Welcome!
Since 1999 I have been building a compact double-decked layout based on the New York, Ontario & Western Railway in upstate New York. The New York, Ontario & Western was a regional class one railroad that ran in upstate New York and north eastern Pennsylvania. Over the years, the road has attracted a following completely out of proportion to its size.
I was drawn to the O&W as a child, riding in the back of my parent’s car on route 17. A historical marker placed at the rest area just south of Roscoe, NY was titled "To The Mountains by Rail" and gave a short history of the line. It ended by saying that the road we were traveling on was built on the old railroad right of way, a comment that sparked the imagination of a train loving kid. Little did I know at the time that all these years later I would be so involved with a little railroad that seemingly ran from nowhere to nowhere.
My layout is crammed into a small spare upstairs bedroom, has double deck construction, handlaid track, scratchbuilt buildings and runs DCC with sound. Come on in and take a look around.....
Navigating the Site
This might be self explanatory, but one should never assume... Just click where you want to go on the ticket on the right to move around the site. If you want to start over, just click the banner at the top. Also, most of the images are clickable to open a larger size.
What's new?
- I have done a bit of a much-needed refresh, along with adding some new images in many sections.
- Break out the popcorn, I've joined the video age! I've been playing around with the video functions on my digital camera and have uploaded a few videos to YouTube. They're not exactly top quality, but it does show some of the trains in motion. The sounds are all from the DCC decoders on board, there are no overdubs.
Comments
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