Lyndonville, NY

A train at the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad station at Lyndonville, NY. Photo postcard found on eBay.

Lyndonville is a village in Orleans County. The Hojack Line, operated by the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad and later the New York Central Railroad, ran through Millers.

The station was located on the north side of the tracks just east of North Main Street. A 1917 map shows a signal at the station as well as a water column delivering water from a tank behind the station to locomotives on the tracks.

History

The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad (RW&O) completed construction of the line from Niagara Falls to Oswego in 1875. The RW&O operated the line until March 1891 when the company was leased to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. The line was operated by the New York Central (1891 – 1968), the Penn Central Railroad (1968 – 1976) and Conrail (1976 on). The line was redundant with others operated by Conrail and by the late 1970s the entire line between Oswego and Niagara Falls had been abandoned or, in a few cases, sold to smaller railroads to operate small sections.

Clippings

Yates Academy

July 26, 1876

Station Photographs

A train at the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad station at Lyndonville, NY. Photo postcard found on eBay.

Other Photographs

Maps

A January 1904 map of the New York Central Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Division. Official Railway Guide, January 1904.

The area around the New York Central Railroad station in Lyndonville, NY in 1913. Century Map Company. 1913. “Orleans County 1913, Lyndonville.” Historic Map Works.

A map showing the tracks, road, and buildings near the New York Central Railroad station at Lyndonville, NY in 1917. Author’s illustration from 1917 New York Central Railroad valuation map V-90/135. National Archives collection.

A map showing the tracks, road, and buildings in a one mile stretch of track near the New York Central Railroad station at Lyndonville, NY in 1917. Author’s illustration from 1917 New York Central Railroad valuation map V-90/135. National Archives collection.

A route of the “Hojack Line” from Oswego to Niagara Falls, NY. Author’s illustration based on a 1929 New York Central map.

Timetables

A timetable from an August 23, 1883 newspaper showing trains departing Lyndonville, NY on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad. The Medina [NY] Tribune, 23 August 1883, p. 2, NYS Historic Newspapers.

A portion of an October 2, 1887 timetable for the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad showing trains on the “Hojack” line between Oswego and Niagara Falls, NY. Source unknown.

A November 15, 1891 timetable of trains on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad in Orleans County, NY. The Medina [NY] Register, 9 June 1892, p. 4, NYS Historic Newspapers.

A September 20, 1897 timetable of trains on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad “Hojack Line” between Oswego and Suspension Bridge, NY. “Travelers’ Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines, October 1897.” Found on Google Books

A January 1904 timetable of trains on the New York Central Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Division. Official Railway Guide, January 1904.

A September 26, 1909 timetable of trains departing Lyndonville, NY. Lyndonville [NY] Enterprise, 24 February 1910, p. 1, NYS Historic Newspapers.

Learn More

Wikipedia. “Lyndonville, New York“