If anyone was planning on coming to see this show at the end of June, you will have to wait longer. The show will not be in June and will not be in July. The...
I have several milk bottles from the Lackawanna Dairy in Andover. Anyone know anything about this dairy and if it was serverd by the DL&W? Thanks! Bob Mitchell...
Bob, The following comes from Guy Puffer of Andover: -- Lackawanna Dairy was located at the Francisco Farm on Brighton Avenue, Andover Borough; about 2 miles ...
... June 25, 1879 LOCAL AFFAIRS Home Items The Sussex Railroad company is now doing the largest amount of business ever done by the company in transporting ore...
I'm happy to say that this fall the N-Scale Architects (http://www.the-n-arch.com/) will be coming out with an HO scale Laser cut wood model of the D.L.& W....
Inquiries about this kit can be sent to: THE N SCALE ARCHITECT 48 Kensington Court Hackettstown, NJ 07840 908-684-8478 E-Mail: thenarch@... ... -- The...
I Finally got around to purchasing a little book which came out recently. The title is 'A Penny a View... an album of postcard views: ...Building the...
I was up in Franklin and in Newton on Wednesday. While I was in Newton I bought a Penny a View, Railroads of Sussez County, Volume 2 and took a look at the...
Sure thing. In a nutshell, After reaching Franklin in 1870, the Sussex Railroad launched a branch from Hamburg to McAfee (around 1872-73, via trackage rights...
Dave, Where did you find it, and who is the publisher? I want a copy. Thanks MDC ... From: Dave Rutan [mailto:rutan3@...] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 8:49...
I got my copy in the book store in Newton, The Book Shelf. The publisher is: Historic Preservation Alternatives P.O. Box 824 Newton, NJ 07860 ... -- The First...
Our reading this week comes from the July 2, 1879 issue of the New Jersey Herald Local Affairs Home Items No live stock will be received by the Sussex Railroad...
Good Day - I've seen the cutoff book at a bookstore in the Byram shop rite giant strip mall with a nice selection. Are'nt there 2 volumes on the Sussex...
Good Day - I've seen the cutoff book at a bookstore in the Byram shop rite giant strip mall with a nice selection. Are'nt there 2 volumes on the Sussex...
Yes there are two other books. Railroads of Sussex County Vol. One is about 2/3rds Sussex Branch. Then it strays onto the NJ Cut-off. Vol. Two covers the...
MessageDean, There are 2 earlier volumes on "Railroads of Sussex County". Vol. 1 is nearly all DL&W Sussex Branch, while vol. 2 covers the other lines...mostly...
Thanks. I may pick those up then. In the cutoff book as I remember, there were virtually no pics of the line as it goes through Hopatcong. ... From: Norman...
MessageHi Dean, There are no images of Hopatcong in these books either -- probably because it's just barely out of Sussex County. Norm ... From: Sanginari,...
I'm looking for information on typical trains consists for the SB near the end of steam and also around the early 60's. I've already acquired several F&C...
MessageHi Dean, My mistake -- I thought you were hoping to find a shot of Hopatcong Station in the other books, and that's what I should have said was out of...
Oh, Ok I see. Thanks Norm. I really have to pick these books up. I thumbed through the Lackawanna Cutoff one a while back, I was surprised it had no pics of...
The information Dave has listed for consists is very interesting. I am surprised there are so few box cars and hoppers shown. I believe there were multiple...
The bugaboo about that consist list is that it's only from PUBLISHED sources. Apparently the photographers preferred to shoot passenger and milk trains...
Since today was the 38th anniversary of the last Saturday of service, I thought I'd share this poem which I've been saving. It was written by Doctor Reynolds,...
Today marked the 38th anniversary of the last passenger train to leave Branchville, New Jersey. The train consisted of two coaches, a boonton coach #565 and a...
Our reading today comes from the July 23, 1879 issue of the New Jersey Herald On Thursday last a car loaded with lump coal, attached to Conductor Knox's train,...