Lots of changes  Contributor's Pick!       
Actually, one big one. The area along the fence line to the left of oncoming MEBU was approximately where the DLW main line ran prior to 1959. Consolidation of facilities with the Erie that year eliminated it. The line would regain its right of way a few miles to the west at Gibson, near NY 414. Now its a cow pasture. The Southern Tier Line itself will change yet again in a few years. Conrail will single track this segment, eliminating the small bridge here in favor of a set of corrugated metal culverts. How things change...
Date: 9/18/1990 Location: Big Flats, NY   Map Show Big Flats on a rail map Views: 728 Collection Of:   Tom Beckett
Locomotives: CP 5670(SD40-2) CP 5677(SD40-2)    Author:  Tom Beckett
Lots of changes
Picture Categories: Scenic,Action This picture is part of album:  CP on the Southern Tier
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