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Featured Items



Cover Artwork by Carl Ohlson

   Ridin' the Rails - Passenger Equipment of the N.Y.O.& W. Ry." is the  OWRHS 2007 Observer.  This Observer is 202 pages, of text, photos, car diagrams and a spreadsheet format roster  of O&W passenger cars from car No. 1 to No. 546; -- the last  item  being complete with disposition information as available.

   In putting the passenger service of the O&W in  a context, as it existed from 1870 to 1953, this Observer  contains overviews of passenger service and relationship of the O&W to  the Borscht Belt hotel and resort areas of Sullivan, Ulster and Delaware  Counties. Photos of O&W passenger trains in the heady days of full system  service and multiple sections crammed with exuberant vacationers, are  included along with images from the final days of diesel powered trains to  Rosoce.

   Many copies of internal company communications and  memos have been carefully scripted and reproduced as images to give the reader  the historic sense of passenger operations, and being there at the time, as  they developed, and then as service and passenger trains waned and finally  expired.

   Of several Appendix entries is one devoted to  certain abbreviations and definitions that further clarifies and enhances reader  understanding. "Ridin' the Rails" will put the history of the O&W in a  further context than has been enjoyed on the past, and adds another chapter to  the lore of this
remarkable story.
 
Mal Houck

"For me, Mal's Ridin' the Rails is the most significant published work that has
come across my desk in many a year, escape mechanism and hobby-wise. It has
completely changed and reversed my thinking on passenger car modeling..."

Fred Stevens - Prescott Arizona

Ridin' the Rails - Passenger Equipment of the N.Y.O.& W. Ry."

Soft Cover.............................................$38

Laminated Hard Cover - Now Available  .............$50


NOW AVAILABLE!

The WOOD CHEMICAL OBSERVER ON CD

The O&WRHS has undertaken the task of reissuing out-of-print Observers. The WOOD CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY Observer, written by Franklin Daniel Myers, is the second in the series to be put on cd in readable and searchable .pdf format.

All you need is Adobe Acrobat Reader which is free from Adobe and a CD-Rom drive.

Please note that you can not print off of this cd nor can you export this to another format such as .jpg or .tiff.

~ THIS BOOK ON CD IS READ ONLY ~

 The WOOD CHEMICAL OBSERVER ON CD.......................................................$25

The 1985 SCRANTON DIVISION OBSERVER ON CD

The O&WRHS has undertaken the task of reissuing out-of-print Observers.

The Scranton Division Observer is the first in the series to be put on cd in readable and searchable .pdf format.

All you need is Adobe Acrobat Reader which is free from Adobe and a CD-Rom drive.

Please note that you can not print off of this cd nor can you export this to another format such as .jpg or .tiff.

~ IT IS READ ONLY ~

 Special thanks to Liz Cornell at Scandex for all her assistance with this project.

Scranton Division Observer on CD................................................................$25


2008 O&WRHS Calendar

Showcasing the photos of noted rail photographer Jim Shaughnessy!

14 plus NYO&W Photos Along the Southern Division.  $10.00

This historic 9x12 calendar features 14 of Jim Shaughnessy's 80 photographs of the N.Y.O.&W. in her last years, with diesels powering  the last freight runs through the countryside, illustrating the O&W's rural charm and archaic appeal.



THE NYO&W ON FILM - Watch a mixture of vintage black and white and color footage of the O&W in both steam and diesel eras. Almost three hours of locomotives in action including engine #405, the Mountaineer,  in color. Trains in action at many stations including Middletown, Kingston, Summitville, Oneida, and Norwich, to name a few. Ride in the cab of an O&W F3 from Weehawken to Roscoe. Hear firsthand accounts of experiences of former O&W employees recorded at an O&W "Olde Timers Picnic" at Mayfield back in 1962.  Listen to original music by Paul Lounsbury and Dick Staber as you travel along the right of way on the Southern, Northern and Scranton Divisions with many of the locations identified. .......................................................................................................................$30.00

COAL CARS: The First Three Hundred Years by Martin Robert Karig III - 

"If steam powered the industrial revolution, then it was coal that fueled it."  Thus begins Coal Cars: The First Three Hundred Years, Bob Karig's landmark book on the multitudinous variety of railroad cars that transported that valuable "black diamond" commodity from mine to market.  Coal was essential to the economy of the United States, and those coal cars were essential to the business of the railroads that hauled it............................................. $60.00

                       

MAMAKATING by MONIKA A. ROOSA

Paper  6 x 9 128 pages of photographs of homes, people, canal and railroad transportation from the 19th and 20th centuries in Mamakating Township - Arcadia Publishing....................................................$18.00

THE NYO&W'S MIDDLETOWN BRANCH PART I CORNWALL TO BURNSIDE  by Douglas J. Barberio.

