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57-576: The Chemung River is formed near Painted Post in Steuben County , just west of Corning by the confluence of the Tioga River and Cohocton rivers. It flows generally east-southeast through Corning, Big Flats , Elmira , and Waverly . It crosses into northern Pennsylvania before joining the Susquehanna River approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of Sayre . The name of the river comes from

114-489: A Lenape word meaning "at the horn" composed of the root chemu 'horn' and the suffix -ng meaning 'at/on'. Another possible etymology is "big horn", possibly dating from the discovery of large mammoth tusks in the river bed. Most of the valley is cut into Devonian age shale , sandstone , and limestone . The hilltops are rounded by glaciation . The tributaries, particularly the Cohocton River, have captured some of

171-510: A chief who was wounded at the battle of the "Hog-Back" and brought in a canoe to the head of the Chemung, where he died. It was well understood by the early settlers that this monument was erected in memory of some distinguished warrior who had been wounded in one of the border battles of the Revolution and afterward died at this place. The post stood for many years after the settlement of the co.; and

228-756: Is renowned as the site of Corning Incorporated , formerly the Corning Glassworks. In the later 20th century the valley, along with the rest of the Rust Belt , suffered economic decline with industrial restructuring, the loss of jobs to other regions and countries, and changes in the economy. Although the river is no longer used for regular transportation, it has become a popular destination for recreational canoeing and fly fishing , in particular for smallmouth and largemouth bass , trout , rock bass , sunfish , bluegill , and carp . The river has had periodic heavy flooding throughout its recorded history. In June 1972

285-623: Is through J.P. Morgan & Company , or the banks". Underwood responded from his home in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin , stating "I am running the Erie Railroad: not George W. Perkins, nor J.P. Morgan, nor anybody else." In the mid-1920s, the Van Sweringen brothers of Cleveland, Ohio, assumed control of the Erie, and they installed a new president for the railroad, John Joseph Bernet . Bernet only served as

342-529: Is west of the village. The former town of Painted Post was in 1836 renamed the town of Corning . The Senecas never had a painted post but rather the post that existed in the Painted Post area was not "painted". The plain post had been used as a type of bulletin board and when the white settlers moved into the area they painted it. To paint this post was desecration to the Seneca people. The Seneca language word for

399-515: The Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins . The Erie doctrine , which governs the application of state common law in federal courts, is still taught in American law schools , as of 2024. By December 1941, the Erie emerged from bankruptcy, following a reorganization process, which involved the purchase of the leased Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad , swapping high rent for lower interest payments, and

456-529: The Chemung Canal which was completed in 1833 between the Chemung and the southern end of Seneca Lake allowed the shipment of Pennsylvania anthracite coal , lumber and agricultural products to the Erie Canal system, leading to the growth of Elmira as a regional center of manufacturing . The canals were rendered obsolete by the coming of the railroads in the late 1840s and 1850s. The community of Corning

513-652: The Delaware and Hudson Railroad (D&H); on October 17, 1960, the Erie and the DL&;W merged together to create the Erie Lackawanna Railway . However, the merged railroad only operated for sixteen years, before their financial decline forced them to be absorbed into Conrail in 1976. Some former Erie trackage between Hornell and Binghamton were damaged in 1972 by Hurricane Agnes . The Erie's large repair facility in Hornell

570-596: The Erie Lackawanna Railway . The Hornell repair shops were closed in 1976, when Conrail took over, and repair operations moved to the Lackawanna's facility in Scranton, Pennsylvania . Some of the former Erie line between Hornell and Binghamton was damaged in 1972 by Hurricane Agnes , but the damage was quickly repaired and today this line is a key link in the Norfolk Southern Railway 's Southern Tier mainline. What

627-538: The Hudson River at Piermont , north of New York City , west to Lake Erie at Dunkirk . On February 16, 1841, the railroad was authorized to cross into the northeast corner of Pennsylvania on the west side of the Delaware River , a few miles west of Port Jervis, NY, as the east side was already occupied by the Delaware and Hudson Canal to a point several miles west of Lackawaxen, PA. Construction began in 1836 and

