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See the FAQ for what the column headings mean.
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]==
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*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 - 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.
*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 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 [[Cortland]] County with updated photos and data.
*May 15, 2021 - Finished [[Onondaga]] County with updated photos and data. One trolley stop is left that I can't find in Brewerton. Who knows when I'll find it.
*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.
*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.
*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.
*March 21, 2021 - Finished [[Cayuga]] County with updated photos and data. I removed the West Shore in Weedsport from the [[Verify]] page and added it to the [[Cayuga]] County page. Thanks to an old article and the Cayuga County Real Property Office.
* 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.
*March 21, 2021 - Started [[Onondaga]] County with updated photos and data.
*March 13, 2021 - Finished [[Chemung]] County with updated photos and data.
*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."
* 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.
* 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.