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History of the New York Ontario and Western Railroad
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Owen’s Footprints
Number 32 in a Series
New Article
Digging Deeper With Doug Ellison
October 4th O&WRHS Membership Meeting and PowerPoint Presentation
by Carl Ohlson entitled:
The history of lighting from whale oil through kerosene and how
the technology changed the evolution of O&W hand lanterns.
From The Archives
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From The Archives
Number 25 in a Series
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Northern Division Bridge & Building Department
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New Video
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Modeling The O&W
Modeling The O&WBy Malcolm H. Houck
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Owen’s FootprintsNumber 32 in a Series
New Article
Shawangunk Barrier
Railroad Magazine – September 1946 – Pages 10 – 43.
Shawangunk BarrierRailroad Magazine – September 1946 – Pages 10 – 43.
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Digging Deeper With Doug EllisonNumber 7 in a Series
New Video
October 4th O&WRHS Membership Meeting and PowerPoint Presentationby Carl Ohlson entitled:
The history of lighting from whale oil through kerosene and how
the technology changed the evolution of O&W hand lanterns.
New Article
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From The ArchivesNumer 26 in a Series
The MOW Dept. Gets A New Chevy!
By Bob Earle
By Bob Earle
New Article
By John Taibi
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Early Master Mechanics On The Midland
Part I – William H. Griggs
By Richard Palmer
Part I – William H. Griggs
By Richard Palmer
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This is the September 6th 2024 O&WRHS Business Meeting and Powerpoint Presentation. The program was given by local historian Hans Segboer on the Erie’s Greenwood Lake Division From Pompton Junction to Greenwood Lake and also includes the Ringwood Branch which serviced the Iron Mines. Many Thanks to Hans Segboer for his excellent presentation!
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From The ArchivesNumber 25 in a Series
By Bob Earle
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Office And Shops Were Among The First On The Northern Division
By Richard Palmer
Office And Shops Were Among The First On The Northern DivisionBy Richard Palmer
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A Hundred Years Before the Merger:
Erie and Lackawanna Strategy on the Cayuga Division from 1851 to 1858
By Howard Zendle
A Hundred Years Before the Merger:Erie and Lackawanna Strategy on the Cayuga Division from 1851 to 1858
By Howard Zendle
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William H. Weed Brings Telegraph To The Midland
By Richard Palmer and Dan Myers
By Richard Palmer and Dan Myers
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Northern Division Bridge & Building DepartmentGone, but not Forgotten – Martin Cavana
By John Taibi
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Modeling The O&W
An Octagonal Water Tank for the “Early O&W”
By Malcolm H. Houck
An Octagonal Water Tank for the “Early O&W”
By Malcolm H. Houck
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Modeling the O&W
Class L 0-6-0 Yard Switcher And
An Overview Of Steam Locomotive Super Heating
By Malcolm H. Houck
Class L 0-6-0 Yard Switcher And
An Overview Of Steam Locomotive Super Heating
By Malcolm H. Houck
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Modeling the O&W
“Long Johns” And
Decoding The Mysteries Of Baker Valve Gear Class W 2-8-0
Models From Nickel Plate Products
By Malcolm H. Houck
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Modeling the O&W
No. 38 in a Series
“Primary Sources” – Postcards Of The O&W
By Mal Houck
No. 38 in a Series
“Primary Sources” – Postcards Of The O&W
By Mal Houck
New Article
By Malcolm H. Houck
New Article
By Malcolm H. Houck
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Modeling the O&W
NO. 34 in a Series
8300 Series Cabooses – from Nickel Plate Products
Working Marker Lights – A Modest Enhancement
By Malcolm H. Houck
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Modeling the O&W
No. 57 in a Series
Double Cab Water Piping and The Sellers Type N Lifting Injector
By Malcolm H. Houck – MMR
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The Tale of Two Rivers:
By Howard Zendle
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Modeling The O&WNumber 39 in a Series
By Malcolm H. Houck
Modeling The O&W
Number 40 in a Series
By Malcolm H. Houck
Modeling The O&W
Number 41 in a Series:
Number 41 in a Series:
By Malcolm H. Houck
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Modeling the O&W No. 45 in a Series
Class B 4-4-0 Double Cab “Eight Wheeler” – No. 1
By Malcolm H. Houck
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When Steam Passenger Service (Almost) Returned To The O&W in 1974By Steven R. Cohen
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Modeling The O&W
No. 56 in a Series
Fish Car “Adirondack” in HO Scale
Part II
By Malcolm H. Houck
Modeling The O&WNo. 56 in a Series
Fish Car “Adirondack” in HO Scale
Part II
By Malcolm H. Houck
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Central Square Station – Yesterday & TodayBy Richard Palmer
New Video
June 7th 2024 O&WRHS Meeting Presentation
Coming Into Maybrook
A Detailed Look At The Rail Lines Servicing The Maybrook NY Yard
By Joseph Mato
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New Video
June 7th 2024 O&WRHS Meeting PresentationComing Into Maybrook
A Detailed Look At The Rail Lines Servicing The Maybrook NY Yard
By Joseph Mato
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Owen’s Footprints
Number 30 in a Series
Owen And The Great War Part II
The Supreme Sacrifice
By Kenneth L. Hojnacki
Number 30 in a Series
Owen And The Great War Part II
The Supreme Sacrifice
By Kenneth L. Hojnacki
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New Series
Archives Reprints
1994-2024
Archives Reprints1994-2024
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New Video
By Ray Kelly
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From The ArchivesNumber 22 in a Series
Contributed By Steve Cohen
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Exploring The Rails
Number 4 in a Series
By Joey Senese
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Northern Division Bridge & Building DepartmentThe Reorganization Proceeding Reports and the Disappearing Depots
By John Taibi
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From The Archives
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Pilots and Plows. . . or not?
