| New York & Pennsylvania Railroad |
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| Status | Defunct |
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| Owner | Theodore Cobb and Sons |
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| Termini | |
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| Stations | 5 (Canisteo, Greenwood, Genesee, Oswayo, Shinglehouse) Possibly Rexville, McGraws, Whitesville, Ellisburg, and others. |
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| Services | 1 |
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| Depot(s) | Canisteo, New York |
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| Rolling stock | 6 locomotives, 2 passenger coaches, 30 flat cars, 2 cabooses |
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| Commenced | 1892 |
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| Opened | 1894 |
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| Completed | 1903 |
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| 1916–1920 | Suspension of service in New York state because of flood damage. |
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| 1935 | Damage from flood of 1935 direct cause of shutdown. |
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| Closed | 1935 |
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| Line length | 90.33 km (56.13 mi) |
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| Character | Passenger and freight, 1894–1917; freight only, 1917–1935 |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Operating speed | 30 mph (48 km/h) |
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The New York & Pennsylvania Railroad (NYP) was a single track, shortline railroad running on a route described as east—west in the company's timetables,: between 6 and 7 but closer to an arc: almost due south along Bennett's Creek from Canisteo through the hamlets of Greenwood, Rexville, and Whitesville, New York, southwest through Genesee, Pennsylvania to Oswayo, Pennsylvania, then northwest through Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania to Ceres, New York.: between 6 and 7 In Canisteo trains made "a close connection" with "electric cars for Hornellsville". Trains connected in Canisteo with the Erie Railroad, with service to Buffalo and New York City; in Genesee with the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad, with service to Wellsville, New York, and in Ceres with the Pittsburg [sic], Shawmutt, and Northern Railroad, with service to Olean, New York, and points west. While the railroad did not serve Hornell, occasionally it did run special trains, using the Erie tracks. Its route was primarily in southwestern Steuben County, New York, and northern Potter County, Pennsylvania, with small portions in Allegany County, New York, and McKean County, Pennsylvania. Total track was 56.13 miles (90.33 km) main line and 7.69 miles (12.38 km) of sidings.: 9
