Re: (erielack) Binghamton Erie Station (was re: Erie Railroad stations & related activities)

["Tom Beckett" <tabeckett_@_stny.rr.com>]

I knew they used part of the building, but it seemed like most of it was
empty. I had no idea there was all that stuff in it. I tend not to go
wandering around on railroad property and in buildings, so never got inside.
The Tier being the backwater of the system that it was, I suppose I could
have spent weeks in there without being noticed or challenged.

The NS uses not only the new building you mention, but also has put an
office in the westernmost part of what is generally known as the Kingsley
building. They've posted part of the area in front of the building as
parking for NS vehicles only, and it is mostly occupied by MOW trucks.

Anent MOW, NS spent most of the week before Christmas replacing ties on the
Vestal spur, from Goudy Station to CP Johnson(almost said West BD!!). Looks
like they also did some tamping and surfacing, as the line now looks much
improved. Given their penchant for running 6 axle power down there-CR never
did, at least in the 14 years I've been here-this is a good thing. Now you
can almost picture a freight behind a trio of DLW F3s coming off the bridge,
heading through the back side of Johnson City...

TAB
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill K." <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 5:11 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Binghamton Erie Station (was re: Erie Railroad
stations & related activities)


> It wasn't empty very long, Conrail used it right up untill shortly before
> tearing it down when they moved back into space in the Lackawanna
passenger
> station (which lasted untill NS built a new structure on the site of the
> freight house).   I still kick myself for not snitching a box or two from
> out of the building shortly before it was torn down - you could walk right
> into it at that point and pick up everything from leftover Conrail
paperwork
> to caboose lanterns.
>
>
> Bill K.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Beckett" <tabeckett_@_stny.rr.com>
> To: "A Samostie" <quahog_@_sprint.ca>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 1:48 AM
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Binghamton Erie Station (was re: Erie Railroad
> stations & related activities)
>
>
> > The Erie did have a large freight house in Binghamton. It was on the
east
> > side of the Chenango Street bridge, between the Erie and DLW mains. It
was
> > torn down about two summers ago, after being derelict for many years.
> >
> > TAB
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "A Samostie" <quahog_@_sprint.ca>
> > To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 4:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: (erielack) Binghamton Erie Station (was re: Erie Railroad
> > stations & related activities)
> >
> >
> > > Dear James and Group,
> > > Thanks!  This is the first photo I've ever seen of the Binghamton Erie
> > > station.
> > > OK, perhaps it isn't quite as "unique" as the Lackawanna station, but
> > > it's not as non-descript as some had suggested.
> > >
> > > Surprising it's not bigger, though, given the size of the stations in
> > > Port Jervis and Susquehanna.  But, then again, Erie did have a
separate
> > > freight house in Binghamton (I think?), so it's smaller than it would
> > > have been had the freight and passenger operations been combined in a
> > > single building.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Alan <quahog_@_sprint.ca>
> > >
> > > James Harr wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Greetings listers, and Happy Holidays to all!
> > > >
> > > > I believe some folks were looking for shots of the Erie Binghamton
> > station a
> > > > while back. Well, a friend just sent this URL; check it out:
> > > >
> > > >
> http://libwww.syr.edu/digital/images/e/ErieRailroad/NJandNYMainLine.htm
> > > >
> > > > They may be out of order, but there are two images of Binghamton,
ca.
> > 1909.
> > > >
> > > > Jim Harr
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

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