My good friend, Paul Miller has done it again! He has brought back some scans from the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum. Of immediate interest are a view of Newton...
Dave, Excellent. Thanks for sharing. Dave Rutan <rutan3@...> wrote: My good friend, Paul Miller has done it again! He has brought back some scans from the...
The Franklin photo is interesting in that it appears the agent's residence occupied two floors - unless his wife decided to "dress up" the waiting room...
I was never able to get a floor plan of the station to determine which section was what on that end. The shutters from 1st to second floor are even different....
Dave, I have a question about a USGS map from 1884 I discovered online (I attached the link below). The map is of the Franklin Furnace area, but it also...
Joe, I'm glad you asked! It most certainly did. Originally the Sussex Branch terminated in Newton at Spring Street. about 15 years later it was extended to ...
Yes, supposedly it was to serve ice houses at Drakes pond, although that's just me saying that without proof. Dave ... -- Remember the DL&W Sussex Branch! ...
I also note a "wye" connection at Branchville Jct. Theoretically, it would have been possible to run through from Franklin to Branchville and vice-versa. Is...
Making me with I had an Employee Time Table from the pre-1930 era. Anyway, there is a newspaper mention of engines going to Branchville Junction in 1905 while...
Kent, It started here: http://home.att.net/~mforder05/mark239.JPG An accompanying newspaper article, recounts the trip to Franklin from Newton, how they then...
My name is A.J. Salvas, and I live in Andover. I have just joined this list, and would like to introduce myself. I am a life-long resident of Sussex County,...
A.J., Welcome. So, are you old enough to have helped with the Armstrong Turntable at Newton, or were one of the lucky lads who got to push the button on the...
5th Annual Model and Toy Train Sale and Show On May 6th, 2007, my Franklin, Andover & Sparta modules will be participating (along with me) with the Sussex...
Good Morning. I'm passing this along for anyone interested. The connection here to this list is that the Whippany Railway Museum houses 3 artifacts from the...
Dave Rutan
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Jun 5, 2007 12:35 pm
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To all: The June issue of "Railroad Model Craftsman" features an article by Botkin describing the step-by-step process to build the 90 foot Port Morris ...
Tom Dimmick
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Jun 5, 2007 1:36 pm
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Tom, Thanks for the nice words. Bill ... From: Tom Dimmick To: SussexBranch@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 7:13 AM Subject: [SussexBranch] Port...
William E. Botkin
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Jun 5, 2007 6:23 pm
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I am sorry to report that Earl passed away. I worked with Earl in the early MCC Days and for quite a while-He was quite a guy! The funeral is Tuesday the...
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Jun 10, 2007 8:16 pm
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[This came to me from another list. It seemed appropriate] In Memoriam Earle Richard Henriquez-Gil, Sr. December 24, 1928 - June 8, 2007 After an 18-month...
Dave Rutan
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Jun 11, 2007 2:03 am
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Bob, Yes, I heard this morning but was away from the computer all day. Received something appropriate which I've sent along to the list. Dave...
Dave Rutan
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Jun 11, 2007 2:04 am
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Sad, I did some work on the 385 when he first got it. Earle was a really decent guy! I didn't see it mentioned, but I heard somewhere that he had an ...
Hi, Some of you are aware I've written about 3 short stories which are loosely based on historical situations and the Sussex Branch. I have yet another one in...
And for those who wonder, I apologize for the date of that email being way into the future. I sent it from my older computer and the date on it was not set. ...
WOW, that is in the past, isn't it. 1956, that's the date on this one. Dave Rutan <rutan3@...> wrote: Hi, Some of you are aware I've written about 3...
CAROL ROSKAM
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Jun 18, 2007 12:01 pm
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A bit dated CAROL ROSKAM <carolr5@...> wrote: WOW, that is in the past, isn't it. 1956, that's the date on this one. Dave Rutan...
Odd. My Dell recieved it and time stamped it as 2092 even though when I open the message it says 1956. Dave ... -- Bone farita estas pli bone ol bone dirita -...