Re: (erielack) Paterson Yard office and Paterson Junction

[Steven Kay <s.kay4_@_verizon.net>]

> John,
> Isn't that the yard referred to as 'the iron hole' ???????? I fired commuter
> trains from Hoboken up the ERIE mainline (& branches) and we referred to the
> yard as the 'iron hole' as in we're coming up on the iron hole, or there's
> the iron hole job.
>     This was in the mid 60s, & it's been a while, so I wonder if anone can
> clarify this.
> Regards,
> Walt Smith
> 
>> From: "John Roskoski" <surfbeachjohn_@_hotmail.com>
>> Reply-To: "John Roskoski" <surfbeachjohn_@_hotmail.com>
>> To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
>> Subject: (erielack) Paterson Yard office and Paterson Junction
>> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 02:36:38 +0000
>> 
>> Too bad about the Yard office...remember hanging around and meeting the
>> drill crew back in the 70's, I had a camera and one of the crew commented
>> that perhaps I should't be walking around the yard with that expensive
>> piece of jewlery hanging around my neck!! Paterson was a tough place even
>> back then!!!  He sent me to Croxton Yard to get a letter of permission to
>> photograph, I did and still have it framed.  I am still looking for any
>> information dealing with the old yard at Paterson Junction, in Clifton,
>> N.J. They used to set out cars there and switch them for the General Foods
>> Warehouse on Kuller Rd.  Thanks to all that have sent me information so
>> far, it's appreciated!!!
>> John Roskoski
>> 
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To my best knowledge, some still call it the "iron hole" but they are
getting fewer and fewer.

Steve

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