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My grandfather worked for the old and weary, my uncles used to tell stories of riding along with him out of sidney and around the old yard there

It would have been one of those lines that you can tell is struggling and if you did see a train or two on it you were lucky

My great grandfather, James Grier II, was a Scranton Division conductor based out of Hancock, NY. I have travelled the right-of-way in the Lackawanna Valley. I've also seen the O&W 44 tonner #105 at Scranton. There are images of the area he worked in this video. 😊Long live the old and weary, the New York Ontario and Western Railway Corporation!

It's good place . I'm running every day ❤❤❤

@paullounsbury - Paul, do you have a CD or MP3 version of these songs (including your companion singer) available for sale as they were presented in the DVD? I would love to buy it. Thanks.

Love this. Excellent instrumental.

Love this . Played this for my late grandmother when it first released and she loved it , brought back memories of her childhood here in Sullivan County , New York in the 1930s and 40s. Now she's past, I play this and remember that day. Brings joy and remembrance of all those generational stories on the Catskills Mtn as our family has been here since the late 1800s. Well done Paul.

Paul, if any relation to the Lousbury's of Oak Hill, then there' related, albeit distantly lol

Does anyone know the location the covered bridge that shows up at 2:21 in the video?

Went to camp in Ferndale. Though I'm a city boy I still try to think of what it used to be like.

I just wanted to say that I used to and still love this video. I was extremely interested in trains back then, and I liked them since I was a toddler when my brother enjoyed them; I wanted to be similar to him. I vividly remember playing this song for my whole class in forth grade during an open time. No one really liked it except for myself, and one girl even seemed impatient by it, but I didn't mind. I loved and still love history, music, and trains, which seems to be a good combo in my opinion. I'm very appreciative of the fact that you made this song. Nostalgia is amazing!

Played this when I left New York. Thank you.

Awesome video grew up next to O&W in Meadowbrook N .Y

Hi Paul, great song! and possibly the longest I've ever listened to on youtube. My grandparents had a boarding house in Parksville called The White Star House. I saw an old advertising postcard from their place that said "call when you get off the train and we'll pick you up"

heart rhyme and soul, my compliments sir

VERY INTERESTING…LIKED THE PICTURES AND THE MUSIC!

PLEASE DO! A few of the pictures do have captions however, since my parents were from Sullivan County and moved to Middletown, identifying all the locations would be appreciated. There is at least a couple that are identified as Mountain Dale and South Fallsburg.

The tale of one of America's more forgotten Class 1s except to those who lived by it. Thank you for this.

cool but you should told us where each one was located

Thank you for that presentation.

Thank you for the song and pictures. One picture in particular caught my attention. A pencil drawing of an Iron trestle partly seated upon laid stone foundation. Do you have any more information on this you could share with me.

I just realized that this video was posted almost exactly 50 years after the NYO&W's last day of operation, which was March 29, 1957.

Beautiful! I remember following the road that ran pretty much adjacent to the old O&W line into mountaindale one day; Never heard of it ; downtown is kind of spooky, mostly abandoned; i remember someone telling me about a bad train accident; Train was slowly moving backwards and smashed; Think it was dairy on it?

...not gambling and fracking. However I am interested in the book with the same title as this song held in one of your photos. can you please tell me more about this book?

Thank you for this song and video. I was born in Harris, NY in 1985. My parents both came and met in the Catskill Mountains in the 70's. They were in search of the Catskill revival which to this day has never come. I was always interested in the history of our lovely mountains and always wanted to know what it was that brought people here. Thank you again for this lesson in my own history. I am working on making our Mountains be all that they can be. In my opinion we need a railroad revival, n

You're Welcome!

Hi ! Thank you for taking a moment to write your comment ! Pass it on ! Paul

I LOVE THIS, THANK YOU! <3 I'm a Native Of Oneonta, New York of the Western Edge of the Catskills!

WONDERFUL !

Good old NYO&W (a cult favourite), from nowhere to nowhere via nowhere, so poor but it did have its charm.

June 10, 2011 - Thank you to the 10,008 of you who have watched my video, as on this day, I exceeded the 10,000 mark !! Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that so many would watch and listen to this story of my homeland here in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. My video is not mine, but it belongs to all who have a piece of this railroad and the rich, wonderful history or our beloved Catskills in their hearts. It is OUR story here in Sullivan County New York ! Paul

Nice!!!

Three minutes of pure joy!

@paullounsbury u are welcome.

@paullounsbury any fellow New York Ontario & Western fan is a friend of mine. Long Live the Mountaineer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Chummer !! so glad that you enjoyed it !! Happy 2011 !! - paul

Great job Paul! You did a really nice job on this, congrats!

@paullounsbury no problem, i love people who love the mighty New York Ontario & Western!!!!!!!!!

@pennyf9 Hi Penny... thanks for your comment, and how exciting it must have been to have seen yourself and your family in the video ! I'm excited !! You made my day !! Paul

I love the Ontario & Western Railroad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In fact , one of my videos is me ,my dad , and my brothers at the Old N.Y.O.&.W. station in Middletown. by the way , niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!

and people wonder why my favorite railroad is the NYO&W, wow very nice thanks for posting

Hi Jon. Thank you so much for taking the time to add your comment to my page. It really means alot when someone does, and shares what my video meant to them! Paul Lounsbury

That was great! My dad (named "Owen") used to go with his family to Middletown every summer. My grandmother demanded tickets on the O&W because they didn't burn that nasty, smokey coal that the other roads used. One of my great, great uncles built the station at Hurley and worked as a mason on the Middletown station!

Ah yes !! Waltzing With Bears is still one of my favorite songs to sing and play with people. Thanks for your note and I'm glad you enjoyed my video !! Paul L.

my fav song that u sang when i was a kid was about bears. don't remember most of it though. i'll have to try to show this to my grandmother. her father was the station master in hurleyville. Really great song and video. thanks mr. lounsbury!

Thanks for sharing that, it was great

Thanks for your note, and thanks for watching ! I'm glad that you enjoyed it !! Paul

Such a shame that the "old Woman" is gone from NY. I use to live 1 block away from there middletown shops. The O&W is by far one of my favorite railroads... The men kept her going with sheer pride and determination right up until the end!

would be great if they rebuilt the Kingston to highmont stretch of the railway

Wow -- what a trip down nostalgia lane! Thanks so much for making this! P.S. -- I grew up in Liberty