Binghamton, NY: June 11-14, 2025. Binghamton, NY: June 11-14, 2025.
The 2025 convention was held Wednesday June 11 through Saturday June 14. It was hosted by Ted Xakellis, Jim Dent, and Bob Pastorkey, who is also a member of the Susquehanna Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Our hotel was in East Vestal, NY just a few miles west of Binghamton.
Wednesday covered Delaware & Hudson; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; Erie and Lehigh Valley structures from Binghamton to Susquehanna, Nicholson, the iconic Sayre, PA depot and museum and ending at Nichols, NY. Google map
Thursday covered D&H, Ulster & Delaware, Southern New York, Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley and New York Ontario & Western structures. Our stops included Bainbridge, Oneonta, Milford and Cooperstown, NY which has numerous depots. Google map
Friday included DL&W, NYO&W, Lehigh Valley and Syracuse, Binghamton & New York depots. We shall visit Greene, Oxford, Norwich, Homer, Cortland and Cincinnatus, New York. Google map
On Friday evening we met at My Uncle’s Place in Binghamton for a buffet dinner. Bob Pastorkey gave a PowerPoint presentation entitled Railroad Depots, Structures, and General Infrastructure in and around Binghamton – the Earlier Years!
Saturday we visited DL&W, Erie, Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Railroad structures. Stops included Vestal, Owego, Ithaca, Horseheads and Elmira, NY. There was a catered lunch at the Newark Valley, NY stop. Google map
Taken from 2024 rail map developed by the New York State Department of Transportation.
| Year | Location | Host(s) | Dates | Notes | # Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | St. Louis | Shacklette | July 24‑25 | 7 | |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh | Koval / Weber | June 24‑25 | 6 | |
| 1973 | Toronto | Ehrke | Sept. 8 | 10 | |
| 1974 | Chicago | Koval | Aug. 17 | 1st slide show | 7 |
| 1975 | Philadelphia | Harwood | June 14 | 1st to use a bus(schoolbus) | 35 |
| 1976 | none | ||||
| 1977 | Cincinnati | Shacklette / Flinchpaugh | June 10‑11 | 12 | |
| 1978 | Chicago | Koval | June 10‑11 | 8 | |
| 1979 | none | ||||
| 1980 | none | ||||
| 1981 | Windsor, ON | Knudson / Seestedt / Weible | June 6‑7 | 1st Banquet | 10 |
| 1982 | Kansas City | Koval/Hannah/Shacklette | June 5 | 21 | |
| 1983 | Baltimore | Harwood | June 11 | approx. 10 | |
| 1984 | Minneapolis | Hannah | June 16‑17 | approx. 12‑14 | |
| 1985 | Buffalo | Rothenmeyer | June 15‑16 | 30 | |
| 1986 | Galesburg | Hannah | June 14‑15 | 15 | |
| 1987 | Boston | Parmenter / Goodwin / Hodge / Kierstad | June 13‑14 | 32 | |
| 1988 | Toledo | Camp | June 18‑19 | 30 | |
| 1989 | Richmond, VA | Traser/Mantey | June 3‑4 | 21 | |
| 1990 | Springfield, IL | Hannah | May 19‑20 | 28 | |
| 1991 | Grand Rapids | Rothwell | May 18‑19 | 28 | |
| 1992 | Toronto | Savage | June 5‑7 | 31 | |
| 1993 | New Stanton, PA | Ballash / Kevern / Waugh | June 5‑6 | 37 | |
| 1994 | Wilkes-Barre | Baker / Baker | June 4‑5 | 42 | |
| 1995 | Cedar Rapids | Koval | June 3‑4 | 25 | |
| 1996 | Ft. Worth-Dallas | Hannah | May 10‑12 | 23 | |
| 1997 | Dayton | Kolb Family | June 7‑9 | 32 | |
| 1998 | Newark, NJ | Garon / Garon | June 6‑8 | 36 | |
| 1999 | Elkhart | Koval / Davis | June 4‑6 | 38 | |
| 2000 | Rochester, NY | Rapp | June 3‑4 | 29 | |
| 2001 | Raleigh | Peterson | June 1‑3 | 44 | |
| 2002 | San Antonio | Langhart / Harris | Oct. 11‑14 | 24 | |
| 2003 | Portland, ME | Bachelder | June 6‑9 | First four days of bus trips | 26 |
| 2004 | Saginaw | Seward | June 4‑6 | 32 | |
| 2005 | Altoona | Ballash | June 3‑6 | Three days of bus trips | 34 |
| 2006 | Helena, Montana | Peterson | June 9‑11 | Three days of bus trips, first extension tour | 33 |
| 2007 | Cleveland | Camp | June 1‑4 | Three days of bus trips | 41 |
| 2008 | Charleston, SC | Xakellis | May 16‑19 | Three days of bus trips | 25 |
| 2009 | Topeka, Kansas | The Stahl's | June 3‑6 | Three days of bus trips, first Wed-Sat. meeting | 31 |
| 2010 | Central and Western Carolinas | Peterson / Shulby | June16‑19 | Three days of bus trips, pre-convention extension tour, June 14‑15 | 29 |
| 2011 | Oklahoma City | Nevins / Xakellis | June 8-11 | Four days of bus trips | 31 |
| 2012 | Baltimore, MD | Kelling | June 6‑9 | Four days of bus trips | 34 |
| 2013 | Providence, RI | Wickersham / Xakellis | June 5‑8 | Four days of bus trips | 31 |
| 2014 | Spokane/Seattle | High | July 13‑19 | Linear bus tour | 32 |
| 2015 | Harrisburg, PA | Kelling | June 3‑6 | Four days of bus tours | 37 |
| 2016 | Omaha-Council Bluffs | White / Hannah / Vana | June 7‑11 | Five days of bus tours | ?? |
| 2017 | Middletown, NY | Dent | June 25‑29 | Five days of bus tours | 34 |
| 2018 | Madison, WI | High | June 17‑21 | Five days of bus tours | 42 |
| 2019 | New Orleans, LA | Nevins / Xakellis | June 12‑15 | Four days of bus tours |
26 |
| 2020 | none | Not held due to global pandemic | |||
| 2021 | none | Not held due to global pandemic | |||
| 2022 | Easton, PA | Dent / Sosnowski | Aug. 18‑20 | Three days of bus tours | 25 |
| 2023 | Toledo, OH | Camp | June 7‑10 | Four days of bus tours | 22 |
| 2024 | Gainsville, GA | Dent / Xakellis | June 5-8 | Four days of bus tours | 29 |
| 2025 | Binghamton, NY | Dent / Xakellis / Pastorkey | June 11-14 | Four days of bus tours | 23 |
Last date this page was modified – 06/16/2025.
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