Corning (Erie Railroad station)

Corning

The former Erie station in downtown Corning, 1900.
Location West Sycamore Street, Corning, Steuben County, New York 14830
Line(s) Main Line (Susquehanna Division)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code 3855[1]
History
Opened 1851
Closed January 6, 1970[2]
Rebuilt 1952[3]
Services
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
Horseheads
Main Line
Painted Post

The Erie Railroad's station in Corning was first constructed in 1861[4] and was in use until a track bypass of Corning, proposed in 1937, was completed in 1952.[3] The station was subsequently demolished.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Erie Lackawanna Timetables - Effective June 15, 1969" (PDF). Erie Lackawanna Railway. Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Lackawanna Railway. June 15, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "A New Era in Corning: Erie Using New Rail Station, Trains Skirt Mid-City". The New York Times (New York, New York: TimeWarner). November 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ Yanosey 2006b, p. 70.

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