This in-depth 96 page book covers the southernmost portion of the O&W main line. Included are many track maps and photographs of all the stations along with operational informationYour Price ..................$20.00 plus 5.00 S&H

The Lost O&W Tapes Volume I

Taped with a reel-to-reel recorder on October 1, 1962 at an O&W"Old Timers" picnic, these recordings of ex-NYO&W employees have sat unlistened to for almost 40 years. Discovered again in the late 1980's when we moved the Cornell collection into our Archives facility they sat for another 13 years before being digitally remastered to compact disc. This first of four volume set begins with Homer House who started with the railroad in1892 and worked for the O&W until the last day of operation in 1957. Total Time: 1:04:23 - Price $9.00 + 3.00 S/H

Click here to download jewel case artwork for Disc I

The Lost O&W Tapes Volume II

If you enjoyed the first one you'll be equally enlightened by this second cd in a 4 cd series. The interviews continue at the 1962 O&W Old Timers picnic with topics covering many areas of the O&W's operations. Hear firsthand accounts from former O&W employess including Homer House, Art Hodge, Bill O'Neill, Eric Faigle and Cleremont Bonnefort. Total Time: 1:02:35 - Price $9.00 - + 3.00 S/H

The Lost O&W Tapes Volume III

If you enjoyed the first and second one you'll be equally enlightened by this third cd in a 4 cd series. The interviews continue at the 1962 O&W Old Timers picnic with topics covering many areas of the O&W's operations. Hear firsthand accounts from former O&W employess including Homer House, Art Hodge, Bill O'Neill, Eric Faigle and Cleremont Bonnefort. Total Time: 43:41 - Price $9.00 - + 3.00 S/H

The Lost O&W Tapes Volume IV

The last and equally informative cd in a 4 cd series. The interviews continue at the 1962 O&W Old Timers picnic with topics covering many areas of the O&W's operations. Hear firsthand accounts from former O&W employess including Homer House, Art Hodge, Bill O'Neill, Eric Faigle and Cleremont Bonnefort, and introducing Leland VaValley. Leland was born 11/8/85 in Franklin Station NY. He was a fireman in Cadosia in 1936 when his Social Security started. Total Time: 58:52 - Price $9.00 - + 3.00 S/H

 OBSERVER ISSUES

THE NYO&W'S MIDDLETOWN BRANCH PART I CORNWALL TO BURNSIDE by Douglas J. Barberio. This in-depth 96 page book covers the southernmost portion of the O&W main line. Included are many track maps and photographs of all the stations along with operational information..........................................................................................................$20.00

Guide for Liberty to Sidney & Delhi Branch of the New York Ontario & Western Railway. The third auto tour guide by Charles Breiner and Willam Scott covering the upper part of the O&W's Southern Division. Station drawings, with maps and many photographs. 134 pages  8 1/2 x 11 on coated paper. Spiral bound.--------------------------------------------$15.00

THAT UNIONVILLE TRAIN A look at the Middletown & Unionville/Middletown & New Jersey and its connection with the New York Ontario & Western. By Carl Detwyler with Peter Brill and John Deserto. The 116 pages with many pictures covers the history of the M&U/M&NJ from its beginning in the nineteenth century to the present day. .........................................................$20.00

MEMORIES OF POP AND THE O&W RAILWAY BY CLYDE R. CONROW & TRAIN CONTROL ON THE NYO&W RAILWAY BY ROBERT E. MOHOWSKI ................................................................$15.00

GUIDE TO THE NYO&W RAILWAY'S SOUTHERN DIVISION - Cornwall to Liberty by Breiner and Scott.  This definitive auto tour guide covers each station in detail with many maps and photos.  The first of a new series of guides to the entire NYO&W.  98 pages, softbound, 81/2 x 11", coated paper, spiral bound.  ......................................................................................................$ 15.00

