A 1904 map of Batavia shows a strip of land labeled "Old Conhocton Roadway Property of NYC&HRRR", beginning in Batavia at the end of an Erie spur at Tonawanda Creek. On aerials and topos, this can be followed all the way to a quarry in Lancaster; portions are known as Cohocton Road. Beyond there, suburban development seems to have destroyed any trace (unless Aero Drive is the old grade).
Southeast of Batavia, the Erie was built along the Co(n)hocton River. Could this have been an old or never-used grade of the Erie before they bought the ex-NYC between Attica and Depew? If so, why would the NYC have owned it?
Southeast of Batavia, the Erie was built along the Co(n)hocton River. Could this have been an old or never-used grade of the Erie before they bought the ex-NYC between Attica and Depew? If so, why would the NYC have owned it?