Otto -
Just got my copy of Robert Bang's new NYW&B book Dec. 24. It is an impressive job, and you and Robert and Dan Gallo are to be congratulated on a successful collaboration. The historical introduction is informative, as are the many reprints of contemporary newspaper articles from the local Westchester county newspapers. As in his previous book, Robert has used a lot of the John Tolley collection of construction and demolition photos, but many more. There are also useful chapters on the stations and the people who worked for the railroad., and some new shots of the rolling stock and towers. You pay tribute in the book to Roger Arcara, but the best tribute is to extend and further his work by incorporating new material on the W&B itself.
Finally, the layout, maps, restored pictures make the book very effective. I will have to give the details a closer reading, but I keep discovering new items here and there as I go.
As a reader and railfan of the NYW&B, thanks for the effort all of you have expended on realizing this project.
Roger