Re: (erielack) South Paterson

[Ken Bush <kennethbush_@_fastmail.fm>]

Bob,
I meant the general vicinity of the new South Paterson station.  As I 
recall, the Erie Main Line through downtown Passaic was removed in 
1969?  I remember the event, since I rode the #74 bus from Paterson home 
from school and the remnant of the "celebration" was still visible when 
my bus got through Passaic after 3:30 p.m.  At that time, Erie Main Line 
trains were rerouted over the Boonton Line to Paterson Junction, thence 
past the new South Paterson station, which was just off the new overpass 
over Main Ave.  According to my 1973 public timetable, there were still 
Boonton Line trains which ran via Marshall St., Paterson and on to Dover 
(and beyond).  When was service on the Boonton Line rerouted over the 
Greenwood Lake Branch from Mt. View east?  How many tracks were in 
operation on the Boonton Line at that point?  I rode it once, but don't 
remember how many?

What was the track configuration at the junction of the Boonton Line and 
the new connection to the Erie Main Line?   From where were the switches 
controlled?

If the junction between the Boonton Line and the connection with the 
Erie Main Line were called Paterson Junction, what was the junction 
between the Newark Branch and the Boonton Line not too far (timetable) 
east of Paterson Junction called?


Ken B.


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