Abandonment dates for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Elmira & Cortland Branch:
Elmira-Horseheads, 5.1 miles, 04 December 1975
Horseheads-Van Etten, 19.6 miles, 25 June 1938
Van Etten-Spencer, 2.5 miles, 1932
Spencer-East Ithaca, 23.0 miles, 30 June 1935
East Ithaca-Freeville, 9.0 miles, 01 September 1977*
Freeville-South Cortland, 9.4 miles, 01 September 1977 (embargoed 1976, dismantled 1978)
Cortland Jct.-River, 4.6 miles, 1975
River-Canastota, 43.5 miles, 30 December 1967 Canastota-Camden, 20.8 miles, 06 August 1938
*Etna-East Ithaca o/s after Hurricane Agnes in June, 1972. Believe this line segment was embargoed in 1973, possibly by Bulletin Order. General Order 1001 effective August 10, 1975, paragraph (f) states:"East Ithaca Running Track East Ithaca-Etna
East Ithaca Running Track between East Ithaca and Etna out of service account track conditions".
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