DL&W Books - Western NY

(I asked this question before, but it must have been on the "old" railroad.net, because I cant find the thread now!
so I will just ask again..)

Are there any DL&W books that are aware that the railroad extended West of Scranton?!
I just got "DL&W in Color" (no "volume #"..so I guess it must be "volume 1")
great book! has some coverage of Binghamton, then a few photos of Waverly..then we skip straight to Buffalo!
the book is still 90% east of Scranton.
no offence to youse Joiseyites, but I have no interest in NJ commuter operations!
any books have Western NY coverage?
Waverly,
Elmira,
Dansville.
Groveland station.
etc..

I have yet to see an actual photo of Groveland station! ever! :o
thanks!
Scot

THERE ARE SEVERAL BOOKS ON THE DL&W AVAILABLE: TABERS'. "D...L...AND WES... IN THE 19TH CENTURY" AND "D..L...AND WEST...IN THE 20TH CENT. " VOL I AND VOL II.; SHELDEN KING'S "ROUTE OF PHOEBE SNOW", AND CASEY'S "LACKAWANNA STORY". PLUS PICTURE BOOKS. CHECK BOOK STORES, HOBBY SHOPS, FAN MAGS, ANTIQUE SHOPS, ETC.

To further henry's thoughts Scotty, would add Larry DeYoung's 'Erie-Lackawanna - NY State' for perhaps more relavant history up your way.

Larry is an Erie fan so his work sometimes favors the E in E-L but still a great overall source.

There's an excellent book titled "Railroads in and around Dansville, NY", which covers the DL&W, PS&N, and DM&M. It's available in the Monroe County public library. It's very detailed with interesting anecdotes and the histories behind the respective railroads.

I know all of these books (my father has them) and there still are precious few pics of DL&W west of Elmira. Other than a few points, it seems to be a 200 mile gap that has seen little press.

I found this website that has a few photos of the DL&W and its respective stations in Big Flats http://www.trainweb.org/rshs/GRS%20-%20Big%20Flats.htm
and Perkinsville
http://www.trainweb.org/rshs/GRS%20-%20 ... ,%20NY.htm
from the late '50s and recently. It's sad to see this once great railroad reduced to a memory.

I just got "'Erie-Lackawanna - NY State'
good book!
but is 99% ex-Erie lines..
(and it seems to cover mostly LATE EL..the DL lines were gone)
a bit on the EL in Bath (DL&W)
but still..very little on the DL&W mainline between Waverly-Buffalo.

im going to try and get the big Thomas Taber DL&W volumes..
I have heard that the Steamtown giftshop has them!
maybe they will have more on this mysterious mainline..

Im planning on doing a tour on the remains of the Groveland station yard.
I walked out the DMM last summer to the Wye, but the mosquitos chased me away before I could see much..
I will try again this spring, early, before skeeter season..

Scot

I saw that Big Flats station in '99. A newspaper article said that a private owner bought it and he was going to move the building and restore it.

Judging from the 2003 pics on that website, he wasn't successful. When I saw the station it still had a roof, now the roof is gone.

Scotty, the Taber books sadly come up short on western DL&W action. But every DL&W fan should have the Taber books. Steamtown has a very good bookstore, no doubt they would have the Taber set.

Steamtown's bookstore does have the Taber books. That's where I got my set.

rls62, Thanks for the link. Great commentary and picture. I downloaded the picture, because that station is a neat one for pen and ink sketching. I know I passed it many times in the 50s without knowing or remembering it. Thanks.