Re: (erielack) Perishables in EL years

["Henry W Jarusik" <hwjpa_@_fastem.com>]

If it was north [as the crow flies] of the Belleville Pike, could it
have been A&P who had some sort of distribution center there?






On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:35:19 -0800 (PST), "Richard Pennisi"
<eldispatcher72_@_yahoo.com> said:
> Paul and listers,
>    
>   Many mechanical refers went to the Newark Branch around Bellville and I
>   can't remember the customer at this time.  When I worked Walnut St
>   Nutley in 68 we got about 5-6 cars week there.
>    
>   During 1969 I worked as ticket agent at Millburn Monday-Friday on the
>   EL and on Saturdays I was freight agent for the Morristown & Erie At
>   Whippany.  I know the M&E got a ton of refers on a weekly basis.  Some
>   went to Polanar (may not be spelled correctly) Preserves.  
>    
>   I'm sure there were a few refers that went to customers on the NJ&NY as
>   well and maybe on the Northern Branch.
>    
>   Rich Pennisi
> 
> "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com> wrote:
>   Hi folks,
> 
> The recent discussion of cold storage warehouses in Jersey City got me
> thinking... We know that perishables to the New York market were a big
> business for the Erie (and to a lesser degree on the DL&W), but how did
> this change in EL years? You would occasionally see some old 40' reefers
> on the EL into the late 1960s (I have some video footage showing a pair
> of GB&W reefers on an eastbound entering Croxton yard), and more often
> you'd see the 57' mechanical reefers with western roadnames.
> 
> The question is, where did those cars go? I don't remember seeing many of
> the 57' cars being carfloated over to New York. I would guess those cold
> storage warehouses in the Jersey City area, as well as supermarket
> distribution points in the greater New Jersey area, were the primary
> recipients of these cars. Is my assumption correct?
> 
> Does anyone know what percentage of EL traffic was made up of perishables
> in the 1970s? Obviously, there were no perishable hotshots anymore, so
> how valuable was this traffic, really?
> 
> - Paul
> 
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