History
In 1880 the New York, Lackawanna and Western Railroad was incorporated to build a line from Binghamton to Buffalo. The line was built using the money and expertise of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad which immediately leased the company when construction of the line was completed in 1882. The Lackawanna, at the time, was controlled by Jay Gould who wanted the line from Binghamton to Buffalo to connect New York to his western railroad holdings.
For much of its route between Binghamton and Buffalo the DL&W closely followed the course of the existing Erie Railroad line. Because they were already being serviced by the Erie, many landowners along the route were reluctant to allow the Lackawanna to build on their land and the company paid handsomely for its right-of-way in New York.
Stations
This chart lists the stations on the main line of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad in New York State.
| Station | Mile |
| Binghamton Johnson City Willow Point Vestal Apalachin Owego Lansberry Nichols Litchfield Waverly Wilawana Lowman Elmira Elmira Heights Horseheads Big Flats Gibson Corning Painted Post Erwins Coopers Plain Curtis Campbell Savona Bath Kanona Avoca Wallace Cohocton Atlanta Wayland Jct. Wayland Portway (Perkinsville) Dansville Groveland Mount Morris Leicester Greigsville Craigs Linwood B&O Jct. East Bethany East Alexander North Alexander Ray (Cady) North Darien Fargo Alden West Alden Dollwood Lancaster Depew Buffalo (Main St. Station) Black Rock |
191.7 194.4 196.5 199.7 205.6 212.4 217.5 220.6 226.5 231.0 235.3 241.9 248.7 250.8 253.1 258.2 265.0 266.7 268.2 269.7 271.0 273.6 275.8 280.2 285.6 289.5 293.2 295.8 301.0 305.4 307.6 311.9 313.2 318.5 325.8 332.7 335.8 339.3 342.5 345.3 350.3 354.0 359.0 361.4 364.2 367.1 371.3 374.2 375.8 378.5 383.2 384.1 390.4 392.4 |
All mileage is measured from Hoboken, NJ.
The Syracuse Branch connects to the main line at Binghamton and the Ithaca Branch connects at Owego.
Abandonments
- Binghamton to Vestal, 1995 Vestal - Nichols, 1961
- Nichols to Waverly, 1962
- Waverly to Horseheads, 1961
- Corning to Bath, operated by Erie Lackawanna and Conrail
- Bath to Wayland, operated by E-L/Conrail, conveyed to Bath & Hammondsport (now southern division, Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad)
- Wayland to Groveland, 1963
- Groveland to Greigsville conveyed to Genesee & Wyoming Railroad
- Greigsville to North Alexander, 1982
- North Alexander to Ray, 1964
- Ray to Lancaster, 1963
- Lancaster to Depew, operated by E-L, Conrail and Depew, Lancaster & Western
- Last passenger trains operated over old DL&W mainline on June 30, 1962.
References
- Employee Timetables.
- A special thanks goes to Richard Palmer who provided much of the information that went into the creation of this page.
- New York Times. June 6, 1881. "GOULD'S NEW TRUNK LINE; THE NEW-YORK, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD" Found on-line at http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9507E6D6133CEE3ABC4E53DFB066838A699FDE