• Scrap train removing rails

  • Discussion of the NYO&W Railway and predecessor New York and Oswego Midland Railroad (NY&OM) for the period 1866 to its abandonment in 1957. Visit the historical site here: O&WRHS.
Discussion of the NYO&W Railway and predecessor New York and Oswego Midland Railroad (NY&OM) for the period 1866 to its abandonment in 1957. Visit the historical site here: O&WRHS.

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  by U.V.#200 GE70 Tonner
 
Just wondering if anybody had any pictures they could post of the rails being taken up or directions to a website that would have some?Any would be greatly appreciated,Thanks.
  by ricebrianrice
 
http://www.nyow.org/Articles/Schneider/end.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

here are pictures and an article from the O&W website showing the scrap train in Livingston Manor.

Very SAD!!!
  by NYCUticaSyracuse81
 
I'm pretty sure that Taibi's books, "Railroading In The Stockbridge Valley" and "Rails along the Oriskany" both have photographs of the scrapping train.