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From: Michael DeCarlo mikedc3 AT optonline DOT net
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 23:20:01 -0500
Subject: Port Morris Picture's and a few questions.
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Hi,
I went over to Pt. Morris today to get some pics of the tower and yard. I
left the yard overview pic big so you can really see all the detail. The
others are resized to 800X600.

Seeing some of the artifacts still left there left me with a couple of
questions.

Were the switches at the wye and the Jct to the old main air operated or
strong arm\cable?

There is a long stretch of raised pipe stands going from the tower to the
end of the wye. There is still pipe left on some of the stands. Was this an
air pipe for the switches or a propane pipe for the switch heaters?

There is still track on the wye coming out of the yard. At the end of this
track, there is parts of the switch machine still there. There are rams on
the switch that appear to have been air operated. There is also some remains
of switch heaters too. This is why I'm wondering what kind of switches were
there and what the pipe was used for. I have seen pictures of the tower in
EL days and there was a propane tank near it. So I guess the pipes leading
away from the tower could have been either air or propane. Anyone know?

Also, I was up there years ago and the ties were still in place. Today all
the ties are bulldozed into piles and the roadbed is clear for at least 1/4
mile from the tower. Are there still plans for NS to build a few tracks here
to clear up space in East Dover? I remember reading that rumor on this list.

The pics are:

PtMorYard2Big,
This is the big picture. It was taken from a newly built fill between the
Tower and Yard. The Tower is behind me.

PipeStand3
This is the remains of the pipe leading away from the tower.

PipeStand4,
Here are some of the raised stands that once held the piping. The pipe on
this section is long gone. This pic was taken up near the west end of the
wye which was off to the left.

PtMorWyeRailsHeater1
It's hard to see but, That thing on the side of the rail in the foreground
is the remains of a switch heater. There is also some type of valve looking
thing here but I forgot to get a pic.

PtMorWyeSwi1
This is the last bit of rail left on the NJ Cut Off. The rail goes into the
yard, the main is to the left. Note the remains of the switch machine and
the road bed washing away beneath it. This is directly above the bridge the
river between LK Hopatcong and LK Musconectong runs under.

PtMorWyeSwi2
Another view of the switch machine. This is the ram I was talking about
above.

PtMorWyeSwi3

Another view of the ram.


PtMorSigBridge1
These are the only remains of the signal bridge at Pt Morris tower. That's
my Bronco in the woods in the rear. I managed to get it up on the ROW where
my foot prints go down into the woods. It was a TIGHT fit!!

Three pictures of the Tower.


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