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(erielack) March in Syracuse Branch History



A few days early.

 


March

1857

31

SB&NY

 

Syracuse & Binghamton changes name to Syracuse, Binghamton and New York


March

1869

3

DL&W

 

DL&W gains control of SB&NY


March

1927

30

DL&W

Cortland

William T. Wolfe promoted to local yardmaster


March

1927

16

DL&W

Cortland

Women walks in front of train and is killed


March

1932

8

LV

Cortland

Milk train leaves after 12 hour snow delay


March

1934

1

DL&W

 

Air conditioned cars started


March

1934

12

 

 

DL&W and LV officials meet at LV passenger station to discuss consolidation
of engine and freight depots


March

1934

12

DL&W

Little York

SB milk train derails a car while switching


March

1935

20

DL&W

Messengerville

Engineer gets foot stuck in stoker on NB freight, possibly breaking it,
rides in Caboose to Cortland then to hosptial


March

1936

 

DL&W

 

PRR detour passenger train #5 from Taylor, PA to Syracuse, with LV 2093 on
DL&W stone train south


March

1936

18

DL&W/LV

 

LV detour passenger train #9 from Pittston, PA to Syracuse, with PRR 3678 on
DL&W stone train south


March

1939

13

LV

Cortland

Yard engine derails because of snow


March

1940

29

LV

 

Rotary used to open up the line


March

1941

19?

LV

 

Service suspended between Truxton and Canastota for 2 days due to weather


March

1941

19?

DL&W

 

Snowplow derails in Tully, lined blocked for 2 days


March

1948

20

DL&W

 

Landslide at Chenango Forks blocks railroad for the day, passengers bussed
Whitney-Bingo


March

1948

22

DL&W

 

2 passenger trains suspended for duration of coal strike


March 

1976

31

EL/LV

 

Last EL and LV freight operations


March 

1976

 

EL

 

PC derailment near Rome, westbounds detour Utica-Chenango Forks-Syracuse


March 

2007

14

NYSW

 

CSX derails Oneida, NY, detour trains for intermodal and auto trains


March 

2009

 

NYSW

 

Last Maplefest excursion trains with NYSW 3022, 3634, and ex Chicago
bilievels


March or April?

1982

 

 

 

Last Conrail train

 



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