Re: (erielack) Erie Lackawanna-track abandonment question

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Ed
Per the article, the wreck was right at the Water Gap, where it says one  
track had already been taken out of service. ( start of single tracking  ).   
  New and Old Slateford Jct are both east of the  Gap.
 
Bob  Bahrs
 
 
In a message dated 10/15/2012 8:57:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
etmontgomery46_@_gmail.com writes:


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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