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Re: (erielack) Re: Gap Speed Limit

^Tell  u what, Bob & the rest of u guys on the list............if u want to 
see SPEED on the area of the Water Gap, get a tape or dvd from the guy in 
Tampa who does train videos. One of his earliest, THE GLORY DAYS, has 
several B&W movie cuts from the west side of the new concrete bridge over 
the Delaware. He'd set up his camera on the south side of the curve and 
filmed 4-8-4s, 4-6-4s, 4-6-2s etc., just roaring off the bridge and into the 
curve that led down to the interlocking where the cutoff joined the old 
mainline. Those old steam guys were really rolling judging from the flying 
siderods and drivingwheels. Everytime I look at it, I'm impressed with the 
DL&W. There's a little vignette of an old engineer taking his pension. The 
superintendent with top hat & all stands in front of the engine & the 
engineer looks like some of the oldheads I worked with, but the film was 
probly shot in the 1910-20 era judging from the clothing plus the engine was 
an old slide-valve 2-8-0 (no modern power).

Regards,

Walt Smith

>From: bob gillis <robertgillis_@_verizon.net>
>Reply-To: bob gillis <robertgillis_@_verizon.net>
>CC: erielack_@_lists.elhts.org
>Subject: Re: (erielack) Re: Gap Speed Limit
>Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:46:27 -0500
>
>crnflks_@_aol.com wrote:
>
>>Anyone know what the speed limit(s) was when passenger service still ruled 
>>through the Delaware Water Gap and between Slateford Jct. and the river 
>>crossing into NJ (old main)?  Picture is attached from last week of a NS 
>>backing towards the Slateford Jct. to interchange there with the D-L.
>>
>
>In 1951 the speed limits per ETT  #99 were :
>
>1st Curve West of Bridge               55 (50 Track 1)
>
>Slatefod Jct. Interlocking                60                                
>1st Curve west of       55 Track1, 60 Track2
>                   2nd Curve West         55 Track1, 60 Track2
>                   3rd Curve Wst           50
>
>     bob gillis
>
>
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