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Bath & Hammondsport Railroad - List of Industries
Bath & Hammondsport Railroad - List of Industries
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bobgroh
Member since
April 2001
From: Kansas City, MO
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Bath & Hammondsport Railroad - List of Industries
Posted by
bobgroh
on Thursday, June 3, 2004 10:33 PM
I am putting together a list of the industries on the B&HR with primary interest in the 1940-1950 era. I have already procured most of the major material listed in the Trains.com archieve (e.g. Trains, Dec '46, the station plans from MR Nov '76, the layout book) plus Keuka Memories book by Gordon Reed but still need more nitty-gritty info on industries. There may be some type of annual report filed by the RR that would include a listing of customers, etc. - any hints from the folks out there? Web sources preferred but any and all help appreciated!
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jrbarney
Member since
January 2002
1,132 posts
Posted by
jrbarney
on Friday, June 4, 2004 7:04 PM
Bobgroh,
Here's one site I found when I entered "Bath & Hammondsport Railroad" in
Google
. It includes a list of customers for the line:
http://www.jamestownrailfan.net/bhrr.html
There were other sites, but they didn't look as promising. Have you run across any photos or plans for the steam launches that operated on Keuka Lake ?
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb
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bobgroh
Member since
April 2001
From: Kansas City, MO
18 posts
Posted by
bobgroh
on Friday, June 4, 2004 11:03 PM
Thanks for the information. I have seen it before as it is primarily from the (modern) B&H website and relates to the modern history. I have also done a bunch of following up leads from 'googling'. Regarding your inquiry about plans for the various steamboats on Keuka Lake, I haven't seen any although William Gordon's book 'Keuka Lake Memories' has quite a few pages of pictures and text on the steamboats. Interesting trying to find all this old stuff! If (or maybe just 'when') I get back to Finger Lakes area, I'll do a bunch more research on the subject. There is an historical society in Penn Yan, N. Y. that might have more material on the steam boats and perhaps the Glenn Curtis Museum in Hammondsport might be of help (they are on the web and they have the Gordon book also). Again thanks for your response.
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jrbarney
Member since
January 2002
1,132 posts
Posted by
jrbarney
on Saturday, June 5, 2004 10:04 AM
Bob,
I cut and pasted the folowing note from a genealogy Web site, just in case you hadn't contacted them. Don't know if they have any railroad information. Thanks for the tip about the Penn Yan historical society. Perhaps we can visit there when we return for my wife's 50th high school reunion in Alfred.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
"The Magee House is where the
Steuben County Historian
and the
Steuben County Historical Society
are housed at 2 Cameron Street, Bath (Historian's address is below - do not use the above street address!)
Parking and entrance are in the back of the building.
Historians office hours:
Open Mon-Fri
9:00am - 4:00pm
Office is closed on Federal/State holidays
Steuben County Historian
3 Pulteney Square
Bath, NY 14810
NOTE: For any help requested from the Steuben Co., NY Historian's Office it is imperative that you enclose a SASE (Self-addressed Stamped Envelope) with your request - keep it simple! There is only one volunteer (Marion Springer) who is doing both the looks-ups and correspondence please be patient, kind and courteous!"
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb
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jrbarney
Member since
January 2002
1,132 posts
Posted by
jrbarney
on Saturday, June 5, 2004 12:53 PM
Bob,
Did a "Google" search for the
Babcock Ladder Company
in Bath which has interesting collection of buildings along Route 17 that are on a siding, if I remember correctly. The only reference I found was buried in the following newspaper article.
http://www.stargazettenews.com/local/ourtowns/Bath/Sulocal3.html
Not sure whose tracks serve Babcock Ladder, but you could fudge if necessary. Hope the buldings are still standing. Think it probably was in business during the 1940-1950 era. Also, you might want to investigate to see if the Veterans Home has rail service. The Bath area
Chamber of Commerce
is listed at this site.
http://www.roundthebend.com/towns/Bath.html
Perhaps you could visit there when you get back to the Finger Lakes.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
P.S. Looked at the B&H photos at the "fallen flags" site, hoping to glean some clues there but didn't find anything substantial in the backgrounds.
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb
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BNSFNUT
Member since
January 2001
From: US
437 posts
Posted by
BNSFNUT
on Saturday, June 5, 2004 7:23 PM
I seem to recall one of the books called Railroads You Can Model had a section on the B&H. I think these books are out print but you may find them in your local library.
There is no such thing as a bad day of railfanning. So many trains, so little time.
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jrbarney
Member since
January 2002
1,132 posts
Posted by
jrbarney
on Sunday, June 6, 2004 9:39 PM
Bob,
The article BNSFNUT kindly mentioned was also mentioned in the earlier B&H thread to which you had also posted. So, I went to the
Index of Magazines
and here's the citation:
Bath & Hammondsport;
Railroads you can model
, page 36 See also related article in
HO Monthly/Model Trains
, January 1955, page 30 ( "ANDERSON, ANDY", BHR, RAILROAD, SHORTLINE, PROTOTYPE )
"Railroads you can model" was compiled by Mike Shafer and published by
Kalmbach
in 1976. If you don't already have both articles, you should be able to get photocopies of both from the NMRA's
Kalmbach Memorial Library
. Since I don't have the Kalmbach publication and donated all of my
HO Monthlys
to the NMRA, I don't know if either article mentions industries in your time period.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb
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jrbarney
Member since
January 2002
1,132 posts
Posted by
jrbarney
on Monday, June 14, 2004 9:54 AM
Bob,
While searching for something else, I ran across a Web site of
Maptech
which has historical USGS Quadrangle maps online. Here's the link to one of the four for the Bath area:
http://historical.maptech.com/getImage.cfm?fname=bthn10se.jpg&state=NY
Admittedly, this is for 1910, which is earlier than your era, but at least I found out that the tracks adjacent to
Babcock Ladder
weren't a figment of my imagination. Perhaps you could purchase the current quadrangle maps. As I recall, many hunting goods stores stock them as well as the conventional government outlets.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb
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jrbarney
Member since
January 2002
1,132 posts
Posted by
jrbarney
on Friday, June 18, 2004 10:23 AM
Bob,
Another source for background information that I have used is the "Images of America" series of softbound books that usually sell for less than $ 20. They are published by
Arcadia Publishing
, an imprint of
Tempus Publishing, Inc.
:
htttp://www.arcadiapublishing.com
There are three that may have images relevant to the Bath and Hammondsport, all written by photographer Charles R. Mitchell. Two are out of print, "Hammondsport and Keuka Lake," ISBN 0752412264 and "Penn Yan and Keuka," ISBN 0752495586. The current one is "Keuka Lake," ISBN 0738510955. Perhaps the Bath public library might have either or both of the OP titles, and all three might be available through Inter Library Loan.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb
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