Maywood Milk To N.Y.C.
The N.Y.O.& W. grabbed my attention rather late in life. Native to close by Ithaca, the Lehigh Valley Railroad was an early interest. The story of my trip home following birth had our car stopped at a railroad crossing. My Father held me up so that the passing train was visible to the new born. Memory fails me as to whether the engine was steam or diesel. My second teaching position placed me in the area where the O & W had operated and that railroad became the focus of my models. A picture of the Maywood trestle can be seen on the wall in the background. It had fourteen towers but available space limited me to only seven. At this point on the trip to the big city, the milk train would have been pulling more than five cars but this image may still be seen by others as impressive. The creamery in Sidney Center was large, employing many and providing transportation for many area farm's milk. No model could be found for these m...