Timetable of Events
Compiled by Ed Post
Saturday, May 25, 9:30-7
First Run, Utica to Big Moose
Adirondack Scenic Railroad
Wednesday, June 5
CNY Chapter Board of Directors Meeting
JR Junction store; 7 PM
Wednesday, June 19
CNY Chapter Member Meeting
Art & Home Center
State Fairgrounds; 7:30 PM
Wednesday, July 3
CNY Chapter Board of Directors Meeting
Location TBA; 7 PM
Saturday, July 27
Annual Picnic
Finger Lakes live Steamers
Marengo (between Waterloo & Seneca Falls)
Wednesday, Aug. 7
CNY Chapter Board of Directors Meeting
Location TBA; 7 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 20
CNY Chapter Member Meeting
Art & Home Center
State Fairgrounds; 7:30 PM
First Run, Utica to Big Moose
Adirondack Scenic Railroad
Wednesday, June 5
CNY Chapter Board of Directors Meeting
JR Junction store; 7 PM
Wednesday, June 19
CNY Chapter Member Meeting
Art & Home Center
State Fairgrounds; 7:30 PM
Wednesday, July 3
CNY Chapter Board of Directors Meeting
Location TBA; 7 PM
Saturday, July 27
Annual Picnic
Finger Lakes live Steamers
Marengo (between Waterloo & Seneca Falls)
Wednesday, Aug. 7
CNY Chapter Board of Directors Meeting
Location TBA; 7 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 20
CNY Chapter Member Meeting
Art & Home Center
State Fairgrounds; 7:30 PM
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Next Meeting: Wed. June 19--
Memories of Growing up on the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Memories of Growing up on the Lehigh Valley Railroad
7:30 PM: The program will include rarely seen slide views of the Lehigh presented by Danny Armitage of Dryden, who became known as "the kid from Freeville" by Lehigh Valley train crews in the 1960s.
Chapter Joins Train Operating Picnic July 27
On Saturday, July 27, your Chapter will join with the Finger Lakes Live Steamers, the CNY Division of the NMRA, and the NMRA Lakeshores Division for a combined picnic at the FLLS facility in Marengo (between Waterloo and Seneca Falls). You can arrive as early as 10 AM. The picnic starts at noon. We will be riding 1 1/2 inch scale trains... or bring along some G scale to enjoy the groups large G scale layout. This should be a great time for your whole family!
Syracuse-Utica Third Rail Line Sept. meeting topic
For the September 20 meeting, John Taibi will present the building, operation, and abandonment of the electrified third rail line between Utica and Syracuse. This unique operation was begun by the Oneida Railway Company in 1907, became the Oneida Lines of the New York State Railways in 1912, and was abandoned at the end of 1930.
Its uniqueness stems from the fact that its building was a joint effort of private individuals and the New York Central Railroad, it was the only 3rd rail electric line in central New York, and that it connected cities using overhead trolley collection systems. More importantly, this 3rd rail operation predated similar operation within the Central's electric zone north of New York City so that it could be considered to be the prototype for electrifying the Central's Hudson and Harlem lines to Harmon and North White Plains.
This program will highlight the completion of John Taibi's new e-book, entitled "The Oneida Railway Company - From Horsecars to Interurbans." This 284 page definitive work is presented in PDF format on compact disk and will be available at this meeting.
Its uniqueness stems from the fact that its building was a joint effort of private individuals and the New York Central Railroad, it was the only 3rd rail electric line in central New York, and that it connected cities using overhead trolley collection systems. More importantly, this 3rd rail operation predated similar operation within the Central's electric zone north of New York City so that it could be considered to be the prototype for electrifying the Central's Hudson and Harlem lines to Harmon and North White Plains.
This program will highlight the completion of John Taibi's new e-book, entitled "The Oneida Railway Company - From Horsecars to Interurbans." This 284 page definitive work is presented in PDF format on compact disk and will be available at this meeting.