Interesting Hoboken visitors

For the last couple of days, Morristown & Erie loco #19 has been in Hoboken, sitting on the maintenance tracks south of Track 17.

This morning, a new visitor was a blue Louisville & Nashville coach, which was sandwiched between some NJT coaches, also sitting south of Track 17.

Anyone know whats going on?

Yeah, NJT is gonna use M&E 19 in revenue passenger service with other GP40's....LOL I WISH!!!!...They may be borrowing the unit for work train service, however.....


Steve

njt4172 wrote:Yeah, NJT is gonna use M&E 19 in revenue passenger service with other GP40's....LOL I WISH!!!!
Steve

Haha. Yeah, don't we all wish.

Is the L&N car a coach or business car? The Maine Eastern (M&E subsidary) was using an ex-L&N business car up in Maine recently. Here's a photo of the car. I don't know if its left Maine already.

http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo ... rn_Railway

octr202 wrote:Is the L&N car a coach or business car? The Maine Eastern (M&E subsidary) was using an ex-L&N business car up in Maine recently. Here's a photo of the car. I don't know if its left Maine already.

http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo ... rn_Railway

That sure looks like it.

Ex-Loisville & Nashville 'Ohio River' is owned by the Morristown & Erie Railway....

http://www.jefflubchanskycpa.com/LN364W ... 4D1251.jpg

Tri-State Tom wrote:Ex-Loisville & Nashville 'Ohio River' is owned by the Morristown & Erie Railway....

http://www.jefflubchanskycpa.com/LN364W ... 4D1251.jpg

NOW that's the one. Looked really nice. So, why are they in Hoboken?

I dont know about the passenger car, but most likely the 19 is making a visit to the wheel machine (actually a wheel lathe that works while the wheel is still on the car) to have the wheels cut. The passenger car may need the same treatment. Its a cheaper and easier way to remove flat spots and onther minor wheel defects, as opposed to new wheels.