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684-754: The National Register of Historic Places . The Painted Post post office contains a mural, Recording the Victory , painted by muralist Amy Jones in 1939. Federally-commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture , later called the Section of Fine Arts , of the Treasury Department . According to the United States Census Bureau ,

741-693: The Pennsylvania Railroad 's Broadway Limited or New York Central Railroad 's 20th Century Limited . Some of the Erie's most well known trains included the Erie Limited , Lake Cities , Pacific Express , Atlantic Express , Midlander , Southern Tier Express and Mountain Express . All of these had their western termini in Chicago, except the Mountain Express which terminated in Hornell , in

798-555: The Southern Tier of New York. The Erie operated an extensive network of commuter routes in northern New Jersey and the lower Hudson Valley of New York. Most of these routes became part of Conrail along with the rest of Erie Lackawanna's rail operations in 1976. The New Jersey routes are now part of NJ Transit's Hoboken Division, originating and terminating at Hoboken Terminal. The Hudson Valley routes are now part of Metro-North Railroad . In addition to its steam and diesel services

855-628: The Chemung Valley, which was among the worst hit areas by the resultant flooding. The Chemung, Tioga, and Cohocton rivers all overflowed their banks, leaving widespread areas of Painted Post as well as Corning, Big Flats , and Elmira under water and destroying many bridges. Painted Post is featured in the Stephen Vincent Benét poem "American Names". The First Baptist Church of Painted Post , Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Station , and United States Post Office are listed on

912-826: The Cleveland Union Terminal Company allowed the Erie to use the Union Terminal adjacent to Terminal Tower in lieu of its old station. That same year, the Erie purchased a share of the Niagara Junction Railway , along with the New York Central and the Lehigh Valley . On March 17, 1954, the Erie completely dieselized their locomotive roster, when K-1 class 4-6-2 No. 2530 hauled the railroad's final steam-powered commuter train between Jersey City and Spring Valley, New York . Later that same year,

969-634: The Erie Railroad proved influential in the development and economic growth of the Southern Tier of New York state , including the cities of Binghamton , Elmira , and Hornell . The Erie Railroad repair shops were located in Hornell and was Hornell's largest employer. Hornell was also where Erie's mainline split into two routes with one proceeding northwest to Buffalo and the other west to Chicago. On October 17, 1960, Erie Railroad merged with its former rival, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad , to form

1026-507: The Erie also operated an electric commuter rail line to its terminal station in Rochester, New York . The station was one of the Erie's few electrified railroad stations, and the railroad became one of the first to provide electric commuter services in 1907. As part of the 30th anniversary of Norfolk Southern Railway being formed, NS decided to paint 20 new locomotives into the paint scheme of predecessor railroads. NS #1068, an EMD SD70ACe ,

1083-478: The Erie built a third rail along the entire mainline from Buffalo to Jersey City. The third rail installation and standard-gauge conversion projects were so expensive, that the railroad was forced into bankruptcy. The Erie still did not see profits, and was sold in 1878 via bankruptcy reorganization to become the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad. On June 22, 1880, the railroad’s standard-gauge conversion process

1140-669: The Erie he managed to take $ 4 million, which he claimed was the railroad's "debt" to him. In 1869, the railroad moved its main shop facilities from Dunkirk to Buffalo . Rather than demolishing the shops in Dunkirk, the facility was leased to Horatio G. Brooks , the former chief engineer of the NY&;E who was at the controls of the first train into Dunkirk in 1851. Horatio Brooks used the facilities to begin Brooks Locomotive Works , which remained in independent business until 1901 when it

1197-443: The Erie's president from January 1927 to May 1929, but during that time, he initiated a reorganization and cost-cutting program to improve the company's operations and finances. He also arranged for the Erie to replace most of their steam locomotives and rolling stock with newly-built standardized equipment to speed up their freight operations, and it involved the introduction of the Erie's fleet of 2-8-4 "Berkshire" locomotives. In

