(erielack) Caldwell Branch Operations

[erie910 <erie910_@_fastmail.fm>]

Before road switchers, how were passenger operations on the Caldwell 
Branch handled?  Was there a turntable at Essex Fells to turn the steam 
locomotives?  The most recent Greenwood Lake/Caldwell Branch passenger 
timetable which I have shows a few shuttle runs between Great Notch and 
Essex Fells.  Some of the times between arrival in Essex Fells and the 
next trip out of Great Notch back to Essex Fells do not allow much time 
to turn a steam locomotive, couple on, do an air test, and return to 
Great Notch.

Did train crews back in the days of shuttle service on the Caldwell 
Branch and from Mountain View to Wanaque/Midvale bottle the air to avoid 
taking the time to pump up the reservoirs on all the coaches after a 
run-around?  No doubt, it was against the rules, but was it done to save 
time?


Ken Bush

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