A Hill, A Branch, and the Pecksport Loop: The long awaited Observer publication by noted author, historian, and O&WRHS Trustee, John Taibi. This 96 page book covers the Northern Division of the NYO&W in the Randallsville-Eaton-Pecksport area, with emphasis on the important Pecksport Loop. .................................................................................................................$20.00

THE FLYING DIESEL CORPS. - Newspaper article reprints and many never before published pictures ofthe Old Woman's unusual 1955 wreck in Hamilton, NY. Original artwork by Society artist Carl Ohlson. 24 pages. ............................... $ 5.00

THE MOUNTAINEER LIMITED:  The initial six weeks' operation of the O&W's streamstyled train. Includes a reprint of the Middletown Herald article documenting the Mountaineer's inaugural run from Middletown to Cadosia. More of Carl Ohlson's amvork. 24 pages. ............................................................................ $ 5.00

THE CARBONDALE VIADUCT: Comprehensive photo coverage of double-tracking the "air line" through the Pioneer City, plus a reprint of the Carbondale article published in the NYO&W's 1941 Observer. 32 pages. ............................................ $ 5.00

THE Y-2's: One of our Motive Power Series issues. This 48-page issue is loaded with diagrams and pictures of
these Heavy Mountains that handled the ponderous coal drags and fast freights. ............................................................... $ 10.00

ROSCOE-ROCKLAND: STEEL RAILS, SUMMER HOMES: Located at the confluence o fthe Beaverkill and Willowemoc streams, the twin villages of Roscoe and Rockland have attracted vacationers, fishermen and hunters for years. This 24-page photographic essay documents the O&W and the resorts in the area. ......................................................................................$ 5.00

The W's and W-2's: A Motive Power Series issue. 27 photos and many diagrams show details of the 2-8-0's evolution over four decades. Article on how to construct an HO model. Artwork by Carl Ohlson. 44 pages........................................................ $10.00

SUMMER HOMES ON THE MIDLAND. Exact reprint of an 1879 New York & Oswego Midland vacation guide describing towns and advertising the resorts along the line. "Rooms $5  per week" 38 pages....................................................................$4.00

 May-Aug '94: SUMMER HOMES on the N.Y.O.& W. RAILWAY. Reprint of an 1881 O&W vacation guide. Greatly expanded version of the 1879 guide, with many lithographs and old advertisements. 84 pages. ..............................................................$ 8.00

SPECIAL - BOTH SUMMER HOMES (REPRINTS) for only...................................................................$ 10.00

SPECIAL - Jan-Sep '91: MIDDLETOWN, HOME OF THE O&W AND THE O&WRHS. This 104-page issue is full of maps, photos, structure plans and text describing the facilities in the O&W's headquarters city. Includes histories of the O&W RHS and the Clemson Bros. building which now houses the Society's Archives. .........................................Was $ 16.00  - Now $ 12.00

Ontario & Western Observer Volume 1. - Number 1, April 1941 published by the NYO&W containing contemporary advertising, railroad pictures, map of the O&W and O&W employee activities.........$5.00
 

NYO&W AUTO TOUR GUIDES - NEW SERIES

Travel the O&W in your car! These guidebooks, published for the Society's bus excursions, will route you over the roads
near the O&W and lead you to the remaining stations, bridges, tunnels, etc. Illustrated with photos, maps, diagrams, etc.

GUIDE TO THE NYO&W RAILWAY'S SOUTHERN DIVISION - Cornwall to Liberty by Breiner and Scott.  This definitive auto tour guide covers each station in detail with many maps and photos.  The first of a new series of guides to the entire NYO&W.  98 pages, softbound, 81/2 x 11", coated paper, spiral bound.  ......................................................................................................$ 15.00

A Guide To The New York Ontario & Western's Monticello, Port Jervis & Kingston Division by Charle M. Breiner and William E. Scott  90 pages with many photo's, maps, structure plans and drawings of the railroads Monticello, Port Jervis & Kingston Division. This street by street guide will help you navigate along the right-of-way pointing out the remaining points of interest as you travel along.................................................. $15.00

 Guide for Liberty to Sidney & Delhi Branch of the New York Ontario & Western Railway. The third auto tour guide by Charles Breiner and Willam Scott covering the upper part of the O&W's Southern Division. Station drawings, with maps and many photographs. 134 pages  8 1/2 x 11 on coated paper. Spiral bound.--------------------------------------------$15.00

Guide for the Scranton Division of the New York Ontario & Western Railway. The fourth auto tour guide by Charles Breiner and Willam Scott covering Cadosia to Scranton.  Station drawings, with maps and many photographs. 136 pages  8 1/2 x 11 on coated paper.
Spiral bound.--------------------------------------------$20.00


 CLASSIC OBSERVER REPRINTS:

By popular demand, we now offer high-quality PHOTOCOPIES of several older out-of-stock OBSERVERS.
If you're modeling the O&W, these are a great source of photos, diagrams and statistics.

