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5/4/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Matt Giardino
Dates:6/15/2021 - 6/15/2021
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Description:  Looking north from Mt Arab road
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:01:22 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
Author:  Matt Giardino
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Description:  There were once three tracks here with a long passing siding on the right and the Grasse River Railroad interchange on the left.
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:02:09 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Moving north
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:03:40 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Description:  Approaching milepost 107
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:04:40 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Milepost 107
Title:  Milepost 107
Description:  The original concrete post remains are much further to the right than the current metal sign, confirming that there was indeed a siding here.
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:06:22 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Just north of 107 is where the switch for the Grasse River Railroad interchange met the main. The passing siding on the right continued for a ways still.
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:07:44 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Remains of a whistle post on the left
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:12:07 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  The passing siding ended here as the railroad entered into a long, shallow cut.
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:17:49 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing north
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:25:02 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing north
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:26:35 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Still in the cut
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:27:43 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Leaving the cut
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:29:15 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Description:  This is a very long tangent that started just past milepost 106
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:30:14 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing north
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:31:50 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Still heading straight.
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:34:45 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing north
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:36:05 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Finally a curve comes into view
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:37:20 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Approaching the curve
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:39:46 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Entering the curve
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:47:04 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing through the curve
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:50:52 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Milepost 108 is hiding in the brush at right
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:51:45 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Milepost 108
Title:  Milepost 108
Description:  Had to clear some of the brush away to get a better picture. Another wooden milepost survivor
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:52:58 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing north
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:53:51 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  At this point the railroad is headed mostly east but also slightly south, as it starts to line itself up for the approach to Tupper Lake
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:54:54 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Through the curve
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 12:57:19 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Existing the curve
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:02:12 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing (railroad) north
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:03:09 PM
Location:  Childwold, NY
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Description:  A large boulder that has witnessed the passing of countless trains. Sadly not many recently.
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:05:35 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Description:  A rare double date nail tie. Oddly enough they represent two different years
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:06:33 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing (railroad) north
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:15:57 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing on the long tangent track
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:16:54 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Description:  This appears to be a repaired slump in the track
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:17:49 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing (railroad) north
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:21:40 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Continuing
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:26:07 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  While not as long as the previous straightaway, this one is still pretty long
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:28:54 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  A curve comes into sight
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:33:31 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Description:  A rarely used private crossing
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:34:57 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Approaching the curve
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:38:00 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Entering the curve
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:47:55 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Through the curve
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:49:22 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Another repaired slump
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:50:52 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Description:  This curve takes the railroad from a slightly southerly direction to a nearly due south orientation
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:55:47 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Description:  Approaching milepost 109
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:56:59 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Milepost 109
Title:  Milepost 109
Description:  Once again had to remove some brush to get a better view of the remains of the concrete post.
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:57:58 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Untitled
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Description:  Existing the curve
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 1:59:21 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Description:  From this point to the next curve the railroad runs nearly due south with a slight easterly lean
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 2:01:17 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Description:  Approaching the former Piercefield Station site. The building would have been located just past the dirt pile in the flat area without grass
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 2:02:09 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Description:  At the station site approaching the Station Road crossing
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 2:03:19 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Description:  Just north (compass south) of the crossing is where the former Piercefield spur track left the mainline to the left.
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 2:04:34 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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Description:  The former junction with the spur. The track ran north to the village of Piercefield where it served a large paper mill
Photo Date:  6/15/2021  Upload Date: 6/17/2021 2:07:32 PM
Location:  Piercefield, NY
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