Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad Corporation

Product Details Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad Corporation Certificate TypePreferred/Common StockDate IssuedUnissued, circa 1920'sCanceledYesPrinterAmerican Bank Note CompanySignaturesHand signedApproximate Size11 1/2" (w) by 7 1/2" (h)Additional DetailsNA Historical Context The Buffalo & Susquehanna was a regional railroad straddling the New York - Pennsylvania border. It was formed in 1885 when a Buffalo lumber a fuel dealer named Frank Goodyear bought an 8,000 acre tract of land in northern-central Pennsylvania. Frank Goodyear had retired in his 40's and purchased the land when he became bored with retirement. To extract the lumber from his new investment, he organized the Sinnemahoning Valley Railroad to run from Keating Summit on the Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia Railroad (later part of the Pennsylvania Railroad) to his sawmill in Austin, Pennsylvania. As the lumber and tanning business expanded, Frank Goodyear was joined by his brother Charles and more l