Listers, I found a map of the Wanaque Reservoir showing the relocated Erie Greenwood Lake Branch, apparently contemplating the continuation of rail service in the area after construction of the reservoir. http://www.gsmrrclub.org/HISTORY/history7c.html Can anyone comment on what this map shows and how the construction of the reservoir affected rail activities? Thanks. Ken Bush Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com wrote: > Paul, > > You can indulge us anytime. Question on the Greenwood Lake Branch, but > wasn't the NY&GL double-tracked to Mountain View at one time? And if so, > when was the second track removed back to Great Notch? Also, was the line > always singled tracked north of Mountain View and, if so, was there enough > traffic to warrant an occasional passing siding? Finally, was there ever a > yard at Greenwood Lake, prior to the line's truncation (due to the building > of the Wanaque Reservoir) later on? > > Chuck > > > > > "Tupaczewski, > Paul R (Paul)" > <paultup_@_lucent.c To > om> "'erielack_@_lists.elhts.org'" > Sent by: <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org> > erielack-owner_@_li cc > sts.elhts.org > Subject > (erielack) Metamorphosis > 10/16/2006 12:55 > PM > > > Please respond to > "Tupaczewski, > Paul R (Paul)" > <paultup_@_lucent.c > om> > > > > > > > Hello all, > > Pardon me, but please allow me a bit of editorializing/romanticising here. > :) > > In today's Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, the cover story (!) was called "A Peek > Inside the Double-Deckers" - it's about NJ Transit's forthcoming > double-deck commuter coaches that will be placed in service initially on > their former PRR Northeast Corridor line into New York City, but the > article mentions that as more of these cars come on-line, they will also be > put on Dover-New York and Montclair-New York trains (both traversing former > EL lines). > > This made me think about the NY&GL part the cars will be riding on between > Montclair State and the Bay Street station in the center of Montclair. The > NY&GL was constructed primarily as a passenger (commuter) route, and has a > rather curvy and hilly line through the northern New Jersey countryside. > The Erie kept this tradition, and common sights seen in books include > doodlebugs on passenger runs and Consolidations on local peddler freights. > It was all rather quaint. > > Not much changed until 1963, when the NY&GL line became part of the EL's > "Boonton Line", and a new sight - large freight trains - began to ply the > line. By the early 1970s, freights got longer and more plentiful, and > commuter trains were now made up of "modern" Pullman-Standard commuter > coaches and GE U34CH diesels. > > By the end of the 70s, the freights disappeared, but the commuter trains > kept rolling. > > Then it was time for more change - the "Montclair Connection" included > electrification of the NY&GL to Great Notch, and that brought "exotic" (for > the NY&GL) electric power on board. Soon, electric trains were a common > sight through the Montclairs. > > Now we have the announcement of double-deck coaches. These sleek > stainless-steel behemoths will certainly be an imposing presence in the > towns along the NY&GL. Interestingly, most of these towns have been little > changed over the past 50 years, but the trains have leapt light-years in > terms of their development. From a historical standpoint, it's just > fascinating to watch. > > Thanks for indulging me. :) > > - Paul > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > Sponsored by the ELH&TS > http://www.elhts.org > > > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > Sponsored by the ELH&TS > http://www.elhts.org > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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