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Over the past 30+ years of watching trains (age 36) I've accumulated more a few spots that are personal favorites STILL ACTIVE: 1. Chili Jct- I agree w/previous posts as it's a great way to view the West Shore and the Chicago Line. 2. Genesee Jct.- LA&L keeps that old EL feeling alive plus West ...

Hey Otto!
I gotto look thru my stck of pics but I might have some shots of that C-430 and a C424 running light on the B&H thru Bath. It will probably take some time, but keep after me so I don't forget!

Sincerely,
Matt Langworthy

The B&H served Lane Pipe in Bath during the '50s- I have a picture of #11 hauling a large load of culvert pipe on one of her last runs. (By the way the shop is still there but the spur was removed during the early '80s). The B&H also used to have a spur that diverted from the line near the c...

I recall that Conrail did run quite few trains from the Lehigh Line north to the Southern Tier mainline, where they turned west to reach Buffalo. I remember this from some visits to see my grandma in Waverly. It was also profiled in an issue of FLAGS, DIAMONDS & STATUES magazine. CR ran about 3 ...

WDBs assessment on the survival of former EL west of Hornell is correct. The Corning Leader neswpaper and Railpace magazine both had articles circa 1995 on the development of a Southwest New York rail authority which wished to restore service to the old Erie main, which had gone dormant between Horn...

Your recent forum on the fate of the Lehigh Valley after the start of Conrail is quite interesting. I must have seen CR's local serivce to and from Odessa in the summer of '76. My family occasionally drove thru the area to go to Waverly. I'm pretty sure I saw a couple of trains on the LV main betwee...