Jim Gerofsky wrote: > One final 1963 note. Tomorrow, April 2, is the 44th > anniversary of the 1963 ceremony regarding the retirement of > the Main Line through downtown Passaic. > The special dignitaries train (with the 819 and two 1300 > coaches) rolled in from Paterson around 11:30 am, and the > first section of track was symbolically lifted just ahead of > it. Most if not all of you have seen the shots of this in > the various Morning Sun books. Passaic was looking forward > to a bright future on that day, the triumph of automotive > modernity. Ironic how things work out sometimes. Speaking of irony, I just realized that the "ceremonial train" used for this event was made up of all former DL&W equipment! And yes, the Passaic town fathers thought it was the railroad that was ruining downtown. 44 years later, I think they realize that wasn't the problem. ;) - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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