Some old maps show a proposed trolley line going through Java (Wyoming County). Any idea as to the name and the end points? Thanks.
Charles
Charles
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thebigham wrote:Supposedly grading was done for a wye, but I've never seen it.What is the source of this information? Do you mean you have specifically looked for the wye on the ground? Or have you looked on aerial maps?
dj_paige wrote:I think it was the Edward A Lewis A&A book.thebigham wrote:Supposedly grading was done for a wye, but I've never seen it.What is the source of this information? Do you mean you have specifically looked for the wye on the ground? Or have you looked on aerial maps?
dj_paige wrote:The map showing this trolley line is here:Neato! According to that map, NY-78 is pretty much the routing of the railroad east of Curriers Road. If I squint hard enough, I can see various features (shadows in fields, treelines) which line up with the routing of the E.A. Still, it's *easy* to see railbeds that don't exist, particularly when the railroad isn't run in an arbitrary location, but instead along a level stretch of land.
http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/ ... /New+York/
RussNelson wrote: If I squint hard enough, I can see various features (shadows in fields, treelines) which line up with the routing of the E.A. Still, it's *easy* to see railbeds that don't exist, particularly when the railroad isn't run in an arbitrary location, but instead along a level stretch of land.Russ, while I know you are very good at this ... I'm not sure the squinting is a worthwhile effort. So far, the only claim is that the wye was graded; I don't believe any has said the rest of the line was graded.
"...to develop the Company's water power, build and equip 4 sub-stations; provide over-head wiring, track bonding, etc. for electrical operation; and supplying electrical equipment, consisting of one electric freight locomotive, two express and package freight cars, five passenger cars, will require an additional out-lay of approximately $550,000."As for the "trolley line". I believe that you are misreading the maps. I have the 1902 Wyoming County Atlas Book. The dashed line is marked as ELECTRIC RAILWAY, on the Sheldon (pg 40-41), Java (pg 44-45) and overall map (insert) views. On the overall county map the line is drawn directly on the road. If you look at the Sheldon page (40-41), the proposed line is actually just to the north of the roadway. That piece of the road is marked as EAST AURORA RD. I don't believe it to be a Trolley Line, only a proposed electric railway. As Chris mentioned, the map only gets them into Gardenville, and was not located any further. On the Strykersville Page 39 the route is marked ELECTRIC RAILROAD.