Talk:Hornell Traction Company

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Hi. Can you (Deisenbe) explain why you said " It is not correct that the route entered Canisteo on Pine Street, using the bed of the unbuilt Rochester, Hornellsville, and Pine Creek Railroad, ending at Depot and Walnut Streets. " ? Who is saying that? Why don't you say what is correct rather than saying what is not correct?

It appeared in this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hornell_Traction_Company&diff=next&oldid=902379100 RussNelson (talk) 05:15, 13 November 2019 (UTC) ,,,[reply]

You're alert! The problem is, I don't know what correct is. The line from the Glenview Inn headed east near the river, then as the river takes its jog north, the line must have connected with the Depot Street line at some point. It could have gone by way of the Erie Depot at the north end of Depot St. I know more about old maps of Canisteo than anyone alive, abd the line isn't on any of them, although it wouldn't surprise me if some undigitized ones turn up. All known maps have been digitized. (See Canisteo (village), New York#The railroad era, which I wrote.)

What I'm sure of, from my own observation (I lived there 14 years) is that it ended on the south at Greenwood and Pine. That's OR, but there is no published source for this information, including the obscure, locally-published book on the company which I bought. I've thought of writing a little query for the Kanestio Historical Society Newsletter, and then citing that, and will if you insist.

The one missing source that I know exists but haven't used is the Canisteo Times, which has not been digitized; there is a complete run in the state library in Albany. But I don't care to use my resources and time to go there and use it. I have vague plans of visiting Canisteo and going through what the Historical Society has.

These articles are mine:

plus I wrote major parts of

and a lot of the Canisteo village article. But this was 6-12 months ago. Here's what I'm working on right now, if you're interested: User:Deisenbe/sandbox#James Bradley (former slave), which in a few days will be at James Bradley (former slave).

Thanks for caring. deisenbe (talk) 10:44, 13 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I was hoping you could tell me where you heard about the route of the Rochester, Hornellsville, and Pine Creek Railroad. Most of its right-of-way was reused by the New York and Pennsylvania Railroad, but part of it (in the Canisteo area) was not used. I'm writing a book on unfinished railroads, and so of course this section of the RH&PC is of interest to me. I can trace the NY&P, and I've found some bits of the RH&PC south of Greenwood, but the section north of Greenwood to Canisteo is a mystery to me. RussNelson (talk) 21:14, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]