The New York, Ontario and Western Railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_New_York,_Ontario_and_Western_Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:NYO&W
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:O&W
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved	1957
gptkbp:foundedYear	1880
gptkbp:hasMotivePower	diesel locomotives steam locomotives
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	served Catskill Mountains resorts first Class I railroad in the U.S. to be abandoned completely
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The New York, Ontario and Western Railway
gptkbp:logo	NYO&W diamond logo
gptkbp:mainLineRoute	Weehawken, New Jersey to Oswego, New York
gptkbp:notableBuilding	Cadosia Trestle Hawk's Nest trestle High Falls Viaduct
gptkbp:notableEmployee	Charles E. Ingersoll (president) John M. Hall (president) William H. Truesdale (president)
gptkbp:notableEvent	abandonment in 1957 reorganization in 1941 bankruptcy in 1937 final train ran March 29, 1957
gptkbp:notableFeature	decline after coal traffic decreased known for scenic routes never electrified never merged with another railroad no direct connection to New York City terminals served rural and resort areas
gptkbp:notableFor	first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:Roscoe,_New_York gptkb:Oswego,_New_York gptkb:Monticello,_New_York gptkb:Weehawken,_New_Jersey gptkb:Middletown,_New_York gptkb:Norwich,_New_York gptkb:Sidney,_New_York gptkb:Fulton,_New_York gptkb:Walton,_New_York
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:New_York,_Ontario_and_Western_Railway_Company
gptkbp:product	gptkb:coal dairy products passenger service
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:Northern_Pennsylvania gptkb:New_York gptkb:Ontario
gptkbp:route	541 miles (at peak)
gptkbp:successor	none (fully abandoned)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:William_H._Shank
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7