Re: (erielack) Paterson Yard office and Paterson Junction

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In a message dated 3/19/2005 5:35:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
wsmith5957_@_hotmail.com writes:

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



Walt
The Iron Hole was the actual Erie Freight yard, which became an Auto Junk  
yard, and then an Auto Impound Yard, over 20 years ago.  The actual  yard used 
for freight operations, shortly after the merger, or when the Erie  stopped 
starting trains out of Paterson Station, was the old Erie Passenger  Yard. I have 
no idea on a correct date for that. The old passenger  yard  was on the east 
bound side of the Main, the Iron Hole was on the west  bound side of the main, 
but pretty much across from each other. The yard office  was in the old 
passenger yard.
 
Bob

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