> >From Archives_@_Railfan.net > Message-ID: <20040905033006.46319.qmail_@_web41109.mail.yahoo.com> > Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 20:30:06 -0700 (PDT) > From: "Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com> > Subject: (erielack) Sussex Branch Bike Ride triangle trip 2 > > I got out after 1pm and was on the way at 1:40. A large group was milling > about in the parking area but they didn't go north; I went east on the > NYS&W a short distance to reach the DL&W. The Sussex Branch is kept clear > by the state parks people; they do a good job of it most of the way. The > last leg, from the L&NE, differs. Apparently it is used less and it > shows. There is also a partial washout about halfway between Augusta Hill > Road and US 206. I did not see where the wye track was, but it could have > easily been hidden by vegetation. About 3/4 mile south of US 206 is a > wide place with a signal stanchion reaching up about 5 feet above grade, > the only railroad artifact I saw other than some ties. There's a number of standing telegraph poles along that stretch, but you need to be walking to catch them. > In Branchville, a wood baggage or car painted as DLW 100 is displayed on a > short piece of rebuilt track next to a building. This car was trucked in > back in April IIRC and will be part of a museum. The baggage car is not to be a museum. It's actually a classy way for the owners of Montague tool and supply to gain floor space for their wares. - -- The First Railroad in Sussex County New Jersey http://DLW-SussexBranch.com There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." ------------------------------
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