Cortland, NY: DL&W and Lehigh Valley Depots and Freight Houses

DL&W:

Depot: (Satellite)

Freight: (Satellite)

Crossing Guard Tower: (Satellite)

Lehigh Valley:

Depot: (Satellite)

Freight: (Satellite)

Lehigh Valley Overview

 

Raymond Storey posted
CORTLAND NY   THE DL&W

Jim Kelling: Still standing and in railroad use

 

Dennis DeBruler commented on Jim's comment
The depot is labeled a community center, https://maps.app.goo.gl/L9Yw3HhztQb3imvb7. But the freight house just west of the depot is still used by NS, https://maps.app.goo.gl/QbEKKFMaFfVcaN7XA.

Jim Kelling: Dennis DeBruler okay thanks I haven’t been there for many years now

I found this trackside view of the depot while trying to figure out which crossing was controlled by the crossing guard tower. I never did find a crossing for that tower.

Street View, Jul 2024

Lehigh Valley Railroad & Railroad Photography posted
Jack Koehler photographed the former Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad station in Cortland, NY on October 28, 1978

Rich Hendricks commented on the above post
took a year ago [that would be 2025]

I.e. Xam commented on the above post
I took this in 2022.

A satellite image caught three locomotives in town and two nearby industries receiving rail service.

Satellite

The topo map not only marks the locations of the stations, but it also labels therm.

1955/56 Cortland Quad @ 24,000

Since it is also labelled on the topo map, I checked out the Lehigh Valley depot. To my surprise, it and the freight house are also extant.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Darren's post
The depot and freight house for the Lehigh Valley is also extant along South Street and west of Main Street, https://maps.app.goo.gl/UXxzb7goRksRe5iY7. The depot is in the foreground and the freight house is in the background of this view. According to Google Maps, the freight house is now a coffee shop, https://maps.app.goo.gl/MHg5vEctVE7Jc7mW6.

Jim Kelling: Dennis DeBruler the Lehigh Valley depot is in much worse condition

The freight house retains the classic design of a two-story office and a one-story freight handling part. In fact, it still has the freight doors for loading trucks/wagons.

Street View, Oct 2024

Update:

Mark H. Charles posted
About 1912, the Lehigh Valley RR built a new passenger station in Cortland, NY (on the Elmira & Cortland branch.) Here's a colorized postcard from my collection. The structure survives today, but is not in great shape.