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Suggested Reading

Rip Van Winkle Railroads
Catskill Mountain - Otis - Cairo - Catskill & Tannersville

Suggested Reading

Rip Van Winkle Railroads
by William F. Helmer, 1970

Authoritative history of the Rip Van
Winkle Railroads, as well as the
Canajoharie & Catskill Railroad

Narrow Gauge Railroads to the Catskill High Peaks
by John M. Ham, 2009

Photographic essay on the narrow gauge
railroads of the Catskill Mountains.

Light Rails and Short Ties Through the Notch:
The Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain Railroad and Her Steam Legacy
by John M. Ham and Robert K. Bucenec, 2002

Chapter 7 deals with the
Rip Van Winkle Railroads

The Ulster and Delaware . . . Railroad Through the Catskills
by Gerald M. Best, 1972

Chapters 6 and 8 deal with the Rip Van Winkle
Railroads. Locomotive and equipment
information also included.

Mountain Railroads of New York State: Volume 4
Where Did the Tracks Go in the Catskills?
by Michael Kudish, 2011

Chapter 87 contains maps of the
Rip Van Winkle Railroads

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