Re: (erielack) Empty milk car question

[Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com]

Dave,

I've got an off-the-wall question for you...I once heard or read that
Becker's miniature railroad in Roseland was modeled after the Sussex
Branch.  Have you ever heard that?

Chuck



                                                                           
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Chuck,

There are others who know more than I, but believe that the Beckers
creameries at Strader's and Roseland were creameries, that is they took
in, processed and bottled milk and that Orange was the distribution
point for the bottled milk.

I spoke with a maintenance employee of Becker's creamery once. He said
that at times, tank trucks would bring milk from Strader's to Roseland.
  This was in the late 1950's and I can only figure there was either an
overcapacity at Roseland or an undercapacity at Strader's.

Dave
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Charles_Walsh_@_berlex.com wrote:
> Dave,
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> If memory serves, the cars from Becker's at Straders on the Sussex Branch
> went to Orange.  One thing I never understood is what role the Straders
> facility played vis-a-vis Becker's facility in Roseland.  Did they then
> truck the milk from Orange to Roseland?
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> Chuck
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> Service to the Becker Creamery ended in November of 1964.
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> Dave
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> Dave Rutan wrote:
>> References: <c59.3a9fb85.325b9604_@_aol.com>
>> <007e01c6ebae$e6c058c0$0202a8c0_@_nyswrrcoalco>
>> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 11:03:52 -0400
>> From: "Montgomery, Edward T" <Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu>
>> Subject: RE: (erielack) Empty milk car question
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>> I believe the Becker milk service ended in 1964.  It was always
>> interesting to see the first commuter train come into Mountain View in
>> those final years.  It ran to Netcong and then waited for the arrival of
>> "The Lakeland" before running up the Sussex Branch carrying passengers
>> to Newton.  This train usually had two milk cars usually tagged on the
>> rear of three Boonton coaches.
>>
>> Ed Montgomery
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