O&W Road (which was built on the right-of-way of the New York, Ontario, and Western RR) bends along side a ridge just east of Fishs Eddy, NY. This view looks east towards East Branch, NY. The retaining wall is a physical reminder of the railroad, which was abandoned in 1957. At the height of the O&W's fortunes (between 1900 and 1920), this was a double-tracked mainline that saw over 40 trains a day including passenger trains to the Catskills and beyond (the O&W even had service to Chicago via connecting railroads!), milk trains, general freights, and coal drags from Scranton.

Photographed by Rich Kugel, October 21, 2007.
Added to the photo archive by Rich Kugel, March 4, 2008.
Railroad: New York Ontario and Western.

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