Re: (erielack) Newburg Branch

["jadamserie5" <jadamserie5_@_nycap.rr.com>]

    During the four years I worked for the EL I worked the Newburgh haul job 
twice. As noted it was a night job that originated in Newburgh (The EL yard 
in Newburgh was right along side of Penn Central's west shore main line) and 
worked its way to Greycourt yard on the EL mainline and then back. Leaving 
Newburgh we had about a dozen cars. By the time we got to Greycourt we still 
had about a dozen cars between drop-offs and pick-ups. Newburgh also had 
piggyback ramp. The haul would ferry the piggyback cars between Greycourt 
and Newburgh. The first night I worked the haul there was a loaded piggyback 
car at Greycourt to bring back to Newburgh. However, it was facing the wrong 
way. Myself and the conductor stayed with train in the caboose while the 
engine crew and the flagman made a run to Newburgh Junction to turn the 
piggyback on the wye at NJ. While waiting for them to return a LHR train out 
of Maybrook bound for Warwick arrived to work the interchange track at 
Greycourt which was over on the eastbound side.

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
To: "EL Mailing List" <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>; "Fred Stratton" 
<erief7_@_msn.com>; "Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee@verizon.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 5:29 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Newburg Branch


> That should read Greycourt, not Goshen. Sorry for the confusion. I didn't 
> feel well yesterday...
>
> Paul B
>
> During EL years, the Newburgh branch connected with the Graham line via 
> Goshen and the Main line. The eastern 6 miles of the Graham line was 
> actually the original Newburgh branch and diverged just north of Highland 
> Mills. Does anyone know when the portion from there to Vail's Gate Jct was 
> abandoned? Operationally IIRC the Newburgh local would come down the 
> branch, work the L&HR interchange at Goshen, head east and work Newburgh 
> Jct if necessary and then retrace it's steps back to Newburgh.
>
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