New York State Route 34 (NY 34) is a north–south New York state route located in Central New York. Its southern terminus is at the Pennsylvania state line in the village of Waverly, where it connects to Pennsylvania Route 199 and meets I-86/NY 17. Its northern terminus is at NY 104, outside the village of Hannibal.
NY 34 and NY 96 northbound in Spencer
NY 34 northbound crossing the New York State Thruway in Weedsport
NY 34 at the end in Hannibal with NY 104; CR 34, a former alignment of NY 34, continues north
Waverly, Tioga County, New York
Waverly is the largest village in Tioga County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, Waverly had a population of 4,177. It is located southeast of Elmira in the Southern Tier region. This village was incorporated as the southwest part of the town of Barton in 1854. The village name was conceived by Joseph "Uncle Joe" Hallett, founder of its first Fire Department and pillar of the community, dropping the second "e" from the name of his favorite author's novel, Waverley by Sir Walter Scott. The former village hall is listed on the National Historic Places list.
Downtown Waverly
The Black Diamond Express competed head to head with famous named trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central, Delaware and Hudson and Erie Railroad for the Great Lakes and Chicago passenger revenues.
The Black Diamond Express crossing the Susquehanna bridge in Athens, PA, just a few miles to the south, and part of the greater town.
The yard in Sayre and Waverly were main hubs; the full coal bunkers on this express shown stopped suggest the engine was just swapped for a new engine and crew, a faster operation than coaling and watering a tender. Named Express trains did not dawdle for any reason. Like the turn around today of an airliner, dining, beverages, cleaning and other hotel and maintenance services all took place as fast as was possible.
