Buffalo Line | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Norfolk Southern Railway |
Locale | New York and Pennsylvania |
Termini | |
Service | |
Type | Freight rail |
System | Norfolk Southern Railway |
Operator(s) | Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (Buffalo-Machias, New York) Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (Machias-Driftwood, Pennsylvania) Norfolk Southern Railway (Driftwood-Rockville) |
History | |
Opened | 1854 |
Technical | |
Number of tracks | 1-2 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Buffalo Line is a railroad line owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. The line runs from Buffalo, New York southeast to Rockville, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania along a former Pennsylvania Railroad line. Its north end is at Seneca Yard in Buffalo, with no direct access to the Lake Erie district, and its south end is at the Pittsburgh Line at Rockville. The line is operated by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad between Buffalo and Machias, New York, the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad between Machias and Driftwood, Pennsylvania, and the Norfolk Southern Railway between Driftwood and Rockville.