116 Agricultural Manual 



MARKETING CONDITIONS 

 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION 



Rail and Electric Roads 



Allegany County is traversed by four railroads which make 

 numerous connections within or just outside the borders of 

 Allegany County. 



Two lines of the Erie pass through the county, converging 

 at Hornell in Steuben County and also in the western part of 

 the town of Cuba, Allegany County. 



The Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad extends from 

 northeast to southwest across the county terminating in Steuben 

 County at both Hornell and Wlfalen, and in Cattaraugus County 

 at Olean. 



The Pennsylvania Railroad between Olean and Rochester 

 passes northeast through this county west of the center. 



The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh between Salamanca 

 and Rochester crosses the extreme northwestern corner of the 

 town of Centerville. 



The old lines of the New York- and Pennsylvania run from 

 Pennsylvania northeast to Canisteo, crossing the southeastern 

 part of Allegany County. The road is not in use at the present 

 time, nor is the Buffalo and Susquehanna, which extends from 

 Pennsylvania northwest to Wellsville. 



An electric road exiends from Cattaraugus County through 

 the towns of Genesee and Bolivar to the village of Bolivar. 



Impro vcrf II igh ways 



An improved highway leading through the southern tier of 

 counties runs from Hornell, Steuben County, through Wellsville, 

 Scio, Belmont, Belvidere, Friendship, and Cuba, Allegany 

 County, to Olean, Cattaraugus County. 



Short sections of macadam roads within the county are as 

 follows: From Wellsville to Hallsport ; from Belvidere to 

 Transit Bridge, thence east to Angelica and northwest to Belfast, 

 from which point when completed it will extend as far as Hume 