PASSENGER CAR COMPENDIUM (1982). Includes Bob Mohowski's article on O&W steel passenger cars. .............................$12.00

THE BRIDGE BOOK (1983). Includes construction photos of Lyon Brook Trestle and many other bridges. ..........................$ 12.00

NON-REVENUE EQUIPMENT (1983). Includes 1957 roster, plus an article on Roscoe's train order signal. ............................$ 10.00

Parlor Cars (1985) Photos and plans, complete roster, plus articles by Mohowski, Cobb, Sittner, etc. ................................$12.00
 


ARCHIVES REPRINTS:

Accurate, scaled down diagrams of O&W structures and other artifacts, with historical descriptions and photographs.
Prepared by O&W Society Archivist Joe Bux from original material in the Society's Archives.

STATIONS. 20 pages. ..................................................................................................................................$ 2.00

Consists Of: Bloomingburg Station - Restaurant Display Tables, Wickham Ave. Dining Room (1904)
- Summitville Station - Canopy for Summitville Station (1912) - Standard Coal Box (1903) - U.S. Post Office Mail Cart (1921)

SIGNALING and OPERATIONS. 17 pages.......................................................................................................................................... $ 2.00

Consists Of: Semaphore and Searchlight Signals (Lubliner) - Location of Coal Operations, Scranton Div. (1941) - Standard Arrangement of Train Order Signals (1907) - Density of Summer Passenger Traffic, 1893-1953 - Steam & Diesel Locomotive Assignments (1945-46) - "Rail-Highway Transport of Milk" (Railway Age) - Standard Clearance Diagram for Tunnels (1892)

MAINTENANCE OF WAY and MISCELLANEOUS. 29 pages..........................................................................................$ 3.00

Consists Of: Apartment House for Signal Maintainers & Operators (1908) - Automatic Flagman (1913) - Standard Watch House (1890) - Portable Truss Cattle Bridge - Ontario, Carbondale & Scranton Ry. - Portable Tool House (1890) - Standard Motor Car House (1911) - 15 Ton Road Dept. Derrick (1913) - Standard Ice House (1906) 15 Ton Steam Derrick (1905) - Standard Pump House and Boiler (1902, 1910) Standard Water Column (1904)

 CALENDARS: 

2008 O&WRHS Calendar Highlighting the N&O&W through the Photos Of Jim Shaughnessy! - $10.00

2006 Dual Tone Calendar: Trains of the NYO&W...................................................................$6.00

2005 O&WRHS Color Calendar: 14 stunning photos depicting The O&W in miniature. Photographs by Mal Houck, Bill Schneider, Rich Cobb, Gary Saxton, and Don Spiro were taken on their layouts or dioramas. They were then mixed with various realistic elements in Photoshop with the end result being an almost firsthand experience of the O&W. Don't miss out on this calendar, it will give you joy for many years to come! Price - $6.00

2004 Color Calendar: Photos of  many remaining O&W Depots as seen today......................$6.00

2003 Color Calendar: Photos of rare O&W tools,  lanterns, locks, keys, and more!.....................................................6.00

2002 Color Calendar:  Interesting photos of non-revenue equipment which was on the final roster in 1957. ........ $6.00

2001 NYO&W All Color Calendar: Large 9X12 format - 11 steam 2 diesel including a rare photo of the O&W's 44-ton GE switcher in the as delivered maroon, black and silver scheme. The year starts out with a shot of a W-class 2-8-0 followed by a beautiful shot of the Summitville, NY depot in all her spledor. You will see several rare shots of the "Mountaineer" and a killer photo of Y-class locomotive blasting past the Orangeburg, NY station taken by Harold Fredericks. This is one calendar you will not want to miss. ...................................................................................................................................................................................$6.00

