Re: (erielack) Erie Main / Graham Line

["Alexander Scandrett" <scanlpr_@_mlec.net>]

The last time I rode the 06:45 five car train out of Port Jervis in 1999,
Standing room only after Southfields.  The METRO NORTH  Express service,
Non-stop after Suffern, has attracted a lot of riders from Orange County and
nearby Pa. Also, return Non-stop out of Hob to Suffern makes the return
quicker.

Alex
[Formerly of Idlewild [W. Cornwall]]


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Ferris" <josephmferris_@_yahoo.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 16:02
Subject: 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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