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RE: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna-track abandonment question

> 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.

The junction switch at Slateford Junction actually was west of the tower by
quite a distance. At this point, it would have appeared as a double-track
main, when in reality it was the Old Road at that point. The Green Frog EL
video has a nice sequence of an EL freight backing down the old road at this
point to make way for the NKP 765 heading east at this location.

	- Paul



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