1999 Color Calendar: This calendar is in a 9"X12" format opening to 18"X12". It is 24 pages plus the cover with 14 photos of various O&W diesel and mixed scenes, some of which have never been seen before! This calendar again has been limited to a run of 1,500. .........................................................................................................................................................................................$6.00 

1998 Color Calendar: This calendar is in a 9"X12" format opening to 18"X12". It is 24 pages plus the cover with 14 photos of various O&W diesel and steam scenes, some of which have never been seen before! This Special Edition Color Calendar has been limited to a run of 1,500. ......................$6.00

EIGHT CALENDARS: 1998 - 2006  FOR ONLY ........................................$40.00

1996. Fourteen photos of O&W and OM depots in a variety of architectural styles. (Good for Mar-Dec. 2002.) ............$ 2.00

1993. Diesel, steam, a doodlebug and a Jull rotary snow plow, plus a freight train schedule. (Good for 1999.) ..................$ 2.00

1992. Classic pictures of vintage steamers (some camelbacks), a snowbound depot, and even a wreck................................ $ 2.00

1991. Fourteen more great shots of diesel and steam locos and rolling stock. (Good for 2002.) ...........................................$ 2.00 

1990. Fine photos of O&W steam and diesel power as well as a passenger train schedule. (Good for 2001.)...................... $ 2.00


ASSORTED BOOKS ON THE O&W AND OTHER AREA ROADS

COUNTRY COUSINS II COMING HOME by Robert McCue 74 pages soft bound. The story of the Erie Railroad from Greycourt to Newburgh via Washingtonville and Salisbury Mills. Many photographs in black & white and color plus aerial maps of the right of way.......................$18.00

 

REMEMBERING THE NEW YORK ONTARIO & WESTERN: OSWEGO TO SIDNEY AND BRANCHES by John Taibi. This is an historical and anecdotal account of the entire Northern Division of the railroad. This book also examines the Utica Division, Pecksport and Sylvan Beach Loops, and branches to Auburn, Rome, and Edmeston. Therefore, it is a complete history of the lines north of Sidney from their inception by the Midland through the O&W railroad’s demise in 1957. Complementing all of the historical and photographic information is a wonderfully attractive watercolor scene that was especially commissioned for use on the cover. In its entirety, this book contains 416 pages, and 463 photographs.

 

Complementing all of this is an original watercolor scene on the front cover, especially commissioned for this book. Softbound. List price $32.00.................................Your Price!...........$28.00 

 

 


HARD COAL and COAL CARS - Hauling Anthracite on the New York Ontario & Western Railway
by Martin Robert Karig III - In Hard Coal and Coal Cars Bob Karig tells the story of the coal hauling enterprise of the legendary New York Ontario and Western Railway - the O & W. The story begins with an overview of the development of the anthracite mining industry in Pennsylvania. Increase in the demand for coal led to the development of nine, class one railroads that depended on coal hauling for a significant portion of their revenue. Karig then describes how and why the O&W initially entered the anthracite market and how its business evolved and developed. This background sets the stage for the author's comprehensive discussion of the history of coal cars. The detailed presentation includes not only the history of the cars themselves but also the related technology and appliances.This intensively researched and well-documented book contains a complete illustrated history of O&W coal cars and concludes with a comprehensive coal car identification section. This book is not just for those interested in the New York, Ontario & Western Railway, but for anyone interested in the history of coal cars the important roll the railroads played in the history of Pennsylvania's rich anthracite coal fields. Hard Cover, Color dust jacket, 81/2 X 11 verticle format, 222 pages, over 200 black & white photos on glossy paper stock.
Limited to 1,000 hard cover.
$50.00 plus 5.00 S&H

THE RAILROAD SWITCHING TERMINAL AT MAYBROOK , NEW YORK  GATEWAY TO THE EAST by Mark Newman with The Maybrook Railroad Historical Society. 85 pages of history and pictures of Maybrook from the nineteenth century to 1974. Softbound.................$10.00

REMEMBERING THE NEW YORK ONTARIO & WESTERN: OSWEGO TO SIDNEY AND BRANCHES by John Taibi. As the title implies,
the geographic area covered is the line of the entire railroad north of Sidney. This includes the Oswego to Sidney mainline; the Utica Division, Rome Branch, New Berlin Branch, and Wharton Valley Railway. In its entirety, this book contains 416 pages, and 463 photographs. Complementing all of this is an original watercolor scene on the front cover, especially commissioned for this book. Softbound. List price $32.00.................................Your Price............................$28.00

