Niagara Frontier Transit System (N.Y.)

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The Niagara Frontier Transportation System was formed on 1 June 1950. The NFT replaced the bankrupt International Railway Company, which had been organized on 19 Feb. 1902 as successor of fourteen railway and bridge companies in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Lockport. The NFT was taken over by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Niagara Frontier Metro System, Inc. (Metro Bus), on 1 Apr. 1974.

From the description of Records, 1865-1975. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34567763

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creatorOf Niagara Frontier Transit System (N.Y.). Records, 1865-1975. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
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associatedWith International Railway Company (Buffalo, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith International Traction Company (Buffalo, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Niagara Frontier Transit Authority (N.Y.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)
New York (State)--Buffalo
Subject
Bus lines
Local transit
Street-railroads
Transportation
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Active 1865

Active 1975

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