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1254-773: The Madison Avenue bridge, which allowed it to be reopened to traffic. Lake Street bridge was made southbound only, and Madison Avenue bridge was made northbound only. Upstream, Fitch's Bridge in West Elmira was washed out. Downstream, the Lowman Crossover and White Wagon bridges were washed out. The White Wagon bridge, near what is now the Wilawana exit of the Southern Tier Expressway , was never rebuilt, leaving Chemung County Route 56 split into two sections and resulting in

1311-546: The NYS&;W allowed the Erie to gain access to anthracite coal mines south of Scranton, Pennsylvania , competing with coal operations from the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W). George W. Perkins brought Frederick D. Underwood into the Erie Railroad in 1910. During the eastern railroad strike of 1913 Underwood agreed to accept any ruling made by mediators under the Newlands Reclamation Act . One of

1368-473: The New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad went into bankruptcy reorganization again, and then the company emerged in 1895 as the Erie Railroad. By that time, the company began to obtain financial support from J. P. Morgan . In 1898, the Erie obtained a subsidiary, the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYS&W), after Morgan purchased the majority of their shares, on the Erie's behalf. The control of

1425-489: The abandonment of duplicate freight facilities in Binghamton and Elmira, New York. Between 1956 and 1957, the Erie shifted its passenger trains from its Pavonia Terminal to the DL&W's newer Hoboken Terminal . The DL&W also abandoned most of their mainline between Binghamton and Elmira, in favor of the Erie's parallel mainline, in 1958. The merger negotiations subsequently accelerated, and they briefly considered including

1482-503: The area was TKäen DōD, meaning "land of the post". According to village records, Painted Post was established as a village in 1803. The Erwin brothers are considered the first wealthy European descended settlers to have settled in the Painted Post area in the late 18th century (Painted Post village is in the town of Erwin, named for the brothers and incorporated in 1796). The brothers' 4 mansions are still standing. There are maps in existence dated 1796 which include Painted Post. The village

1539-409: The average family size was 2.97. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males. The median income for a household in the village

1596-602: The company; Cornelius Vanderbilt versus Daniel Drew , James Fisk and Jay Gould . Gould ultimately triumphed in this struggle, but was forced to relinquish control in 1872–73 due to unfavorable public opinion following his involvement in the 1869 gold-rigging scandal and to his loss of $ 1 million of Erie Railroad stock to the British con-man Lord Gordon-Gordon . Investors in the railroad were also weary of Gould's financial wars with Vanderbilt that caused wild stock price fluctuations and operating losses from rate battles. Upon leaving

1653-466: The creation of the aforementioned Wilawana exit, to allow traffic to access the now cut-off portion of CR-56. Painted Post, New York Painted Post is a village in Steuben County , New York . The village is in the town of Erwin , west of the city of Corning . The population was 1,809 at the 2010 census. The name comes from a Seneca carved post found by explorers at the junction of three local rivers. Corning-Painted Post Airport (7N1)

1710-459: The demands made by Erie employees was a 20% increase in wages. Erie management had refused a wage increase, but compromised by asking employees to wait until January, 1915 for any advance. Union leaders agreed to make this an issue which Erie management would settle with its own men. However, W.G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, asserted that the only way "to deal with the Erie

1767-415: The former Genesee River drainage, due to terminal moraines that filled some valley areas and diverted streams. New York State Route 17 / Interstate 86 follows the valley of the river for much of its course. The area near the river's source was referred to as Concanoga , or the land of three rivers, by the Seneca who lived in the area. In colonial times the river valley was a major trade route through

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1824-790: The hill country of western New York, first for the Iroquois and other Native Americans , and later for the European settlers. In 1779 during the Revolutionary War , American troops of the Sullivan Expedition defeated a combined force of Iroquois, Tories and British at the Battle of Newtown along the river southeast of Elmira. The victory opened the way for Sullivan to systematically destroy Iroquois villages and settlements throughout their homeland of central and western New York. The construction of

1881-467: The mid-1930s, both Van Sweringen brothers died at an early age, before they could carry out any further plans they had for the Erie and their other railroads. Despite the ravages of the Great Depression in the 1930s, the Erie managed to continue operations on their own, until they filed for bankruptcy again, on January 18, 1938. That same year, the Erie was involved in the U.S. Supreme Court case,

