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(erielack) Three Questions - Mail Trains
- Subject: (erielack) Three Questions - Mail Trains
- From: "JG at graytrainpix" <graytrainpix_@_hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 19:44:12 -0400
One other interesting fact about 3 and 4 . . . . they usually carried one or
two TOFC cars, and stopped at Bergen Junction (between HX Tower and West End
Tower, adjacent to Croxton Yard), where a switcher from Croxton would come
up the "High Line" (former Erie main to Jersey City) to either add the cars
westbound, or pull the cars off eastbound. The TOFC was loaded / unloaded
at the Croxton ramp, as with any other TOFC on the NY Division. Bergen Jct.
(Erie side) was controlled by HX Tower, so the operator at HX would
orchestrate the moves.
I did find an April 1964 Official Guide, indicating 7 and 8 as coach-only
trains. 7 left Hoboken at 12:30 am and arrived Chicago at 4:30 am (Central
Time) the next day. Number 8 left Chicago at 9:15 pm, and arrived in
Hoboken at 2:15 am. 28-29 hour schedules, which were tightened up a bit
once they became no-passenger 3 and 4.
Jim Gerofsky
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