Where is Arcade & Attica Railroad located?

Arcade & Attica Railroad is located in NY.

How do I get tickets to Arcade & Attica Railroad?

Tickets and current schedules are available on the operator's official website at http://www.arcadeandatticarr.com/.

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Arcade & Attica Railroad

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About Arcade & Attica Railroad

The Arcade & Attica Railroad offers a 14‑mile (23 km) round‑trip excursion through Wyoming County, New York, departing Arcade and reaching Curriers Station. Riders travel in restored 1920s Boonton passenger coaches or a covered gondola pulled by vintage GE centercab diesels #113 (built 1959) or #112 (built 1945). The line also transports soybeans, corn, fertilizer, lumber and dairy feed between Arcade and North Java, preserving a historic shortline experience.

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History

The Arcade and Attica Railroad traces its lineage to a series of 19th‑century proposals, beginning with the unattained Attica and Sheldon plan of 1836, followed by the incorporation of the narrow‑gauge Attica and Alleghany Valley Railroad in 1852, its grading in 1853, the cessation of work in 1855 and the foreclosure sale of its property on 2 February 1856. After the failed Attica and Arcade venture organized on 28 February 1870 and its 1873 bankruptcy, the Tonawanda Valley Railroad was incorporated on 5 April 1880, ran its first train on 11 September 1880, created the Tonawanda Valley Extension Railroad in October 1880, reached Arcade by 1 May 1881, merged with related companies on 27 August 1881, and completed the Attica‑Cuba line on 4 September 1882; the system entered receivership on 29 November 1884 after defaulting in September 1884, ceased Cuba‑Sandusky service on 30 October 1886, and saw its Attica‑Freedom segment sold to bondholders on 19 January 1891, leading to the formation of the Attica and Freedom Railroad in May 1891, its 1894 bankruptcy and sale, and the creation of the Buffalo, Attica and Arcade Railroad on 13 October 1894, which restored standard gauge service by January 1895, opened the full Attica‑Arcade route by December 1895, added a 2‑mile Pennsylvania Railroad connection in December 1897, and built an Arcade‑Sandusky extension by January 1902 that was largely destroyed by a flood in August 1902. The line was sold to the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad in 1904, operated under a Goodyear‑family lease by W. L. Kann beginning in 1913, and faced forced abandonment during the 1916‑1917 Buffalo, Attica and Arcade foreclosure, prompting local investors to incorporate the Arcade and Attica Railroad on 23 May 1917. A pivotal diesel purchase in 1941 supplied reliable motive power that many credit with averting bankruptcy that year, while passenger service ended in 1951 after the Erie discontinued its Buffalo‑Hornell connection and the Attica‑North Java segment was abandoned in 1957 because of severe washouts. In 1962 the railroad revived excursion operations, acquiring the 2‑8‑0 steam locomotive No. 18 from the Boyne City Railroad and running its first official steam passenger train on 27 July 1962; a second steam engine, No. 14, joined the fleet in 1963, and the line supported the sole U.S. Cremora non‑dairy‑creamer plant until that facility closed in 1970. The company marked its centennial on 27 May 2017, celebrating 100 years of continuous operation since the 1917 incorporation.

The Trains

The Arcade & Attica Railroad runs a 14‑mile (23 km) round‑trip between Arcade and North Java, terminating at Curriers Station, on standard‑gauge track. Its passenger fleet includes restored 1920s‑era Boonton commuter coaches pulled by vintage GE centercab diesels #113 (built 1959) and #112 (built 1945), while freight service employs the newly acquired 1952 RS3m #114 and a covered gondola. Steam locomotive No. 18 returned to service after a full rebuild in August 2024, supplementing the diesel power for occasional runs.

Nearby

New York's Arcade & Attica Railroad sits within day-trip range of the Buffalo Cattaraugus & Jamestown Scenic Railway, about 25 mi off, and the Salamanca Rail Museum, roughly 30 mi away.