Friends, Well, this is much better than I expected. Today's Sunday New Jersey Herald ran the article I wrote about the Sussex Branch! It's in a special...
hi, dave. saw and read your article--excellent! i was happy to see it there. good job! and thank god, they didn't mess up your article! <g> k Friends, Well,...
Kathy Ptacek
GilaQueen@...
Jun 1, 2003 5:37 pm
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Re: ?? howdy. i thought you might be interested in this new magazine, especially if you garden or like plants. [i wrote a short piece of fiction and article...
Kathy Ptacek
GilaQueen@...
Jun 1, 2003 5:41 pm
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Well, that was quick. The link below is the story as I submitted it to the paper. As I said, I detected very little editing thus far. Enjoy! Dave ...
Greetings everyone. I found the Sussex Branch site address in the special 250th anniversary section of the Herald. I have been aggravated for the past three...
Paul, Welcome! You sound like someone after my heart. It's neat to think that one used to be able to board a train in Sussex county and go in about any...
Hey, Am I the only one who loves trains but doesn't want to live near them? I am a life long resident of Sussex County, most of that in Andover. I hate the...
the earliest if ever the cut off would have trains is 10-15 yrs(but I would bet its the next rail trail forever)..and if there was a sta 10 people would use...
Harvey Bass
hbass@...
Jun 5, 2003 1:01 pm
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June 5, 1953 - 2003 Today is the 50th anniversary of the last steam powered train over Sussex Branch steel. If my information is correct the last steam train...
I wouldn't want to live next to a station either, but 2 blocks away would be convenient. I can't see how the cut-off station in Andover would make noise....
Something didn't sit right when you posted the schedule of #1050 as I knew that #1050 was the equipment turn for the Sussex Express (at theat time #1061, later...
Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee Hikes: Following is a list of Hikes I found scheduled on the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee website...
SussexBranch@yahoogro...
Jun 8, 2003 9:34 pm
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In case anyone's interested, the website links listed below are now combined into one site at: <http://www.pvtc-kvsp.org/> I've just now made the corrections...
This demonstrates why I should stick with the history and forget about sorting out when the trains ran. I even consulted Bob Bahrs on this. We thought we had...
I'm passing this along because Waterloo Village and the canal therein was the first destination of the Sussex Railroad. I myself cannot attend this time, but...
Friends, On August 1st, 2003 Bill Greenberg, co-author of the acclaimed book, 'Lackawanna Railroad in Northwest New Jersey' will be giving a presentation at...
<http://dlw-sussexbranch.com/Maps/Progressions/index.html> Some of you might like this. At the urging of R.L.R. I've created a new map section which shows...
<http://dlw-sussexbranch.com/WA-Jordan/index.html> In case anyone is interested, I finally put up the page showcasing the prints from glass negatives which I...
<http://DLW-SussexBranch.com/Temp/index.html> Spurred on by a questioner from the list, I've place 3 of R.L.Johnson's photographs on the 'Temporary Images'...
<http://dlw-sussexbranch.com/Temp/index.html> I've added one more interesting image to the 'Temporary' page. Doesn't have a train in it, but it's something...
Nice picture of Warbasse with the diamond pulled out. What direction is the view looking? I'm interested in which railroad had the right of way at the...
Tom Schmieder
dlw_fan@...
Jun 19, 2003 2:58 am
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Tom, You're looking westbound on the Susquehanna -- towards Halsey, Swartswood, Stillwater, Blairstown, etc. The DL&W (Netcong to the left, Branchville to the...
New York, Susquehanna & Western in Color by Paul R. Tupaczewski has a few nice shots of the diamond as well. Pgs 76 & 77. Dave -- Tom, You're looking...
<http://sussexbrancharchives.tripod.com/2000s/2002jul-andover-rmc.html> For anyone whose interested, I've finally placed my article in the Archives about the...
Because of a tip from my dentist, (of all things,) I have some news. The good people of Branchville are going to return some steel to the Sussex Branch. The...
Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee Hikes: Following is a list of Hikes I found scheduled on the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee website...
SussexBranch@yahoogro...
Jun 22, 2003 4:28 pm
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<http://www.nwrailroadvideos.com/rrBranchvilleSiding.html> Fellow lister, Norman Weiler has graciously blessed us with an update page on his own website about...
<http://dlw-sussexbranch.com/Temp/index.html> In response to Norm's gift, I've put an R.L.Johnson shot up in the 'Temporary Images' page showing the siding...
I know I haven't been covering this lately, but here's a bit of a report: The steel work for the building is up and the sides are being put on. It's an ugly...