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If you have photos, send them in: [mailto:info@existingstations.com 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.
If you have photos, send them in: [mailto:info@existingstations.com 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


==[http://ny.existingstations.com/w//index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent Updates]==
==[http://ny.existingstations.com/w//index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent Updates]==


*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.
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*March 21, 2021 - Started [[Onondaga]] County with updated photos and data.
 
*March 13, 2021 - Finished [[Chemung]] County with updated photos and data.
*November 21, 2021 - Updated the photos of the NYC Phelps stations, [[Ontario]] County, and the LV station at P&L Junction, [[Livingston]] County. All three are at the Genesee Valley Country Museum in Mumford NY. Ontario County is now done with photo updates.
*February 20, 2021 - Added the NYC Exchange St Buffalo freight house to [[Erie]] County. I need a photo of it.
*October 15, 2021 - [[Hamilton]] County now has no stations left. The last was the NYC station at Nehasane.
*February 12, 2021 - Added the RL&B Gasport station to [[Niagara]] County and removed from the [[Verify]] list. Thanks to the Town of Royalton Historian.
*October 12, 2021 - Truly finished with [[Madison]] County now as I got a photo of the the West Shore's Ballina depot from its owner.
*February 12, 2021 - Added the RL&B Middleport station to [[Niagara]] County. Thanks to the Town of Royalton Historian.
*October 5, 2021 - Updated the West Shore Ballina depot, [[Madison]] County. It was moved again several years ago. I updated the location and changed the name from Rippleton, which was incorrect. Photo coming soon.
*February 10, 2021 - Updated the Erie freight station in Jamestown ([[Chautauqua]]) with the correct location and a photo. Thanks to Dave Becker.
*October 3, 2021 - Started [[Herkimer]] County with updated photos and data.
*February 10, 2021 - Removed the NYO&W station at Parker, [[Chenango]] County. It had been torn down a couple of years ago and had been vacant and rough shape for a couple of decades.
*October 3, 2021 - Finished [[Essex]] County with updated photos and data. Removed the D&H Willsboro depot as it's now gone (CP replaced with a prefab office trailer).
*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."
*October 3, 2021 - Finished [[Clinton]] County with updated photos and data with the exception of Dannemora. Removed the D&H West Chazy freight house, D&H Peru, and the entry for the D&H Mooers Junction passenger depot as the depot is actually gone and the photo showed the former coal building.
*January 3, 2021 - Removed the B&A station from Canaan from the [[Verify]] page. It was disassembled but never reassembled any place. And it is believed the stones sold off.
*October 3, 2021 - Finished [[Lewis]] County with updated photos and data with the exception of Deer River (now in [[Oswego]] County.)
*December 20, 2020 - Removed the BR&P brick freight house in Warsaw ([[Wyoming]]) It was demolished 12/20/2020.
*October 3, 2021 - Finished [[Jefferson]] County with updated photos and data.
*November 30, 2020 - Finished updating [[Steuben]] County with the addition of the Hornell photo.
*Sept 22, 2021 - Removed the D&H's Greenfield ([[Saratoga]]) station that was off South Greenfield Rd. The owners recently tore it down. This should not be confused with the Kings station near Greenfield off Route 9N and Porter Corners Rd.
* 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.
*Sept 19, 2021 - Finished [[Madison]] County with updated photos and data. Removed the O&W Stockbridge depot as it's now gone. Also, the WS Rippleton station has been moved again and I need to locate it. I have some info.
*Sept 19, 2021 - Removed the New York & New Jersey's Bardonia ([[Rockland]]) station that was at SR 304 and Bardonia Rd. It's now a CVS.
*Sept 5, 2021 - Finished [[Montgomery]] County with updated photos and data. Removed the FJ&G Albany Bush depot as it's now gone.
*Sept 5, 2021 - Finished [[Fulton]] County with updated photos and data.
*Sept 5, 2021 - Finished [[Schoharie]] County with updated photos and data. Finally got a photo for the D&H Barnerville shelter. The U&D depot in South Gilboa with be tackled with [[Delaware]] County.
*Sept 5, 2021 - Added the D&H shelter for Delanson to [[Schenectady]] County with a photo.
*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.
* 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.
* 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 14:34, 21 November 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

  • November 21, 2021 - Updated the photos of the NYC Phelps stations, Ontario County, and the LV station at P&L Junction, Livingston County. All three are at the Genesee Valley Country Museum in Mumford NY. Ontario County is now done with photo updates.
  • October 15, 2021 - Hamilton County now has no stations left. The last was the NYC station at Nehasane.
  • October 12, 2021 - Truly finished with Madison County now as I got a photo of the the West Shore's Ballina depot from its owner.
  • October 5, 2021 - Updated the West Shore Ballina depot, Madison County. It was moved again several years ago. I updated the location and changed the name from Rippleton, which was incorrect. Photo coming soon.
  • October 3, 2021 - Started Herkimer County with updated photos and data.
  • October 3, 2021 - Finished Essex County with updated photos and data. Removed the D&H Willsboro depot as it's now gone (CP replaced with a prefab office trailer).
  • October 3, 2021 - Finished Clinton County with updated photos and data with the exception of Dannemora. Removed the D&H West Chazy freight house, D&H Peru, and the entry for the D&H Mooers Junction passenger depot as the depot is actually gone and the photo showed the former coal building.
  • October 3, 2021 - Finished Lewis County with updated photos and data with the exception of Deer River (now in Oswego County.)
  • October 3, 2021 - Finished Jefferson County with updated photos and data.
  • Sept 22, 2021 - Removed the D&H's Greenfield (Saratoga) station that was off South Greenfield Rd. The owners recently tore it down. This should not be confused with the Kings station near Greenfield off Route 9N and Porter Corners Rd.
  • Sept 19, 2021 - Finished Madison County with updated photos and data. Removed the O&W Stockbridge depot as it's now gone. Also, the WS Rippleton station has been moved again and I need to locate it. I have some info.
  • Sept 19, 2021 - Removed the New York & New Jersey's Bardonia (Rockland) station that was at SR 304 and Bardonia Rd. It's now a CVS.
  • Sept 5, 2021 - Finished Montgomery County with updated photos and data. Removed the FJ&G Albany Bush depot as it's now gone.
  • Sept 5, 2021 - Finished Fulton County with updated photos and data.
  • Sept 5, 2021 - Finished Schoharie County with updated photos and data. Finally got a photo for the D&H Barnerville shelter. The U&D depot in South Gilboa with be tackled with Delaware County.
  • Sept 5, 2021 - Added the D&H shelter for Delanson to Schenectady County with a photo.
  • 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.
  • 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.