Re: Catskill NG photograph?

Hi Jeff,

That's a very interesting photo! Thank you for sharing. (Do you have a family connection to this Ramsey by chance?)

Hilton's "American Narrow Gauge Railroads" says the SC&CM did indeed operate a Ramsey Transfer in Phoenicia, and the more I look at the photo the more I'm convinced that's what it shows.

Compare with this modern Google Streetview shot of the approximate location of the old Phoenicia yard, about a half mile west of the U&D depot (which is now home to the Empire State Railway Museum):

Google Streetview: Phoenicia, NY

And here is the depot itself:

Google Streetview: Phoenicia, NY

I think the topography at least looks very similar, though I suspect the photographer may have been located east of the depot and looking west rather than west of the depot looking east as in the first Google view. (I think this will require a visit in person to verify!)

-Philip Marshall



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/2015 01:33AM by philip.marshall.