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Re: (erielack) DL&W and ERIE "minor" branches
Sure. With the EL merger, several of these redundant pieces of track were
created, especially it seems on the DL&W side. The Vestal Spur would be an
example.
Hoboken
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m> To: Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com
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02/09/2006 10:38 erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org
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Re: (erielack) DL&W and ERIE "minor" branches
Would the remnant of the Main Line that ran from Rutherford to Carlton
Hill count? It probably was 3+ miles long to the end of the rail at the
Passaic River.
Ken Bush
Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com wrote:
> The Water Track, I would guestimate, was in the range of about a mile
long.
> (Paul, maybe you could confirm off of the 1953 map?) In any case, my
> question to the list would be what would have been the longest "minor"
> branches on the DL&W or ERIE? This would exclude "major" branches such
as
> the Gladstone or Chester Branches on the DL&W or Greenwood Lake Branch on
> the ERIE. I guess a "minor" branch would be less than 5 miles long, and
> may or may not havehad passenger service. Examples might be the Mountain
> Home Branch in Cresco, PA or the Greystone Branch in Morris Plains, NJ.
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