"Word of the wreck was sent to Middletown and a wrecking crew was at once sent out. Claim agent George Marsder and Dr. J.B. Hulett left the city a little...
Though the fortunes of trainmen Dougherty and VanDemark would share similar fates in the potato fields of White House Curve, the locomotive that these men rode...
As many of you know, I have previously published lists of railfan groups pertaining to CSX, NS, New England, Atlantic Coastal States and regional/shortline...
Hi All, Found an interesting little ad in my e-mail today for a train excursion this September, and I thought some of might be interested in it. ... AJ...
... ^--sheet ... ===== Gary R. Kazin DL&W Milepost R35.7 Rockaway, New Jersey http://www.geocities.com/gkazin/index.html __________________________________ Do...
The family of DeForest Diver is pleased to see that Cornell University Library has made digital copies of 173 of his photos available via their "Luna Insight"...
WOW. Thank you so much for putting these on line. I spent the better part of two days viewing them. Pat shot many beautiful, rare, and informative photos. ...
Hi All, This afternoon -- June 23rd -- Doug Barberio sent some very sad news to the Middletown & New Jersey RR lists. For those you who aren't familiar with...
... From: "John Deserto" Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 20:08 Subject: [mnjrr] Pete Rasmussen obit. From today's Times Herald Record. PIERRE T. RASMUSSEN...
Reaching way back here guys... I am told that during the 1870's locomotives were painted in a variety of colors. Railroads would devise a paint scheme that was...
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<<Does anyone have any idea what the NY & Oswego Midland's standard locomotive colors were?>> Al, You might want to contact Richard Palmer and see if he knows....
Groups, Does anyone know if the O&W served this Oneida NY industry?: BURT OLNEY CANNING CO. Thanks in advance, Will [Non-text portions of this message have...
Off hand, I don't, Will; however, I seem to recall someone posting a listing of 1940s era customs on the northern division somewhere -- the OWRHS list's files...
Hi Will, According to a 1916 O&W Official Directory of Industries, the O&W did serve the Bert Olney Canning Co directly on an O&W or private siding. Jeff ...
Ages back I remember traveling up route 8 north of the town of Bridgewater and crossing over a set of tracks, which still had the crossing gates but with an...
Rich, The first set of tracks you crossed were owned by the Central New York Railway, a subsidiary of the Delaware-Otsego Corporation. The line was the ...
One can still visit the Bridgewater station on the southeast side of town; it is just north of Rt #20 and used as an antique shop (or it was a year ago). A...
... ===== Gary R. Kazin DL&W Milepost R35.7 Rockaway, New Jersey http://www.geocities.com/gkazin/index.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
In a message dated 8/13/04 9:33:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Mrs. Smith, is this book available and what is your asking price. Thanks, AL [Non-text...
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Went on the Merrickville [NY] tunnel walk this year- very interesting, but treacherous at the last. It is hosted once a year by the Maywood Historical Depot in...
NYO&W Film Debut Well folks, here it is, plain and simple. If you have missed O&WRHS events in the past and have kicked yourself afterwards, I am saving you...
I found this group while promoting the Mamakating event and thought some of you might want to check this out. There is an unbelievable assortment of postcards...
Hi Folks, In doing my research on the O&W, there seems to be some stories about the line after it was shutdown in March 1957. For example, there is a...
I can answer some of your questions. At least the northern end was already gone by fall of 1958, as we drove along it on the way to my admissions interview at...
I am posting this in response to the questions that Mike D"Amico has asked about the O&W, post abandonment. The following was referred to in his post as: "I've...
Two add'l items, folks: I BELIEVE there was some talk/discussion of D & H picking up a good bit of the line from Scranton up to some kind of connection to...
Mike - As for the O&W FTs, I've got that all the FTs (except set 806 and 807 -- they went to the Baltimore & Ohio) went to Secaucus, NJ until November 1965...
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