The Old Woman in the Back Bedroom

Here are a few of my favorite links - railroad related and otherwise.

O&W Related Links:

The Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society
http://www.nyow.org/
A great site on the railroad and its preservation.

On the O&WRHS site be sure to see Wayne Levitt's boyhood memories of Livinston Manor:
http://www.nyow.org/alongtheline.html
http://www.nyow.org/alongtheline2.html
And:
Photos from Wayne's collection of the end of the O&W in "the Manor"
http://www.nyow.org/end.html

The Roscoe O&W Museum
http://www.nyow.org/museum.html
A labor of love and must see if you're nearby.

The Old and Weary Car Shop
http://www.theoldandwearycarshop.com/
Al is almost single-handedly is responsible for many of the great O&W models available today.

The Maywood Historical Society
http://www.mhgonline.org/
Housed in a restored station and home of the North field tunnel walk.

Existing Railroad Stations of New York
http://ny.existingstations.com/
A great resource in finding old and re-used stations.

Model Railroad Links:

Jack Burgess's Yosmite Valley Railroad
http://www.yosemitevalleyrr.com/
Jack's layout has been an inspiration to me over the years. Multi-level, prototype based, great scenery.... Truly amazing stuff.

Cliff Power's Magnolia Route
http://magnoliaroute.com
Cliff's multi level layout is just amazing, and the recent additions of the New Orleans water front (complete with paddle wheeler) are spectacular.

Randy Hammill's New Britain Station
http://newbritainstation.com/
I've known Randy for a number of years, and he is a regular operator here. Follow along as he designs and buils his New Haven based layout.

Marty McGuirk.com
http://martymcguirk.com/
This guy MUSt be important, he has his own URL... (sorry Marty). Marty's Southern New England is a proto-freelanced based on the Central Vermont and it has some great design ideas and insights.

Railroad Reference Links:

Steam Era Freight Cars
http://www.steamfreightcars.com
Ted Culotta started this resource site, now run by Rob Adams. A great source for freight car photos and information.

Fallen Flags Railroad Photos
http://gelwood.el.wny.org/
A photo index with an incredible variety of photos. Organized by railroad.

General Railroad Links:

Railserve
http://www.railserve.com/
A links page with nearly 11,000 railroad links. A great way to loose track of time...