(erielack) Morristown And Erie........

["MIKEDC3_@_aol.com"]

Hi all,
It seems like nobody minds talking about the MnE so here goes.
I guess I'll start with the Whippany Paperboard Co. First how much traffic=20
came and went from their plants?  What was brought in and shipped out?  At=20
the Eden Mill it looks like there were 2 tracks going to the Receiving=20
warehouse, maybe 1 track to the powerhouse and on the other side of the plan=
t=20
next to the river it looks like another track came from the Shipping dept. I=
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only saw this stuff after the plant was half demolished so I'm not sure what=
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was what.=20

 About the Stony Brook Mill, What was that plant like? Judging from size of=20
the empty lot where it was, it looks like it could have been just as big or=20
bigger than the Eden mill. When was it torn down? I've been going threw=20
Whippany my whole life and I never remember seeing it. Was the trackage ther=
e=20
set up so that they could switch the plant without blocking Rt. 10? Was ther=
e=20
A run around track anywhere on the branch?=20

On to the Hanover Mill. This place is tiny compared to the Eden mill, What=20
did they do there? Did the RR serve this plant up until it closed? I never=20
remember seeing tracks crossing Whippany Rd. However there is an old bridge=20
and tracks that end just before crossing the road. It also looks like the=20
bridge doubled as part of the dam for the Millpond, did it? I remember the=20
day they tore down an old water tower there in the early 80's and there is=20
also A water tower still standing at the Eden mill. Why have water towers an=
d=20
also Millponds? Did they use that much water?=20

What did Whippany Paper Board actually make? Like what was their product?=20
Does anyone know when/why it closed or how many employees they had? Did they=
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close all the plants at once? That had to be A real blow to Whippany at the=20
time but I keep hearing the town was happy to see the company go because of=20
pollution in the river's and something about the smell from the plant's.=20
Anyone know about this?  =20
How much time did the crew's spend switching the plants? Were they able to=20
work the rest of the RR the same day or was there more than one crew working=
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at A time? About how many cars did the MnE move in A typical day back in say=
=20
the 70's?=20

  Back to the Stony Brook branch for A minute. At work we do Hanover Twp.=20
Police towing and when got on the towing list, they gave us
A pretty detailed map of Whippany. On the map it shows the Stony Brook branc=
h=20
ROW. With the tracks ending at Rt. 10 but the ROW continuing on, Crossing=20
Parsippany Rd., Renalds Ave., and Troy Rd. and going on into E. Hanover.=20
There are utility lines on the ROW now. But were there ever tracks on this=20
part of the ROW? If so where did they go and when were they torn up? I heard=
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that Bee Meadow Pond on Renalds Ave. was once A Claypit for A Brick factory=20
and that one-day while digging clay they hit A spring and flooded the pit.=20
This pond is right next to the ROW. Did the MnE serve the brick factory at=20
one time? What about the old Rowe manufacturing plant on Troy Rd. witch is=20
also right next to the ROW?

 Well I guess that's all for now. More to come=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..
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                THANKS,
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                  MIKE

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