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Handsome Lima Mikes! Yellow Fairbanks-Morse Diesels! Daily mixed trains serving picturesque Ohio towns. Twenty-seven interchanges with the NKP, PRR, NYC, Erie, DT&I, C&O, B&O, A&BB. A right-of-way with more than a curve a mile. High bridges. Victorian depots. McKeen Cars. All this was the AC&Y!
The Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad Historical Society was organized in 1992 by a dedicated group of AC&Y enthusiasts. Our interests and goals are to document, preserve and share the AC&Y's history including predecessor and affiliated lines in Northern Ohio.
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Welcome to the customized Social Network of The Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad Historical Society.
We are launching a community site to bring together AC&Y fans from around the world. The idea is to build knowledge and fellowship by creating an online destination where like-minded people want to hang out.It is believed that one of the most useful aspects of social networking sites is education.
A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. When used properly, social networks can be a great way to enhance knowledge. Everyone talks about how knowledge is the important asset. But it has to be applied to be useful. Effectiveness of knowledge is multiplied if it's in the form of a conversation where people can educate each other.
These Services are coming soon! Please join us also on...
The AC&Y Headquarters.
Members may create a personal profile, add other members as friends and exchange messages.Read more...
The AC&Y Fourm.
An online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.Read more...
AC&YHS President Robert Peacock's Blog
Blog ArchiveI came across some old photos from June of 1983. We were chasing NKP 765 as she came through Akron. I wasn't thinking AC&Y at the time nor was I think much about Brittain Yard. Of course the AC&Y was already fully absorbed into the Norkfolk and Western by 1983. I do remember the Yard Master not being very happy to see all of us show up that day!
At the time, it was just cool to get some pictures of NKP 765. I didn't even really think about that here was a steam engine on AC&Y's turntable at Brittain Yard, or for that matter, that here was steam in Brittain Yard!
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Railroad history is the root of the great model railroad hobby. What has happened to railroads in the past as well as the history that is being made even now inspires and influences what model railroaders do. Even if one freelances a railroad, it is always based on some prototype somewhere or a mixture of prototypes. The long time-honored hobby of railway modeling is still a popular leisure activity for young and old alike. This is regardless of the growing popularity of video games or the internet. Through the years and decades model railroad magazines have made it possible for railway fanatics to learn more in relation to the hobby and stay informed of functions and events and railroad club information. The magazines commonly carry articles and information on train sets and accessories, how...©1999-2013 AC&Y Historical Society. The AC&YHS is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Historical Group
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