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RE: (erielack) Binghamton/Sayre Connections

 http://docs.unh.edu/NY/wvrl54se.jpg
Supplies a map showing the area, and 
http://historical.maptech.com/getImage.cfm?fname=sayr48ne.jpg&state=PA
Tells the story south of the border.  And shows the LV branch to Owego taking off to the east.  So
you can follow it on
http://historical.maptech.com/getImage.cfm?fname=towa26nw.jpg&state=PA
A little bit, and then on
http://historical.maptech.com/getImage.cfm?fname=oweg56sw.jpg&state=NY
(BTW, what happened there east of Ellis Town, where they crossed?  Who was up, who was down?  But in
any event, to on to
http://historical.maptech.com/getImage.cfm?fname=oweg56se.jpg&state=NY
To see the line all the way to Owego.

So, were the three tracks tight together there through Smithboro/Tioga Center/Devils Elbow?

SGL


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of ELRRB65@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 12:02 PM
> To: erielack_@_lists.elhts.org
> Subject: (erielack) Binghamton/Sayre Connections
> 
>  I believe that later, after I left the D&H in 
> 1972, the D&H went to Sayre in the daytime, because I have 
> seen photos 
> of the D&H Baldwin RF-16's in Sayre by daylight.
> 
> 
> I was living in Binghamton when the D&H Sharks made there 
> first trip to Sayre 
>  and was able to chase that trip.(thanks to the tip from  ( JJ Young).
> The trip did not use the LVRR tracks between Owego and Sayre. 
> The train ran 
> on the  EL  from Binghamton to Waverly.
>  The Sharks were then cut off there train, and ran the EL 
> west to Chemung, NY 
> and crossed over to the east bound main. They then ran back 
> to Waverly, 
> coupled to the east end of there train and pulled there train 
> into Sayre on a 
> branch line ??? that ran southeast from Waverly into the 
> Sayre  LVRR yards.
> 
> 
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