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From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" paultup AT lucent DOT com
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 15:21:06 -0400
Subject: RE: (erielack) NY&GL service doubtful
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Here's the pic Steve was referring to...

- Paul



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Kay [mailto:s.kay4@verizon.net]
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:40 PM
> To: STEVEZ10@aol.com; erielack@lists.railfan.net; Ken
> Subject: Re: (erielack) NY&GL service doubtful
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken"
> To: "Steven Kay" ; ;
>
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:13 AM
> Subject: Re: (erielack) NY&GL service doubtful
>
>
> > When the new connection at Montclair is active, will the
> track to the
> > former Greenwood Lake Branch be severed, or will there be a
> switch for
> access?
> >
> >
> > Ken
> >
> Ken,
> There is already a switch that connects the present "track
> one" to what will be the "new connection track one" (I sent
> Paul the picture of the new connection under construction.
> Maybe he could post it for the list). Since the switch is
> electrically locked I would suspect that that is how NS will
> get to the Orange Branch to serve Hartz.
>
> Based on the signals that are in place between Pine Street
> and Great Notch both tracks will be bidirectional and NS will
> be able to run track one east from Great Notch to the switch
> at Pine Street. I would also suspect that once the connection
> is made NS will petition the FRA to abolish the signals rules
> between the switch at Pine Street and DB Junction. This would
> make sense from a maintenance perspective. I have no idea
> what NS will do about crossing protection on the "abandoned" section.
>
> There has been speculation that once Transit no longer runs
> on the east end, NS will embargo the Newark Branch and turn
> DB for river traffic and no longer run that way. Last holiday
> weekend BD Draw bridge was turned for river traffic all three
> days. Look of things to come?
>
> Also, Transit has reinstalled track four from G&L junction at
> the top of the hill at west end where the Greenwood Lake Line
> turns west at West End out to Allied Junction. It looks like
> they may eventually "straight rail" track four cutting off
> the Boonton line at West End. This would save Transit the
> cost of an interlocked switch to a track they no longer use or need.
>
> To entertain Jimmy Wilson's "plan" to continue service on the
> eastern end of the Boonton Line IMHO is throwing money into a
> bottomless pit; money, by the way, that would be wasted on
> Jimmy's service could be just as easily and more justifiably
> wasted on existing NJ Transit service. Shuttle buses from the
> present stations to active stations makes much more sense
> from every point of view except the railfan's but railfans
> are somewhat less interested in the practical nature of the
> railroad business than railroaders.
>
> BTW, I'm beginning to see more railfans taking pictures of
> trains on the east end lately. Keep up the good work. Someday
> you'll be glad you did.
>
> Steve
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