Enderlin Station After the Shortcut

Here is a look at the Enderlin station in the late 1950's. Even after the Erie abandoned the shortcut, the few miles from Vails Gate Junction to Enderlin were kept to serve Cornwall Coal and Supply, who acquired the station. The building remained preserved incredibly well after the railroad left with the station sign intact. The latest reference to this small section of trackage is from the year 1963 when the clearance of the NYO&W bridge located north of there is listed in the EL timetable. Sometime after that, the track was removed back to Vails Gate Junction, only to be re-installed shortly after due to the opening of Tarkett facility in Vails Gate. The station contented to stand until 2013 when it suffered a small fire and was torn down a year after. Cornwall Coal and Supply continues to operate at the same location and the trackage to Tarkett remains silent today. Joyce Sternitzke photo.

Washingtonville Station After the Railroad

Here is a look at the Washingtonville station circa 1984. The Erie sold the building to noted artist E.J. McLaughlin who turned the building into depot antiques. When this photo was taken, the last Erie Lackawanna freight ran five years ago and business was slowing down. The station remained in good condition through the 1980's, yet the freight house behind it was burned in 1986. The station, having been vacant for a considerable amount of time, suffered two fires in the early 1990's. The second one in 1992 destroyed the structure and city officials removed the building. The site is now an open lot behind the depot strip mall in Washingtonville. Russ Hallock photo.

Salisbury Mills Station Grounds

An overview of the Salisbury Mills station grounds and Clove Rd. crossing circa 1971. The station had already had one fire by this point and would not stand for much longer. The branch also only saw weekly service by this point and would be removed in a little over ten years. The area is now completely covered by brush and only a walk into the woods would allow you to find the station site. Photo credits to Joyce Sternitzke.

Washingtonville Trackage Grounds

A look at the Washingtonville trackage grounds in the year 1971. Mother nature is beginning to overtake the team tracks as the branch has only eight more years of it's life. The station and freight house would be located behind us as this is looking south towards Greycourt. The site today is open with most of the buildings in view still standing. Photo credit to Richard Maske.

Track Car at Blooming Grove

It's 1982, and service on the Newburgh Branch is coming to a close. Russell Hallock and the enterprise tracker crew stop to take a picture at the Tuthill road. This was once the sight of much action as the old station was here. That was over sixty years ago and it will only be two more years until the branch itself will be only a memory. The building behind if the former Sheffield creamery, which would be torn down in ten years. Photo taken by Russell Hallock.

The NYO&W Bridge

Erie Lackawanna 447 (Ex Erie 447) pulls the "Newburgh Haul" over the former New York, Ontario and Western Right of Way. This is the only known picture of this bridge with a train, but the bridge still exists and looks the same as here. Photo from the Denis Carpenter collection.

The Salisbury Mills Flats

A shot of the Newburgh Local at the flats in Salisbury Mills, 1972. It would not be even ten more years when the last freight would travel over the Newburgh Branch and just over ten years before the last piece of railroad equipment would travel over the branch. Credits to Russ Hallock.