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Re: Hudson yard in Phillipsburg, NJ

 by walterconklin ¦  Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:59 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh and Hudson River Railway ¦  Topic: Hudson yard in Phillipsburg, NJ ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 12867

Hello, Yes, I am a member of a group working on an extension of Richard Shirey's 1940s L&HR. Rails are now in place on the L&HR from Maybrook to Easton, PA. In addition, the L&NE is place from the Lehigh Gorge area to Maybrook yard via the Erie. The LV and CNJ are in place from the Phill...

Re: Hudson yard in Phillipsburg, NJ

 by walterconklin ¦  Sat Sep 08, 2012 5:26 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh and Hudson River Railway ¦  Topic: Hudson yard in Phillipsburg, NJ ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 12867

Thank you Kilroy for the reference to Historicalaerials.com That site sure is a treasure strove of historical information.

Does anyone know if the DL&W passenger trains ran on the trackage that went by the LV station in South Easton?

L&NE 2-10-0

 by walterconklin ¦  Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:16 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh and New England Railroad ¦  Topic: L&NE 2-10-0 ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 9991

Hello,

Does anyone know if there are plans that exist for the L&NE 2-10-0 type locomotive shown at http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee4 ... lne401.jpg?

Sincerely,
Walter

Erie Railrod trackage that use to exist in Goshen, NY

 by walterconklin ¦  Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:09 pm ¦  Forum: DL&W, Erie and Erie Lackawanna ¦  Topic: Erie Railrod trackage that use to exist in Goshen, NY ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 3900

Hello, My friend Doug Relyea had been working on adding scenery at Goshen, NY on the virtual Tristate route being built for the Microsoft Train Simulator platform. However, Doug stopped working on the Erie Railroad portion of the route because of discrepancies arising in the historical sources he is...

Hudson yard in Phillipsburg, NJ

 by walterconklin ¦  Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:00 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh and Hudson River Railway ¦  Topic: Hudson yard in Phillipsburg, NJ ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 12867

Hello, I am working with a friend on building for the Microsoft Train Simulator platform a virtual representation of the L&HR Hudson yard that use to exist in Phillipsburg, NJ. My friend and I are looking for maps that show what the track layout of the yard was like anytime from the late 1920s t...

The railroad bridges at Easton, PA and Phillipsburg, NJ

 by walterconklin ¦  Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:05 pm ¦  Forum: Central Railroad Company of New Jersey ¦  Topic: The railroad bridges at Easton, PA and Phillipsburg, NJ ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 9480

Hello, My friend Doug Relyea, who is laying track and placing scenery at Easton and Phillipsburg on the virtual Tristate route created for the Microsoft Train Simulator platform, sent me the following message: "I'm curious when the two truss bridges for the road and trolley under the CNJ bridge...

Looking for O&W employee timetable 1940s-1957?

 by walterconklin ¦  Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:23 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Looking for O&W employee timetable 1940s-1957? ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 739

Hello, I am looking for access to an O&W employee timetable. Ideally, the timetable edition I am looking for would have been in effect anytime from the 1940s to 1957. I trying to determine the speed limits that were in effect on the trackage between Middletown, NY, Campbell Hall, NY, and Maybroo...

Re: Towns along the LNE Martins Creek Branch

 by walterconklin ¦  Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:39 am ¦  Forum: Lehigh and New England Railroad ¦  Topic: Towns along the LNE Martins Creek Branch ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 10056

Thank you for the helpful information you provided me.

Sincerely,
Walter

Towns along the LNE Martins Creek Branch

 by walterconklin ¦  Tue Jun 19, 2012 5:51 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh and New England Railroad ¦  Topic: Towns along the LNE Martins Creek Branch ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 10056

Hello,

While working on my virtual representation of the LNE and L&HR, I have become curious as to find out what towns exist along the former right-of-way of the LNE Martins' Creek Branch from Martins Creek to the Tadmore/Bath area.

Sincerely,
Walter Conklin

L&HR and L&NE track charts

 by walterconklin ¦  Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:53 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh and Hudson River Railway ¦  Topic: L&HR and L&NE track charts ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 9932

Hello, I know this might be leap of faith in inquiring, but I am trying to find out if anyone has either track charts for the L&HR or L&NE that show what the trackage for these railroads looked like in 1920s to the early 1960s. I am looking for track maps of these railroads for my Microsoft ...

Erie roundhouse and turntable at Suffern, NY

 by walterconklin ¦  Tue May 15, 2012 12:21 pm ¦  Forum: DL&W, Erie and Erie Lackawanna ¦  Topic: Erie roundhouse and turntable at Suffern, NY ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 2791

Hello, Does anyone have images of the Erie Railroad roundhouse and turntable that use to exist at Suffern, NY? I am aware of the aerial photograph that shows the remains of the roundhouse on HistoricAerials. I am looking for information about the roundhouse and turntable for a modeling project. Than...

L&HR turntable at Greycourt, NY

 by walterconklin ¦  Mon May 14, 2012 2:11 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh and Hudson River Railway ¦  Topic: L&HR turntable at Greycourt, NY ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 8378

Hello,

Does anyone know if the L&HR turntable that use to exist at Greycourt, NY was an Armstrong turntable?

Thank you for your time.

Re: Turntable that use to exist at Greycourt, NY

 by walterconklin ¦  Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:11 pm ¦  Forum: DL&W, Erie and Erie Lackawanna ¦  Topic: Turntable that use to exist at Greycourt, NY ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 2610

Doing some additional research, I was able to come across answers to most if not all of my questions at the following links: http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=128&t=68802&p=948076&hilit=greycourt+turntable#p948076 http://forums.railfan.net/forums.cgi?board=LHR;action=display...

Turntable that use to exist at Greycourt, NY

 by walterconklin ¦  Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:51 am ¦  Forum: DL&W, Erie and Erie Lackawanna ¦  Topic: Turntable that use to exist at Greycourt, NY ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 2610

Hello, Does anyone know when the turntable that use to exist at Greycourt, NY was installed and till when it was in use? I am using passive tense on purpose in this sense because I do not know which railroad or railroads used the turntable. I am leaning towards the assumption that the Erie Railroad ...

Re: Jones Chemical in Warwick, NY

 by walterconklin ¦  Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:14 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh and Hudson River Railway ¦  Topic: Jones Chemical in Warwick, NY ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 11178

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Sincerely,
Walter

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