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Re: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna-track abandonment question
A recent DIAMOND had a story about a 1958 derailment when a few cars rolled
away from Port Morris and went all the way to The Gap. Both tracks were in
place but one out of service. DL&W put it back in service to keep traffic
moving. Were there also two tracks in The Gap area with one as a siding at
that time?
Ed Montgomery
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:01 AM, Michael DeCarlo <mikedc3_@_optonline.net>wrote:
> I have wondered about this myself. While the cut off was single tracked in
> 1958, I have seen pictures online of SD45 led trains going through the
> water gap area and there are 2 tracks. I have also seen many more pics
> where there is only 1 track and, there is no sign of a second, No ties,
> ballast etc. The weeds and brush are grown right up to the single track.
> Was there some kind of siding here at some point? Did the track from the
> old road join the main in the same place it does today, or did they run
> next to each other for a bit. This would explain the double track.
>
> In the first DLnW RR in Color book, all the trains shown on the Delaware
> River bridge are running on the EB track but the WB track is still in
> place. Is this because it was out of service but not torn up yet or, was
> the double track over the bridge left in place? Also, What was East
> Slateford interlocking in NJ? Did the single track for the cut off start
> here or on the PA side?
>
> Thanks,
> MDC
>
>
> On 10/14/2012 2:07 PM, Keith Smollin wrote:
>
>> When did the EL abandon track 2 through the DWG-Stroudsburg area? Or was
>> this done by Conrail?
>>
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