1938-552: The origin of the name: In the summer of 1779, a party of tories and Indians, under the command of a loyalist named McDonald, returned from an incursion into the Susquehanna settlements, bringing with them many of their number wounded. At the confluence of Tioga and Conhocton [ sic ] Rivers, Captain Montour, son of the famous Queen Catharine , a Seneca chief of great promise, died of his wounds. "His comrades buried him by

1995-406: The population. There were 811 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and

2052-403: The purchase of formerly-subsidized and leased lines. In 1940, the NYS&W became disbanded from the Erie's control, as part of their own bankruptcy reorganization, and in the process, the Erie was entrusted ownership of their Susquehanna Connecting Railroad. The Erie's reorganization was deemed a success, since the railroad managed to pay dividends to their shareholders. On September 15, 1948,

2109-537: The railroad built the Starrucca Viaduct , a stone railroad bridge over Starrucca Creek in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania , which has survived and is still in use today. In fact, current owner Central New York Railroad spent $ 3.2 million in 2021 centering its single remaining track, re- ballasting and repairing masonry. The viaduct is 1,040 feet (317 m) long, 100 feet (30.5 m) high and 25 feet (7.6 m) wide at

2166-450: The railroad interchanged traffic by means of truck exchange , including through passenger and freight connections to St. Louis , Missouri, using a Nutter car hoist in Urbana, Ohio . Beginning in 1876, the Erie carried out their plans to convert their trackage to standard gauge, since it was deemed that the standard gauge-broad gauge interchange operations could not justify the costs. By 1878,

2223-426: The railroad launched trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) services. Erie Railroad prospered throughout the mid-1950s, but their profits were simultaneously on a decline. The company's 1957 income was half of that of 1956; by 1958 and 1959, Erie Railroad posted large deficits. The Erie's financial losses resulted in them entering negotiations to merge with the nearby Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. The proposed merger led to

2280-399: The railway. It is reported that Webster viewed the entire run from a rocking chair attached to a flatcar, with a steamer rug and jug of high-quality Medford rum . At stops, he would step off the flatcar and give speeches. The line was built at 6 ft ( 1,829 mm ) wide gauge ; this was believed to be a superior technology to standard gauge, providing more stability. In 1848,

2337-477: The remnants of Hurricane Agnes stalled over the New York-Pennsylvania border, dropping up to 20 inches (510 mm) of rain into the Chemung Valley, which was among the areas worst hit by the resultant flooding. The flooding left widespread areas of the communities of Corning, Big Flats, and Elmira under water and destroyed many bridges. Elmira lost three of the four downtown road bridges that existed at

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2394-521: The riverside, and planted above his grave a post on which were painted various symbols and rude devices. This monument was known throughout the Genesee Forests as 'The Painted Post.' It was a landmark well known to all the Six Nations , and was often visited by their braves and chieftains." This account of the origin of the Painted Post was given to Benj. Patterson, the hunter, by a man named Taggart, who

2451-487: The story goes that it rotted down at the butt, and was preserved in the bar-room of a tavern till about the year 1810 and then mysteriously disappeared. It is also said to have been swept away in a freshet. — McMasters's Hist, of Steuben. Simm's Hist, Schoharie, p. 333. In June 1972 the remnants of Hurricane Agnes stalled over the New York–Pennsylvania border, dropping up to 20 inches (500 mm) of rain into

2508-459: The time (Madison, Main and Walnut streets) as well as the Erie Railroad bridge. The Lake Street bridge was the only bridge not damaged by the flood and was reopened to traffic. Since it was the only bridge, a "Red Ball Express" was created that allowed only one lane of traffic in each direction across the bridge. This created a traffic nightmare that was relieved when temporary repairs were done on

2565-653: The top. It is the oldest stone rail bridge in Pennsylvania still in use. As stated in the introduction, the shops in Hornell, New York were the largest on the Erie system beginning in the late 1920s, processing about 350 locomotives per year with "classified" (heavy) repairs. However, the first major repair facilities were built in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania in 1848, which were enlarged in 1863 to employ 700 workers. The primary car shops were located in Meadville, Pennsylvania in

