Re: (erielack) Seacaucus Transfer news...

[<mike1144_@_frontiernet.net>]

List,
As someone who passes the Secaucus Transfer five days a week, I haven't 
seen any news items for a long time.  Does anyone have an update on when 
it might be open or the "new cars" that are supposed to be put on the 
Port Jervis to Hoboken trains?

They just put a "new" head end commuter car on the 6:00 AM train out of 
Salisbury Mills.  You could not see out any of the windows (worse than 
usual) and the seats had "butt indentations" that had to be at least 
forty years old!

I was standing in the vestibule last week as we were coming into 
Salisbury Mills and as I was looking out over the viaduct, I saw what 
looked like a right of way more than half way across.  Is it an ROW and 
if it is, could this be the Newburgh branch of the Erie? I've tried 
following it in the past but lost track of it coming out of 
Washingtonville (no pun intended.)

Thanks
Mike


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  From: Will
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  Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 12:33 PM
  Subject: (erielack) Seacaucus Transfer news...




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  WEEKLY RAIL RECAP
  For the week ending SAT, November 24, 2001
  By Dave Mears

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  THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS (in chronological order):

  (SUN) The head of adjoining commercial development for the new 
Secaucus
  Transfer Station in northern New Jersey, William McCann, announced 
that
  the
  station's opening would be delayed until September, 2003.  The 
station,
  which
  will allow transfer between Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains 
operating
  into New York, NY. and NJT's former Erie Lackawanna trains operating 
into
  Hoboken, NJ., was originally set to open in January, 2002.  Mr. McCann
  added
  that four 40 story commercial buildings will also be constructed at 
the
  new
  station. (ffd: The Secaucus Reporter)

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