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On June 4th, The Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail folks did weed whacking all along the length of track behind the Depot. It made a big difference. We also finally got a lawn company to start a weed & feed program. That itself is a story for another time. For $900 they are doing everything that’s ours. They started last week, and the weeds are already curling. We will probably have them back again next year and they complement our Eco Serve insect control company. |
We are still waiting on our semaphore motors, we can’t get the guy that has them to return our calls. The freight house deck is still in limbo. Our contractor is another guy that doesn’t return calls. We have been talking with another deck builder but even that has it’s problems too. Our new security goes in sometime in July, we are looking forward to that one. The contractor is installing a couple more cameras to cover some blind spots and getting a totally new system. Our old system is not functioning like it should. It just got old like the rest of us! |
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Upon his return he started Chestnut Ridge Evergreen Farm and Schichtel's Nursery, a very successful business. George became known as "King of the shade trees." Many people knew George and he was liked by all. His celebration was from 1 pm to 4 pm. Over 200 people were in attendance to remember George. |
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The construction was halted for a few months while a part of the movie "A Quiet Place Part 2" was filmed at the depot in late Summer of 2019. In addition to remuneration for the rental of the depot Paramount Movie Company flew a carpenter in from L.A. to build an exact copy of our men’s waiting room bench. When the movie was finished, we managed to sign for the bench, which relieved the movie company of all responsibility for it, and so they gave it to us. |
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Gary Ludwig and Dave Mallory installed, stained and put two coats of polyurethane sealer on it, and the results were stunning. Bob's Reynders paid for the cost of the bench which was dedicated to the memory of his late wife Jean. In August of 2020, about ten members of the Reynders family and five depot people were in attendance for the dedication. | ![]() |
Except for when it originally opened, the Depot has never looked better, and the response from the community has been overwhelmingly positive. Not bad for a 112 year old building! |
Work sessions will continue every Wednesday and Saturday morning from 9:00am to noon. Anyone interested in spending some time at the depot please call our number, 662-7002, and let us know you are coming. |
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