Author Archive: Ronald J. Vassallo

NYO&W freight houseBuilt in 1906, this structure served Port Jervis, N. YModel Railroader, Pages 93-95.Used By Permission©1999 Kalmbach Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Lyon Brook viaduct An 820-foot steel trestle and truss bridge from the New York, Ontario & Western Ry. Model Railroader, Pages 92 – 95. ©1999 Kalmbach Publishing. Used by permission.

Number 21 in a Series Read Instructions Before Operating 44-Tonner

Hello Members! Have I got a treat for you! I spent thirty minutes on the phone with none other than John Taibi today and we had a wonderful conversation. We talked about many things, but the main topics were the…
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Hello Members! Have I got a treat for you! I spent thirty minutes on the phone with none other than John Taibi today and we had a wonderful conversation. We talked about many things, but the main topics were the…
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Editor’s Note: Sorry I am posting this a second time I realized afterwards I messed up one of the links. Today I had some time to go through the “Member’s Only” area of the website at: nyow.org/members and find some…
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The Inside Gateway – Avoiding the Hun – Number 89 in a Series Sometime during World War II, a northbound O&W train arrives at Wilber’s having just surmounted the short – but steep – Smyrna Grade in the distance. Wilber’s…
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The Inside Gateway – Avoiding the Hun – Number 89 in a Series Sometime during World War II, a northbound O&W train arrives at Wilber’s having just surmounted the short – but steep – Smyrna Grade in the distance. Wilber’s…
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In anticipation of the next online meeting here is Bob’s latest installment! Number 15 in a Series: PC-O&W-NH Routing

Correction on Page 16 that I posted last night, the photos and captions were not lined up correctly.  This was totally my mistake, it was the same engine and I didn’t catch it. Here is the link if you want…
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