HARD COAL and COAL CARS by M. Robert Karig. The story of the coal hauling enterprise of the legendary NYO&W. A comprehensive discussion of the history and construction of coal cars with documentation and illustrations. 222 pages, glossy paper, hard cover. List price $55.00.....Your price...........$50.00

CREAMERIES OF UPSTATE NEW YORK AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY by John W. Hudson, II. Paperbound 50 pages of history and photographs of creameries on many upstate railroads including the Ontario & Western,Lehigh Valley, Erie, D&H, DL&W, New York Central and others.

List price $18.00........................................$17.00

 THE GRAND OLD STATIONS and STEAM LOCOMOTIVES of the ULSTER & DELAWARE By John M. Ham &Robert. Bucenec. Hardbound 104 pages of excellent photos of Mainline Stations; Stony CloveHunter Branch Stations: U&D Steam Locomotive and the Stations that Remain.
List price $29.95……....................................................................................................…Your Price $28.00

The Ontario and Western Railway Northern Division by John Taibi, Paper 6x 9 128 pages of photographs about freight and passenger trains, stations, wrecks, bridges and people of the northern Division.  Arcadia Publishing............$18.00

GUIDE TO THE  NYO&W RAILWAY'S MONTICELLO, PORT JERVIS & SUMMITVILLE and ELLENVILLE & KINGSTON BRANCHES by Breiner and Scott. This definitive auto tour guide covers each station in detail with maps and lots of photos- many unpublished. This is the second in a new series of guides to cover the entire railroad. 90+ pages, softbound 8 1/2" x 11", coated paper, spiral bound...........................................................................................$15.00   NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OBSERVER ISSUE.

MILK CANS, MIXED TRAINS, and MOTOR CARS by Robert E. Mohowski: History of the O&W's connection to central New York's dairy industry, including their milk cars and self-propelled railcars. Generously illustrated with photos, structure drawings, maps and Carl Ohlson's artwork. 368 pages, hardbound with dust jacket. .............................................................$ 50.00

NEW YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN IN COLOR: by Paul Lubliner. A NEW book full of many hard-to-find color photos of O&W steam, diesel and rolling stock dating back to 1941. 128 pages, hardbound. .................................................................$ 40.00 

WHEN THE RAILROADS WENT TO THE BEACH by John Taibi and A. Bruce Tracy. How the O&W Railway and the Lehigh Valley RR helped develop Sylvan Beach, the "Coney Island of Central New York." Hardbound with dust jacket, 240 pages, 217 photos, 40 drawings and sketches. List price $49.95. ................................................................................................Your price: $ 40.00

O&W: THE LONG LIFE AND SLOW DEATH OF THE NEW YORK ONTARIO & WESTERN RAILWAY by William F. Helmer. 40th anniversary edition of the legendary 1959 book which generated tremendous interest in the "Old Woman". Photos, maps, steam and diesel locomotive rosters. 224 pages, softbound. List price $15.95...........................................$14.00

SCENES ALONG THE RAILS - VOL. I: THE ANTHRACITE REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA, PART 1. Focuses on Scranton and the area to the north and east. The O&W is one of the eight railroads covered with period photographs of the first 25 years of the 20th century. 116 pages, hardbound with dust jacket. List price $25.00. ..........................................................Your Price:$20.00

 RIP VAN WINKLE RAILROADS by William F. Helmer. 30th anniversary edition of this classic illustrated history of the 4 narrow-gauge RRs which served New York's Catskill Mountains. 146 pages, softbound. List price $21.95. ...................... $ 20.00

NEW! THE GANGLY COUNTRY COUSIN by Herbert V. Trice. Story of the Lehigh Valley's Auburn Division. Many photos and maps.160 pages, softbound.  List price $29.95...............................................................$25.00
 


PRINTS and TRACK MAPS (shipped in mailing tube)



Special Offer!

 "MOUNTAINEER LIMITED" COLOR PRINT. Bob Skiba's magnificent painting depicts the first run of the O&W's "streamstyled" no. 405 and train on Iona Trestle. 19" x 26" lithograph.
Was 24.95  .........................................................................................................................................................................................NOW $ 5.00!
 

