Well, I'm in New Jersey for my annual brief trip to take care of some family matters but have some questions. I was scoping out the area yesterday and noticed two bi-level and three single level coaches at the Susquehanna's former transfer station in Pompton Riverdale. Where did these cars come from? Are they for some proposed excursions? I had another question about trackage rights. The recent CLASSIC TRAINS did a feature on the Lehigh & New England which reached Maybrook through a lot of trackage rights on the Susquehanna and Erie. I imagine this probably made the operation more costly than owning their own ROW. Here's a question: Since L&NE used the Susquehanna and the Erie tracks more than their owners did, who took care of the track maintenance. I know that old Erie ETT's indicate an "L&NE Siding" on the Pine Island Branch indicating private ownership of the track. L&NE used an additional branch of the Erie to get to Maybrook. CLASSIC TRAINS said L&NE shut down with their ROW in top condition with trains running at 40 mph. How long did EL continue to operate the Pine Island Branch after L&NE closed up? When L&NE did abandon, they didn't have that much track to pull out in New York and New Jersey. I heard that they continued to pay the lease for an additonal year - probably because they sold off equipment and sent much of it for export via the Hainsburg interchange. Ed Montgomery The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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