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The New York, Ontario & Western Railroad The New Berlin Branch

The New Berlin branch of the NYO&W went from Cooperstown Junction, just north of Sidney, to New Berlin, and later on to Edmeston. The road to New Berlin was laid at the same time as the main line. The leg from New Berlin to Edmeston was laid in 1895, the Wharton Valley Railroad agreeing to lease the line to the NYO&W. The entire branch was sold to the Unadilla Valley Railway in 1941, and the UVRR ran the branch until abandonment in 1960.


        Right of Way and Structures
        New Berlin Junction Rockland Mt. Upton Rockwell's Mills Holmesville South New Berlin New Berlin Edmeston

        New Berlin Junction

        [station]
        This is the Cooperstown Junction station as it appears today. It was moved to Mt. Upton.

        Rockland

        Mt. Upton

        Rockwell's Mills

        Holmesville

        South New Berlin

        [station]
        The O&W passenger station in South New Berlin, looking North, circa 1909. This structure no longer exists.

        [station]
        While the South New Berlin station is gone, several buildings once served by the railroad remain. The structure on the right was a dairy; a siding ran along the side of the building.

        New Berlin

        [station]
        The O&W station at New Berlin as it appears today. The yard was to the left - facing south..

        Edmeston

        [station]
        The NYO&W Station in Edmeston, NY, circa 1910.

        [station]
        Borden's Milk (later the Dairymen's League) in Edmeston, around 1910. The Edmeston O&W station is to the right; the water tower is in the background. Only the station has survived.

        [station]
        The NYO&W Station in Edmeston, NY, current era. It is currently used for storage by the owner, Miller Fuel.

        [station]

        A shot taken in the winter of 1997. The overhead door is a recent addition.

        [station]

        Detail of the dormer. The two circular holes above the dormer windows held O&W logos.

        [neighbors]

        Now vacant, this feed dealer was one of a number of businesses that rose up around the railhead in Edmeston.

        [station]

        While most of the rails are long gone, many of the old ties are left in the ground. The O&W passenger station is in the background.

        [station]

        Looking between a former coal dealership and dairy toward the station in Edmeston. At one time, there were three dairies in operation in Edmeston alone; milk and milk products were a significant source of revenue for the railroad.

        [turntable]

        What is left of the turntable at Edmeston. This was used to turn the engines prior to going back down the line to New Berlin.

        [turntable]

        The turntable is heavily overgrown, and would appear to be missing the top lip of the edge of the turntable.

        [village]

        The railroad actually only came within about a half a mile of Edmeston. This is a view of Edmeston around the turn of the century, looking east from the middle of town.

        [village]

        This view is to the immediate right of the last, possible the Edmeston Hotel?

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