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From: RWJ arjay3 AT comcast DOT net
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 21:37:34 -0400
Subject: Re: Erie N-1 enroute to the CNJ @ Ashley...
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Great info and great photo except this train is traveling away from
Ashley on the CNJ at MO. Good article with track diagram in an issue of
Flags Diamonds and Statues last year. LV buildings and MO tower were on
the geographic northwest side of the CNJ/D&H tracks.

Rich Jahn

CNJ frt headed to Scranton:



On Jul 12, 2014, at 4:15 PM, PennDivision1 . wrote:

>
> http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-07-12-14
>
> Erie_3143_Ashley_bound_at_MO_Mineral_Springs_Tower_on_CNJ_trackage.jpg
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>
> Here's an image of an Erie Extra, hauled by N-1 3143, and running on
the
> Central New Jersey. To the rear is D&H's MO (Mineral Springs) Tower.
> Besides the D&H main, MO also controlled access to the Lehigh Valley's
> Mineral Springs Branch.
>
> MO Tower was located near Wilkes-Barre. Unlike Carbondale, the Erie
didn't
> have running rights on this section of the D&H. An Erie freight train
> operating from Susquehanna to Ashley would run down the Jefferson
Division
> to Carbondale. It would then run on the D&H from Carbondale to
Langcliffe
> Jct and enter the Erie's Wyoming Division to yard its train at Avoca.
The
> train would leave Avoca and continue on Erie tracks to Plains Jct.
where
> trackage rights on the CNJ were used for the rest of the trip.
>
> The Erie trackage rights on the CNJ allowed for interchange freight
traffic
> between Erie's Avoca Yard and the CNJ's Ashley Yard. =46rom Pains
Jct. the
> Erie ran on the CNJ Canal Branch to Miners Mills. After crossing the
D&H at
> grade at Miners Mills the Canal Branch connected to the CNJ's former
L&S
> main line. The Erie then had rights on the main line into Ashley. The
Erie
> also had rights on an alternate routing from Gardner's Switch, located
> between Miners Mills and MO Tower, running on the CNJ's Nanticoke
Branch to
> Ashley yard.
>
> Using each line in only one direction allowed Erie trains to
effectively
> run in a loop, eliminating the need to turn the engine or run in
reverse
> for the return trip to Avoca.
>
> MF

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