RE: (erielack) September Calendar Pix

["Tupaczewski, Paul R \(Paul\)" <paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com>]

> Was there a loop off of the original Boonton Line?

After the merger, they added a connection on the west side of the DL&W
just south of the Hackensack River Bridge - it paralleled the main as it
slowly dropped, and when it got to the NY&GL line, it made a sharp turn
to the east and connected up with the Greenwood Lake - then it used the
"Old Loop" track to enter Croxton.


> Bergan 
> Junction (is that the correct name) was built to connect the 
> Erie main line to the Boonton Line when the passenger trains 
> moved into Hoboken.  But if I recall, the original Boonton 
> Line was at a higher elevation than Croxton.

Your memory IS correct, the original Boonton Line *was* higher than
Croxton, and the Bergen Jct. connection was a slight ramp to compensate
for this.


> Which brings up 
> another question.  My memory is not recalling
> this:  What was the Lackawanna's equivalent of Croxton?  I 
> know Kingsland yard was out there but didn't they close most 
> of that in the 50's?


Secaucus was DL&W's "Croxton" - and it was located a stone's throw away
from Croxton! And don't forget the Jersey City freight yard as well...

	- Paul

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