RE: (erielack) ES99/SE98

["Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>]

The scheduled time for E-port to Scranton was 8 hours, but actual running
times were often longer. High Bridge to Lake Jct was approx. 24 miles, so
figure on 2.5 hours for the HB branch portion. Due to the close proximity of
LV and CNJ (former L&S) in PA, CNJ and LV actually began combining
operations, Bethlehem-Laurel Run in 1965. By the time CNJ abandoned its PA
trackage, L&S traffic was down to two scheduled trains in each direction,
and the portion from Lehighton to White Haven was no longer in use, in
addition to most of its extensive physical plant in the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area that had been built up for the anthracite
business. The abandonment relieved CNJ of considerable maintenance expense
incurred by the remaining portions of mainline plus Allentown yard,
operation of which was assumed by LV.

Paul B 

 

From: Ed Montgomery [mailto:etmontgomery46_@_gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:55 AM
To: doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net; EL Mail List
Subject: Re: (erielack) ES99/SE98

 

With a 10 mph speed on the High Bridge branch, how long did it take for the
"ES/SE" trains to travel from E-port to Scranton?  I read that CNJ had a few
derailments on the branch.  Did they make any improvements on it when the
Scranton freights began running there?  I never really understood the need
for CNJ to give up there Pennsylvania operation.  LV seemed to like their
grades better abandoning a lot of their mainline in favor of the CNJ.  I do
remember a New York bank was frustrated with the performance of CNJ and
desired to liquidate the property to get what they could out of it.  They
probably should have been molded in to the MARC-EL plan spinning all
commuter operations off to another agency.  Ultimately I guess that happened
through CR and then CSX and NS taking over properties.  The CSX heritage
with CNJ goes back to when the B&O alliance controlled Reading and CNJ.
Interesting to see how things finally turned out.

 

Ed Montgomery

 



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