Port Jervis & Monticello Branch, New York, Ontario & Western

In 1868, the Port Jervis and Monticello Railroad was built. The line was leased to the New York Ontario and Western Railway (O&W). The O. & W. right of way and some old structures remain visible in the city, even though the tracks wee removed in 1957-58. 

Map from: Minisink Valley Express by Gerald M. Best

        Heavy 4-6-0 on the branch.
 

Freight train on the branch.

          Monticello branch train at Port Jervis.

               Early engine on the branch,

        O&W train at Middletown

      After railroad was abandoned, buffs go for a train ride,

            Last days of operation,