The Middletown yard is responsible for receiving, sorting, assembling and releasing trains. Eastbound trains head to the right of the picture and west bound toward the left rear and into the helix. The O&W engine yard is in the foreground.
The November 2006 issue of the Semaphore
features a brief overview of Harry Schildkraut's NY, O&W railroad. Below are
some additional photos and diagrams of his pike.
Photos courtesy of Jim Osborn & Harry Schildkraut
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The Middletown yard is responsible for receiving, sorting, assembling and releasing trains. Eastbound trains head to the right of the picture and west bound toward the left rear and into the helix. The O&W engine yard is in the foreground. |
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| A closer view of the mainline (furthest back), 2 arrival and departure tracks and the classification yard. |
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| The O scale yard limit sign signals the crew of this local that they are approaching the Summitville yard. Harry uses the large yard limit signs so they can be easily seen by all that operate on the railroad. |
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| A local crew tends to switching operations at the Liberty Industrial Park. |
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| An aerial view of the Liberty Industrial Park while work is being performed. |
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| Another view of Liberty |
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| A weight freight crosses the bridge at Cooks Falls heading toward East Liberty. |
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| Hopper loading work is underway at the coal mine off the southern mainline. |
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| Simplified mainline track diagrams of Harry Schildkraut's double deck, NY, O & W model railroad. |
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