Trolleys In Elmira NY

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[Beekeeper 13]

It's a shame they didn't keep them.  I grew up in Pittsburgh and used the trolleys all the time! They use electricity not gas...Maybe they'll make a come back.

 

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Both images come from "Elmira Trolleys". 

[RussNelson 28]

Lake Street north of Burger King still has the trolley tracks, buried so deep in layers of asphalt that you can only tell they're there with a metal detector.

[Chris 2,774]

That’s kinda wild.

[RussNelson 28]

The first two are from an exhibit at the Chemung County Historical Museum. The powerhouse was about where the East Water Street Park is now. The outdoor photo shows the piers where the coal dump spur crossed Newtown Creek and connected to the Delaware Lackawanna & Western. When the leaves are down, you can see it from the Lackawanna Trail.

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On 6/20/2024 at 9:28 AM, RussNelson said:

The first two are from an exhibit at the Chemung County Historical Museum. The powerhouse was about where the East Water Street Park is now. The outdoor photo shows the piers where the coal dump spur crossed Newtown Creek and connected to the Delaware Lackawanna & Western. When the leaves are down, you can see it from the Lackawanna Trail.

  

[Chris 2,774]

Ok, that last pic give me a much better idea of its location!

Its amazing, the historical relics that are still out there, barely hidden.

[RussNelson 28]

Yeah! Those piers! I think the waterway just south of that is the prism of the Junction Canal.

[RussNelson 28]

The Elmira trolley system had a powerhouse at Lake and East 14th Street. Here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/823031725 . You can tell it's a trolley powerhouse because of the round portholes for the high voltage wires to exit the building. These were either fired ceramic or glass, which were good insulators.

[Chris 2,774]

I’ve driven past that building thousands of times and never gave it a thought!