{"nrhp_refnum":"80002797","name":"Arcade and Attica Railroad","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Railroad right of way from Arcade to N. Java","address_restricted":false,"city":"North Java","county":"Wyoming County","state":"NY","lat":42.60651019800005,"lon":-78.41109274215356,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly fifteen-mile railroad right-of-way in Wyoming County, New York, running from Arcade northeast to North Java. It includes the Arcade station complex, two small depots, an 1895 iron trestle, two steam locomotives and six passenger cars.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of the last operating independent shortline railroads in New York State. It played a significant role in the county's development and reflects local determination to improve rural transportation. Its depots are uncommon survivors of a turn-of-the-century rural rail system, and its rolling stock matches the era of the line's original passenger service.","narrative":"Running about fifteen miles through the hills and farmland of Wyoming County, New York, the Arcade and Attica Railroad links Arcade with North Java and connects to the Conrail line at Arcade. The nominated property includes the sixty-six-foot-wide right-of-way, the Arcade station complex with its repair shop, sand house and storage building, the small Curriers and Java Center depots, and the Beaver Meadow Trestle of 1895. Rolling stock includes a 1917 Baldwin locomotive, a 1920 American locomotive and six Pullman passenger cars built between 1914 and 1917. The line grew from several failed and reorganized railroads. It operated as the Tonawanda Valley Railroad from 1880 and was reincorporated as the Arcade and Attica in 1917 by 365 local subscribers who relied on it. It remains one of the last independent shortlines in New York State, carrying freight and running summer excursions.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900- (specific date 1880)","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Still operating: summer passenger excursions run between Arcade and Curriers, and freight service continues for several industrial customers.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.029227-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002797.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323322","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/wyoming-county/arcade-and-attica-railroad-80002797/"}