The New York Susquehanna & Western
Technical & Historical  Society Inc.

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Hello All.

I bring some sad news. Bill Nadasky, Member and Trustee, passed away last week. He will be missed. His work ethic, his laughter and friendship cannot be replaced. Till we meet at end of track.

Here are some updates for the Society. Our "new" to us car has arrived, We have started work on it to get it ready for service. It is a ex Erie Lackawanna Comet 1 coach 1705 we purchased from the Lackawanna Dining Car Society. It is destined to be our new Snack/Hot chocolate/Santa/Bunny car. This way we can clean out the M-1 and put it back to what it should be. We are putting the 142 back together, a lot has been done to it and a lot more needs to get done. We have been cycling cars in and out giving them some much needed TLC. Once the seasons finishes, we will give the coaches a more one on one look to stabilize the exteriors and make them look good. With the new Shop we can do this since we can have more than one project INSIDE at a time. 

For our Members, we will be concentrating our efforts in the Shop on our fleet and the 142 so we need you to come on out help. We need help working on repairs, and other areas. There will be a lot going on and your help is needed to make it happen.

For those who are not already Members and want to get involved, we ask you to join our society by clicking "JOIN" and follow the instructions, and thank you, in advance, for your help! 

For those who wish additional information on our Society, please click HERE and we will get back to you.

Come join me “Out on the Rails”.

John Stocker

“Snow with a sunset”
Greg and Frank as usual!
Hank, Greg, Devin
John Oct. 29,2011
Don and Gary Oct. 29,2011
Oct. 29, 2011
Don C. working on 3254
Steaming into Mine Station
The moon over Easton from Lehigh Junction one cold winter night.
Easton Lights
The moon setting over Easton one cold winter night.
A rare shot of 142 departing Lehigh Junction on a snowy Saturday afternoon. Oct 29, 2011
A rare shot of 142 departing Lehigh Junction on a snowy Saturday afternoon. Oct 29, 2011
Greg Smokey Ruch
M-1 leaving Butler for Croxton, and eventually to Phillipsburg.
M-1 in Allentown Yard. 8-8-11 @ 4:30 PM
M-1 in Allentown Yard in the consist with other cars due to go up the Portland Secondary. 8-8-11 @ 4:30 PM.
M-1 in Allentown Yard. 8-8-11 @ 4:30 PM
M-1 in Allentown Yard. 8-8-11 @ 4:30 PM
M-1 in Allentown Yard. 8-8-11 @ 4:30 PM
The finished product. The bricks with curved ends are edge bricks.
Waiting for the bricks to set up.
Making bricks for 142's firebox. The material has the consistency of damp sand.
The plastic lining protects the mold and makes removing the finished bricks easier.
Even the molds to make the bricks had to be made in house.
Molds used to form the edge bricks.
NYSWTHS ANNUAL PICNIC & JULY MEETING
A little HELP here!
Clearing up the RofW!
KB & John
I wonder what's in here!
Easter Train 2011, look at all those eggs!!!
Easter Trains 2011
Catching up on Safety Rules!
Gary
Making sure Rule Books are up to date
What's my next class?
Are we done yet!
Stewie keeping an eye on Martin as he works on the gift car electric
Loving the ice!
Loving the seas!
Loving the slopes!
Loving the sand!
Looking beautiful, out in the sun for the first time!
All finished, with lettering applied.
Top coat on the opposite side of the car.
Finally the top coat has been applied!
The ends of the cars were painted black.
All primed and ready for a top coat.
The installation of new window gaskets was critical to the stabilization of the car.
The roof was completely sanded down, primed and a new silver paint applied.
Sanding and body work under way.
New window gaskets have been installed and body work is under way.
All done, the interior is complete.
The seats are being installed!
The carpet is installed and the seat frames are going back in!
A beautiful new commercial grade carpet is being installed.
The rotten sections have been replaced!
Removing and replacing the damaged portions of the floor.
The sub floor was rotten and needed to be removed and replaced. Water had been leaking in from the old window gaskets.
Here you can see the condition of the floor after the seats were removed.
The rubber floor needed to be removed!
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