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Re: (erielack) Lackawaxen, PA

Paul B:

MOOBUSFOR=Moore Business Forms in Honesdale, was the largest consignee on 
the line.

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Sorry, I could not pass up the opportunity for the plug!

Jim Leighty



Subject: Re: (erielack) Lackawaxen, PA


> Fred,
>
> Lackawaxen was covered a month or two ago on this List, check the 
> archives. By EL days IIRC, there were a couple of yard tracks and that's 
> about it. There was no interchange as the branch was still EL, although 
> early into Conrail it was acquired by the c'wealth of PA and operated by 
> Delaware Otsego subsidiary Lackawaxen & Stourbridge. The eastbound train 
> that carried Delaware Division cars was
> PO-98, but the Honesdale cars were in the DD group and dropped elsewhere 
> and then handled by the DD local. PO-98 generally departed Binghamton with 
> 3 blocks: Jeff Jct, Del Div'n and Port Jervis. By late 1975, the DD setoff 
> location varied depending on the traffic mix. I see station 1780 which I 
> assume is Deposit (western turnaround point for the DD local), 1715 
> (Hancock?) and 1195-Port Jervis on a day when the DD group was comprised 
> of 4 cars for Honesdale. Despite the designation, the cars may in fact 
> have actually been dropped at Honesdale. BTW, all the traffic I see for 
> the branch were Maine Central boxcars of pulp and paper products 
> (presumably rec'd in interchange at Binghamton) consigned to MOOBUSFOR. 
> Does anyone know that one?
>
> Westbound cars were handled by PO-87 but I don't know if they were picked 
> up at Lackawaxen or elsewhere; it probably varied as with PO-98.
>
> Paul B
>
> From: Fred Stratton <erief7_@_msn.com>
> Subject: (erielack) Lackawaxen, PA
>
> What kind of interchange or track arrangement did the EL have at 
> Lackawaxen? This was where the Honesdale Branch left off to the south if 
> I'm not mistaken. Does anyone know if a thru freight made a drop there?
>
>
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