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RE: (erielack) New Transfer station on Greenwood Lake Branch

> That was interesting article you read. What day
> was that published and on what page? I wonder
> about the running of a train thru Riverdale since
> although the tracks are still intact, but the
> tracks at the old Riverdale station go through a
> gate into a fenced in yard owned by I think a fuel
> oil company. Since this looks like private
> property and the only way to go south from
> Riverdale trackwise is unlock these gates and
> proceed thru the yard, I wonder if it is at all
> feasable to be able to run a train south. Maybe
> the rack rights belong to the Suzie-Q still, so
> they still might have an option of operating this
> section. As a matter of fact, the tracks have
> never been removed from Pompton Junction to
> Mountain View, just paved over at some crossings
> south of Pompton Plains and maybe blocked in some
> spots by trees and overgrown bushes. I took some
> pictures in July of just how far you can walk
> north of Mt. View on the old GL Branch and plan to
> post them on my new page. The tracks are still
> there but go into a massive overgrowth maybe 3/4
> of a mile north of the Mt. View Station. In fact
> there is an Erie cast concrete milepost laying off
> to the right (east) side of the tracks for anyone
> who would like to check it out. I would have liked
> to put it in my car and take it home, but it is
> probably too heavy to carry, not to mention I am
> not sure if my Camaro would appreciate the extra
> weight traveling back to NC. Anyway, if anyone has
> anymore info on the Transfer Station, let's hear
> about it....Paul T, where are you? :-)

I'm back! :)

The NYS&W, as far as I know, owns the GL branch all the way south to
Mountain View. They've restored it as far as Route 23 to service Morris
Pipe. I have to laugh at the tainted soil issue - the NYS&W was moving
tainted soil out of the former DuPont plant in Pompton Lakes, located on the
original NYS&W, a few years back. They've got some experience doing this!
What I can't understand is why they moved "evil dirt" from one location to
another, and now have to remove it and put it elsewhere? Duh! Is this
"musical chairs dirt" or something?

I don't see the gates at Pompton/Riverdale being a problem - I think they
still service Morris Pipe, and therefore do go south of that point. It would
certainly be nice to see them get the dirt contract, though it would make
more sense to restore the GL down to Mountain View and let CR/NS handle it
down that way...

By the way, I have photos of the heavily overgrown north end of the
currently-active part of the branch on the EL Photo Page
(http://el-list.railfan.net) - just go to the "Discovery Days" section and
look at the "Totowa" one...

	- Paul

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