Re: (erielack) Sterling Mine

["R CHAPIN" <rwc27q_@_verizon.net>]

Ed et al.

From 1956 to Jan 1, 1965 the Ringwood Mines site was owned by a corporation 
named Pittsburg Pacific. Don't know if that was related to US Steel. 
Pittsburg Pacific bought it from the U.S. Government. The site is 900 some 
acres, and includes 15 named mines going back to the mid/early 1700's, with 
Cannon and Peters Mines being the only producers after the 1890's. The 
Erie's Ringwood Branch served these two major mines. The right of way can 
still be clearly seen along the Reservoir. There's even some rail in the 
pavement crossing a local road.

A subsidiary of Ford Motor Company took over the site from Pittsburg Pacific 
that January and began a series of actions that turned the site into a 
Superfund site.(A long off-topic discussion.)

RICH CHAPIN
ELHS #3129


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Montgomery, Edward T" <Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu>
To: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>; "EL Mailing List" 
<erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Sterling Mine


> It was my understanding that US Steel retained ownership of the Ringwood 
> Mine at least until the 1970s for potential use.  I wonder if they or some 
> other company held on to the Sterling area as well.
>
> Ed Montgomery
>
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> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org on behalf of Paul Brezicki
> Sent: Sat 1/14/2006 3:09 AM
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> Subject: (erielack) Sterling Mine
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>
>
> I was looking at my atlas and noticed that at one time Erie had a short 
> (4-5
> mile) branch to Sterling Mine NY, just N of the NJ state line and coming 
> off
> the main just W of Ramapo. Does anyone know what was mined there and when
> the branch was abandoned (presumably when the mine played out)? In the 
> same
> general vicinity, it's interesting that Moodna viaduct is only 5 miles (as
> the crow flies) from the Hudson R and the West Shore line. Erie followed a
> north-south alignment to that point, then the Graham line made a 90 deg 
> turn
> to the west.
>
> Paul B
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