THE BRIDGE LINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
If you have similar photos, you may want to join in the fun and loan your photos to help build the collection. (As long as John Shaw is willing! {or space holds out, which ever comes first!}) As time permits, we will be adding other categories, such as freight houses, telephone shanties, unusual track configurations, unusual railroad equipment, mile markers, and some interesting line side industries. If you have suggestions, feel free to let us know at either:
If you have photos but cannot find a scanner, contact either of us and we will try to help out. Most of us have interesting photos in our collections. Let's share them.!
Other New York station photographs can be found at Charles P. Woolever's Railroad Stations in NY State
Fred B. Cupp
(Note: Unless otherwise noted, color photos are Kodak Gold 200 speed; Camera is Canon
AE-1.)
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This photo found for me by Jim Bachorz. The photographer is not known. Delmar is the location where I spent many happy hours in the mid 40's. Judging from the clues in the background and the fact that the 2 big Dutch elm trees are gone from in front of the station, it was taken about 1950.
Port Henry Station
Also midsummer 1998. Looking to the south, past the station. The machine by the track is a boring machine, driving a fiber optic cable
underground, past the station. Also the backhoe at the right.
General view of the station. No, those aren't passengers waiting for a train. Just my family members patiently waiting for the
photo shoot to get done.
Detail of the dormer windows in this model. Compare these with the dormers at the Cambridge station. The stations are similar in overall design, but very different in the details
Detail of the roof overhang support braces.
Baggage wagons, 'nuff said.!
Station at Cobleskill, about 1970. While the station is decidedly run down, the tracks look well cared for and shiny. View is looking at the west (r.r. south) end.
Front center of the station. Of particular interest is the curved "eyebrow" attic windows. Unlike the Cambridge and Westport stations, there were no living quarters in the attic here.
Looking toward the east (r.r. north) end. The M of W trucks parked at this end, (it was Sunday), suggest that the station was used to store supplies and provide an office for the maintainers.
West end of the station, trackside, summer of 1998. Notice the construction materials lying about. The
station was being renovated for use as a restaurant in the freight house end, (west), and a bar in the waiting room end, (east). 
Center of the station, approximately like the 1970 shot. The office area in the center of the building apparently is used for the manager's office and perhaps storage.
The east end, shows the obvious location of the kitchen. Note the refrigeration units for meat coolers and the giveaway smoke exhaust blower over the grill.
Flat on view of the east end. This gives a view of the many crazy roof angles and cupolas on the roof. Again, there is an "eyebrow" attic window on each end of the building.
This is to show the unusual accent pieces along the roof edge. They are non-functional, only there for visual effect.
Almost flat-on view of the street side showing the entrances. The main door has a beautiful oval etched glass design window. This obviously is new. It could have never evaded vandals for all those years. The interior woodwork is original and is in excellent condition. Many layers of paint were removed in the restoration effort. If ever in the area, be sure to stop in and look around.
Continuation toward the west end of the street side. The bar is in this end. Incidentally, the new proprietor has decorated with many locomotive photos. They are not all D & H, however he would love to have some nice D & H shots to replace the unrelated ones. He seemed very friendly.
Last shot of the west corner.
Altamont station as seen from the track side in 1996. Due to a gas station and dense growth along the track, a better angle was not possible. This station now serves as a dentist's office as I recall.
Altamont from the parking lot or street side. Although the Altamont and Cambridge stations are roughly the same size, Cambridge and Westport have living quarters, (or at least a room), in the attic while Altamont does not. The "eyebrow" windows are smaller than the ones on the Cobleskill depot.
Cambridge station as seen from the track side, 1996. No fancy attic windows here. Plain ordinary double-hung sash. This place is for sale. Hmmmm. . Live upstairs and put model railroad on main floor.!
Cambridge station from the street side. The Cambridge hotel, built in 1860, is right across the street. Interesting place to look at, but not much to sleep in. Too many ghosts.!
Platform shelter as seen from trackside, looking north, 1993. Note the tiny "Amshack" at the north end. 
Only the roof of the station can be seen over the jungle of weeds. 
Shelter roof over the walkway from the platform toward the station. This is shown not to make you sad, but in case you need any construction details.
Trackside view from north end of platform looking south.
Plattsburgh depot looking north. Definitely showing the "French Provincial" influence in the design, as evidenced by the numerous corner towers and spiked tops on the tower roofs.
Looking to the west, into the afternoon sun. (Taken like a true tourist!) Sorry about the dark front, but I was only there for a short time.
Likewise, this view looking southwest isn't much better, but it does show off the roof design.1969 |
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Windsor, NY, almost on the border with PA. Photo taken about 1969. This was on the line between Nineveh Junction and Starucca viaduct. The "backside" of Windsor station. Can't you just imagine an old REA truck backing up to the loading door? |  |
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Phase One Grant Awarded! Updated July 19, 2007 Friends of the Susquehanna River Rail-Trail Inc is pleased to announce that the Federal Transportation Enhancement Program has awarded the Friends of the Susquehanna River Rail-Trail a grant to finance the acquisition of the first leg of the trail. This purchase will extend from the village of Windsor south to the Pennsylvania state line, and includes the old Windsor Train Station pictured above, which the organization intends to preserve. The station has been submitted to the registry of historic places. |
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Ft. Edward
Photograph
of D&H; GP38-2 #7303 passing by the station at Ft. Edward, NY. Photograph by Ken Buckman, Broken Knuckle Video Productions,
�copyright. Used by permission.
Poultney, VT station & freight depot
Photographed
by Roger Smith while on vacation in Poultney, VT, August-2007. Station
and Freight house look well preserved.
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