Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
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DL&W Corning Station
The following article talks about the location of the New York, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, later Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, station in Corning, NY. Source: Elmira Daily Advertiser, 27 March 1882, p. 5. NYS Historic Newspapers.
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A Nice Little Scheme
This editorial from the February 3, 1882 Buffalo Evening News newspaper discusses a plan for the New York, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to acquire a piece of property on the waterfront from the City of Buffalo for, what the writer claims, is an artificially low price. This piece of property, where the Delaware, Lackawanna and…
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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Change of Gauge
The preparations being sufficiently advanced, the change of gauge of the main line, the Utica Division, Surcease & Binghamton and the Oswego & Syracuse divisions was begin May 27 and successfully completed the same day. The change covered about 365 miles of main line, and preparations for it have been in progress for several months.…
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Narrow Gauge of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
A Difficult Task Successfully AccomplishedHow the Work Was DoneTrains Running Regularly Saturday A few years ago the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company changed the gauge of the Utica and Norwich division from four feet eight and one-half inches to six feet, in order that it might conform with the broad gauge of the main…
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Standard Gauging the DL&W Main Line
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western. A report comes from Scranton that this company has resolved to finally abandon the 6 feet gauge and that the change to 4 feet 8 1/2 inches will soon be begun. The change is, it is said, to be made gradually, beginning with the line from Scranton to Washington and the…
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Changing the DL&W Utica Branch to Wide Gauge
Below are a series of articles on the Utica Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The line between Utica and Norwich was originally standard gauge, was changed to wide gauge in 1874, and changed back to standard gauge in 1876. All the articles are from the Utica Morning Herald in Utica, NY and…
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Through To Norwich
Great Excitement The first regular passenger train over the Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley Railroad, arrived in Norwich at 9 P.M. yesterday. The residents of that place turned out en masse to do honor to the occasion, and with a fine band, and cheers and smiles, welcomed the visitors on the train. Three rousing cheers…
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Locomotive Trial Trip
We have been furnished by Mr. H.L. Martine, Superintendent of the Machine Shop at Scranton, with the result of an experiment made on the 18th ult., upon the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, which seems to challenge the world for its equal in the capacity and draught of locomotive engines: “The Ontario is a ten…