Ontario and Western Railway Northern Division, The (NY) (Images of Rail)
Ontario and Western Railway Northern Division, The (NY) (Images of Rail)
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About the Author This is John Taibi's fifth book about the New York, Ontario & Western Railway. . He is a trustee of the Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, a popular speaker at historical societies in central New York, and the owner of an old Ontario & Western depot, where this book was written
New York Ontario & Western Rwy Great book about a great little class 1 railroad. This line built the Catskill Mountains intoa vacation MeccaJohn's books are always top shelf
He is a trustee of the Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, a popular speaker at historical societies in central New York, and the owner of an old Ontario & Western depot, where this book was written. This is John Taibi's fifth book about the New York, Ontario & Western Railway.
The Ontario & Western inherited a railroad in search of revenue and a circuitous route that passed through one small community after another. Small wooden country depots dotted the line, locomotives of meager proportions pulled the trains, and dedicated employees did their best to keep the railroad solvent. The New York & Oswego Midland Railroad-reorganized in 1879 as the New York, Ontario & Western Railway-was born out of necessity and a desire to populate and industrialize the interior regions of New York State. The railroad meandered down from Oswego, traversed the north shore of Oneida Lake, and then took a southerly route through Oneida and Norwich before turning east for a mountainous crossing to gain the village of Sidney. The railro