 NUMBERED & SIGNED BY THE ARTIST!.....................................................................................................................................$15.00

"STEAM ENGINES OF THE NYO&W" COMMEMORATIVE PRINT. Drawings by Stanton Hamlet of twelve O&W locomotives. 34" x 22" wall poster, black on buff, suitable for framing.......................................................................................................... $ 8.00

MUNNSVILLE DEPOT COLOR PRINT. Carl Ohlson's color rendition of an FT and a 44-tonner at the Munnsville depot, done for the cover of "NYO&W in the Diesel Age." 15" x 17*" print. ........................................................................................................ $ 5.00

PRINTS ARE SHIPPED IN A MAILING TUBE


NORTHEAST RAILROAD AUTO TOUR GUIDES

Lehigh & Hudson River, Maybrook, NY to Easton, PA (1987). 24 pages..............................................................................................$ 4.00


SPECIALTY ITEMS

 LAPEL PINS. O&W logo, 3/4" diameter. Please specify type if ordering individually, or get a set of all three for ...................$ 10.00

Steam (black & white)................................................................................................................................................................................... $ 4.00

Diesel (red & yellow) .......................................................................................................................................................................................$ 4.00

 Mountaineer (silver & maroon) ..................................................................................................................................................................$ 4.00


MISC.  ITEMS

A BRIEF HISTORY of NEW YORK CITY'S MILK TRAFFIC and the MILK BUSINESS of the NEW YORK ONTARIO & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY". A reprint of the 1902 20 page pamphlet" ......................................$3.00 

ORIGINAL BLANK NYO&W FORMS, approx. 18 different.......................................................................................$6.00

ORIGINAL BLANK NYO&W DISPATCHER'S SHEET, 20" x  72". Lists all divisions and stations on the RR....$5.00

ORIGINAL USED NYO&W FORMS, approx. 15 different................................................................................................$5.00

Road Map of Acid Factory Locations ..........................................................................................................................................$3.00

NYO&W Map by Stan Hamlet. Shows all stations and tunnels.Reprint. 24" X 36".....................................................................................$4.00

NYO&W MAP, 1957. Shows major stations and all connections with other railroads. 14" x 10". (Society reprint).................. $ 1.00

COLLECTOR'S ALBUM. An O&W photo album. Locomotives, buildings, coal piers, etc. 10 pages. .............................................$ 2.50

 POST CARD SCRAPBOOK. Reproductions of post card scenes along the O&W. 4 pages. $ ..................................................1.50

POSTAL CACHETS marking important anniversaries. (BELOW)

100th Anniversary of the Last Spike, Roscoe, NY, July 9, 1973. ......................................................................................$ 1.00

Groundbreaking for the New York & Oswego Midland (1868), Norwich, NY, April 24, 1976. ...........................................$ 1.00


Track maps of the NYO&W from 1916 ICC surveys.

Most represent one mile of right of way showing mile posts, signal locations, bridges, tunnels, yard details and
track side buildings. Order by milepost location or by name of town. Each map is 24" x 60" printed on white paper. They are shipped rolled in mailing tube.

Please make sure to indicate:

 Milepost Location(s)________________________________________________

Name of Town(s)__________________________________________________

Cost $5.00 per map plus + Postage/Handling*

Any questions e-mail Arthur T. Robb via our "Contacts" page on the website.

The O&WRHS also has a list available on CD of all the O&W Structure Plans in 108 Boxes at the archives.

THIS IS ONLY A LIST, IT IS NOT A CD OF THE ACTUAL PLANS. The cd is available for $9.00 plus 3 S&H.

Plans from the cd can then be ordered through our Archivisit, Arthur T. Robb by contacting him at arobb2@hvc.rr.com.

Any questions relating to this cd can also be directed to Art.

Structure Plan List on CD- $9.00 plus 3 S&H.

CLICK HERE FOR ORDER FORM

YOU CAN ALSO HAND WRITE YOUR ORDER, PRINT AND CIRCLE/HIGHLIGHT ITEMS or COPY AND
 PASTE YOUR ITEMS INTO WORD OR ANY OTHER TEXT PROGRAM AND PRINT THEM OUT

Please allow 3 - 4 weeks for delivery.

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