Susquehanna & New York RR – Sources
Story of the Susquehanna & New York by Edward L. Kaseman, 3rd Edition, 4th Printing, 1990, published by Edward Kaseman, Williamsport, Pennsylvania softcover, 90 pages
ISBN – none
notes: 1990 4th printing of 3rd edition is last one I know of; it has corrections
of previous editions in it. First edition was 1941, second edition was 1963,
and the third edition in 1979 was greatly expanded from the previous
editions. Third edition is the best to have.
Scenes Along the Rails, Volume I: The Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania, Part 2 by John W. Hudson and Suzanne C. Hudson, Depot Square Publishing, Loveland, Ohio 1997 hardcover, 138 pages
ISBN 0-9651364-2-6
notes: pages 79-92 are about the S&NY; many photos not in the other books
Ghost Lumber Towns of Central Pennsylvania: Laquin, Masten, Ricketts, Grays Run by Thomas T. Taber, III, self-published 1970 softcover, about 100 pages
Book No. 3 in the series Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania
ISBN – none
notes: Laquin, Masten, and Grays Run were all served by the S&NY
Pennsylvania Railroad’s Elmira Branch by Bill Caloroso, Andover Junction Publications, Andover, New Jersey, 1993 softcover, 96 pages
ISBN 0-944119-12-3
notes: Chapter 6, pages 86-93, covers the S&NY
Weaver, Clarence. “Susquehanna & New York” Trains. January, 1943: 14-24.
Enjoy the website, keep up the good work. I too am modeling the SNY in 1930 but in N Scale so there is a great deal of “approximation” in my rendering. I picked the SNY because no one had every heard of it (surprise – surprise) and therefore the model police wouldn’t be as strict. Am having a great time with my modeling but it is becoming more of an “inspired by” the SNY than a “model of”. I need to add to your biblography as follows:
Classic Trains, fall ’05, p. 80
Railroads of Pennsylvania Encyclopedia & Atlas pp. 51&345.
Chasing Trains, Richardson, P 87-88
The Story of the Northern Central Ry, Gunnarsson, use index for SNY
Barclay Mountain, A History ; Bradford County Hist. Soc., major source on north end of line.
Interurbans without Wires, Keilty p189-190 has scale plans of #206
Short Line Doodlebug, Keilty, pp36,114 & 119
The Steam Era of the Lehigh Valley, Yungkurth, p67
If you intend to model #206 the plans will be a great help. I would like to see your trackplan, I had built mine before I found much in the way of track charts so had to revise some areas and just live with others due to space limitations etc. But it is an approximation after all.
Take Care,
Ernie C
Ernie,
Thanks for looking and the comments. I forgot about Gunnarsson and the Classic Trains article, I have those in my library. The others are new to me. A model of 206 is waaay down on my priority list for now. Just trying to get the railroad in shape to hopefully host of a few of the local guys for op sessions this fall has my list pretty long. I don’t really have a complete trackplan in hand; I used 3dPlanIt to rough out about 2/3rds of it, the rest I drew up by hand. I guess I should add that to my list though…:)
Forgot to add to the biblography:
Set Up Running, the Life of a Pennsylvania RR Engineman., J.W. Orr, various references.
Thank you for the hopper info, I’m sure it’s available in N Scale, lol. I’m hoping for the tank car illustrated in Kaseman’s book!
Ernie C
Hi, Apparently you like some of the same rrs as I do–Eagles Mere among some favorites. I collect rr passes (and a bit more) and model in HO scale. Pleased to hear from you if you desire.
Some brief mention of the S&NY is within:
Trackside around Sayre-Towanda-Wavery with Lloyd Hall.by Jeremy F. PLant and Bill Caloroso. Morning Sun Books, 2003
Page 11 Photo from the mountain showing the LV curving bridge at Towanda, the LV upper station, and S&NY tracks along the river. A S&NY turntable still there?
Page 23 Text and photo concerning S&NY at Monroeton
Page 46 Photo showing old S&NY track.
Not much, but I lived in Towanda through the 4th grade. Remember the LV Station and a war time train trip. Didn’t appreciate it much then, but thanks to all the historians,
Saw this on e-bay. You might be interested since I didn’t see it in your bibliography:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BARCLAY-MOUNTAIN-A-History-Laquin-/190478290905?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item2c59640fd9
Thanks, Mike! I will definitely check it out.
Hello, I enjoy your site and the work you show. The title grabs me for 2 reasons, first, I model the New York, Susquehanna & Western (name similarity), and I have traveled the modeled area frequently for years. Some trips by motorcycle and some for hunting (will be there in mid October this year for senior hunt). My brother in law has a cabin near LaPorte, and we have spent much time there. Curious if you are located near there or just chose the prototype. Also noticed the family connection. We have similar modeling interests as well. I model the NYS&W in 1949 with Timetable and Train Order dispatching (when enough guys want to take the time to do it).
Steve,
Our camp is near Ralston, but I’m outside Erie now. Was going to model the Elmira Branch, but before the days of BLI didn’t want to spend a fortune on brass. Starting over now, I’d have to re-think it, but been very happy with my choice so far.
Mike H.
My great-grandfather, Jeremiah Shay (1857-1937) was the Supervisor of Maintenance of Way from 1902 until his requirement (though I’m still looking for that date). He had been in charge of the Fall Brook Railroad in Tioga County before it was bought by New York Central. He also lived in Lock Haven for a time between those two jobs but I don’t know what railroad he worked for in those few years.
The county map with the route marked, the model layout, and the photos of your setup really help visualize this part of his life. Thanks
Mark,
Thanks for your interest!
Mike H.