Peter Porter, et al., petition to the Buffalo Common Council regarding the starting point and
route of the Buffalo & Niagara Falls Rail Road, April, 1835..

The Buffalo and Niagara Falls Rail Road was the first in Erie County to use steam locomotives. Service from Black Rock to Tonawanda began in August, 1836; from Buffalo to Tonawanda in September; and by November, 1836, the train ran on a regular schedule between Buffalo & Niagara Falls.

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Continuation of the Peter Porter, et al., petition to the Buffalo Common Council regarding the
starting point and route of the Buffalo & Niagara Falls Rail Road, April, 1835.

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