I don't have a DL&W schedule but the July 1962 EL schedule shows two WB's out of Hoboken: HB-1 and HB-3 for Buffalo departing 6:15pm and 8:30pm, after the bulk of commuter runs. In general for EL and predecessors, freight traffic available for mid- to late-afternoon departure was held until after the commuter rush. Paul B I have a photo in my collection showing EL train HB-1 departing the yard, and heading west on the southmost track. My guess would be that the whole thing was crossed over to the Boonton Branch (by then, Boonton Line) at West End Interlocking. My other assumption was that freights usually ran during passenger "lulls" (very late at night or late morning-to-early afternoon). I seem to remember reading that most DL&W freights out of Hoboken were nocturnal, which would have taken care of the issue of conflicting with passenger trains. - - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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