NYOW 116 to Arkville and DURR

Reports are coming in from all over that former NYSW 116 (NYO&W 116) is headed for the DURR at Arkville next week.

-otto-

Otto,

Yes according to Doug Kadow, president of the UDRRHS, it is being loaded in Oneonta today with transport to Arkville (actually it will be unloaded at Kelly Corners) on Tuesday, 5/12, though this is subject to change. I will post more here as I find out more.

Ernie Hunt

Hey Guys,
This is the E-mail that was sent to me today.
Jack

It was posted on the Catskill Mountain Railroad Yahoo Group

> Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 23:31:47 -0400
> To:
> From: eehiv@*****.com
> Subject: O&W NW-2 116 Move to Arkville - 5/12/09
>
> To all CMRR Volunteers,
>
> UDRRHS President Doug Kadow sent me the note below asking if anyone is
> interested in photographing the upcoming move of former O&W NW-2 116 from
> Oneonta to Arkville next Tuesday, May 12th.
>
> http://naphotos.nerail.org/showpic/?200 ... 811726.jpg
>
> If you would like to help photograph this move, please contact Doug by
> phone or email listed below:
>
>
> From UDRRHS Society President Doug Kadow:
>
> Do you know anyone with a camera who might be interested in chasing (by
> request of the Society and D&U) the O&W NW-2 116 that is set to move by
> highway from Onteora to Arkville? All the usual suspects from the D&U photo
> crew will be unavailable. Move will involve a 250 foot long over the road
> trailer rig, police escort and closing 1 lane of route 30 at the crossing
> in Kelly Corners to off load it since it can't make it all the way into
> Arkville proper.
>
> Move is likely to be made Tuesday, 5/12. trailer w/loco will leave Oneonta
> industrial park in morning, take about a half day to move to Kelly Corners,
> then a half day to unload onto D&U main there at Rt 30 crossing. If and
> when you find an interested party, have them call me at 607-326-7317 so I
> can keep them abreast of exact schedule which won't be known until loading
> starts this Friday (takes 2 days to load).
>
> Doug Kadow
> President, UDRRHS

Update is that the unit is being loaded in Binghampton on Monday the 10th and will head to Arkville once it gets its NYSDOT inspection. Most likely it will make the move to Kelly's Corners Wednesday or Thursday. Apparently the rig cannot travel legally on Friday.

Will send more updates as I get them.

Below is the rig that is being used for the move:



EH

eehiv wrote:Update is that the unit is being loaded in Binghampton on Monday the 10th and will head to Arkville once it gets its NYSDOT inspection. Most likely it will make the move to Kelly's Corners Wednesday or Thursday. Apparently the rig cannot travel legally on Friday.

Will send more updates as I get them.

Below is the rig that is being used for the move:



EH

Is that company based put of Albany, NY?? seems like I've seen that equipment near the Port Athority.

What is the heritage of this engine?

b/p rupture wrote:What is the heritage of this engine?

"NYO&W" stands for New York, Ontario & Western. When NYO&W went bankrupt and shut down in 1957, it was purchased by the New York Central. It passed on to Penn Central in 1968, Conrail in 1976. It was purchased by the New York Susquehanna & Western and restored to its original NYO&W appearance in the mid-1980s.

I got permission to go beyond the platform at Armory Square to get this shot during the 2007 Balloon Festival. They were running the RDC's this weekend. Very cool little locomotive... lots of character.

Definitely a "survivor" and definitely had a "guardian angel" in the form of NYSW owner Walter Rich, who was a huge O&W fan.

-otto-

scharnhorst wrote:

eehiv wrote:Update is that the unit is being loaded in Binghampton on Monday the 10th and will head to Arkville once it gets its NYSDOT inspection. Most likely it will make the move to Kelly's Corners Wednesday or Thursday. Apparently the rig cannot travel legally on Friday.

Will send more updates as I get them.

Below is the rig that is being used for the move:



EH

Is that company based put of Albany, NY?? seems like I've seen that equipment near the Port Athority.

The locomotive shown on this tractor trailer in this photo doesn't look like N.Y.O.& W No.116,the color looks black to me.

Tom

tomjohn wrote:

eehiv wrote:Below is the rig that is being used for the move...

The locomotive shown on this tractor trailer in this photo doesn't look like N.Y.O.& W No.116,the color looks black to me.

Right you are, Tom! The locomotive in the picture is MPA 82. But Ernie posted the photo to show the kind of tractor trailer ("rig") that will be used for the move.

-otto-

tomjohn wrote:

scharnhorst wrote:

eehiv wrote:Update is that the unit is being loaded in Binghampton on Monday the 10th and will head to Arkville once it gets its NYSDOT inspection. Most likely it will make the move to Kelly's Corners Wednesday or Thursday. Apparently the rig cannot travel legally on Friday.

Will send more updates as I get them.

Below is the rig that is being used for the move:



EH

Is that company based put of Albany, NY?? seems like I've seen that equipment near the Port Athority.

The locomotive shown on this tractor trailer in this photo doesn't look like N.Y.O.& W No.116,the color looks black to me.

Tom

I'm asking about the trucking company not the loco in the photo here. I have seen NYO&W 116 in Syracuse a few times.

The company for the 82 move was Robbins Motor of PA, which is now Bennett Motor of Georgia (who are moving the 116).

More here:

http://www.maandparailroad.com/themove.html

http://rypn.sunserver.com/forum/viewtop ... =1&t=12996

EH

Otto Vondrak wrote:

b/p rupture wrote:What is the heritage of this engine?

"NYO&W" stands for New York, Ontario & Western. When NYO&W went bankrupt and shut down in 1957, it was purchased by the New York Central. It passed on to Penn Central in 1968, Conrail in 1976. It was purchased by the New York Susquehanna & Western and restored to its original NYO&W appearance in the mid-1980s.

Most accounts I've read indicate it was purchased by a private owner upon retirement by Conrail, restored and leased/loaned to the NYS&W until this person died. It's unclear if it was willed to the NYS&W or Walter Rich or purchased by one of those parties at that point.

It does seem kind of a shame to landlock this engine at least for the foreseeable future, but at least it's going somewhere with a good track record of taking care of things.

Do any other O&W units remain beyond this and the 44-tonner that was in New Jersey the last I was aware?

lvrr325 wrote:It does seem kind of a shame to landlock this engine at least for the foreseeable future...

Wouldn't it be a bigger shame to have it stuffed and mounted somewhere? Landlocked or not, at least it will be kept operating...