Many of these Photos taken by
D. E. May an Erie Lackawanna Block Operator
Because of his enjoyment of the RR and taking
photos we are able to enjoy them
CM Jct Looking
West
CM Jct Looking East
These pictures
were taken about 1945. Today there is no tower and only one
hand thrown switch no signals .
It was located 4.6 miles east of Corry Pa and 56.2 miles west of Salamanca NY.
This is were the Columbus & Erie or C&E line and the Erie's original line separated. The C&E goes around the hill through Lottsville, PA and the old line goes over the hill
through Bear Lake Pa
the C&E starts at NEjct Niobe NY and ends at CMjct mp 13.2
The old line was 9.2 miles long from NEjct to CMjct
The old line track has been taken up.
There is only one hand throughen switch left.
Manual Block Station Z
Lottsville Pa
This was a manual block station at MP 5 on the C&E 5 miles west of NE jct
notice the block signals and the hand car. This picture was taken about 1929
before the automatic signals.
NE Jct
Mile Post 47-47 miles west of Salamanca NY on the 
Meadville Division
Engine 726 Alco-GE PA. units (A.B.C.D.)
Eastbound freight
Eastbound trains picked up a full crew brakeman here because of the NY
State Full Crew Law requiring an extra brakeman on all trains with over 25 cars
This is were the C&E Starts MP 0 ends at CM
Jct MP 13.2
Photo taken about 1950
Today there is no tower and no switch's only single track & No signals
Bottom photo taken about 1938
DV Tower Falconer
Looking East
Photo taken about 1938 from caboose of Westbound train
This is were the D.A.V. Dunkirk & Allegheny Valley ( N.Y.C
Crossed the Meadville Division of The Erie R.R. 30.3 Miles West
of Salamanca NY
Train 516 Jamestowen NY to Buffalo
Stoped at DV Falconer Station
Picture taken from inside DV Tower
Engine # 2700 ( 4-6-2 )
Engine 3341 ( 2-8-4 ) S-2
Westbound merchandise freight
crossing over from TK 2 to TK 1
at DV Falconer NY
DV Falconer jct NY Looking East from work street
about 1912
Westbound coming on the old Buffalo & South Western
Erie RR- New York Central (D.A.V ) Dunkirk Allegheny Valley Branch
Left to Right
Joint passenger station, freight station,
old DV Tower and Hotel. New tower build were freight station stands
Erie 250 Ton Derrick at 62 car Derailment Gowanda NY
about 1955
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