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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.
[[FAQ|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]==


*May 20, 2021 - Updated the [[FAQ]] with a key to the column headings.
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*May 15, 2021 - Finished [[Cortland]] County with updated photos and data.
 
*May 15, 2021 - Finished [[Onondaga]] County with updated photos and data. One trolley stop is left that I can't find in Brewerton. Who knows when I'll find it.
*August 1, 2022 - Finished [[Cattaraugus]] County with a photo of the WNYPT station in Olean. Provided a current and period photo composite.
*May 15, 2021 - Continued [[St Lawrence]] County with updated photos and data. Thanks to Leo Ames for undertaking this county.
*June 19, 2022 - Finished [[Schoharie]] County with the addition of the U&D South Gilboa station photo.
*April 23, 2021 - Started [[St Lawrence]] County with updated photos and data (the updated ones have lat/long info). Leo Ames has been contributing all of the photos and info. Thank you to Leo. Out of this, we found the Grasse River Railroad, Cranberry Lake depot, is gone.
*June 19, 2022 - Finished [[Delaware]] County with updated data and new photos. The O&W Delhi station has been torn down and a new building put up. It was here: [https://google.com/maps/place/42.27103,-74.92007 42.27103,-74.92007]. The D&N station at Andes was the standout.
*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.
*June 1, 2022 - Added the FJ&G Urban shelter in [[Schenectady]] County.
*March 21, 2021 - Started [[Onondaga]] County with updated photos and data.
*May 31, 2022 - Mostly finished [[Saratoga]] County with updated photos and data. The Ballston Terminal's Rock City Falls shelter is, unfortunately for my legs, surrounded by stinging nettles. A winter photo would be better. The D&H South Corinth depot is moved and posted and well down the road it's on. Also, the D&H Elnora depot is next to a parking lot but the lot has a shiny, new chainlink fence around it, blocking access. The old photos for these three will suffice for now.
*March 13, 2021 - Finished [[Chemung]] County with updated photos and data.
*May 30, 2022 - Finished [[Schenectady]] County with updated photos and data.
*February 20, 2021 - Added the NYC Exchange St Buffalo freight house to [[Erie]] County. I need a photo of it.
*May 30, 2022 - Finished [[Albany]] County with updated photos and data.
*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.
*May 30, 2022 - Finished [[Oneida]] County with a photo for the NYC McConnellsville passenger depot. The depot was moved to the Erie Canal Village, which is now closed.
*February 12, 2021 - Added the RL&B Middleport station to [[Niagara]] County. Thanks to the Town of Royalton Historian.
*May 14, 2022 - Added the NYC Carter passenger flagstop, [[Herkimer]] County. It's been moved not far from where it was originally in use. Thanks to Matt Giardino.
*February 10, 2021 - Updated the Erie freight station in Jamestown ([[Chautauqua]]) with the correct location and a photo. Thanks to Dave Becker.
*May 14, 2022 - Finally got a photos for NYC Woodgate, [[Oneida]], and NYC Big Moose, [[Herkimer]] Counties. Thanks to Matt Giardino for taking them.
*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.
*May 13, 2022 - Finally got a photo for NYC Beaver River [[Herkimer]] County. Thanks to Matt Giardino for taking it.
*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."
*May 9, 2022 - Added a New York Central freight house photo in Buffalo, [[Erie]] County. The photo is for the last "NYC Buffalo F" entry. This marks Erie as fully updated with new photos.
* 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.
*May 1, 2022 - Updated [[Otsego]] County with new photos and updated information. Removed the D&H freight house in Otego. It has been torn down. Added the SNY Jordanville station photo in [[Herkimer]] County.
*April 2, 2022 - Updated most of [[Herkimer]] County. Still missing three. Can you help?
* 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 20:05, 1 August 2022

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

  • August 1, 2022 - Finished Cattaraugus County with a photo of the WNYPT station in Olean. Provided a current and period photo composite.
  • June 19, 2022 - Finished Schoharie County with the addition of the U&D South Gilboa station photo.
  • June 19, 2022 - Finished Delaware County with updated data and new photos. The O&W Delhi station has been torn down and a new building put up. It was here: 42.27103,-74.92007. The D&N station at Andes was the standout.
  • June 1, 2022 - Added the FJ&G Urban shelter in Schenectady County.
  • May 31, 2022 - Mostly finished Saratoga County with updated photos and data. The Ballston Terminal's Rock City Falls shelter is, unfortunately for my legs, surrounded by stinging nettles. A winter photo would be better. The D&H South Corinth depot is moved and posted and well down the road it's on. Also, the D&H Elnora depot is next to a parking lot but the lot has a shiny, new chainlink fence around it, blocking access. The old photos for these three will suffice for now.
  • May 30, 2022 - Finished Schenectady County with updated photos and data.
  • May 30, 2022 - Finished Albany County with updated photos and data.
  • May 30, 2022 - Finished Oneida County with a photo for the NYC McConnellsville passenger depot. The depot was moved to the Erie Canal Village, which is now closed.
  • May 14, 2022 - Added the NYC Carter passenger flagstop, Herkimer County. It's been moved not far from where it was originally in use. Thanks to Matt Giardino.
  • May 14, 2022 - Finally got a photos for NYC Woodgate, Oneida, and NYC Big Moose, Herkimer Counties. Thanks to Matt Giardino for taking them.
  • May 13, 2022 - Finally got a photo for NYC Beaver River Herkimer County. Thanks to Matt Giardino for taking it.
  • May 9, 2022 - Added a New York Central freight house photo in Buffalo, Erie County. The photo is for the last "NYC Buffalo F" entry. This marks Erie as fully updated with new photos.
  • May 1, 2022 - Updated Otsego County with new photos and updated information. Removed the D&H freight house in Otego. It has been torn down. Added the SNY Jordanville station photo in Herkimer County.
  • April 2, 2022 - Updated most of Herkimer County. Still missing three. Can you help?
  • 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.