The old Williamsville train station

Back around the turn of the century (the 1900's that is), Williamsville was a hub to a lot of travelers. A lot of these travels came on the passenger trains that would stop at the Central Terminal in Buffalo, or Williamsville. The Williamsville stop was a side route, not the main get off point. Here's a description of the former train station along with the pictures I took of the preserved historic site...


http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM44N3_Williamsville_Train_Depot_Williamsville_NY

 The Williamsville Depot was built in November 1896 by the Depew & Tonawanda Railroad, a subsidiary of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The D&T was set up as a spur line to connect to the New York Central's Peanut Line near Tonawanda. The line would allow travelers to bypass the congestion in Buffalo. The station was the only one on the line. It ended passenger service in the early 1950s.

The station was restored in 1999 to be used as the Western New York Railway Historical Society. A 1/4 mile portion of the old railbed to the southeast has been converted to a paved walking trail.