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Re: (erielack) Mystery solved, we think
Someone spent some time on what look's to be accurate map:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CNJ_High_Bridge_Detail.png
The above is from the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Bridge_Branch
Although it's not my page I do have edit rights on wikipedia.org -
anything needing a fixing please speak out!! For that matter on any rail
page I'd be glad to fix it.
*Mike O'Toole*
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On 02/06/2012 12:44 PM, Paul R. Tupaczewski wrote:
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> Hi folks,
>
> Mike Dodge and I had a chance to speak with Steve Hepler, the photographer
> of this "mystery" location shot posted earlier:
>
> http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-01-27-12/3625_Train_CS-9
> -8-73-Steve_Hepler.jpg
>
> Steve remembered it was near Lake Junction, as they'd always go to hang out
> there and see the ES-99 come through for their CNJ "fix." Then Mike pointed
> out the headlight on the SD45 was on... and then it all started to fall into
> place...
>
> What we're looking at here IS train CS-9, but it's making a set-out at Lake
> Junction for the CNJ (this would explain the loaded lumber car - it IS going
> to a consignee in NJ on the CNJ). Under the lumber car, you can see the
> rails of the Chester Branch peeling away from the main. CS-9 regularly
> worked Lake Junction, so this is the road power, after having run around the
> train to grab the CNJ cut from the rear (which is why the headlight is on -
> you can see the engineer in the cab)
>
> The bridge abutments under the EL boxcar are for the Mill Road overpass (I
> totally forgot about that bridge!). Just around the curve in the distance is
> the straightaway that runs along West Dewey Avenue in Wharton.
>
> We also matched up the treebank on the left with Mike's photo of the U34CH
> he posted earlier.
>
> So, we're fairly confident this is at Chester Jct. in Wharton, NJ. I've
> annotated a satellite view (attached) with a green arrow showing where the
> picture was taken and the direction we're looking at.
>
> - Paul
>
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