Train derailment at Fulton Chain in Old Forge
Pictured is NYCRR engine #1072 which ran off a turntable into a mill at Fulton Chain on July 16, 1914. Old Forge, NY.
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Damaged engine at the station in Raquette Lake
A railroad engine parked at the Raquette Lake station. The front of the engine’s boiler has blown off. Unknown men on tracks. Circa 1910-1920. Raquette Lake, NY.
The Clearwater steamboat burning in Old Forge
The steamer Clearwater burning on the Old Forge Pond. March 1939. Old Forge, NY.
Workers clear tracks after snowplow and passenger train collision in the Town of De Kalb
A line of workers who shoveled snow off of railroad tracks after a snowplow and a passenger train collided during a blizzard. The New York Central Railroad hired 40 local people with shovels to help clear the tracks. February 23, 1912. DeKalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.
Train crew inside snowy car after snowplow and passenger train collision in the Town of De Kalb
Pictured is a train crew posing inside a snowy train car interior, which was caused by the collision of a snowplow and a passenger train in which the train was buried under snow and had to be shoveled out. The New York Central Railroad hired 40 local people with shovels to help clear the tracks. February […]
Site of 1912 snowplow and passenger train collision in the Town of De Kalb
Pictured is a collision between a snowplow and a passenger train, in which the train was buried under snow and had to be shoveled out. The New York Central Railroad hired 40 local people with shovels to help clear the tracks. February 23, 1912. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, […]
A collision between a passenger train and a snow plow in De Kalb Junction
People posing on top of a passenger train that collided with a snow plow between De Kalb Junction and Canton. February 23, 1912. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.
Firefighters at the Masonic Temple fire in Morristown
Volunteer firefighters battling the Masonic Temple fire, which occurred on January 23, 1953. Morristown, NY. Taken by Lewis R. Murray News Photography, Ogdensburg. Donated by Monsignor Anthony Milia, Watertown.
Rail workers in front of a train derailment in Ogdensburg
Railroad employees in front of train derailment. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1910.
Firemen battle a fire at the Green Manufacturing Company in Ogdensburg
Firefighters at work battling the Green Manufacturing Company fire on March 10, 1953. Man in foreground in plainclothes is Chief Leo LebBeau. Ogdensburg, NY.