2622-546: The village has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km ), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km ) is land and .1 square miles (0.26 km ) (4.51%) is water. New York State Route 415 passes through the village, which also borders the Southern Tier Expressway and the Cohocton River . Interstate 86 also passes through Painted Post, and continues on until Jamestown . As of the census of 2000, there were 1,842 people, 811 households, and 480 families residing in

2679-405: The village. The population density was 1,457.0 inhabitants per square mile (562.6/km ). There were 879 housing units at an average density of 695.3 per square mile (268.5/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 95.71% White , 1.36% African American , 0.16% Native American , 1.74% Asian , 0.11% from other races , and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of

2736-522: The western part of the state, employing 3,500 in 1912. In August 1859, the company went into receivership due to inability to make payments on the debts incurred for the large costs of building, and, on June 25, 1861, it was reorganized as the Erie Railway. This was the first bankruptcy of a major trunk line in the U.S. In the Erie War of the 1860s, four well-known financiers struggled for control of

2793-734: Was $ 41,477, and the median income for a family was $ 58,295. Males had a median income of $ 39,519 versus $ 26,583 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 23,664. About 4.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over. Public education is administered by the Corning-Painted Post Area School District. Public schools located in Painted Post include Corning-Painted Post Middle School, Calvin U. Smith, Erwin Valley. Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad ( reporting mark ERIE )

2850-520: Was a railroad that operated in the Northeastern United States , originally connecting Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey , with Lake Erie at Dunkirk, New York . The railroad expanded west to Chicago following its 1865 merger with the former Atlantic and Great Western Railroad , also known as the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad (NYPANO RR). The mainline route of

2907-504: Was carried to Fort Niagara a prisoner by McDonald's party, end was a witness of the burial of Capt. Montour, or at least was in the encampment at the mouth of the Tioga at the time of his death. Col. Harper, of Harpersfield, the well known officer of the frontier militia of New York in the Revolution, informed Judge Knox, of Knoxville, in this co., that the Painted Post was erected over the grave of

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2964-520: Was closed following Conrail's takeover, and operations were consolidated at the Lackawanna's Scranton facility. A map from 1960 shows that the Erie had some control over the former Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway and the New York Central from Lawrenceville to Newberry Junction, near Williamsport, PA. The Erie Railroad operated a number of named passenger trains, although none were as well-known or successful as others like

3021-595: Was completed. In 1886, it was reported that the Erie and the Philadelphia and Reading Railway shared ferry services between their two Jersey City terminals, the larger being Pavonia Terminal , and Fulton Ferry in Brooklyn, New York for 11 round trips on weekdays and Saturdays, and four round trips on Sunday. In 1889, it opened a new bridge across the Hackensack River improving service to its terminals. By 1893,

3078-475: Was first incorporated in 1860 and officially re-incorporated in 1893. The name is derived from a historic, although probably unpainted, wooden post seen in the area at the end of the 18th century. The origin and purpose of the post remain controversial. A glyph of the post is visible on the aforementioned 1796 map. The following footnote appears in French's Gazetteer of New York State and gives two possible versions of

3135-516: Was left of the Erie Lackawanna became part of Conrail in 1976. In 1983, remnants of the Erie Railroad became part of New Jersey Transit rail operations , including parts of its Main Line , and most of the surviving Erie Railroad routes are now operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway . The New York and Erie Rail Road was chartered on April 24, 1832, by New York governor Enos T. Throop to connect

3192-407: Was merged with seven other locomotive manufacturing firms to create ALCO . ALCO continued new locomotive production at this facility until 1934, then closed the plant completely in 1962. The cost of breaking bulk cargo in order to interchange with standard gauge lines led the Erie to introduce a line of cars designed to operate on both broad gauge and standard gauge trucks . Beginning in 1871,

3249-526: Was opened in sections until reaching the full length to Dunkirk on May 19, 1851. At Dunkirk, steamboats continued across Lake Erie to Detroit, Michigan . The line crossed the Kittatinny Mountains at 870 feet. When the route was completed in May, 1851, President Millard Fillmore and several members of his cabinet, including Secretary of State Daniel Webster , made a special, two-day excursion run to open

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