First, my apologies to those who monitor several of the LV discussion sites for this multiple-list posting.
I am interested in learning more about how the interchange traffic with the PC, EL, L&HR, and CNJ at Easton / Phillipsburg was handled during the early 70s (prior to the closing of Richards Yard). I’ve been looking at Mike Bednar’s excellent “New York Division” book and his Fall 2003 article on Richards Yard in TRP, and it seems apparent from those references that LV delivered interchange cars directly to the various foreign roads. However, does anyone know how traffic from the other roads to be interchanged to the LV got to the Valley? Did the LV have reciprocal switching/transfer agreements with the other roads such that they would both deliver to the foreign road and also pick up any cars to be interchanged to the LV? If the other roads delivered the interchange cars directly to the LV, what was the delivery point (Easton yard, to be picked up later and hauled to Richards for classification & pickup?).
Thanks in advance for any information that you may be able to provide on this!
Doug Elder
Olathe KS
I am interested in learning more about how the interchange traffic with the PC, EL, L&HR, and CNJ at Easton / Phillipsburg was handled during the early 70s (prior to the closing of Richards Yard). I’ve been looking at Mike Bednar’s excellent “New York Division” book and his Fall 2003 article on Richards Yard in TRP, and it seems apparent from those references that LV delivered interchange cars directly to the various foreign roads. However, does anyone know how traffic from the other roads to be interchanged to the LV got to the Valley? Did the LV have reciprocal switching/transfer agreements with the other roads such that they would both deliver to the foreign road and also pick up any cars to be interchanged to the LV? If the other roads delivered the interchange cars directly to the LV, what was the delivery point (Easton yard, to be picked up later and hauled to Richards for classification & pickup?).
Thanks in advance for any information that you may be able to provide on this!
Doug Elder
Olathe KS