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If you have photos, send them in: [mailto:info@existingstations.com email me]. A small credit line at the bottom is helpful, although I can add it. The photos of the old site were small to save space back in 1996. Now I'm standardizing on something around 1600 pixels wide.
If you have photos, send them in: [mailto:info@existingstations.com email me]. A small credit line at the bottom is helpful, although I can add it. The photos of the old site were small to save space back in 1996. Now I'm standardizing on something around 1600 pixels wide.
See the FAQ for what the column headings mean.
—Charles Woolever


==[http://ny.existingstations.com/w//index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent Updates]==
==[http://ny.existingstations.com/w//index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent Updates]==


*February 20, 2021 - Added the NYC Exchange St freight house to [[Erie]] County. I need a photo of it.
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*February 12, 2021 - Added the RL&B Gasport station to [[Niagara]] County and removed from the [[Verify]] list. Thanks to the Town of Royalton Historian.
 
*February 12, 2021 - Added the RL&B Middleport station to [[Niagara]] County. Thanks to the Town of Royalton Historian.
*July 25, 2021 - Started [[Oneida]] County with updated photos and data (the updated ones have lat/long info). The DL&W depot at Washington Mills is removed, torn down in 2020. The Oneida Railway's Building #269 is added.
*February 10, 2021 - Updated the Erie freight station in Jamestown ([[Chautauqua]]) with the correct location and a photo. Thanks to Dave Becker.
*July 10, 2021 - Finished [[Chenango]] County with updated photos and data.
*February 10, 2021 - Removed the NYO&W station at Parker, [[Chenango]] County. It had been torn down a couple of years ago and had been vacant and rough shape for a couple of decades.
*July 10, 2021 - Finished [[Broome]] County with updated photos and data for Windsor and Ninevah.
*January 26, 2021 - Added the D&H station at Nineveh, [[Broome]] County, which had been on the [[Verify]] List for a while. The info comes from the Town of Colesville Historian, "a gentleman purchased it and took it apart. Rebuilt it and turned it into a home. It sits in Harpursville on Rt. 79. The house number is 3310."
*June 20, 2021 - Added a photo for the newly discovered NYC Le Roy station, [[Genesee]] County.
*January 3, 2021 - Removed the B&A station from Canaan from the [[Verify]] page. It was disassembled but never reassembled any place. And it is believed the stones sold off.
*June 13, 2021 - Finished [[Oswego]] County with updated photos and data. Added the O&W freight house for Phoenix. This became a snowmobile clubhouse and now a house. It sits in its original position with the former tracks a trail of sorts. Thanks to a tip and some additional tax research on my part.
*December 20, 2020 - Removed the BR&P brick freight house in Warsaw ([[Wyoming]]) It was demolished 12/20/2020.
*June 11, 2021 - Going back through the counties I've updated with new photos and changing the Lat/Long to a clickable link to Google Maps.
*November 30, 2020 - Finished updating [[Steuben]] County with the addition of the Hornell photo.
*June 5, 2021 - Several updates to the data for [[Orange]] County. This includes the addition of the Erie's Houghton Farm and Bullville station. Thanks to Alex Prizgintas for undertaking this county.
*November 14, 2020 - Finished updating [[Erie]] County with new photos and updated data. The Erie/NKP station on Babcock St is gone in Buffalo (had become a yard office). Added the Buffalo & Lake Erie traction station in Angola.
*June 3, 2021 - Continued [[St Lawrence]] and [[Jefferson]] Counties with updated photos and data. Thanks to Leo Ames for undertaking this county.
*November 10, 2020 - Added the Lehigh Valley's Swartwood depot [[Chemung]] County. Found by Ewa M. Wdzieczak-Smering and verified by the owner. This is a former Elmira, Cortland, & Northern depot.
*June 3, 2021 - Added NYC Chaumont freight house [[St Lawrence]] and NYC Antwerp [[Jefferson]]. Thanks to Leo Ames for the sleuthing.
*October 17, 2020 - Finished updating [[Steuben]] County with new photos and updated data. The B&H Rheims depot was torn down.
*May 20, 2021 - Updated the [[FAQ]] with a key to the column headings.
* Please send updated photos in. See email below. A tip - if you are looking at a county, click the photo. You'll see a large version along with a history of the photos for that station below the photo. Most right now are going to have one photo. But if you look at a county I've updated, like Orleans, you'll see the current photo and an older photo. That gives you a chance to see how the station has changed. Also, if you click the main photo and it's been updated, you can see a larger version of it.
*May 15, 2021 - Finished [[Cortland]] County with updated photos and data.
*May 15, 2021 - Finished [[Onondaga]] County with updated photos and data.
*May 15, 2021 - Continued [[St Lawrence]] County with updated photos and data. Thanks to Leo Ames for undertaking this county.
*April 23, 2021 - Started [[St Lawrence]] County with updated photos and data (the updated ones have lat/long info). Leo Ames has been contributing all of the photos and info. Thank you to Leo. Out of this, we found the Grasse River Railroad, Cranberry Lake depot, is gone.
* Please send updated photos in. See email below. Please try to send full-sized photos from your cell or other digital camera. A tip - if you are looking at a county, click the photo. You'll see a large version along with a history of the photos for that station below the photo. Most right now are going to have one photo. But if you look at a county I've updated, like Orleans, you'll see the current photo and an older photo. That gives you a chance to see how the station has changed. Also, if you click the main photo and it's been updated, you can see a larger version of it.
* I'll be changing the Street column over to latitude & longitude. As I work through the counties updating photos, I've noticed not only the ones with missing streets but towns that have changed street names, especially those short or dead-end streets typically found around railroad stations. So "Railroad Street" where the railroad no longer runs becomes "Veterans Way", for example. Instead of dealing with all of that, I'll just convert it to Lat/Long.
* I'll be changing the Street column over to latitude & longitude. As I work through the counties updating photos, I've noticed not only the ones with missing streets but towns that have changed street names, especially those short or dead-end streets typically found around railroad stations. So "Railroad Street" where the railroad no longer runs becomes "Veterans Way", for example. Instead of dealing with all of that, I'll just convert it to Lat/Long.
* '''November 2019 Re-Launch - I've converted this site to a Wiki format to make it easier to maintain. I went through over 200 emails that I received since I last updated the (old) site, and you may notice fewer stations on each county page. The majority of these removals were due to fires or tear-downs. I've also updated some photos and other facts that were sent to me. I still have emails I'm going through, so stay tuned for more updates.'''
* '''November 2019 Re-Launch - I've converted this site to a Wiki format to make it easier to maintain. I went through over 200 emails that I received since I last updated the (old) site, and you may notice fewer stations on each county page. The majority of these removals were due to fires or tear-downs. I've also updated some photos and other facts that were sent to me. I still have emails I'm going through, so stay tuned for more updates.'''

