Today I received a new map which I recently acquired. It is a N.J. state highway map showing the proposed section of Rt. 206 (S-31) between Cranberry Lake and...
I recently acquired this map which shows the Cranberry Lake station area as it was around 1930. It's a map made by the highway department when they were going...
I don't think so. The passing siding was only 300 feet long. That's only 3+ Boonton coaches at 77 feet each and a few more if we're talking older coaches....
... into Cranberry lake using the Stanhope cutoff. Did they run to Port Morris and turn the engine and change ends? Maybe they just switched engines? The...
... I'm pretty sure the old coaches had reversible seats. Dave -- The First Railroad in Sussex County New Jersey http://DLW-SussexBranch.com Monomania can be a...
Anyone have any burning questions about the Sussex Branch? I seem to have a little free time this week and would love to indulge. Dave -- The First Railroad...
http://dlw-sussexbranch.com/Temp/index.html I've placed a photo I recently acquired at the link above. It's a nice shot of the 1008 at the Newton station in...
http://sussexbrancharchives.tripod.com/1990s/1995spring-midlander-lhr.jpg I've placed a new article in the archives at the link above. It was originally...
This slipped between the ties, so to speak. I'll be giving a version of my Sussex Branch powerpoint show this Thursday night, June 30th for the Montague...
Our reading this week comes from the June 30, 1880 issue of the New Jersey Herald New Jersey Herald - June 30 1880 issue (from the 125 Years Ago section of the...
I decided to send this out the evening before in case anyone wishes to scare their kids. On July 10, 1966 the Sussex Branch of the Lackawanna railroad saw the ...
Dave, Pls send to iron mines Group. I can't find email addr. Ron I got a look at Google Earth on my brother in law's computer. It's way cool! My only hope...
That 'gate was a feature of the boonton line cars to keep passengers from walking through the open vestibules while the train was moving. The train mentioned...
Today's reading comes from The September 11, 1902 issue of the New Jersey Herald. Interesting the mention of soft coal on a DLW train in 1902. I thought they...
Kent Loudon wrote: My experience has been that reporters of the past made up some facts if it made the story more interesting. Dave -- ... -- The First...
I think it might be a vast conspiracy by gov't insiders to slander the DL&W for sneaking in inferior coal, thus rendering the Phoebe Snow campaign inaccurate,...
Warren LeMay
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Warren LeMay wrote: ...vast conspiracy by gov't insiders to slander the DL&W for sneaking in inferior coal, thus rendering the Phoebe Snow campaign...
I just got back from a visit to the NJ state Archives in Trenton. It was a good trip. I found a few interesting bits which I will be releasing in the coming...
To start with the less Earth-shatttering finds, in the Public Utilities Commission Land/Engineering report, I discovered 2 entries for the water tanks at...
More from the Public Utilities Commission reports (1918) Franklin is listed as having a Scale house (on the DL&W.) It was built in 1898 and had a tin shingle...
This just in... There IS a structure indicated on my map which closely matches the footprint of this interlocking. It is DLW timetable west of the station on...
Dave, Assuming the height and diameter are equal, 20,000 gallons of water would fit into a tank approximately 15' height and 15' diameter. Adding for...
And there's the math, courtesy of Bill Nowicky. ... 22,590 ... Dave, Assuming the height and diameter are equal, 20,000 gallons of water would fit into a tank...
Dave, My April 1915 DL&W Equipment and Facilities book lists the Newton water tank as 24,000 gallons with 1-10 inch crane. Branchville Jct water tank was...
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Dave, Checking my 1918 NYS&W Val Maps that were updated for a period shows the Franklin Station as 20 ft x 66 ft not counting the platform. It was at station...
fred heilich
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Jul 30, 2005 3:13 am
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Bill, As a mechanical engineer, I agree as it worked out to be about 100 ft (101 ft) per station. I had worked it out some time ago for the NYS&W with the 0...