RE: (erielack) Power Station Question

["Montgomery, Edward T" <Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu>]

The reason I brought this up is that I never saw any long unit trains of
coal either on the old Lackawanna Boonton Line or when it was cut over
to the Greenwood Lake at Mountain View.  For that matter I don't recall
seeing any hoppers around the power station.  Maybe it did come in on a
barge but that would be a long trip to ship coal via a water route.

Ed


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From: bill guimes [mailto:vze3fhdr_@_verizon.net] 
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 9:26 PM
To: Montgomery, Edward T
Cc: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
Subject: Re: (erielack) Power Station Question

There are two lines leading into the PSE&G GS. The one at the north end 
comes in from the old Greenwood Lake/Boonton Line. The one at the south 
end came in from Marion Jct. The switch is still in.

	About a couple of years ago, some transformers were shipped down
the 
Hudson River on a barge, and the xformers were offloaded onto flatcars, 
and sent out through the Boonton Line switch. Up until the Boonton line 
was severed at west end, NJT kept MOW equipment there on occasion.

	If you ever get to West End, you can see the switch that comes
off of 
Conrail/NS at what was Marion Jct. and goes into PSE&G property up to 
what was a covered pit. It is possible that PSE&G received coal by rail 
at Marion Jct. If so, it could have come from either Erie, EL or PRR. 
They now receive coal via barge. I've heard it comes by rail from the 
west to Philadelphia, then by barge to the generating station.
	
	Bill

Montgomery, Edward T wrote:
> The PSE&G Power Generating Station at West End -- I believe know as
The Marion Generating Station was sandwiched between the Boonton,
Greenwood Lake and M&E Lines.  However I don't think Erie, DL&W, or EL
ever served it.  Am I right.  Who did supply coal to it?  PRR, NYC?
>  
> Ed Montgomery
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