Revision as of 23:32, 25 July 2021

In the early 1990s, I had been compiling a database of existing railroad stations in New York. After gathering about 200 stations, I decided to construct a web site. While researching these stations has been personally rewarding, I feel that sharing this information on the Internet helps others who are interested in the history and preservation of classic railroad stations.

This site has been in place since 1996 and was the first of its type, cataloging railroad stations by state, on the Internet. Subsequent states followed such as, for PA, NH, and OH.

If you have photos, send them in: email me. A small credit line at the bottom is helpful, although I can add it. The photos of the old site were small to save space back in 1996. Now I'm standardizing on something around 1600 pixels wide.

See the FAQ for what the column headings mean.

—Charles Woolever

Recent Updates

  • July 25, 2021 - Started Oneida County with updated photos and data (the updated ones have lat/long info). The DL&W depot at Washington Mills is removed, torn down in 2020. The Oneida Railway's Building #269 is added.
  • July 10, 2021 - Finished Chenango County with updated photos and data.
  • July 10, 2021 - Finished Broome County with updated photos and data for Windsor and Ninevah.
  • June 20, 2021 - Added a photo for the newly discovered NYC Le Roy station, Genesee County.
  • June 13, 2021 - Finished Oswego County with updated photos and data. Added the O&W freight house for Phoenix. This became a snowmobile clubhouse and now a house. It sits in its original position with the former tracks a trail of sorts. Thanks to a tip and some additional tax research on my part.
  • June 11, 2021 - Going back through the counties I've updated with new photos and changing the Lat/Long to a clickable link to Google Maps.
  • June 5, 2021 - Several updates to the data for Orange County. This includes the addition of the Erie's Houghton Farm and Bullville station. Thanks to Alex Prizgintas for undertaking this county.
  • June 3, 2021 - Continued St Lawrence and Jefferson Counties with updated photos and data. Thanks to Leo Ames for undertaking this county.
  • June 3, 2021 - Added NYC Chaumont freight house St Lawrence and NYC Antwerp Jefferson. Thanks to Leo Ames for the sleuthing.
  • May 20, 2021 - Updated the FAQ with a key to the column headings.
  • May 15, 2021 - Finished Cortland County with updated photos and data.
  • May 15, 2021 - Finished Onondaga County with updated photos and data.
  • May 15, 2021 - Continued St Lawrence County with updated photos and data. Thanks to Leo Ames for undertaking this county.
  • April 23, 2021 - Started St Lawrence County with updated photos and data (the updated ones have lat/long info). Leo Ames has been contributing all of the photos and info. Thank you to Leo. Out of this, we found the Grasse River Railroad, Cranberry Lake depot, is gone.
  • Please send updated photos in. See email below. Please try to send full-sized photos from your cell or other digital camera. A tip - if you are looking at a county, click the photo. You'll see a large version along with a history of the photos for that station below the photo. Most right now are going to have one photo. But if you look at a county I've updated, like Orleans, you'll see the current photo and an older photo. That gives you a chance to see how the station has changed. Also, if you click the main photo and it's been updated, you can see a larger version of it.
  • I'll be changing the Street column over to latitude & longitude. As I work through the counties updating photos, I've noticed not only the ones with missing streets but towns that have changed street names, especially those short or dead-end streets typically found around railroad stations. So "Railroad Street" where the railroad no longer runs becomes "Veterans Way", for example. Instead of dealing with all of that, I'll just convert it to Lat/Long.
  • November 2019 Re-Launch - I've converted this site to a Wiki format to make it easier to maintain. I went through over 200 emails that I received since I last updated the (old) site, and you may notice fewer stations on each county page. The majority of these removals were due to fires or tear-downs. I've also updated some photos and other facts that were sent to me. I still have emails I'm going through, so stay tuned for more updates.
  • If you have photos, send them in: email me. A small credit line at the bottom is helpful, although I can add it. The photos of the old site were small to save space back in 1996. Now I'm standardizing on something around 1600 pixels wide.

Counties

Links

Links to other NY station sites and a few in the rest of the U.S.

Verify

Please check here and help locate missing stations.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions.