Town Hall-Former RR Depot - Berkshire, NY - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com

18 Railroad Ave, Berkshire NY 13736

There is currently freight service from Owego to Harford Mills. The tracks go by this station.

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"The Owego and Harford Railway, Inc (OHRY) provides freight rail transport via 26.7-miles of track between Owego, New York and Harford Mills, New York. OHRY has stations at Berkshire, Flemingville, Goodrich Settlement, Harford Mills, Newark Valley, Owego, and Richford. We are experienced in hauling a wide variety of freight including sand, scrap, fertilizer, pipe, plastic, ASR, and propane. "

The original service of the South Central that became the Lehigh Valley went through Flemingville
from Town of Owego by Emma M. Sedore "The Southern Central Railroad came through Flemingville in 1869 and was later conveyed to the Lehigh Valley Railroad, which built a train station there in 1902... The station finally closed in 1935... In the 1970s James G. Mead operated Tioga Central Railway Excursions and a railroad memorabilia museum."

and Newark Valley
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"South Central Railroad pulled into Newark Valley on March 8, 1870"

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: This station is now the Berkshire Town Hall It is not clear what stations the current freight service form Owego to Harford Mills is using. The tracks would go by this station. What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: South Central/Lehigh Valley Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed

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