RE: (erielack) Anyone know where this photo is from?

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paul.tupaczewski_@_alcatel-lucent.com>]

> According to photos the view looking east from this location 
> is very different, a deep cut and tall trees creating a 
> narrow canyon effect.
> 
> Paul B
> 
> 
> From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" 
> <paul.tupaczewski_@_alcatel-lucent.com>
> Subject: RE: (erielack) Anyone know where this photo is from?
> 
> > Michael,
> >
> > This is an Eastbound train at West Arlington, NJ (WR) drawbridge on 
> > the Greenwood Lake/Boonton Line.
> >
> > Rich Pennisi
> 
> 
> For those who went on our little tour of the just-abandoned 
> portion of the Boonton Line a few years back, you should 
> recognize the grade in the distance as well as the deck of WR 
> Draw (immediately behind the last car)
> 
> - Paul




WR Draw was in a "bowl" of sorts - heading west, you climbed up to North Newark. Heading east, you climbed up to Arlington. However, that eastbound run went through a huge cut that the original NY&GL built. The cut is around 100 feet deep, and pretty massive for a relatively small double-track railroad. Today, that cut is filled with junk that people toss down from above. It's sad to see in less than a decade how a fairly busy railroad has gone to a junkyard. :(

	- Paul


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