Thanks Norm! It looks like the state is actually doing a first class repair. We can only hope that the weeds and brucsh that have encroached upon the seldom ...
In case anyone is wondering, I did ask the Park Service about the section between Andover and Cranberry Lake, along Whitehall Rd. Sorry to say any repairs on...
You mean, however... The jungle to the north of it needs some clearing? I visited the site on Sunday. I'm glad I braved the south approach. The northern end...
I was on the trail between Andover and Newton the other day, and I noticed stakes in the ground with pink plastic ribbons on them. They are all along the...
A.J., I don't know what's up with the markers, but I see things like that often. Maybe they send out new surveyors to cut their teeth on the trail. Dave ... ...
Would you be breaking the law if you hiked the trail before the Barricades are removed? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
N Kent Loudon
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Jun 24, 2009 4:48 pm
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If you're talking small metal-wire stakes, maybe a foot in height, with 1 1/2 to 2 inch square plastic flags on top, and semi-randomly placed about, I believe...
You'd probably get sent to Guantanamo. As long as you're a responsible looking adult, and don't do anything wrong other than be there, it's highly unlikely...
I suppose you'd be a law breaker. The question would be, will you get in trouble. Probably not if you're respectful to the authorities (presuming they find...
I think sometimes (when there are markers are on or near trees), they indicate a tree to be removed from the trail or removal of an obstructive root sticking...
I have received some rather sad news that Hal Carstens has passed... Arrangements are at Smith McCrackens Friday and Saturday, and should be out in todays'...
... (presuming they find you.) Yes, I'm sure there are hourly patrols and the entire trail is under video survellience. [Non-text portions of this message have...
N Kent Loudon
nkloudon@...
Jun 25, 2009 3:11 pm
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Hmm. Let's see... Years back, I was just parking the car on Yates Ave and got out and someone rode by on a bike and said authoritatively that I was too far ...
Happy Sussex Branch Memorial Day All! Today is the 43rd anniversary of the last passenger train to visit Branchville, NJ and return. Dave -- The First Railroad...
... Good grief! Was there one that DIDN'T? KL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
N Kent Loudon
nkloudon@...
Jul 11, 2009 4:05 pm
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It's a turn of phrase designed to emphasize the last run. Some folks still believe the big Railroadian trip on the Saturday was the last run to Branchville. ...
Looking back on all those years now, what an awful lack of vision for the future. Of course, by 1966 the interstate highway system was booming, and Route 80...
== Just Passing this along -Dave == Hello, We just returned from a bike ride and part of the trail has recently been graded. It is the section in Byram,...
For those interested, my book of six short historical fiction stories about the Lackawanna's Sussex Branch is now available through the Montague Association...
I only seem to have one from 1918, val V10-1. I'd check Sanborn first.....dont know if vals were updated much after 1947. W Warren V. LeMay, Medical...
Dave No particular time frame. Something from DLW or EL when the Sussex Branch was in fact a branch and there was still a small yard at Netcong. I seem...
George, The turntable at Swartswood was probably used to turn the L&NE pushers from Hainesburg Jct. There was a turntable at Hainesburg under the Paulins...
Folks, Although not directly related to the Sussex Branch, the former Lackawanna Depot in East STroudsburg, PA is burning at this time. Pass it on. J...
For those who don't know, here is a video of the fire of the former Lackawanna Station here in East Stroudsburg, PA, now known locally as Dansbury Depot ...
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