Paul Shinal

A life-long resident of Seneca Falls, Paul is a CPA and retired member of the faculty of Cayuga Community College in Auburn, New York, where he taught for 35 years. In his retirement when not at home enjoying his own HO-scale model layout, Paul enjoys researching our region’s railway history. Along with various railroad brochures, he has compiled a comprehensive booklet highlighting historical facts of nearly all the railroads once traversing the Finger Lakes. He is a member of the Central NY Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in Syracuse and also of the New York Central System Historical Society. His love for trains began when he was very young, receiving a Lionel train set originally given to his sister. His earliest memory of a train experience was riding with his mom on the last westbound passenger train from Seneca Falls to Geneva on May 18, 1958.