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Matted & ready to pop into a standard frame: This interesting 8 in. x 10 in. photo. This is a contemporary reprint made directly from a high resolution digital scan of the vintage photograph. The piece is crisply printed on matte finish photo paper & placed in a white acid-free matte, ready to be popped into a standard 11 in. x 14 in.; frame, which can be bought anywhere locally. From the web: Built in 1881 by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W), the Vestal train station has been witness to a lot of memorable events. Without a doubt, the Great Vestal Train Wreck of 1901 was the most spectacular. It was in 1881 that the DL&W Railroad introduced a new, simple station that would later be known as "pagoda" style. With its steeply pitched roof, distinctive curve over the eaves & circular roof supports, the building had a very unique & somewhat oriental look. The Vestal station would serve as a model for several other stations built in this style on the route west of Binghamton, including those in Apalachin, Elmira, Horseheads, Nichols, & several other locations. The station in Apalachin eventually burned, & over the years it & most of the others were replaced by brick or stone structures. The Vestal station is one of very few pagoda stations that survive to this day. The station was originally located on Main Street in Vestal, one block north of Four-Corners, where Route 17 is today. Located on the south side of the tracks the station was part of a complex that included the Rounds Coal Company building (recently relocated to the Rail Trail,) & a large wooden coal tipple. The Rounds building had a large drive-through opening where trucks loaded with coal would be weighed. The coal was then dumped in the tipple, where it was sorted by size & loaded into train cars. No rights are granted or implied other than for personal collectible use. Makes a terrific gift for the railroad station, Vestal, NY, collector or other historic addition to your collection! pub places dir Vestal, Ny - Matted Photograph | 8x10 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Vestal Passenger & Freight Station, North Main Street
