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From: Paul Tupaczewski paultup AT comcast DOT net
Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 09:56:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W and D&H in today's ABPR, Newton & Pacific 1116,
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> Henry, I just want to let you know your post was of interest. I was hoping someone would dig into this guy as I'm afraid my observations might be too elementary ... or wrong. However, 24 hours have past so, my thoughts:
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> http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?may21/05-10-21/dl_w1116.jpg
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> This example of a tender being down by the head is the most extreme I recall seeing anywhere. Since it appears that the coal is still topped off, I guess they had a problem getting a full load of water at ??? Port Morris. If done at Hoboken, I would think more would be gone. Then again, perhaps the topping off of the coal might have been a mistake; I can't see why so much coal would be hauled back and forth on this relatively short branch. Then again, the Sussex did have that rather strong grade up to Cranberry Lake.
>
> It certainly appears that the tender's front truck spring is depressed at least compared to the rear truck. What I cannot figure out is just how the coupling to the milk car held, it sure looks close to a 1' difference, which obviously can't be.
>
> Sure looks like the building on the extreme right (Merriam Gateway complex, 69 Sparta Ave), has survived:
> https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0515046,-74.7487998,3a,15y,156.39h,89.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shfFP20hwAhQwZiIpDm-Hpg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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> I suspect the photog would have been 50 to 100 feet to the right and back a couple of hundred feet. It appears he was at or near the freight yard ?throat?, looking South/SE.
>
> Thanks for providing something intriguing and with many questions.
>
> Wes White
> Maplewood, NJ

As usual, Wes, I appreciate your insightful comments. Yes, the tender is certainly low at the front! Going through my collection, the tender appears low at the front in roughly have the images. Hmm.

Most intriguing is the attached photo (from the collection of Steven Hepler) of an eastbound at Mount Arlington, NJ. It's got to be a relatively humid day, because we can see the condensation on the tender side where the water is inside the body. You'll note that the front of the tender is low, but stranger is that the water "line" is sloped downward at an even steeper angle! Is this due to the train flying along at a very rapid rate?

As a note: The "Bud Laws colletion" photo is from the Railroad Avenue Enterprises (aka Bob Pennisi) collection).... just to give it proper attribution. I immediately recognized the typeface on the label on the photo rear :)

- Paul

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