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Re:RE: (erielack) NY&NJ . . . Or . . . NJ&NY

RB - Depending on the date of your map I believe this was a portion of the 
Erie Terminals Railroad scheme.  Did you get copied on my reply to SGL that 
got into the corporate geneology (from the Black Book) of this and the 
Suffern Railroad?
      Your comment re the map presentation of the Graham and Newburgh Lines 
may also reflect the cartographer's attempt to save the Erie some money by 
squeezing the Graham onto the pre-Graham Map.  If you get me the date I'll 
see if I have a similar version in my archive to comment on.
      Also, I believe that the correct name of the H&M predecessor is "New 
York & Jersey RR" not "New York & New Jersey RR" -- I base this on NY 
Railroad Commission reports.  Any comments? MJC


>From: "Janet & Randy Brown" <jananran_@_mymailstation.com>
>Reply-To: "Janet & Randy Brown" <jananran_@_mymailstation.com>
>To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
>Subject: Re:RE: (erielack) NY&NJ . . . Or . . . NJ&NY
>Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:01:12 EDT
>
>SGL: NY&NJ . . . as in Port Authority thereof?  Hudson & Manhattan may have 
>needed a cover/holding company?
>
>Mike: any idea as to the routing of the "freight bypass?"  The map I have 
>shows "proposed grade reduction from Passaic Jct to Newburgh Jct. east of 
>th Bergen County/Main Line alignment to someplace beween Ridgewood and 
>Suffern where it crosses and is west to Newburgh Jct to tie into the Graham 
>Line.  It also seems to regard the Graham Line as an adjunct to the 
>Newburgh Short Cut.
>
>What might have been!?!
>
>Randy Brown
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>OK, I will be a bit more clear.
>
>The reference to the New York & New Jersey I came
>across is in "Rails Under the Mighty Hudson,"
>Brian Cudahy's book about the H&M (and other
>things).  In there it says that William G McAdoo
>was President of the NY & NJ.  Of course, this
>morning I can't find the page reference, sorry.
>
>Does anybody know if Mr Cudahy can be reached by
>email, and failing that, where he is these days?
>
>BTW, Mike, I have The Erie System, by Minor.
>Useful but best read in the morning after two cups
>of coffee . . .
>
>SGL
>

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