Actually IMO if the reservoir proposal was serious the DL&W would had some incentive to keep the track for a) construction traffic and b) a better offer to buy out its right-of-way (active railroads are worth more than abandoned corridors). MJC > From: dgoessling_@_yahoo.com > To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net > Subject: (erielack) Re: Chester Branch > Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 06:22:59 -0500 > > Remember also that there was very serious proposal in the late 1920s-early > 30s to build a reservoir that would have flooded the valley of the S. Branch > of the Raritan from approximately Lockwood Gorge all the way up through Long > Valley and east of Flanders. This would have submerged the CNJ High Bridge > Branch along with most of the Chester Branch. I think the Depression and > local opposition quashed it, but I wonder if the possibility of this > construction could hve been a factor in the abandonment? > > This was a huge local controversy in the day that is largely forgotten. > There is a map from a contemporary newspaper in the locally-produced book > History of Middle Valley, NJ that shows the footprint of the proposed > reservoir. I'll see if I can scan it and post... > > Dave Goessling > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > http://EL-List.railfan.net/ > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®:…more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009 The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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