Richard Jay Solomon, innovator and rail enthusiast, dies at 85

Richard Jay Solomon, innovator and rail enthusiast, dies at 85

Richard Jay Solomon Richard Jay Solomon, of Monson, Mass., passed away suddenly on Sept. 10, 2025, following several months of illness. He was 85 years old. Born in New York City to Alfred P. and Bessie Solomon, Richard was an only child and grew up in the Bronx. As a child, he traveled by train with his parents, making early memorable journeys behind steam locomotives into the Catskills on the now long-forgotten New York, Ontario & Western. The…