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Re: (erielack) Erie Main / Graham Line
> > 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 would like to do some digging in
the Erie archives, but I have found references to the station going
back to the 1870's - having been rebuilt in the early 1900's.
I spent a lot of time between the two places when I lived in Chester.
Definately one of my favorite railroad 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
p.s. (Hey Paul!, I did it right this time... :)
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