Ryerson Rd. is at MP 22.04, and Beaver Brook Rd. is at MP 23.40, which equals 1.36 mile, or about 7181 ft. Rich Behrendt ELHS #384 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net> To: "'EL Mail List'" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 8:01 PM Subject: RE: (erielack) GL/Boonton, Lincoln Park Siding. >> Gary >> The SIDING did extend east of Ryerson Road, but NOT over the >> Pompton River Bridge. The switch was between the two. When >> they moved the switch west of Ryerson Rd, they did loose >> some capacity. >> Probable 6-8 cars?? >> >> Bob Bahrs > > > > BTW, according to a note I have from Art Erdman, the Lincoln Park passing > siding has a capacity of "125 cars" (I assume this means 50' cars?), > making > it a little over a mile long. Translated, that means it could hold 70 > piggyback flats, and in later years the pig trains definitely exceeded > this > length. > > - Paul > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > http://EL-List.railfan.net/ > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.5.9/1583 - Release Date: 7/31/2008 > 6:17 AM > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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