New York, Ontario and Western Railway

New York, Ontario and Western Railway
	A New York, Ontario and Western Railway diesel locomotive in 1947
Overview
Headquarters	New York City, New York, U.S.
Reporting mark	NYOW
Locale	North Jersey, Upstate New York, and Northeastern Pennsylvania
Dates of operation	1884–1957
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	541 mi (871 km)
Route map
Route map
v; t; e; New York, Ontario & Western
	Legend
	New York
	Pennsylvania
	New York
	New Jersey
	Running
	rights
NYO&W N'n Div
Whites Corners
	Rome Branch
	Utica Branch
	Utica Branch
	N'n Div Mainline
	N'n Div Mainline
	Eaton Line
	Eaton Line
	N'n Div Mainline
Parker (Guilford Ctr)
	New Berlin Branch
	N'n Div Mainline
	N'n Div Mainline
	S'n Div Mainline
	S'n Div Mainline to Weehawken, Delhi,
	Scranton, Kingston, Prt Jervis
v; t; e; NYO&W Southern Division
	Legend NYO&W owned and operated tracks; Station; Tower; NYO&W tracks leased from other companies; Flag stop; Interchange station; Other tracks; Non-passenger station; Switch;
	N'n Div Mainline
	S'n Div Mainline
Ogdens

The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad founded in 1868. The last train ran from Norwich, New York, to Middletown, New York, in 1957, after which it was ordered liquidated by a U.S. bankruptcy judge. It was the first Class I U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.^[11]

The railroad began life as the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad, organized by Dewitt C. Littlejohn of Oswego, NY, in 1868. Its mainline extended from Weehawken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, to Oswego, New York, a port city on Lake Ontario. It had branch lines to Kingston, Port Jervis, Monticello, Delhi, Utica and Rome, New York and Scranton, Pennsylvania. The part south of Cornwall, New York, was operated over the New York Central Railroad's West Shore Railroad via trackage rights.

^ Barberio, Douglas. "NYO&W Mileposts, Stations, Towers, Junctions and Telegraph Calls". Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "NEW YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN RAILWAY AND CONNECTIONS". Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "DELAWARE AND HUDSON AND CONNECTIONS". OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE. Richard Parks. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ The Matthew-Northrup Works (1918). "MAP OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES". Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD CO., OPERATED AND CONTROLLED LINES". New Haven Railroad. NEW HAVEN RAILROAD HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Barberio, Douglas. "NYO&W Mileposts, Stations, Towers, Junctions and Telegraph Calls". Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "NEW YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN RAILWAY AND CONNECTIONS". Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "DELAWARE AND HUDSON AND CONNECTIONS". OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE. Richard Parks. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ The Matthew-Northrup Works (1918). "MAP OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES". Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD CO., OPERATED AND CONTROLLED LINES". New Haven Railroad. NEW HAVEN RAILROAD HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Taibi, John R. (29 October 2020). "Remembering the New York, Ontario & Western Railway". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Media. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[1] Barberio, Douglas. "NYO&W Mileposts, Stations, Towers, Junctions and Telegraph Calls". Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[2] "NEW YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN RAILWAY AND CONNECTIONS". Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[3] "DELAWARE AND HUDSON AND CONNECTIONS". OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE. Richard Parks. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[4] The Matthew-Northrup Works (1918). "MAP OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES". Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[5] "THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD CO., OPERATED AND CONTROLLED LINES". New Haven Railroad. NEW HAVEN RAILROAD HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[6] Barberio, Douglas. "NYO&W Mileposts, Stations, Towers, Junctions and Telegraph Calls". Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[7] "NEW YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN RAILWAY AND CONNECTIONS". Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, Inc. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[8] "DELAWARE AND HUDSON AND CONNECTIONS". OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE. Richard Parks. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[9] The Matthew-Northrup Works (1918). "MAP OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES". Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[10] "THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD CO., OPERATED AND CONTROLLED LINES". New Haven Railroad. NEW HAVEN RAILROAD HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[TAIBI-11] Taibi, John R. (29 October 2020). "Remembering the New York, Ontario & Western Railway". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Media. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

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