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I had a chance to talk to Walter Rich in the late 80's about the west end of the L&HR. He and other NYSW officials had looked over the Sparta to Belvidere portion of the L&HR prior to a possible purchase. Walter said Conrail was willing to sell Spartra to Belvidere to the NYSW, but they woul...

At least one Penn Central train detoured between PC and Croxton on the NYSW in the early 70'S.

>3 positions are being eliminated in CH, but those people are still going to work for NS in positions near Campbell Hall. I >guess, take that for what it's worth... The nearest position that the signal maintainer can go to is Binghamton,NY. I guess M&NJ & NS consider this 'near by' There are...

1. yes, 1/1/05. 2. 20 years with an option for a 10 year extension. 3. per the original lease, yes. But I am sure this has been renegotiated. The signal system has not been removed and was completely upgraded between 05 and 08, at the expense that track work to increase the speeds was put off. 4. NY...

1. yes, 1/1/05. 2. 20 years with an option for a 10 year extension. 3. per the original lease, yes. But I am sure this has been renegotiated. The signal system has not been removed and was completely upgraded between 05 and 08, at the expense that track work to increase the speeds was put off. 4. NY...

One of these boxcars sits at 27Th st., Paterson, NJ, in the Faircough Coal yard. Can't remember the number, and I have not been there since 2005 so for all I know it may be cut up by now.

First shot was of the westbound at the Sparta Jucntion diamond, the second was at Lake Grinnel and the final shots of the eastbound locomotives and the cabooses of a westbound where taken at the Rt 15 Woodruf's Gap crossing. Looking at it again, I missed the third train shown; that one is eastbound...

First shot was of the westbound at the Sparta Jucntion diamond, the second was at Lake Grinnel and the final shots of the eastbound locomotives and the cabooses of a westbound where taken at the Rt 15 Woodruf's Gap crossing.

All of the L&HR's signal equipment, be it wayside signalling or grade crossing warning devices where General Railway Signal equipment. Type k relays where used and most grade crossings had two circuit shunt overlaps useing type k interlocking relay. (the ones with the drop down latches to lock o...

Anybody catch the nice little L&HR cab ride article by Mike Bednar in the new issue of The Railroad Press? Great article with some cool pics. Mentions Jim Rader, Charlie Kittner, Kenny Spranger and Carl Fuller as the train crew.
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Great stuff Phil. When The CNYK took over the Southern Tier from NS, I was sent up to be part of the signal dept, and , as NS was still dispatching the line, I had the pleasure of working with Frank Orricio. He had spent time as an opertor at G tower also, so as someone who grew up along the L&H...

And, yes, there are two long sidings along the Delaware, but there is a need for at least one if not two more; I don't think there is one from Lordville to Binghamton right now! There are five sidings between PJ and BH on the CNYK, each of them 2+ mile long. 1- CP parker to Cp Shohola = 3miles 2-CP...

FRA was never given the opportunity to approve or deny the petition to remove the signal system. On the day the public hearing took place in Binghamton, NYSW amended the petition to remove the signal system only between CP COLE (MP 209) and WEST BD (MP 212-ish), and to do the single-tracking near S...

Well as was said before and why this whole topic was started is that there is a "maintenance blitz" going on between Binghamton and PJ. No "maintenance blitz" is taking place right now. I don't know where that rumor started. There is a surfacing crew out there doing spot tamping...

Guys, one thing which is not being concidered in this thread is that the original lease / contract between the CNY and NS has not been revised and or replaced by a differnt one. There are several items in the lease which where not acheived; the removal of the signaling system for one. This alone, if...