Re: (erielack) Port Morris Turn

[Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com]

One very minor point...the company name was Champion Dairy Pak.  I only
know this because my wife once worked there back in the 1980s.  BTW, a 4%
grade must have presented an interesting challenge on the siding,
especially if the leaves were to get onto the rails, as would happen this
time of year.  I wonder how the Freedom Train made it?



                                                                           
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Dairy Pak was in Morris PLAINS.  Many people get confused by the
multiple Morris municipalities: Town of Morristown, Morris Township,
and Morris Plains Borough, all in Morris County...

Dairy Pak's trailing-point siding came off track 1 (westbound) just
west of milepost 31 and went up a 4% grade.  Morristown station is at
29.8 and Morris Plains station is at 32.0.  At one time, NJT tried to
convince Morris Plains to let them MOVE the station to MP 31 so they
could use the parking lot.

The Mercedes showroom is just up the street from the Morristown
station on Ridgedale Ave (of which there are many in this county).

- --- Paul Brezicki <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Well duh!, I guess it was in Morristown.
>
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> From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
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> > Sadly, Dairy Pak closed down about 3 years ago. In another sign
> > of what NJ  is becoming, the facility now is a storage area for
> > the Mercedes-Benz dealer in Morristown. (!)

Gary R. Kazin
DL&W Milepost R35.7
Rockaway, New Jersey

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