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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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