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I just got this important e-mail from Dan Myers regarding the upcoming Excursion. Hi Ron, I got a call from the Stourbridge Line a few minutes ago and need to get some flash news out to membership! Here…
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The link to the color newsletter was corrupt and is now fixed. It was just tested and should be working now. Summer – Fall 2021 Newsletter In Color
Hello fellow Members! I just added the Summer – Fall Ontario Express in Color to the site. Also added was Bob Earle’s third article in his “From The Archives” Series. This article was included in the Newsletter but if you…
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Four Foot Wood I’ve booked my October 10 ticket on the Glen Eyre Express! See you in Hawley for a brief in-person reunion on the Stourbridge Line! Dan Myers
By Project Chairman Norm Barrett Fund raising is ongoing. The second radiator is being recored and additional parts from the M&NJ will be arriving as soon as this week. The one CAT engine has a cracked head assembly. It has…
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President Jeff Otto and VP Dan Myers represented the Society at the Hancock-Chehocton Historical Association’s annual Open House on Saturday, August 21, 2021. They brought displays of local interest on the O&W and the Acid Factories. A number of descendants…
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The O&W Bridge Catastrophes at Fish’s Eddy in the late 1800’s.
July 2021: “Middletown and Unionville’s (M&NJ) seventy-five year old GE 44-tonner No.1 had its appointment with the grim reaper on Monday July 26 and had been completely scrapped by the end of the day on Tuesday July 27th. With the…
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By Robert McCue Here’s a little something about one of (many railfans) favorite places on the O&W before the railway was in existence. A very special thanks to Robert McCue for sending this to us. You will be seeing more…
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Sorry for another e-mail but I wanted to let everyone know that we now have a New Series on the site which will be called “From The Desk Of Dan Myers”. (Thank You Dan!) You will now see this menu…
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