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Roscoe was the northern terminus for O&W passenger trains after 1948. A sleepy town on at the junction of the Willowemoc and Beaverkill rivers this town was known as a mountain resort. Fishermen from all over flock (still) to the Roscoe area for trout fishing, leading the town to proclaim itself "Trout Town, USA". On exiting the helix onto the upper level the train crosses the Willowemoc River on a pair of truss bridges. (For some reason our intrepid photographer shot all southbound trains heading BACK in to the helix, but you get the idea...) At just about eye-level, this is one of my favorite train watching spots on the layout. The bridges are modified Vollmer kits. The river is made from Envirotex casting resin. A fisherman can be seen trying his luck below.... |
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Once across these bridges the train curves around past the now abandoned O&W ice house and the wye used to turn passenger trains. The ice house is a reminder of the milk traffic that helped keep the railroad going before WWII. The last milk shipment on the O&W was in 1952... This ice house and tool shed were scratch-built, but kits of both are now available from Branchline and Old & Weary Car Shop respectively. |
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Past the ice house the train enters the station area. Heller's feed mill sits next to the station. North of the station a small two track yard serves as a layover point for the passenger trains waiting to go back to New York. This was a popular spot with many rail photographers, and the model version seems to be too! |
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North of the station is the old Roscoe creamery. This building was scracthbuilt based on old photos provided to me by Wil Sipple of the Roscoe O&W Museum. |
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Northbound freights continue across bridge #151 at a popular fishing spot known as the "Junction Pool" where the Beaverkill and Willowemoc run together. This bridge was built from modified Central Valley kits. North of here they run along the river before re-entering the helix. |
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