Author Archive: Ronald J. Vassallo

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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Doug has added two more photos to his last article on Page 16. The photo on this page is one of them, but you’ll want to see the other one and read both captions! Number 2 in a Series: Times…
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