New York Central Station
320 Central Ave.
Opened 1914, replacing earlier station at same location built in 1883
Number of station tracks: 11
Interlocked switches controlled from Signal Station 27
Main Street Station
320 W. Main St.
Opened 1881
Lehigh Valley Station
99 Court St.
Opened 1907
EARLIER RAILROADS/STATIONS
Erie Railroad Station
35 Court St.
Pennsylvania Railroad
357 W. Main St.
Both the Erie Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad service was discontinued in 1941.
Departures-Westbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 1 Pacemaker Chicago 12:23 9:51 15 Ohio State Limited Cincinnati (skip) 10:35 33 New Eng. Wolverine Det.-Chicago 1:20 11:57 17 Wolverine Det.-Chicago 1:32 12:10 19 Lake Shore Limited Chicago (skip) 1:17 47 Detroiter Detroit 2:14 (skip) 21 Lake Erie Cleveland 3:39 29 Niagara Buffalo 5:28 59 Iroquois Chicago (skip) 35 5:30 63 6:30 35 Fast Mail Detroit 6:08 99 5:59 159 Buffalo Express Buffalo 6:34 63 Genesee Buffalo 7:13 43 South Shore Express Chicago 11:33 11:50 9 Mail Buffalo 3:06 95 2:19 51 Empire State Express Cleveland 3:42 2:55 71 2:50 49 Niag. F.-Buf. 5:25 4:30 5 Mohawk Chicago 6:27 39 North Shore Limited Det.-Chicago 8:42 8:18 73 6:50 41 Knickerbocker St. Louis 10:02 9:15 67 Commodore Vanderbilt Chicago 11:27 (skip) 75 10:50 27 New England States Chicago 11:43 (skip) 61 1:10 169 Buffalo Express Buffalo 11:45Arrivals-Westbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 1 Pacemaker New York 12:13 9:46 15 Ohio State Limited New York (skip) 10:30 33 New Eng. Wolverine Boston 1:15 11:53 17 Wolverine New York 1:28 12:06 19 Lake Shore Limited New York (skip) 1:12 47 Detroiter New York 2:14 (skip) 21 Lake Erie New York 3:39 29 Niagara New York 5:23 59 Iroquois New York (skip) 35 5:25 63 6:30 35 Fast Mail New York 6:03 99 5:54 159 Buffalo Express Boston 6:31 63 Genesee New York 7:07 163 Cayuga New York 7:45 3 Geneva-Syr. 9:15 43 South Shore Express New York 11:23 11:40 9 Mail New York 2:48 95 2:14 51 Empire State Express New York 3:39 2:52 71 2:50 5 Mohawk New York 6:21 39 North Shore Limited New York 8:37 8:10 73 6:50 11 Geneva-Syr. 9:15 41 Knickerbocker New York 9:58 9:10 169 Buffalo Express Syracuse 10:53 67 Commodore Vanderbilt New York 11:24 (skip) 75 10:50 27 New England States Boston 11:40 (skip) 61 1:10Departures-Eastbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 6 Fifth Avenue Special New York 12:17 11:59 64 11:15 8 Wolverine New York 1:43 (skip) 142 Cayuga New York 2:55 28 New England States Boston (skip) (skip) 62 3:30 10 Water Level Limited New York 4:14 24 Knickerbocker New York (skip) 5:12 4 Geneva-Syr. 6:30 22 Lake Shore Limited New York 6:55 5:18 158 Syracuse 8:35 58 Niagara Albany 9:18 (skip) 40 North Shore Limited New York 10:22 38 8:13 70 7:30 38 Missourian New York 10:55 40 10:12 90 Forest City New York 12:25 11:30 72 11:30 50 Empire State Express New York 2:38 2:38 74 3:30 56 DeWitt Clinton New York 3:30 96 12:59 140 Syracuse 3:35 42 Boston Express Boston 6:14 52 Easterner Albany 6:39 5:38 18 Geneva-Syr. 7:30 30 Iroquois New York 10:25 46 Boston Special Boston 11:14 11:22 44 New York Special New York 11:32 11:33Arrivals-Eastbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 6 Fifth Avenue Special Chicago 12:14 11:59 64 11:15 8 Wolverine Det.-Chicago 1:40 (skip) 142 Cayuga Buffalo 2:37 28 New England States Chicago (skip) (skip) 62 3:30 10 Water Level Limited Chicago 4:11 24 Knickerbocker St. Louis (skip) 5:08 22 Lake Shore Limited Chicago 6:49 5:14 158 Buffalo 7:53 42 Niagara Falls 8:30 7:30 58 Niagara Buffalo 9:15 (skip) 40 North Shore Limited Det.-Chicago 10:19 38 8:08 70 7:30 38 Missourian St. Louis 10:52 40 10:07 90 Forest City Chicago 12:22 11:25 72 11:30 50 Empire State Express Cleveland 2:35 2:35 74 3:30 56 DeWitt Clinton Buffalo 3:27 96 12:56 42 Boston Express Buffalo 6:08 52 Easterner Chicago 6:32 5:30 30 Iroquois Buffalo 10:09 46 Boston Special Buffalo 11:11 11:19 44 New York Special Det.-Chicago 11:27 11:28Passenger service retained by Amtrak in 1971.
Until early 1930's, New York Central passenger trains also operated north of Rochester to Charlotte and points beyond.
(Main Street Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 151 E. Salamanca 10:05 67 Perry 5:45 153 E. Salamanca 9:00Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 150 E. Salamanca 8:15 68 Perry 10:45 152 E. Salamanca 7:20Passenger service discontinued in 1953.
(Lehigh Valley Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 712 Rochester Jct 7:50 710 Rochester Jct 10:55 718 Rochester Jct 7:05 704 Rochester Jct 9:10Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 711 Rochester Jct 8:57 717 Rochester Jct 12:01 709 Rochester Jct 8:46 703 Rochester Jct 10:26Passenger service discontinued in 1950.
The New York Central Railroad Station
Web site containing further information on the history of the New York Central Station.
Main Street station and the Lehigh Valley station still stand, and are now restaurants.
Nick Tahou Hots
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
Link to official Web sites, showing how these smaller stations have been preserved and transformed for other uses.