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Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs

Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Sep 30 08:05:43 2014

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Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1 -2 ,1966 - The Book of Last Runs

The Erie - Lackawanna Railroad discontinues passenger service on several commuter lines in one of the largest train - offs in the metropolitan area. Listed below are the affected lines with their former railroad

Northern Branch - x Erie Railroad

Service is discontinued between Hoboken and Sparkill, NJ. The following stations are closed; Susquehanna Transfer, Ridgefield, Palisades Park, Leonia, Englewood, Hudson Avenue / Englewood, Tenafly, Cresskill, Demarest, Closter, Norwood, Northvale and Sparkill.

Greenwood Lake Division -x Erie Railroad

Service is between Mountain View and Wanaque, NJ. The following stations are closed; Wayne, Pequannock, Pompton Plains, Pompton - Riverdale, Haskell and Wanaque - Midvale.

Caldwell Branch - x Erie Railroad

Service is discontinued between Great Notch and Essex Fells, NJ. The following stations are closed; Cedar Grove, Verona, Caldwell and Essex Fells.

Carlton Hill Spur - x Erie Railroad

Service is discontinued between Rutherford and Carlton Hill, NJ. The following station is closed; Carlton Hill.

Newark Branch - x Erie Railroad

Service is discontinued between Hoboken and South Patterson, NJ. The following stations are closed; Harrison (Davis Avenue), Kearny, Newark (Fourth Avenue), Woodside, Cleveland Street / Belleville, Belleville, Nutley (Walnut Street), Nutley, Nutley (Franklin Avenue), Allwood, and Athenia (Colfax Avenue).

Discontinued on Saturday, October 1, 1966.

Morristown Line - x Lackawanna Railroad

Service is discontinued between Netcong and Washington, NJ. The following station are closed; Hackettstown and Washington.
(Note: Although Hackettstown and Washington stations are located on the Morristown Line they are service by Boonton Line trains.)

Discontinued on Sunday, October 2, 1966.


Sussex Branch - x Lackawanna Railroad

Service is discontinued between Netcong and Branchville, NJ. The following stations are closed; Cranberry Lake, Andover, Newton, Lafayette and Branchville.

In addition to the discontinuances the remaining lines suffered major cutbacks in service.
The Boonton line would lose weekend service while the Montclair Branch would only operate the weekday rush. Sunday suburban service on the x-Erie Main Line would end as well. (Sunday Main Line service would continue to operate for a few more weeks in New York between Suffern and Port Jervis only.)


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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs

Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Sep 30 11:24:37 2014, in response to Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Sep 30 08:05:43 2014.

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When was the Newark Branch cut back to South Paterson?

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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs

Posted by MainR3664 on Tue Sep 30 13:59:24 2014, in response to Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Sep 30 08:05:43 2014.

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A massacre... :(

I've seen what I think are the remnants of the Englewood Station...it's in Downtown, at ground level right- no building (at least not anymore...), with badly maintained freight tracks running through it...

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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Sep 30 20:07:07 2014, in response to Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Sep 30 08:05:43 2014.

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If the Northern Branch had a proper route into Hoboken, it might have survived.

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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs

Posted by 3-9 on Tue Sep 30 20:38:15 2014, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs, posted by MainR3664 on Tue Sep 30 13:59:24 2014.

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A massacre... :(

I second that. :-(

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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs

Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Wed Oct 1 10:28:07 2014, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Sep 30 20:07:07 2014.

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If the Northern Branch had a proper route into Hoboken, it might have survived.

Chris: It would seem that passenger service oh the northern Branch started dying the day that the GW Bridge opened. As early as 1938 service had been reduced to three trains each way on weekdays. A pattern that lasted until 1966. There were two trains each way on Saturdays up until 1958.

Larry, RedbirdR33

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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs

Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Wed Oct 1 10:35:27 2014, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Sep 30 11:24:37 2014.

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When was the Newark Branch cut back to South Paterson?

Spider: When the Erie-Lackawanna discontinued service through downtown Patterson in April 1963 it routed the Main Line trains over the Lackawanna Boonton Line between West End and Patterson Junction. Trains then ran over a re-built Newark Branch between that location and Patterson (Market Street). This section of the Newark Branch was re-designated the "Main Line" probably in October 1963. Newark Branch passenger trains would continue to operate over this section of track up until 1966.

Larry, RedbirdR33

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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs

Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Thu Oct 2 08:25:05 2014, in response to Tuscarora Almanac - September 30, October 1-2, 1966 - The Book of Last Runs, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Tue Sep 30 08:05:43 2014.

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I didn't realize that train service to Pompton Plains lasted that long. We moved there in June of 1967. The old Pompton Plains depot is still there; it's now a museum. The track is gone, but the ROW remains.

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