Fwd: (erielack) Greenwood Lake PAs and E8s (was Re:Stories remembered...)

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In the later years of commuter service on the branch, that express used an E8 often as the PAs were retired.
George

 


Let me see what I can remember. In the Erie days E-8s were used on through 
trains (Erie Limited, Lake Cities, and A&P Expresses). PAs were sometime used 
on the Lake Cities. PAs also ran on some Main Line-Bergen County Expresses. 
One Express to Midvale on the Greenwood Lake Division had a PA on the point 
on certain days. Other times a GP-7 or RS would be used. I don't remember PAs 
used on other Greenwood Lake trains including those of the Caldwell and 
Orange Branches. I don't ever remember seeing them on the Newark, Northern or 
NJ&NY.

As we came to the EL era and through passenger trains were discontinues, E-8s 
started to be used on commuter trains. In the later years up to the 
push-pulls, E-8s and GP-7s were standard power. The Alcos were gone.


Cheers,


Jack Grasso



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