unused by passenger trains for several years.
Rochester, NY 10/7/51
Railroad Fans
Excursion Slated
Railroad enthusiasts, members of the local chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, will ride the "Dolly Varden Special" on Sunday, Oct. 14, on the last off-the-beaten-path railroad trip of the season for the organization.

The journey from Rochester to Titusville, Pa., scheduled as the fifth annual Russell H. Shapely Memorial Excursion, will begin from here at 7:30 a.m. and end at 2:30 pm. A special train will take the passengers from Rochester to Dunkirk where they will switch to the Valley Branch of the New York Central, the former Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh, which was nicknamed the "Dolly Varden".
Trip Ticket
Trip Menu

References

  • Material from the collection of the Rochester Chapter, NRHS.