Buffalo Line

Buffalo Line
The Buffalo Line north of Rockville, Pennsylvania, with an old Pennsylvania Railroad signal bridge that has since been removed
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerNorfolk Southern Railway
LocaleNew York and Pennsylvania
Termini
Service
TypeFreight rail
SystemNorfolk Southern Railway
Operator(s)Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (Buffalo-Machias, New York)
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (Machias-Driftwood, Pennsylvania)
Norfolk Southern Railway (Driftwood-Rockville)
History
Opened1854
Technical
Number of tracks1-2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Buffalo Line is a railroad line owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. The line runs from Buffalo, New York southeast to Rockville, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania along a former Pennsylvania Railroad line. Its north end is at Seneca Yard in Buffalo, with no direct access to the Lake Erie district, and its south end is at the Pittsburgh Line at Rockville. The line is operated by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad between Buffalo and Machias, New York, the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad between Machias and Driftwood, Pennsylvania, and the Norfolk Southern Railway between Driftwood and Rockville.