In honor of the seasons first snowfall (at least here in Dutchess County) I've uploaded an article on winter railroading on the U&D. It includes pictures of...
I'm sorry you're having a problem. The link works for me (Windows with Firefox browser). For those it doesn't work for, please go to the files section and...
OK, this morning I replicated the problem. Now, I get a "document not found" message. I suspect this is a Yahoo coding problem. Best bet is to go straight...
Ernie Hunt forwarded a request to me for a picture of Samuel D. Coykendall. I found one in the Coykendall family history and uploaded a copy of it for those...
Anyone have an idea on how to purchase and move one or more of these? They are either the last, or among the last, operating lower-quadrant semaphores of the...
... I'd imagine, after removing anything breakable or otherwise protecting it in place (glass lenses, blades, etc) that laid flat on a trailer with appropriate...
CMRR volunteers welded a plow to the pilot on the east end of No. 29 Saturday and plowed track east from Phoenicia. The train successfully ran past the new...
To all: Since Burr gave you a teaser on the CMRR's Doubleheader Snowplow Extra from last Saturday, I thought I might as well post all the photos and videos...
The following is from the NYO&W group: http://www.owrhs.org/parrella_auction.html <http://www.owrhs.org/parrella_auction.html> This is the collection of the...
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Alton & Naomi Weiss
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Mar 10, 2010 3:56 pm
The Delaware & Northern/Delaware & Eastern items should be of interest to UDRRHS too. From: UDRRHS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:UDRRHS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
I placed a fall 2008 photo of the feed mill in Bloomville NY in the photos section. I believe this was the last active customer for NYC in Bloomville. I recall...
As best as I can recall, the feed store at Bloomville was owned by GLF, later Agway. Another feed company, C. E. Kiff at Delhi, also received carloads of...
Brian, Track arrangements must have varied over time in Bloomville. At one point, Bloomville was the western terminus of the U&D. A turntable was installed at...
Burr - There were definitely three tracks running past the Bloomville station. One was the main track, of course, and I believe the siding was to the north of...
Brian, Burr, Gordon, et al, I have a 1942 New York Central track diagram for the Catskill Mountain Branch and a 1924 U&D employee timetable before me. Here is...
Thanks Burr, Gordon, and Harold. I found on the Hobart Historical Society website a photo that appears to be Bloomville. The feed mill has the distinct...
In 1937, NYCRR showed Bloomville Siding as 49 cars, based on 43-foot car length. The cars were getting longer. I think they went to 44-feet for siding...
Brian, on your map you should extend the freight house siding east of the route 10 crossing. And your map is correct in showing a double-ended side track for...
LIRR/SIRT S-1 407 is going to the CMRR, where it will retain its number. It was loaded up Friday, April 30th: http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=168032 It is...
Brian, The 1942 track chart shows just one switch on the creamery siding, on the east end. Oh, and it also shows a "Public Highway", I guess Rt 10, crossing ...
LIRR/SIRT S-1 407 is loaded for moving to CMRR. Should be delivered and offloaded at Mt. Tremper, later this week. http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=168032 ...
To all: CMRR 407 went through Kingston smoothly at 2:45pm on 5/6/10 http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=168330 http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=168331 ...
