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RE: (erielack) Caldwell Branch Operations

> Before road switchers, how were passenger operations on
the >Caldwell > Branch handled?  Was there a turntable at
Essex >Fells to turn the steam  locomotives?

>There most definitely was a turntable at Essex Fells, that
>both the Erie and the M&E shared.

The turntable at Essex Fells was an 80' in diameter deck
type. According to the Erie's "General List of Turntables",
it was installed there in 1930, having been moved from
Marion, OH. It replaced the original bridge that was
installed in 1905.

Vince Lee



Modelling the Erie Wyoming Divison in Pennsylvania and 
the Erie 28th Street Terminal in New York City

East and West Railfanning Photos:
http://www.eastwestrails.com/

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