Avon station (Erie Railroad)

Avon is a former railroad station for the Erie Railroad in the village of Avon, Livingston County, New York. One of the more active hubs of the Erie Railroad, Avon served as the terminus of four different Erie lines: the Rochester Division (Painted Post–Avon), the Rochester Branch (Rochester–Avon), the Mount Morris Branch (Mount Morris–Avon), and the Attica Branch (Avon–Attica, where connections were made to the Buffalo Division).

Avon
The former Avon station in January 2015
Location100 West Main Street (US 20), Avon, New York 14414
Coordinates42.914109°N 77.748003°W / 42.914109; -77.748003
Line(s)Rochester Division
Rochester Branch
Mount Morris Branch
Attica Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station code3943[1]
History
OpenedJuly 25, 1853[2][3]
ClosedApril 30, 1933 (Attica Branch)[4][5]
January 20, 1940 (Mount Morris Branch)[6]
September 30, 1941 (Rochester Branch)[7]
September 28, 1947 (Rochester Division)[8][9]
Rebuilt1879[10]
ElectrifiedJune 18, 1907–December 1, 1934
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
McQueens
toward Painted Post
 Rochester Division Terminus
Wiards
toward Rochester
 Rochester Branch
Terminus Mount Morris Branch Spring Street
toward Mount Morris
Caledonia
toward Attica
 Attica Branch Terminus

Railroad service in the village of Avon began on July 25, 1853 with the extension of the Buffalo, Corning and New York Railroad from Wayland to Caledonia. The current station depot, built in 1879, was designed by Bradford Lee Gilbert as an 80 by 24 feet (24.4 m × 7.3 m) wooden frame station.[10] On June 18, 1907, the station was one of the few stops on the Erie Railroad to be electrified when service to Rochester became an electric service.[11] The electric service ended on December 1, 1934 when the Erie switched to gas motorcars for passenger service to reduce costs.[12]

Passenger service in Avon began to discontinue before and after electric service ended. Service between Attica and Avon ended on April 30, 1933. The branch to Mount Morris lost its service first, occurring on January 20, 1940. 21 months later, service to Rochester ended on September 30, 1941. Finally, the Rochester Division passenger service ended on September 28, 1947.

  • Avon station in 1971
  • Avon station prior to electrification in 1911

Bibliography
  • Gilbert, Bradford Lee (1895). Sketch Portfolio of Railroad Stations and Kindred Structures: From Original Designs. New York, New York: Railroad Gazette. Retrieved June 7, 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Smith, W.N. (1907). "Electrification of the Rochester Division of the Erie Railroad". Electric Railway Review. 18 (15). Retrieved June 7, 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References
  1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  2. "Coming". The Buffalo Courier. July 29, 1853. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Time Table. Buffalo, Corning & N.Y. R. Road". The Buffalo Commercial. December 19, 1853. p. 4. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Erie Railroad Time Tables - Effective January 15, 1933" (PDF). Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Railroad. January 15, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. "Erie Railroad Time Tables - Effective April 30, 1933" (PDF). Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Railroad. April 30, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. "Contract Let for Mail Line to Mt. Morris". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. January 24, 1940. p. 22. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Last Passenger Train Runs on Erie Railroad Avon Line". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 1, 1941. pp. 13, 16. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Erie Railroad Time Tables - Effective June 27, 1947" (PDF). Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Railroad. June 27, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  9. "Erie Railroad Time Tables - Effective September 28, 1947" (PDF). Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Railroad. September 28, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. Gilbert 1895, p. 15.
  11. Smith 1907, p. 428.
  12. "Erie Trains to Run on Gasoline Power". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 30, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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