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RE: (erielack) Fwd: [NSTier] Train from Bingo to NYC

No, Ricky,they WERE thinking about the future..........CONDOMRAIL was that is. They were thinking that since the DL route was so much better, they'd better totally destroy it. Think about ancient Rome - plowing up Carthage and spreading salt over it so nothing would grow there. 
 
Walt Smith> From: Njricky2_@_aol.com> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 20:28:50 -0500> Subject: Re: (erielack) Fwd: [NSTier] Train from Bingo to NYC> To: erielack@lists.elhts.org> > The tracks in Lackawanna and Monroe are county-owned but since what year, I'm > not sure. Perhaps someone else has a better finger on this.> > Regarding reinstating Hawley-Dunmore, for somewhat competitive schedules, > they would have to run express to Port Jervis and then perhaps local to Scranton > via Hawley and Lake Ariel/Hamlin. > > A few things on that speculation. While you would pick up passengers from > Scranton, Lake Ariel/Hamlin, Honesdale and Hawley, you would miss the > Pocono/NWNJ traffic.> > A friend and I hiked the line through Dunmore to Rock Jct. a few weeks ago > and while it could possibly be rehabilitated, it would be extremely expensive. > There are washouts and other problems. The Scranton Branch is long gone with > homes built on much of the former r-o-w. Even so, that is a much more round > about route.> > The only other possibility would be a connection with D-L in Dumore if that > is feasible. Funny but when they go ripping up track as they did at the Cut-Off > and between Hawley and Dunmore in the 70s, they never think of the future.> > Rick> > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest > products.> (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)> > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> Sponsored by the ELH&TS> http://www.elhts.org> To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html
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