Re: (erielack) Piermont Branch

[njnyrr_@_optonline.net]

The stretch between Spring Valley and Suffern is not officially abandoned, but it is not passable point to point at this time.  The Spring Valley end, near Woodbine Yard, has been used at times to store MOW equipment.   On the Suffern/Tallman end, there is at least one customer, Dykes Lumber.  A section of the tracks were taken up to rebuild the Route 59 bridge that passes over them beyond Dykes (but will supposedly be restored), and part of the line was encroached upon by paving in Monsey (highly illegal).  Otherwise, the tracks are there, though overgrown.  There is also an unmarked crossing at Monsey Glen Rd (may just have a yellow RXR sign, but no crossbucks).  As for the date of the last through train, I don't know, but I have been trying to find out myself.   

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Brezicki <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2006 7:00 am
Subject: (erielack) Piermont Branch

> The short (2 mile) segment between Nanuet Jct (with NJ&NY branch) 
> and Spring
> Valley is still operated by NJT as the end of the Pascack Valley 
> line. I
> believe the rest was abandoned, and this happened in stages. By 
> 1974 the
> portion east of Nanuet Jct  had been severed at the Hack R bridge. 
> East of
> there was accessed from the Northern at Sparkill although I don't 
> know if
> any of it was still active by C-day. My 1993 SPV atlas shows only the
> Sparkill-Piermont portion as being actually abandoned at that time 
> althoughthis may not be accurate.
> 
> Paul B
> 
> From: OhThomas_@_aol.com
> Subject: (erielack) Piermont Branch
> 
> Does anyone know when the Erie Piermont Branch was abandoned?
> 
> 
> 
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