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The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.

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New York, Ontario and Western Railway

Abandoned railroad in the northeast United States

The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad founded in 1868. The last train ran from Norwich, New York, to Middletown, New York, in 1957, after which it was ordered liquidated by a U.S. bankruptcy judge. It was the first…
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March 29

Day of the year

March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 277 days remain until the end of the year.
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