(erielack) Morristown & Erie interchange

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

Hi folks,

A couple of questions about the EL's interchange with the Morristown & Erie:

* Does anyone know what percentage of cars were interchanged at Morristown (the DL&W end) versus Essex Fells (the Erie end)? I would assume the latter started dropping quickly, since the Caldwell Branch washed out in 1975 and by that point there was little M&E interchange there. Anyone know when the shift to Morristown started taking place?

* How big were the interchange cuts? I read lots of stories that the M&E would move in many freight cars into the Whippany Paperboard mill at Whippany each day, which tells me that a LOT of cars would be interchanged. Does this also mean that the associated EL drills (i.e., 2nd Dover) would be loaded with M&E cars?

* How much busier was interchange in DL&W/Erie years? I heard that the M&E had two separate jobs to work the paper mills, with dozens of cars in and out on a daily basis. I didn't think the interchange tracks were long enough to handle all this traffic! Anyone know?

Thanks in advance,

	- Paul


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