by s4ny
Had a great day Saturday. Met some serious fans in Dalton NY in the morning and caught the train coming eastbound.
Followed the train to Canaseraga then took another route to Hornell and arrived 2 minutes before 765 arrived.
Spoke to some people on the rear car as the train was stopped and then drove a bit east (still in the yard) and got a video
of the train slowly continuing to Corning. A guy in a NS truck came by and I honestly expected a bit of trouble as we had
crossed several inactive yard tracks to get to the main line, but he said "hi" and drove on. We then were interviewed
by a photographer/writer for the Livingston County News who had also picked that location.
Checked out Schultheis gun shop in Arkport then had a nice lunch in Dansville.
Returned to the former Erie at Canaseraga and looked for traces of the PS&N (Shawmut). I had
Sanborn maps on my iPhone. Saw some where the former Shawmut and current NS crossed Church St.
I don't want to seem old, but I remember when the Erie had a human guard at that crossing. Back then, of course,
98% of Erie freight from Chicago went thru there. Probably 40 trains/day, so the guard was necessary.
Plenty of Shawmut traces from there to Swain along NY 70, between the highway and the NS tracks.
I decided that Swain wasn't that good a location to wait for the return trip, so we returned to Dalton.
There was a large group in Dalton and we had a fun time talking to the assembled crowd.
There is a memorial for a girl struck and killed by an NS train 2 years ago, and I observed parents
allowing children on the tracks. Fortunately, everybody got clear as the whistle sounded at a crossing
further east.
Interesting link to the Erie in Dalton:
http://www.burts.org/keshequanet/dcb156.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Followed the train to Canaseraga then took another route to Hornell and arrived 2 minutes before 765 arrived.
Spoke to some people on the rear car as the train was stopped and then drove a bit east (still in the yard) and got a video
of the train slowly continuing to Corning. A guy in a NS truck came by and I honestly expected a bit of trouble as we had
crossed several inactive yard tracks to get to the main line, but he said "hi" and drove on. We then were interviewed
by a photographer/writer for the Livingston County News who had also picked that location.
Checked out Schultheis gun shop in Arkport then had a nice lunch in Dansville.
Returned to the former Erie at Canaseraga and looked for traces of the PS&N (Shawmut). I had
Sanborn maps on my iPhone. Saw some where the former Shawmut and current NS crossed Church St.
I don't want to seem old, but I remember when the Erie had a human guard at that crossing. Back then, of course,
98% of Erie freight from Chicago went thru there. Probably 40 trains/day, so the guard was necessary.
Plenty of Shawmut traces from there to Swain along NY 70, between the highway and the NS tracks.
I decided that Swain wasn't that good a location to wait for the return trip, so we returned to Dalton.
There was a large group in Dalton and we had a fun time talking to the assembled crowd.
There is a memorial for a girl struck and killed by an NS train 2 years ago, and I observed parents
allowing children on the tracks. Fortunately, everybody got clear as the whistle sounded at a crossing
further east.
Interesting link to the Erie in Dalton:
http://www.burts.org/keshequanet/dcb156.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;