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A good friend of mine who lives in the area had explained that parts of an Amtrak Turbo Train (?) was stored on a spur off of the Gardensville Sec. at one point. Can anyone confirm this?

I know the rails across Genesee (RT33) and across Transit have been gone for sometime. Although, they left a lot of ties still in the ground going to the Quarry near Harris Hill Rd.
@Jim, Oswego is a tad far from our discussion, haha. This is Lancaster/Depew area of Buffalo in discussion.

Right across from the Wayland DL&W station. Forgive me, but I seem to be unable to locate a ROW? Unless modern development has completely erased any large noticable portions of the ROW. Plus, I'll have to do a bit of searching about, and mapping to see how the PS&N would've made a connectio...

Speaking of the Gardenville Secondary, when did CSX/CR/PC (if that far back) stop pulling loads from the Quarry near I-90 in Lancaster? I have previewed said line in Bing maps, and driven over the ROW many many times when in Buffalo with friends. I do understand it was the West Shore Line at one poi...

If you have the time LVRR325, if you could so graciously locate the map if you have any more copies, I would certainly be interested in purchasing one or so.
Thanks.
Lehighton

Only about a week ago, someone here posted some dates and other information on a thread. Another poster replied with several corrections, which rendered much of the first poster's info totally inaccurate. To which the first poster responded with "Knew some of my stuff was in error". Then ...

Hey guys,

Was contemplating going down to Cohocton today to see if anything was going on, eventually decided against it. (Now kicking myself in the butt for that)
Is there anything new going on down there worth checking out?
Thanks.

The one with the noticable Steeple is the Middlesex Baptist Church, up in "town" on Church St. and St. Rt. 245. The other church is the Methodist Church on the S-curve of St. Rt. 364 and West Ave. I'm walking distance from both. You cannot miss my house, its nearly impossible. I live on th...

Knew some of my stuff was in error. Thanks for the correction TB. The more I can know about my local former branchline is awesome.
Thanks.

Well Gee SST, You shoulda just asked. The Naples Branch is my line, as I live RIGHT next door to the airport, in the little blue house. As for the trail, Its farther south down the valley, begins at Cayward Cross Rd. and ends at Rt. 21 in Naples. You won't be able to get to the roadbed from the Airp...

Thanks so much for your reply Scott. Now since Boredom has captivated my mind, I am going over and highlighting on a Google Earth screen capture of all the railines in and out of Buffalo. Would you happen to know of a larger map like the first one you posted me? Thanks.

Hello all. Upon visiting with friends several times into Buffalo, and traversing the area quite well, I have sparked interest in the operations of the Lehigh Valley's general involvement of the Tifft Terminal area. Now, I do understand that even today this place is quite the mess of track, and back ...

As Bethlehem Jct. Mentioned, it was only PRR that went into the heart of Watkins Glen. FGLK now utilizes some of the track to service the Cargill Salt Mine under Seneca Lake, and at the very end for some small car storage. South of that, there are no rails left, though most of it is preserved as a t...

Bumping the topic. Still curious for information!

Friend of mine found an original laying in the weeds along side the former Naples Branch ROW. Completely rusty, but still in decent shape. Cut with a torch IIRC. Guess LV had to cut costs in some places so they just cut them with torches instead of stamping them.