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RE: (erielack) (Caldwell Branch) CORRECTION: WR Tower
- Subject: RE: (erielack) (Caldwell Branch) CORRECTION: WR Tower
- From: "Montgomery, Edward T" <Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:45:48 -0400
Sometime around the merger the Caldwell Branch trains were cut back to Caldwell. Anybody have that date? Essex Fells was, and probably still is, a rather exclusive neighborhood--sort of like Short Hills. I wonder why they would not fight the loss of their own personal railroad station?
Ed Montgomery
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From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org on behalf of bob gillis
Sent: Sun 7/10/2005 3:36 PM
Cc: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
Subject: Re: (erielack) (Caldwell Branch) CORRECTION: WR Tower
JG at graytrainpix wrote:
> snip
> Also, got an interesting note from Bill Sheppard (thanks as always for
> the great EL info) about how, on weekends during the steam days, the
> commuter equipment (incldg. Pacifics and "gun barrel" 4-6-0s) would be
> moved from Essex Fells to the siding in Caldwell, to be stored there
> until Monday AM. Was then backed up to Essex Fells for the morning
> rush (to the degree that you could call it a "rush hour" on the
> Caldwell Branch). That does explain the weekend pix of Pacifics in
> Caldwell. Wonder what the reason was? To keep the M&E interchange
> open at Essex Fells on Sat. & Sunday? Did they interchange on weekends?
More likely the Essex Fells residents around did did not like the smoke
and noise during the weekend.
Where was the siding in Caldwell?
> Maybe, given that Whippany Paperboard was once a busy customer.
>
> Jim Gerofsky
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