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Discussion relating to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the Erie, and the resulting 1960 merger creating the Erie Lackawanna. Visit the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society at http://www.erielackhs.org/.

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 #784849  by pdtrains
 
Just a reminder that I'll be showing slides of EL branchlines in NJ from 1950's/60's
at the ELHS spring meeting
11 am, sunday March 21st, at the Holiday Inn in Parsippany NJ, on Rte 46.

Just went thru my slides, which I haven't looked at in 30 years....and here's the highlights....
Passenger and Freight service on:
The Northern Branch
Piermont Branch
Newburg branch
NJ&NY RR
Orange Branch
Caldwell Branch
Newark Branch
Greenwood Lake branch to Wanaque-Midvale
DLW Main Line Patterson to Boonton
Chester branch
Sussex Branch
DLW "Old Road" Netcong to Slateford Jct
B&P branch at Bangor and Portland
and a few pix at Maybrook, Campbell Hall, Pine Bush, and Pine Island, and on the Crawford branch.

My show is from 11am to 12noon
Also we will have a selection of Erie, EL and DLW O gauge models, as well as local timetables from the 1950's/60's
Hope to see you there