(erielack) Fw: [FC] New York & Greenwood Lake Railway

["Schuyler G Larrabee" <"sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com">]

Probably of interest to someone here.

SGL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: <"Bx39crle_@_aol.com">
To: <"freightcars_@_sunny16.photo.tntech.edu">
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] New York & Greenwood Lake Railway


>
>
>   I'm passing on to the Freight Car mailing list some info I received from
> Ronald Leciston, the author of a couple of web pages devoted the New York
and
> Greenwood Lake Railway, found at:
>
>
>
http://srd.yahoo.com/goo/greenwood+lake/2/*http://members.aol.com/Lecisron/n
yg
> lr.html
>
>
>   In response to my report of seeing some rebuilt ALAB boxcars with old
NY&GL
> lettering, Ron wrote:
>
> <<   I have seen a number of these cars used by the NY&GL Railway. They
are
> all tagged with the ALAB from the Alabama railroad markings. ALAB is owned
by
> the Pioneer Rail Corp; which I believe is some kind of shortline holding
> company which also owns the Ft. Smith Railroad , who sold the GP9 to NY&GL
> Railway.  I believe that all these cars are in some kind of lease to buy
deal
> between NY&GL and ALAB. I understand that NY&GL is purchasing another GP9
> from Mississippi in the near future.
>
> <<  I have seen various rail cars used by the NY&GL. Most have been tagged
> with ALAB.  Some have been former RAILBOX cars, painted out Union Pacific
> cars, former light blue St. Lawrence RR. Co. cars, former Chicago & North
> Western Cars, etc.  Some get the NY&GL Stencil on the upper right hand
side
> with all the graffiti left intact. Other cars get their sides painted
yellow
> and re-stenciled NY&GL in the upper right side. Others in boxcar red
(brown)
> get the NY&GL stencil in the upper right hand corner. I have yet to see a
car
> with the NY&GL in the reporting marks to replace the ALAB.  I have even
seen
> a car from the MA & PA RR with the large circle with a large 5-pointed
star
> in the center show up.  NY&GL has only one local customer, the Atlantic
Coast
> Fiber Plant in Passaic, NJ.  Shredded paper gets shipped to be recycled in
> Georgia and empties come back. I believe they can use any kind of boxcar
with
> roller bearing trucks and working brakes! At the interchange track with
the
> NAT Bergen County Line (NS handles the freight cars) there is space to set
> out about 8 cars and pick up 8 cars. I have yet to see a car tagged with
NYGL
> in the reporting marks either.  I hope this is of some help in your
search. >>
>
>
>   Hopefully his comments will stimulate some further leads on the cars I
saw
> yesterday in Chicago, ALAB 5912 & 5927.
>
>
>
>
>     Tom Jelinek
>
>     "Bx39crle_@_aol.com"
>     http://members.aol.com/Bx39crle/yard/index.htm


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