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From: "Jim Guthrie" jguthrie AT pipeline DOT com
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:42:21 -0500
Subject: Williamson Library
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Some of you may know of the Williamson Library at Grand
Central. It was established by New York Central President
Frederick Williamson from his personal collection in 1936
for the Railroad Enthusiasts. it's been a meeting place for
railfans ever since -- having once been open every Tuesday
and Friday (except on the night the RRE held its meetings).

When I was young, the library was open every Tuesday and
Friday 6-10 PM, and about 8 pm the slide projector or the
movie projector or both would crank up, and there'd be an
eclectic (and often un-edited) view of whatever raw railroad
footage or slides had come back from the processor in the
past week or two. Once in awhile the group might grumble
about poorly exposed shots or a glimpse of someone's Aunt
Matilda sneaking into the pile but there was always plenty
of new stuff to see. One wonders where all those slides
have gone . . .

In an case, there are some interesting artifacts there -- I
snapped this at the November R&LHS Meeting, as I thought
some here might be interested in seeing this reminder of the
Lake Cities. Note also the station sign from the DL&W at
Newark above (the edge of the Madison sign is on the upper
left).

The library is now used again fairly regularly, as the three
oldest railfan groups -- the NY NRHS, NY R&LHS and the RRE
itself are all now small enough groups to meet in the
room -- but there are extra chairs (as you can see)
cluttering the place to make sure everyone gets a seat.

cheers,
Jim Guthrie
ELHS #1296


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