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From: "Joshua" mail AT joshuakblay DOT com
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:03:02 -0400
Subject: RE: (erielack) Steamtown Images--October 15, 2014 (C5246 thru C5250) IDs
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That shot, C5250-1, of Cortland Junction is simply fascinating. I've seen
views from the Lackawanna track side but not from the west looking east
before. The track veering to the left in the interchange track between the
LV and the DL&W. The road crossing in the foreground is South Pendleton
Street. The back side of the Wickwire Brothers steel mill would be right
behind the photographer. Both railroads served the plant, which had their
own inter-plant railroad, and the DL&W was their biggest customer.

I've attached a comparison contemporary view courtesy Google Maps.

The Wickwire site is mostly vacant but they are working on a transload
facility for successor NYS&W. Unfortunately, it has been some time since a
train went down the few miles of remaining Lehigh Valley trackage.

Thank you!

Joshua

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bahrs [mailto:rrbahrs AT gmail DOT com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 11:14 AM
To: EL Mail List
Subject: Re: (erielack) Steamtown Images--October 15, 2014 (C5246 thru
C5250) IDs


C5246-C5247 One of the Ferry terminals. Others might know better than I,
but I don't think this is Hoboken, but one of the other terminals on the
east side of the Hudson.

C5248-C5250-2 A public crossing between Homer, and Cortland, NY. The MP
given on the crossing is with the old fount, and is till conveying the MP
number via the Washington Line. The new MP seen in in C5250-2 is MP 233.

C5250-1 is an out of sequence shot, and as Rusty states is Cortland, Jct.
The non Lackawanna, Racor switch stands are the first give away that the
photo looks east down the Lehigh Valley, tracks towards the Jct. The Back
of the three stall round house can be seen strait ahead, and you can just
make out the tower between the engine house and the factory on the left. A
poor mans semaphore comes to mind when you look at the one on the wooden
pole. Where the box cars sit is Lackawanna track that parallels the LV up
to the Wick Wire Co plant.

Bob Bahrs

On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 2:00 AM, McKnight, Richard
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> C5246--Unknown location--Vehicle floor from ferry bridge [1919]
> C5247--Unknown location--Post on vehicle floor of ferry bridge [1919]
> C5248--MP S247.7--Single track dirt road crossing [1919]
> C5249--MP S247.7--Single track dirt road crossing [1919]
> C5250-1--known location--Dirt road crossing from track [1919]
> C5250-2--MP S247.7--Single track dirt road crossing [1919]
> --
> Patrick McKnight
>


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