Friends, Here's hoping that everyone has the happiest year possible. A few things of importance happened this year which I hope I can help you all follow: The...
http://www.sussexbranchmemorial.com/Dave_Rutan/appearances.html On Sunday, January 19, 2003 at the THE PATERSON RAILWAY MUSEUM I'll be collaborating with Doug...
January 3, 1903 The Sussex Register The pile driver which the Lackawanna has been using in the reconstruction of bridges on the Sussex branch did not prove as...
The Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, dedicated to preserving the heritage of the New York, Ontario & Western Railway, will be hosting our second...
I'd like to mention that I'll be there as well to help kick off the shows. I'm first up, so get there early! Dave -- ... -- The First Railroad in Sussex...
Stanhope Eagle - January 7, 1903 issue Our New Station The New Jersey Herald was in error last week in stating that our new station was completed and open to...
I recently won an auction on ebay which gave me a few more photos of the ol' Branch. Both are from 1960 and while not the greatest in sharpness or quality,...
January 8, 1903 (from the New Jersey Herald January 12, 2003 issue) Would that the old freight depot could be removed and its place taken by a neat freight...
The Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, dedicated to preserving the heritage of the New York, Ontario & Western Railway, will be hosting our second...
Well, that saves me the trouble of reminding my pilgrims. Doug Barberio and I have collaborated on a Sussex Branch powerpoint show which is full of new and...
<http://www.sussexbranchmemorial.com/Branchville.html> On this day in 1994, at 8:15 am, the roof of the Branchville station caved in under the weight of heavy...
I'm happy to say that another piece of the Sussex Branch is safe in a new home. Mile Post 56, which originally resided at Andover Junction was moved to...
Right now the group is set so that 'attachments' i.e. photos, etc. are stripped off of any messages to the group. This was done (by me) when I set up the...
Well, I've heard from many of you and not one objects to allowing attachments on this list. Therefore I'm enclosing this image of a post card showing the Ice...
Hi, In Stanhope there is a huge, fenced in abandoned factory. The Sussex Branch ran through the property just before it crossed Rt. 206. Anyone know anything...
Mike, You've found one of those interesting yet mysterious sections of the Sussex Branch. In the 1980s a company known as Dynapac was in or near that...
Maybe this will make things clearer to everyone. This one of the reasons I wanted to allow attachments. It saves me the trouble of putting it temporarily on...
The March 2003 Issue of Railroad Model Craftsman has an article about Kitbashing a Borden's 'Butterdish' milkcar in 'N' scale. Very good news for Sussex...
Links to the LOC don't work very well as they are temporary. Here's one of the photos from the LOC. There are 3 available and they want $40.00 for prints of...
<http://www.sussexbranchmemorial.com/Papers/papers.html> I've placed 5 train orders related to the Sussex Branch at the link above. These were sent to me by...
So reads the headline from the January 22, 1903 issue of the Sussex Register. This article is long and barely mentions the fact that the man built the Sussex...
January 28, 1903 Stanhope Eagle The building contractor of the new station has loaded all his tools and material aboard the cars to be shipped away. The...
I found this while perusing the Stephens collection in the Franklin Library. It took me a while to secure the actual book from the library so I could scan...
Hi Dave, Although Lew O'Dell may have gotten credit for putting that book together, the credit for that particular photo goes to Allan M. Herdman, also of...
I live in Hopatcong, and am wondering where/how/if to get onto the roadbeds for cross country skiing. I did once from Johnson Park, but had to brave some No...
Hal Morris
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<http://www.sussexbranchmemorial.com/Trail_guide/directions.html> Hal, The link above will take you to a page I created with maps and directions for where to...
Thanks to those who've responded. Maybe what I'm thinking of isn't the Sussex Branch. There is a highly built up road bed that passes behind the Lake...