Modeling the O&W – food for thought!
By Mal Houck
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After The Deluge
The Story Of The ’42 Floods
By Elwin Mumford & Ed Crist
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Northern Division Bridge & Building Department
By John Taibi
New Article
By Dave Mazurek
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Northern Division Bridge & Building Department
Fred, Frank, Shel, and Bill – all Real O&W Men
By John Taibi
New Video
March 1st 2024 Meeting Presentation entitled:Owen Asks?
Trivia, Trains, Tributes and Transparency.
Help The Society Help You!
By Erik Pioselli
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Oneida Daily Dispatch, Monday, April 10, 1957Dispatch Newsman Is Last O&W Passenger
By Richard Baldwin (Dispatch State Editor)
Compiled By Richard Palmer
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From The ArchivesNumber 20 in a Series
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By John Taibi
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Digging Deeper With Doug Ellison
Number 6 in a Series
The O&W Way
Number 6 in a Series
The O&W Way
New Video
February 2nd 2024 Membership Meeting followed by a PowerPoint Presentation by Doug Barberio entitled:
Diamonds, Junctions, Interchanges and Interlocking Towers CN to WX.
New Article
Observer Reprint
Marine Line Equipment
Editors: John Bifano & Allan F. Seebach, Jr.
O&WRHS Observer Vol. XXVII, Nos. 1 to 9.
January – September 1992.
Editors: John Bifano & Allan F. Seebach, Jr.
O&WRHS Observer Vol. XXVII, Nos. 1 to 9.
January – September 1992.
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Northern Division Bridge & Building Department
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Along The Right of WayNumber 5 in a Series
What Railroad Is This?
Part I
By Douglas J. Barberio
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“Meola’s Special” On The O&WChenango Telegraph – Friday, January 29, 1943
Contributed By Richard Palmer
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Modeling the O&W
No. 55 in a Series
By Mal Houck NMRA MMR #696
NYO&W – Fish Culture and New York Fisheries Department
Fish Car “Adirondack”
Part 1
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From The Desk Of Dan Myers
Number 14 in a Series
The Midland Centennial Line
Number 14 in a Series
The Midland Centennial Line
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Phase II F-3A in 1/4″ Scale By Tony Koester
Railroad Model Craftsman – October 1970, Pages 32-39.
©1970 Carstens Publications. Used By Permission.
Contributed By Kenneth L. Hojnacki
Railroad Model Craftsman – October 1970, Pages 32-39.
©1970 Carstens Publications. Used By Permission.
Contributed By Kenneth L. Hojnacki
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The Bridge the Knitted Hill to Hill
By John Taibi
By John Taibi
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Northern Division Bridge & Building DepartmentSummertime in Cuddebackville; How I met the O&W
By John Taibi
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By Roy Gallinger
Contributed By Richard Palmer
Contributed By Richard Palmer
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Novermber 2023 Meeting PresentationBy Jeff Otto
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From The ArchivesNumber 18 in a Series
By Bob Earle
New Article
By Peter Putman
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Iron Rails and The Birth of Scranton, Pennsylvania
By Howard Zendle
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Along The Right Of Way
By Douglas J. Barberio
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Northern Division Bridge & Building Department
The O&W Loops – Sylvan Beach & Pecksport
By John Taibi
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Owen’s FootprintsNumber 25 in a Series
By Kenneth L. Hojnacki
New Video
Tracing Remnants Of The NYO&W A Quarter Century Ago
By Peter & Ross Putman
By Peter & Ross Putman
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By John Taibi
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By John Taibi
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The O&W – Then & Now
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From The Desk Of Dan Myers
Number 12 in a Series
More On 44-Ton Trusts & Trust Plates
From The Desk Of Dan MyersNumber 12 in a Series
More On 44-Ton Trusts & Trust Plates
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Scranton Division NuggetsNumber 5 in a Series:
The Middletown & Unionville Buys Coal, Sometimes From O&W Origins
By Peter Brill
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From The ArchivesNumber 16 in a Series
Tender Thoughts
By Bob Earle
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O&W AutumnBy Paul Lubliner
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Scranton Division Nuggets
Number 4 in a Series
“The More Time These People Get, The More They Want”;
Fortunately J. N. Haines Was Not President Of The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
By Peter Brill
Number 4 in a Series
“The More Time These People Get, The More They Want”;
Fortunately J. N. Haines Was Not President Of The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
By Peter Brill
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Getting To The Bottom Of Stone Culverts
By Ronald J. Stanulevich
Introduction And Photos By Ronald J. Vassallo
By Ronald J. Stanulevich
Introduction And Photos By Ronald J. Vassallo
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Collectors Corner
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Scranton Division Nuggets
Number 3 in a Series
Was It Related To The Scranton Extension?
By Peter Brill
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Northern Division Bridge & Building DepartmentHomer Underwood – Master Station Builder
By John Taibi
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Scranton Division NuggetsNumber 1 in a Series
DL&W and CNJ Discuss Changes in Scranton Operations
Involving Relaying Former O&W Trackage in 1958-1959
By Peter Brill
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Northern Division Bridge & Building Department
Making the Grade
Up & Down the O&W Railway
By John Taibi
Northern Division Bridge & Building DepartmentMaking the Grade
Up & Down the O&W Railway
By John Taibi
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Bankruptcy (20 years) vs. Receivership (60 days)By Mal Houck
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Owen’s Footprints
Number 21 in a Series
Read Instructions Before Operating 44-tonner
By Kenneth L. Hojnacki
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From The Archives
Number 15 in a Series
PC-O&W-NH Routing
By Bob Earle