It does exist, but needs more work- track repair, crossing upgrades, etc. I think that the Branch was going to be used for equipment moves as opposed to revenue service, but an RDC-type unit might do well between Spring Valley and Suffern. I hope they have lots of Saturday runs on the line :P - ----- Original Message ----- From: Janet & Randy Brown <jananran_@_mymailstation.com> Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2006 11:16 am Subject: Re:(erielack) Piermont Branch > Doesn't the Piermont Branch still exist from Spring Valley to > Suffern? Weren't they thinking of adding to Pascack Valley > service by having trains loop one way on the main line, over to > Spring Valley and down the Pascack and the other way at night? > > Randy Brown > -------------------------------------------------------------- > The short (2 mile) segment between Nanuet Jct (with NJ&NY branch) > and Spring Valley is still operated by NJT as the end of the > Pascack Valley line. I believe the rest was abandoned, and this > happened in stages. By 1974 the portion east of Nanuet Jct had > been severed at the Hack R bridge. East of there was accessed from > the Northern at Sparkill although I don't know if any of it was > still active by C-day. My 1993 SPV atlas shows only the Sparkill- > Piermont portion as being actually abandoned at that time although > this may not be accurate. > > Paul B > > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > Sponsored by the ELH&TS > http://www.elhts.org > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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