Re: (erielack) New Jersey Photographs

["Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>]

This is also surprising since the WB main should have been in better shape
due to the preponderance of EB freight traffic. This was the case with the
Erie Delaware Division, when EL pulled up the EB track.

Paul B

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Charles_Walsh_@_berlex.com>
To: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) New Jersey Photographs


>
> Paul,
>
> The Cut-Off was single-tracked in either 1958 or 1959, at about the same
> time as consolidations west of Binghamton were being made in anticipation
> of the merger with the Erie.  Bill Herkner described to me several years
> ago how the DL&W at that time wavered back and forth on whether to retain
> the eastbound or westbound main on the Cut-Off.  If memory serves, the
> decision was made to keep the eastbound main because it was in slightly
> better physical condition than the westbound track, which is ironic
because
> the westbound main historically had the higher speed limit.
>
> Chuck
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>                       "Paul Brezicki"
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>                       04/04/2006 08:05 AM
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>                       "Paul Brezicki"
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> Assuming the date on the Blairstown shot is accurate, it indicates the
> Cutoff was single-tracked prior to the merger, which I didn't realize. I
> thought the only pre-merger singling on the DL&W was the portion through
> Bell's bridge after the 1956 Diane washout. When was the Cutoff singled?
> Also, why is an old troop sleeper spotted at the freighthouse?
>
> Paul B
>
> From: "rdukarm" <rdukarm_@_adelphia.net>
> Subject: (erielack) New Jersey Photographs
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> Verona_2.jpg (image/jpeg, 1804x1176 624954 bytes, BF: 3.39 ppb)
> Pt_Morris.jpg (image/jpeg, 1803x1197 954581 bytes, BF: 2.26 ppb)
> Bridge_at_Roseville.jpg (image/jpeg, 1804x1201 783527 bytes, BF: 2.77 ppb)
> Blairstown.jpg (image/jpeg, 1799x1195 842977 bytes, BF: 2.55 ppb)
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