East Ithaca to Camden

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The Cortland Branch
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View looking northeast toward Cortland at the McLean Road Extension crossing. This small, three-mile existing segment of the old Lehigh Valley Railroad connects to the former DL&W Syracuse Line farther up the track, and services a lumber company behind the photographer under Conrail and the NYS&W. This segment was still listed as ?active? and ?in-use? as of 2003, however, the condition of the tracks and the debris evident across the tracks suggest that this segment may have since been abandoned. A stop sign with the letter ?W? below it also can be seen to the left of the track pointing northeast. Photo by Kevin M. Smith, May 2008.

This line extends from the LV mainline at Ithaca to Camden; it crosses the The Auburn Branch at Freeville, west of Cortland. Just south of Camden, the line ends at its junction with a former New York Central mainline.

Most of the right-of-way has been abandoned, except for a short three-mile section around Cortland that is still considered "active" and accessible via connection with CSX (formerly the Syracuse Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western); however, it is doubtful that the tracks in this "active" segment have been used in a long time. The tracks beyond this section to their endpoint in Camden were taken out in 1976.

Thanks to Kevin M. Smith for contributing information about this route.

The line from Camden to Canasota NY was abanboned in the late 30'. The line from Canasote to Cortland was abandoned in 67-68.. Interesting you didn't continue the line from East Ithica to Elmira via Van Etten. Nice pictures.

Jerry Misik
Palmyra NY, NY
12/6/2011

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