Friday, January 9, 2015

Skaneateles Railroad Scenes


Skaneateles Railroad train arriving at Mottville, early 1900s.


Before old Mottville Chair Works, left,  was torn down.
                                          Skaneateles Historical Society
 


Skaneateles Railroad No. 3 2-4-4T Rogers #1995  built 1872 16X22 cylinders, 48” drivers 60,000 pounds. Sold for scrap, 1942. Picture taken at enginehouse in Skaneateles, Oct. 10, 1937.

                                                                             
                                                                                       Skaneateles Historical Society



    Skaneateles Railroad depot on Fennell Street in Skaneateles.   Old village fire house at immediate right.

     Scene at the depot.
                                                                             Skaneateles Historical Society.




Skaneateles Railroad passenger train crew in front of the station on Fennell Street in Skaneateles. From left, Patrick Fitzgerald, engineer; Edward Ludington, conductor, and James “Crab” Connors, fireman. Man seated is unidentified.


        

New York Central Station, Waterloo, N.Y.