RE: (erielack) Erie Main / Graham Line

[Ken <lackawanna_@_iname.com>]

I understood that there were a few customers left on the Old Erie Main, and 
that it was only partially removed.


ken B.

At 01:45 PM 1/3/02 -0800, Joseph Ferris wrote:

>--- "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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