New York Central System Historical Society, Inc.

1998 NYCSHS Calendar

The Society's 1998 calendar is still available. Our calendar honors Howard Fogg, called the greatest railroad artist of our time by Trains magazine. Howard Fogg passed away at the age of 79 on October 1, 1996. The New York Central System was well represented among Howard Fogg's works. While president of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, John W. Barriger commissioned numerous paintings by Howard Fogg, 64 of which were published in a portfolio Along The Right Of Way in 1964. Other paintings of New York Central subjects were rendered for the American Locomotive Company, W. H. Miner Co and for private individuals. On the front cover shows Niagara class S-1a 6000, eastbound along the Hudson River, where our back cover shows two Alco freight units eastbound at Annsville Creek drawbridge, also along the Hudson.

Inside the calendar are pictures of a class L-4a on train #143, the "Laurentian" through Crugers, NY, Class T-3a 282 at Woodlawn, NY, Class K-3p #4721 at White Pigeon, MI, Train #26 "The Twentieth Century Limited" at Greystone, NY, Class C-61 #7034 at Cincinnati, OH in 1921, DPA-1 units (E-7) 4009 and 4035 at Toledo, OH, Looking west over the W&LE crossing at Monroeville, OH, Class DPA-5e #4079 Leading the "Century" at Manitou, NY, Class K-5b #4918 at Galion OH, Streamlined Class J-3a #5450 on train #25 at Englewood, IL, Class U-3b #7647 at Watertown, NY, Class DRS-11a (GP-20) 6110, 6109, 6107 at South Bend, IN, and Indiana Harbor Belt Class DES-13c #8717 at White Pigeon, MI.

Calendar Back Issues Available
The NYCSHS has a limited supply of previously issued calendars available for purchase. Quantities are limited, so please order soon to ensure we have your calendar in supply! The price is $5.00 each postage paid. Ohio residents must include $.29 sales tax. Please send your order to:

NYCSHS Calendar
Dept W
17038 Roosevelt Ave
Lockport IL 60441-4734

1990 NYCSHS Calendar

The Society's 1990 calendar is still available. On the front cover, "The Centuries Pass In The Night" This reenactment of that famous daily event was photographed by CLIO award-winning photographer Gerald Brimacombe, a member of the NYCSHS, and was posed with the superlative 1/4" scale models of the Century equipment which Mr Brimacombe created. On the rear cover, Looking east at Cleveland Ohio Union Depot in 1906 - LS&MS photo.

Class J-3a #5424 at Rochester NY, three Alco FA's demonstrate the NYC's ability to handle oversized loads, Class F-12a #824 to take a Harlem Division local out of North White Plains, NY, Eastbound Harlem Division train #520 made up of 11 heavyweight MU cars at Woodlawn, NY, looking west toward the Elyria, OH coal dock, Class J-1d #6607 stands ready to depart from St Louis Union Station, "Hickory Creek" on the tail of train #26 "The 20th Century Limited" at Englewood, IL, Boston & Albany class A-1b #1430 on an eastbound freight at Riverside, MA, Class I-40a #4755 heads a local at Constantine, MI, Class S-1b #6021 heads the "Mercury" near Cincinnati, OH, class DFA-6a #5008 and sister repowered FM units at Elkhart, IN, class P-2b #224 passes Spuyten Duyvil, NY with train #838, Class DPA-5e #4090 leads a GP-9 and another E-8 on a passenger train at Madison, IL.

Calendar Back Issues Available
The NYCSHS has a limited supply of previously issued calendars available for purchase. Quantities are limited, so please order soon to ensure we have your calendar in supply! The price is $5.00 each postage paid. Ohio residents must include $.29 sales tax. Please send your order to:

NYCSHS Calendar
Dept W
17038 Roosevelt Ave
Lockport IL 60441-4734

1989 NYCSHS Calendar

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On the front cover, "The T&OC Depot at Bucyrus" is a watercolor by R.L. Corwin of Bucyrus, Ohio that depicts the station in the early days of the Toledo and Ohio Central. Mr. Corwin was a ticket agent at Galion, Ohio in the early 1950s. On the rear cover class DRSP-6c #8253 is shown on the Harlem Division at North White Plains, NY on February 1, 1965, about to drop its train for the electric which will forward it to Grand Central Terminal. This locomotive was renumbered 5502 in 1966 (Photo collection of Dr. Louis A. Marre).

Inside, Class L-2d #2467 at Sand Bank Curve west of East Rochester, NY, Boston & Albany Class D-1a about to depart South Station in Boston, MA, Class S-1b #6024 departing Chicago, IL with train #28 "The New England States," Class J-1b #5233 at East 26th Street Cleveland, OH, looking east at the East River Street crossing at Elyria, OH, the first run of the "Xplorer" shown at Cincinnati, OH, looking east at the Wayneport, NY coaling station, Class J-3a #5406 at Chicago, IL, DRS-8a #6229 and #6226 at Sharonville, OH. Class T-2a #257 at Marble Hill, NY, class L-4b #3134 with a passenger train at Dayton, OH, class J-3a #5431 with train #57 at Waterloo, IN, Arial view from the tower of Train #50 the "Empire State Express" departing Buffalo Central Terminal.

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