A History of Buffalo by J. N. Larned published 1911 https://books.google.com/books?id=CsgBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA130 At this time, the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad built the half mile connector track at Gaines Junction to link this new line with their existing line from Galeton to Ansonia, and abandoning the 4 miles of parallel track that ran from Gaines to Galeton.