Rome, Waterstown and Ogdensburg Railroad
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Derailment at Haywards
A large elm tree was blown across the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg railroad track at Haywards, on the Lewiston ridge. An east-bound freight, composed of between 80 and 40 cars, ran into the tree, and 18 cars were thrown from the track, some of which were badly damaged. Engineer D. F. Durling received quite severe…
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Derailment at River View Station
LEWISTON,-On Tuesday afternoon last an east bound freight train on the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg road was derailed by an open switch near River view station. The passenger and freight trains were obliged to use the N. Y. C. tracks until the wreck was cleared up. Source: Suspension Bridge Journal, Niagara Falls, NY, 9 February…
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Lewiston v. the R. W. & O. Railroad – 1887
This section of the Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1888, Volume 1, describes the complaint of the town and village of Lewiston against the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad. The argument was that the town and village had issued…
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The Verdict of the Coroner’s Jury in the Carlyon Accident
A long article about an accident at the Carlyon station on the “Hojack Line” of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad in which an unsecured freight car was blown from a siding onto the main track where it was hit by an ongoing train. Source: Niagara Falls [NY] Gazette, 3 August 1883, p. 1, NYS…
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RWO Station Agent Changes
-Mr. Ed. Dillingham, station agent on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad at Ransomville, has been transferred to Charlotte, Monroe county, His successor is D. G. Hitchcock, of Lyndonville, a gentleman thoroughly competent to fill that position. Source: Suspension Bridge Journal, Niagara Falls, NY, 14 January 1882, p. 2, NYS Historic Newspapers.
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Lake Ontario Shore Railroad Public Meeting
This notice advertising a public meeting on December 14, 1870 in Lewiston, NY to discuss the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad, the predecessor to the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad. Source: Lockport [NY] Daily Journal & Courier, 12 December 1870, p. 2, NYS Historic Newspapers.