Author Archive: Ronald J. Vassallo

NYO&W Coal Trestle Special Note: All plans and data provided by Joe Bux from the O&WRHS Archives.September 1987, Pages 48-50.©1987 Mainline Modeler.

Dear Members: Just wanted to let you know that I have spent the better part of yesterday and tonight revamping most of the Mainline Modeler and Model Railroader articles in our “Modeling” section. All of the articles you see with…
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Wurtsboro DepotAugust 1987, Pages 79-81.©1987 Mainline Modeler. All Rights Reserved. 

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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