Binghamton, NY: June 11-14, 2025. Binghamton, NY: June 11-14, 2025.
The 2025 convention will be held Wednesday June 11 through Saturday June 14. It will be 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 is in East Vestal, NY just a few miles west of Binghamton.
Wednesday will cover 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 will cover D&H, Ulster & Delaware, Southern New York, Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley and New York Ontario & Western structures. Our stops include Bainbridge, Oneonta, Milford and Cooperstown, NY which has numerous depots. Google map
Friday will include 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 will be meeting at My Uncle’s Place, 120 E. Service Hwy. in Binghamton. There will be a social hour with appetizer at 6 p.m. and then a buffet dinner at 7 p.m. Bob Pastorkey will give a PowerPoint presentation entitled Railroad Depots, Structures, and General Infrastructure in and around Binghamton – the Earlier Years!
Saturday we shall cover DL&W, Erie, Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Railroad structures. Stops include Vestal, Owego, Ithaca, Horseheads and Elmira, NY. There will be a catered lunch at the Newark Valley, NY stop. Google map
Our hotel will be the
The rate is $139 per night plus tax double occupancy. We shall try to match up single people to ease the cost. The hotel provides a complimentary hot breakfast. Please note that the rate will only be help until May 10, 2025. To make reservations call the hotel directly at 607-644-9111 and mention Group Code “HSB” or Historical Society Block. You can also reserve online with this link: http://bit.ly/4hmiOVm or use the code Group Code “HSB".
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 |
Last date this page was modified – 02/14/2025.
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