The NCRR rang a bell with my husband. He thought that since Elmira was originally Newtown, it might mean Newtown Corning Railroad. Not sure, but it's a thought. Sharon Baker Carroll Stedge, Teresi, Leone >From: Carlton Wheeler <carlwhee@quantumworld.com> >To: PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PABRADFO] Name of Railroad >Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:19:39 -0700 > >When I was a kid in Elmira Heights, the railroad lines through town were: >Erie, >DL&W (Delaware, Lacawanna & Western or, as some dubbed it the Delay, Linger >& >Wait) and Lehigh Valley. I think the Pennsylvania RR used the Erie tracks >and >there may have been some New York Central trains coming through on one of >the >tracks. NCRR might possibly have meant New York Central. > >Carlton Wheeler > >Warren & Kathleen Barrett wrote: > > > Could someone familiar with the names of railroads in the Chemung Co. >area > > tell me the full name of the NCRR. I found an ancestor listed in a city > > directories and it noted his occupation for one year was fireman NCRR >and > > the next year he was listed as engineer NCRR. I would like to look for >him > > in railroad records, but would like the full name, please. > > > > Thanks > > > > Kathleen Barrett > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com