Train Wreck in Apalachin

   The Emerald Express, Number 139, which has been sitting in front of the old railway station on Route 434 in Apalachin since August 1998, was dealt a final blow by the recent spell of high winds at the end of February. The engine had been in a state of disrepair for the last several years. 
   Picture below, is the Emerald Express #139 taken during the grand opening of Pat Mitchell's Ice Cream in 1998. Pictured above is the train as it appeared on Wednesday, March 1. The engine collapsed in on itself, the cow-catcher on the front of the engine broke apart, and the engineer compartment collapsed. Pat Mitchell's Ice Cream closed several years ago. Subway of Apalachin is currently operating at the train station.