The shortline railroads of Owego, New York


 
 


Welcome to the "Shortline Railroads of Owego, New York" page!

I created this webpage because Owego has always been firmly within my "railfanning universe". I'm a "Valley Native", born in Sayre and grew up in Waverly, only 20 miles from Owego, and I have always been very interested in the various shortlines that have operated in Owego since the 1970's..

And..the history of these lines has always been somewhat confusing, and there has never been one comprehensive locomotive roster for these railroads anywhere on-line before.

And...the creation of the Lehigh Railway, running out of my hometown of Sayre, PA in early 2009, was also a catalist for beginning this page.

This collection of webpages contains Seven pages!
and deals with five different shortlines:

Tioga Central
Owego & Harford
Tioga Scenic
Luzerne & Susquehanna
Lehigh Railway


Page 1 - Main page (you are here)

Page 2 - History of the lines, timeline, and how the railroads are all inter-related.

Page 3 - The Tioga Central.

Page 4 - Owego & Harford and Tioga Scenic.

Page 5 - Luzerne & Susquehanna.

Page 6 - Lehigh Railway.

Page 7 - Photos of the TC Alcos in Waverly & Sayre, before they arrived in Owego.


 
 

Continue to Page 2
History of the lines, timeline, and how the railroads are all inter-related.

 


 
 

               
  All-Time Tioga Central Roster.  1984 to 2014
   Six units, all Alcos.
   
               
  Number Railroad Model Built Built as current status  
               
  14 TIOC Alco S2 1947 Buffalo Creek 46 Sold in 2012 to LAL.
 
  47 TIOC Alco RS1 1945 WATC 47 Scrapped at Wellsboro, 2014  
  59 TIOC Alco RS1 1948 WATC 59 Sold in 1988. Stored, New Jersey  
  62 TIOC Alco RS1  1950 WATC 62 Scrapped at Wellsboro, 2014  
  240 TIOC Alco RS1 1945 NYSW 240 Scrapped at Wellsboro, 2014  
  506 TIOC Alco RS3u 1952 D&H 4112 Sold in 2012 to LAL.
 
 
           
  All-Time Owego & Harford - Tioga Scenic - Luzerne & Susquehanna - Lehigh Railway Roster  
   1992 to present -  16 total units - 14 on the roster in 2017.
           
 
           
  Number Railroad Model Built Built as current status  
               
  40
OHRY
EMD SW1
1953
B&M 1126
stored in Owego
 
  1216
OHRY
GMD SW1200RS
1956
CN 1587
operating with OHRY
 
  2211
OHRY
GE U23B
1975
L&N 2814
operating with OHRY  
  2302
OHRY
GE U23B
1977
CR 2794
operating with OHRY  
 





 
  600
LS
EMD SW1
1953
B&M 1127
operating with LS (former No. 30)
 
  50
LS
EMD SW7
1950
PRR 9363
operating with LS  
  1751
LS
EMD GP9
1959
PRR 7242
operating with LS  
 





 
  2300
LRWY
GE U23B
1977
CR 2790
operating with LRWY  
  2304
LRWY
GE U23B
1977
CR 2796
operating with LRWY  
  3001
LRWY
EMD GP40-2
1971
B&O 4021
operating with LRWY  
  3002
LRWY
EMD GP40 1966
SAL 617
operating with LRWY  
  3003
LRWY
EMD GP40
1969
SCL 1571
operating with LRWY  
  5700
LRWY
GMD SD40-2
1975
CP 5700
operating with LRWY  
  5721
LRWY
GMD SD40-2
1975
CP 5721
operating with LRWY  
 





 
  off the roster:





 
  151
OHRY
GMD GP9
1956
QNSL 151
scrapped in 2008
 
  1811
OHRY
MLW Rs18u
1958
CP 8761
sold to LAL in 2012
 
 





 
               

























 

 


 
 
 
 
 

Scot Lawrence
Rochester, NY

Page started 2008.
Last updated March 20, 2017

sscotsman@yahoo.com

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