Re: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna-track abandonment question

[jananran_@_mymailstation.com]

Go to the PHOTO ARCHIVE of this list for October 1.  See Aerial Views . . . Water Gap, #62, for what Slateford Jct looked lioke when built.

Randy Brown


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>From: Ed Montgomery <etmontgomery46_@_gmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 15, 2012 6:56 AM
>To: EL Mail List <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
>Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna-track abandonment question
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>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
>
>
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>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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