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From: "Paul R DOT Tupaczewski" paultup AT comcast DOT net
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:55:42 -0400
Subject: RE: (erielack) Montville NJ Wreck
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> I remember as a child in the early to mid 1960's a train
> wreck where the EL crossed Rt 202 and Changebridge Road
> area. My parents bought fruit and vegetables at Vreeland
> Farm stand. I remember little except for freight cars on the
> hill behind the factory on Changebridge Road and RT 202 being
> closed because of the RR bridge collapse.
>
> I have seen some photos on the photo page, but not much else
> like what train it was, or was the train going EB or WB, what
> caused the wreck and was this portion of the Boonton line
> still double tracked at the time? I've seen photos and
> articles of other wrecks on the EL but this one seems to
> have been kept quiet.
>
> Can anyone add some more info and photos to this?


Here are all the photos of the wreck(s) that I have at Montville... hope
this helps. I'm not sure if all the photos are of one wreck, or some of
each? (all the ones preceded by "mv-" are the same wreck)

One of the wrecks, if memory serves me, was caused by a hotbox.


- Paul



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