Chuck, Good point, the RR had to do what it felt it needed at the time and cash was what it needed. I can only dream of the Boonton Line being the high speed line with some of the trains which would have run on it. Fred Stratton MP. 7.2 NS Asheville line Salisbury, NC The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------