Erie elimination, Erie Railroad, Corning, NY

Excavated site beside railroad tracks in Corning, NY. Several workman, a cable shovel (owned by The Lane Const. Corp., Meriden, Conn.), three dump trucks (owned by H.B. Moore Contractor, Windham, NY), and a bulldozer are in the foreground; City of Corning and a hilly landscape are in the background. The work is Public Service Commission project number 9418. The work was done at the intersection of Reynolds and Wardell Streets L. South. The image is a construction progress photograph taken for the Dept. of Public Works, Bureau of Bridge and Grade Crossings (related photograph file 5233).
Identifier
NYSA_17672-92_B26_5233_15
Date Original
August 1 1950
Contributor
Minehan, James J. (photographer)
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives. Transportation and state facilities related photographs and photo logs, [ca. 1920-1980] New York (State). Dept. of Transportation. Graphic Arts Unit. Series 17672-92, Box 26, photograph file 5233, negative 15.
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Geographic Locations

Steuben County