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Pappy
10-28-2002, 06:05 PM
hey...a buddy went riding along some rr tracks and found an old latern....i made it good as new...and it even has the original glass globe unbroken:eek: its made by a company... dietz? for consolidated edison systems ......syracuse new york....has teh markings ....no.40 traffic gaurd on it. just found it interesting and would like to see the history of that area in new york....thx
10-28-2002, 06:15 PM
did u pc that?:p
Sparks425Ex
10-28-2002, 06:29 PM
I am about 20-30 mins outside of Syracuse. And if you are talkin about the country Trail(The all Cinder Rail Road track trails I live like 1 mile from those) I am gonan eb really mad if you were up this way and i didn't know it.

Well those trails are go from one side of the state to the other. They are about half way up in New York. It used to be a railroad to transport cattle and coal way back when we used trains.
Pappy
10-28-2002, 06:36 PM
well he was riding in maryland...and i geuss he made a pit stop:p he saw it and brought it home....it wasnt real rusty and still had some paint left on it. and yeah..i pc'd it.:p

i just figured it would be cool to learn about it.
4punksdad
10-28-2002, 07:12 PM
the deleware & hudson railroad was the driving force in that area for several years. Do a little research on them & you are bound to learn more.

at one time it is said that the largest railroad roundhouse in the world was located in a small town called oneonta, ny................about 1hr from syracuse.
Pappy
10-28-2002, 07:14 PM
cool...i will...thx joe:)
RideRed04
10-28-2002, 08:41 PM
Crap Joe, is there anything you dont know?
4punksdad
10-29-2002, 03:42 AM
LOL.........well I grew up in that area so I kinda have a little history there myself.

Here I am jumping a set of those old "D&H" railroad tracks. The tracks were long ago pulled up & the cinder beds served as a road for hunters, farmers, snowmobilers & off road guys.
lil400exman
10-29-2002, 10:11 AM
thats ol skool joint of the day for 4 punks.......:blah :eek: :D
QuadTrix6
10-29-2002, 12:27 PM
looks good:D
Jay300ex
10-29-2002, 01:10 PM
I think I have ridden those roads before. Since I live in Binghamton and Oneonta isnt that far away, I ride there by connecting on trails from Harpursville. Nice trails ( cept when you ride on coal you get black shyt all over your quad , not to mention your face! )

Jay
4punksdad
10-30-2002, 02:19 PM
Originally posted by Jay300ex
I think I have ridden those roads before. Since I live in Binghamton and Oneonta isnt that far away, I ride there by connecting on trails from Harpursville. Nice trails ( cept when you ride on coal you get black shyt all over your quad , not to mention your face! )

Jay

that particular trail connects davenport center ny with east merideth ny.
DantheEXman
10-30-2002, 02:39 PM
I live next to (and ride on) some train tracks that go all the way to NYC. I wonder if its the same set of tracks:huh
Giz400ex
10-30-2002, 05:24 PM
DantheEXman, there's only two sets of tracks that go to NYC and they would be called the River Line (CSX) and the Hudson Line which Amtrak uses and I believe they are not the same!! Just thought you would want to know. Where do you live??? county??