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From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" paul DOT tupaczewski AT alcatel-lucent DOT com
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:25:37 -0600
Subject: Last big freight activity on the Boonton Line
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Hi folks,

Still in the midst of cleaning up my office at home, and found some shots I took back in the mid-1990s of the "dirt train," an affair that ran for about 4 months between Lincoln Park and Jersey City, NJ, using primarily the Boonton Line. It's the first (and sadly, last) "big" freight activity on the Boonton Line since Conrail abandoned the Cut-Off.

Here are some photos of one of the trains at well-known EL locations - Lincoln Park, Great Notch (east of the station) and Belleville in the "Meadows." It truly was the last big freight activity on this once-busy EL mainline.

Enjoy!

- Paul



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