Springville and Sardinia Railroad
- Springville and Sardinia Railroad
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railroad_name=Springville and Sardinia
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gauge=narrow
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locale=New York
start_year=1878
end_year=1884
hq_city=Springville
The Springville and Sardinia Railroad, a 11.57 mile narrow-gauge railroad organized by Springville, New York interests May 6, 1878 from Sardinia Junction with the Pennsylvania Railroad through Sardinia to Springville [ [https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/regional-offices/region5/project-repository/219%20Section%205%20DRPFIN.pdf US Route 219 Construction Section 5] A pre-construction archaeology study, which says "On May 6, 1878, the Springville and Sardinia railroad was opened as a spur line of the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad, connecting at Sardinia Junction."] . It proved to be unprofitable once the Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburgh Railway was completed in 1883 and the tracks were pulled up in 1884. [ [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/sardinia-ny.htm History of Sardinia, NY] ] [ [http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2005/springville/train_station.htm Western New York Heritage Press] ] .
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