Collection of noted photographer J.J. Young Jr. available online NEWSWIRE

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – A new photo page is showcasing the photography of famed rail photographer J.J. Young Jr. The page features Young’s work in the Binghamton area from 1959 until he moved out of the state. More than 800 black-and-white photos cover railroads such as the Delaware & Hudson, Erie Lackawanna, and Lehigh Valley.

The site is the work of Sam Botts, using the negative collection that was given to Young’s son John after his passing in 2004. To see the photos, go to www.flickr.com/photos/jjyoungjr.

Young was born in Wheeling, W.Va. on May 23, 1929. He worked for the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad before moving in 1959 to Binghamton where he taught photography. After retiring from Broome Technical Community College in Binghamton in 1995, Young relocated to Charleston, where he continued his life-long hobby of photographing trains until his death. Young never had a driver’s license, yet visited all 48 states in the continental U.S. chasing trains.

Young amassed a collection of more than 10,000 images, and bequeathed 6,328 images of trains in Wheeling and Charleston to the West Virginia State Archives. In addition to those photos, Young’s other photographs remain with his widow in Charleston and his son in upstate New York.