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Re: FW: (erielack) Morristown Bumping Block
- Subject: Re: FW: (erielack) Morristown Bumping Block
- From: "Philip Martin" <martinpl3_@_earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:59:29 -0400
Don Kern, et all
Lafayette Ave. crosses west of the station. Lackawanna Place abuts Morris
St. east of the station. The station is on a man-made fill, and the
bridges on either side are probably part of that 1912? elevation project.
I think I read that the Morristown and Erie and/or the traction company
wanted to use the crossing west of the station; but grade wasn't low enough
for the interurban cars. The Lackawanna was forced to lower it for them,
and gave the crossing to the city, as a street. It seems to me that the
street grade would have precluded a track to the bumping block. Hence my
guess that the freight tracks were used prior to the elevation.
For the record, I work in Morristown station.
Philip
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