(erielack) O&W R-O-W

[Ken <erie910_@_harborbeach.com>]

>Was any O&W r-o-w incorporated into any other railroad, or, except for 
>sidings, was it all abandoned?



Ken B.




> >    I am sure by 1957 the O&W had shed itself of most of it's dormant
> > equipment. I have never seen a photo of an O&W steel boxcar!
> > Did they even
> > own one?
>
>I don't think so; I believe they only had wooden boxcars...
>
> > What kind of NYO&W  rolling stock would you spot in
> > an Erie freight
> > consist say 1950's era?
>
>I'd be willing to bet "nothing."
>
>
> >    It must of come as quite a shock to see a large system like the O&W
> > disappear in the middle of the web of active railroads. It
> > was the first of
> > many to fall, it's still going on as we type!
>
>It wasn't really too much of a shock, I suppose, since the railroad ran 
>through nowhere, connecting the "mighty" (ha ha) port of Oswego. If you go 
>back and hike this area today, it's STILL out in the middle of nowhere.
>
>The Erie/DL&W ran through much more populous and industrial areas, which 
>is why they survived. The only other road in the area to be totally 
>abandoned was the L&NE, and that's because they saw the handwriting on the 
>wall for coal traffic.
>
>         - Paul

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