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RE: (erielack) Boonton Line freight trains-analysis



Rich,

Regarding Roseville Avenue Tower, in later years (after 1966) did it close
basically after the last train had left the Montclair Branch?  It seems to
me that things wrapped up pretty early on the branch and that all westbound
Morristown Line trains west of Roseville Avenue used Track 3 after 7-ish or
8-ish or so in the evening and that Track 1 was reset for eastbound
movements (i.e. for the AM rush) within that timeframe.

Also, in regards to the other (earlier) towers on the Morristown Line, when
might they have closed?  South Orange, I believe, closed in 1966, but I
don't recall when Millburn and Morristown towers closed, do you?

Chuck



                                                                                                                               
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Chuck,

1. The west end of the siding was controlled by Stroudsburg and the East
end was controlled by Port Morris
2. The towers open at the time of the Conrail take over were:
former DL&W - Stroudsburg, Port Morris, Dover, Denville, Summit, Roseville
Ave., Newark, West End, Grove Street (Hoboken), Hoboken Terminal Tower.
The drawbridge at Lyndhurst was an interlocking controlled by the bridge
operator (not a towerman) as was the Lower Hackensack drawbridge at West
End.

former Erie - Suffern (SF), Waldwick (WC), Ridgewood (WJ) HX and DB
drawbridges.

Rich
Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com wrote:

 Rich,

 Was the East Slateford siding controlled from the East Stroudsburg Tower
 or
 Port Morris (UN?) Tower? Also, speaking of towers, what former DL&W towers
 were still in operation in NJ at the time of the Conrail takeover?

 Chuck




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 10/04/2005 03:18 PM
 Please respond to
 Richard Pennisi





 Listers,

 There was, at one time, a siding at Slateford. That was torn up way back
 in the 60's some time. As a holdover from that siding there was a home
 signal at East Slateford (where the siding ending) that was still there
 until the end. Ev! erytime there was a lightening storm around the Water
 GAp, the relay house there at East Slateford was stuck and screwed up
 everything for hours.

 Rich

 "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" wrote:
 Chuck Walsh asked:


 > Second point - wasn't there a passing siding just east of
 > Slateford on the
 > Cut-Off? If so, what role did that play on the single-track railroad
 > between Bell's Bridge and Lincoln Park? (I might be confused
 > about that.)

 I thought the only passing siding on the cut-off was at Greendell. Perhaps
 you're thinking about the "Old Road" coming off at Slateford, which forked
 into two tracks just past the Junction?


 - Paul

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