O&W Day at the Mamakating Depot April 24, 2005

O&W Day at the Mamakating Depot
The Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society
will be hosting it's second O&W Day at the Mamakating Depot
on Sunday, April 24, 2005 between 9am & 5pm at the
O&W Depot/VFW - Shawanga Mountain Post 4947
1 VFW Road, Mamakating, NY.

Presentations so far include a PowerPoint show by Historian Doug Barberio highlighting the area. Many of Doug's photos have never been seen before.

Noted Author and Historian Robert Mohowski will give an in depth look at the FT diesel locomotive and how it operated. He'll also touch on the psychological impact of road diesels on the rail industry and railroaders. This will probably be in slides.

Also included will be very rare NYO&W B&W/Color Archival Film Footage.

Events will include another hike to the north portal of the Highview Tunnel. We may include a bike ride to theSt. Nicholas Zinc mine and nearby D&H canal. This will be dependent on how many people bring their bikes, so let's get a good turnout! We will be able to cover many "hidden" sites between Mamakating and Summitville, including someinteresting culverts of varying sizes...some dating back to the Midland.

There will be sales tables from the Ontario & Western and Middletown and New Jersey Railway Historical Societies.

All details, updates, directions and so forth will be posted on the website at http://www.nyow.org, so please make sure to check this from time to time as we get closer.

Admission is free as it was last year but we will be asking for donations to the VFW for allowing us to have this event.