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Discussion of the CNJ (aka the Jersey Central) and predecessors Elizabethtown and Somerville, and Somerville and Easton, for the period 1831 to its inclusion in ConRail in 1976. The historical society site is here: http://www.jcrhs.org/

Moderator: CAR_FLOATER

 #1290939  by walterconklin
 
Hello,

Does anyone know which type(s) of ballast the CNJ and LV predominantly used on their mainlines between Phillipsburg/Easton and Scranton, PA during the mid/late 1920s to the early 1950s?

Sincerely,
Walter