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Re: (erielack) NY Harbor Interchange (was: CNJ Interchange)

EL and LV were the last NJ-based trunklines to use carfloats in NY harbor, 
interchanging with the Long Island at LI City and the Brooklyn-based 
shortlines until C-day. Conrail was able to discontinue this operation 
because it had the all-rail route via Selkirk.

Paul B

As to what Paul asked, by the time of the Poughkeepsie Bridge burning, the 
practice of interchage via carfloat was so mortibund along with the 
railroads that did required using it (not to mention the poor shape of the 
equipment needed to do so) was so small, it really didn't matter. Heck, it 
didn't take Conrail long to abandon all marine activities, so that should 
just go to show how little it mattered by then.

Ralph Heiss
S. Plainfield, NJ
 


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