Re: (erielack) This Month in Syracuse Branch History

["toddsyr" <toddsyr_@_twcny.rr.com>]

"Hope some of you found it of interest."

Most assuredly.

Todd K. Stearns

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From: "Joshua K. Blay" <mail_@_joshuakblay.com>
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Subject: (erielack) This Month in Syracuse Branch History


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> I'm fighting a 'orrible summer cold so I with limited things I can do
> thought I'd share some more history-
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> 1913  On the first of the month, a train puts eight cars on the ground at
> Maybury's Mills, along the Cincinattus branch.  No injuries.
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> 1927  On the 21st, the first use of a 1200 class locomotive was noted - a
> 2-8-2.
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> Two days later, the superintendent, riding car Lake Forest, passes through
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> 1930  On the 7th a boxcar is broken into in McGraw, again along the Cincy
> Branch.  Railroad police later arrest two men who are prosecuted, results
> unknown.
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> 1931  On the second to last day of the month, five boxcars are vandalized
> and vegetables are stolen.
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> 1932  On the 22nd, the front truck of a locomotive switching the Sheffield
> milk plant in Homer derails, blocking the track for twelve hours.  It is
> re-railed much to amusement of the gathered crowd.
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> 1935  Flooding on the New York Central sees an unknown number of NYC
> detoured along the line- exact route and count unknown.
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> 1937  On the third day, a work train narrowly avoids hitting a truck at 
> the
> Grant Street crossing, north end of Cortland.
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> 1939  On the 14th day, a very lucky youth in Marathon survives after a
> double-headed freight passes over the sleeping boy stops, and uncouples to
> facilitate his removal.  No injuries.
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> 1939  On the first day, the removal of the second track between Apulia and
> Preble is begun.
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> Three weeks later, a woman loses her right hand in Cortland after being 
> run
> over.
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> 1940  Sometime in the first week, an alert farmer calls the Cortland 
> station
> warning of 50' of undermined track in Blodgett Mills in the nick of time.
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> 1940  In the middle of the month, the line is rebuilt between Cortland
> Junction to Grant Street in Cortland.
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> 1948  General Electric 44-tonner #52 replaces 0-6-0 #135 as the Cortland
> switcher and 2-8-0 #728 on the Cincinnatus Branch.
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> Later that same month, the Oswego & Syracuse anniversary train passes
> through, with the dolled up Lackawanna 952, under her own power- last ever
> use of a camelback I'd say
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> 1950 something- an engine derails at the north end of Homer siding- 
> blocking
> the passenger train.  Twenty people are bussed.
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> 1995  NYS&W 2-8-2 142 heads down to Chenango Bridge and meets a train from
> Steamtown by Milwaukee 4-8-4 #261, both doublehead to Syracuse.  The next
> day, Sunday, 142 pulls a train to Tully, 261 follows behind and does a 
> runby
> at Tully before returning to Steamtown.  142 heads back to Syracuse.
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> 2003/2004  CSX detour trains due to trackwork along the ex NYC
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> Hope some of you found it of interest.
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