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Re: (erielack) Re: Stations and money

Earlier in this or a related discussion, someone mentioned the 
Lackawanna's Paterson station on the Boonton Line.  I visited it once, 
close to the time when service was rerouted over the Erie Main Line, 
and, of course, it was closed.  But it was magnificent, although with 
not much parking.  Considering that this was quite a distance from 
downtown, which was the place where one would expect to put a station, 
does anyone know (or have a good conjecture) as to why the Lackawanna 
missed downtown Paterson  with its rail line and put a fairly elaborate 
station out towards what must have been the far edges of town when it 
was constructed?

Ken Bush


Bill Weibel wrote:

> The station dates way back and regardless of the technical term or 
> form of Government (I'm not familiar with NJ) I remember reading of 
> the circumstances surrounding the building of the station, as at the 
> same time DL&W was replacing others due to crossing elimination. What 
> the writer stated was the cities/towns (now I'm politically correct?) 
> were all asked for help as it was a massive project benefiting all.  
> Some gave nothing, some gave little, but Morristown shared a very 
> substantial portion of the costs, thus the large impressive station...
>
> Bill
>
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>
> To: "EL List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 8:43 PM
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Re: Stations and money
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>
>> Morristown is a TOWN, not a CITY.  Different form of government, 
>> though I
>> can't explain it.
>>
>> --- Bill Weibel <weib3_@_centurytel.net> wrote:
>>
>>> The City of Morristown chipped in a very substantial sum of money,
>>> and thus was rewarded by President Truesdale with it's magnificent
>>> Station.
>>
>>
>> Gary R. Kazin
>> DL&W Milepost R35.7
>> Rockaway, New Jersey
>>
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