The Passaic bridge is featured in both "Memories of the Erie Railroad-First generation Diesels" and Memories of the Erie-Lakawanna Railroad-Hoboken Terminal to Arden" tapes from Mark 1 Video. The Erie tape includes footage of the bridge in operation and it is clearly steam powered. Considering the amount of smoke bleched during operation, it is safe to assume the boiler was not gas fired. In all probability it was a coal fired boiler. If it was oil some serious attention was needed to the burner. Both tapes include footage of the Erie and EL in downtown Passaic during the 1950's and early 1960's. Pete S ------------------------------
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