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Re: Coal traffic idea which never happened

 by poppyl ¦  Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:36 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Coal traffic idea which never happened ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 776

While on the subject of "what ifs", add the "what if" continued operation of the Morton Himrod mine into the 1980's. Several hundred carloads coming and going daily. Add that to the coal traffic coming from PA and the line north of Himrod would have really been busy. But only &qu...

Re: Himrod Junction

 by poppyl ¦  Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:25 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Himrod Junction ¦  Replies: 14 ¦  Views: 5003

No bodies were left behind in the Morton mine although all the down hole equipment was left in place. The Morton geologists missed the pure salt deposit by about three miles to the south of the mine's location. The FGLK Himrod yard was, back when the mine was fully operational, a six track yard. PC ...

Re: Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK) Discussion

 by poppyl ¦  Wed Aug 15, 2018 9:26 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK) Discussion ¦  Replies: 550 ¦  Views: 186433

Any damage from the heavy rains down towards Watkins Glen on Tuesday? Franklin Street in the village had some flash flooding which temporarily may have affected the FGLK track. Also the area around Cargill flooded in the morning. Both areas appeared to be "back to normal" this afternoon. ...

Re: Southern Tier - West of Binghamton

 by poppyl ¦  Thu May 31, 2018 10:36 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Southern Tier - West of Binghamton ¦  Replies: 1196 ¦  Views: 402842

That's a big schedule change for 6. Any intel as to why? Certainly will make chasing it more convenient with a daylight run in both directions on the Secondary.

Poppyl

Re: Expanded Rail Service Cargill Watkins Glen

 by poppyl ¦  Tue May 15, 2018 4:37 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Expanded Rail Service Cargill Watkins Glen ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 2222

Thanks, Matt. I hadn't been by there since October. At time equipment and material were sitting in the old wye but it wasn't obvious what was intended.

Poppyl

Expanded Rail Service Cargill Watkins Glen

 by poppyl ¦  Sun May 13, 2018 8:55 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Expanded Rail Service Cargill Watkins Glen ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 2222

I hadn't been down by there in a while and just noticed that the formerly stubbed coal siding has been rehabbed and extended into the plant again. Looks like the siding into the covered area on the left is now being used exclusively for bulk loading in hoppers while the "new" siding is bei...

Re: Looking for Info on Lost Railroad Line

 by poppyl ¦  Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:53 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Looking for Info on Lost Railroad Line to Sodus Bay ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 2527

I'll see what I can do.

Poppyl

Re: Looking for Info on Lost Railroad Line

 by poppyl ¦  Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:00 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Looking for Info on Lost Railroad Line to Sodus Bay ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 2527

The reference appeared in the October 11, 2017 edition of The Observer (formerly the Dundee Observor). Their website is http://www.observer-review.com . I do not know if you can read the paper on-line w/o a subscription. The original article came from the October 10, 1917 edition of the Schuyler Cou...

Re: Looking for Info on Lost Railroad Line

 by poppyl ¦  Sun Oct 15, 2017 4:39 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Looking for Info on Lost Railroad Line to Sodus Bay ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 2527

That is the one, Russ. I'll try to find the current article ASAP.

Poppyl

Looking for Info on Lost Railroad Line to Sodus Bay

 by poppyl ¦  Sat Oct 14, 2017 9:02 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Looking for Info on Lost Railroad Line to Sodus Bay ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 2527

Happened to be reading the historical files for 1917 in a local weekly newspaper and came across an article describing the stoppage of construction of a rail line to Sodus Bay. What caught my attention was the route which brought it north from Savona past Lamoka and Waneta Lakes and up between Keuka...

Re: PRR Elmira Branch Sidings?

 by poppyl ¦  Thu Aug 31, 2017 8:21 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: PRR Elmira Branch Sidings? ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 4425

The Starkey siding was a true passing siding that began just north of the old station where the line crested the grade out of Watkins and extended a good part of the way towards Himrod.

Poppyl

Re: Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK) Discussion

 by poppyl ¦  Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:16 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK) Discussion ¦  Replies: 550 ¦  Views: 186433

I'll try to catch them both days at lesser known spots on the Secondary and FGLK.

Poppyl

Re: Selkirk hump to shut down?

 by poppyl ¦  Tue May 16, 2017 10:39 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Selkirk hump to shut down? ¦  Replies: 49 ¦  Views: 14729

My guess is they'll learn how stupid it was and re-open it soon after closing. NS has closed hump yards and opened them after they learned this. Their hump yards are operated very efficiently now. The technology isn't broken, but its implementation can be. Witness the re-built west hump at Enola th...

Re: Hunter Harrison at CSX affect NS in New York State?

 by poppyl ¦  Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:44 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Hunter Harrison at CSX affect NS in New York State? ¦  Replies: 34 ¦  Views: 9633

Just curious -- has the NYS idea to create an inland port at Buffalo to handle unit trains from Port of NY been abandoned? If it is still in the works, would seem like a use for the western Tier.

Poppyl

Re: Location of this LV line?

 by poppyl ¦  Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:47 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Location of this LV line? ¦  Replies: 113 ¦  Views: 24977

I'll add my two cents worth to the discussion. The hills indicate a location in the Southern Tier, IMO. I have no basis other than my gut but that sure looks like the old footprint of the former NYC Baker Street yard in Corning with the bridge being Baker Street. Certainly possible that a LV freight...

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