RE: (erielack) Erie Main / Graham Line

[Joseph Ferris <josephmferris_@_yahoo.com>]

- --- "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com> wrote:
  
> > Was Chester also a station stop?  Were there other intermediate
> stops?

Chester was a station stop.  My understanding is that it was even in
full service when Greycourt had their station - even though it was
only about 3/4 of a mile away.  I believe that the Greycourt Station
was torn out in the 60's and Greycourt continued to remain an
interchange point with the L&HR.

I spent a lot of time between the two places when I lived in Chester.
 Definately one of my favorite spots... :)

>  
> > The Graham Line seems much longer and more sparsely 
> > populated.  Were Monroe and Goshen (fair-sized towns) just 
> > conisdered "acceptable losses" by NJT / MTA, or did the 
> > commuter agencies oppose the change?  Have passenger 
> > boardings at the new Graham Line stations risen or fallen as 
> > compared with the old Main Line stops?
> 
> I don't know, but I would assume the former - "acceptable losses" -
> those
> folks could drive north a short distance and pick up the Graham
> Line.
> 
My understanding is that the Graham Line has less of a grade
throughout its duration and became the preferred route.  As opposed
to Conrail having to pay taxes on the trackage of that part of the
Erie Main, which gradually saw less and less traffic, they removed
the track completely.  Whether or not this is completely accurate, I
am not sure - I remember reading it online somewhere.  To the best of
my personal recollection, this seems correct though.

Joseph



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