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the cars when they began to drift westbound down the grade. Engineless, the cars ran through a switch and onto the eastbound track of the Cut-Off, beginning a 29-mile (47 km) journey that reached a top speed that was estimated to be nearly 80 mph (130 km/h). A chase locomotive was dispatched from Port Morris in a futile attempt to try to catch the cars. Within a half-hour ten of the cars in the string had derailed at the sharp (40 mph or 64 km/h) curve at Point of Gap in the Delaware Water Gap, falling into the Delaware River at approximately the same location as the 1948 accident. The lead caboose and three cars did not derail, however, and travelled another four miles before stopping. No one was injured, although an eastbound freight (NE-4) quickly took Greendell siding just ahead of the runaway cars, narrowly avoiding a catastrophic collision. The runaway was blamed on a worker who had not properly set the brakes.

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divide the 28.45-mile (46 km) line evenly, the seven sections should have been just over four miles each, but that would have placed the Pequest Fill entirely within Section 3 and the two viaducts within Section 7.) The amount of work per mile varied; the largest share apparently went to David W. Flickwir, whose Section 3 included Roseville Tunnel and the eastern half of the Pequest Fill. DL&W chief engineer George G. Ray oversaw the project, although given the size and remote location of the project, Assistant Chief Engineer F.L. Wheaton was assigned the task of overseeing the construction in person.

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service instead). This explains why Blairstown was the first stop listed on the destination board at the boarding gate at Hoboken for trains travelling via Scranton. In later years, Blairstown had a somewhat unusual facet of operation: any trains arriving after the station agent went home for the night would automatically activate the station platform lights as the train entered the signal block. This practice was abandoned after passenger service ended.

2631: 2693:. Conrail ran its final through freights via the Cut-Off on November 16, 1978, and used it to move a light engine from Croxton Yard to Scranton two days later. In early January 1979, the line was placed out of service and Port Morris Tower closed. Routine maintenance on the line ceased, and the signal system was shut off. Scranton-Slateford freights continued running until 1980, when coal deliveries to the Metropolitan Edison power plant in 858: 1325: 1293: 673: 1671:" after the New Jersey Cut-Off opened) had numerous curves that restricted trains to 50 mph (80 km/h). The bigger operational problem, however, was caused by the two tunnels on the line: Manunka Chunk Tunnel, a 975-foot (297 m) twin-bore tunnel whose eastern approach occasionally flooded with heavy rains; and the 2,969-foot (905 m) single-bore Oxford Tunnel, which was double-tracked in 1869 and reduced to 1317: 1756:

Cut-Off was completed. These workers were viewed with suspicion by the local populace in Warren and Sussex counties, with the town of Blairstown going as far as hiring a watchman at $ 40 per month for the duration of the project. Supervisory personnel and skilled laborers stayed in local hotels, boarding houses, or local farmhouses, usually at exorbitant rates ($ 1–2 per day) during the years of construction.

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about 25% of the route contained additional sidings. With upwards of 50 trains a day, towermen often ordered freight trains to take a siding or even be rerouted over the Old Road. As traffic decreased, Hainesburg, Johnsonburg and Roseville sidings were altered or removed. The remaining sidings remained in use until 1979.

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fell. The most serious rockslide to ever occur on the line, however, would take place within Armstrong Cut (just west of Johnsonburg) in 1941, closing the line for nearly a month, and causing trains to be rerouted via the Old Road. The north side of Armstrong Cut was trimmed back to prevent further rockslides.

2653:. DL&W single-tracked the Cut-Off in 1958 in anticipation of the Erie merger. The westbound track was removed, leaving a four-mile (6.4 km) passing siding at Greendell and shorter sidings at Port Morris and Slateford. After the merger, most freight traffic shifted to the Erie's mainline through 2537:

Besides cutting travel time, the Cut-Off required fewer engines to pull eastbound freights up to the summit at Port Morris. For westbound freights, the challenge was keeping trains from going too fast. Initially, no speed limit existed on the Cut-Off, with engineers (both freight and passenger) being

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To accommodate the labor gangs, deserted farmhouses were converted to barracks, with tent camps providing additional shelter. These workers, many of whom came from Italy and other foreign countries or other parts of the U.S., were recruited and would move on to other projects after their work on the

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The only exception was the steel-on-concrete-abutments bridge over the Morris Canal near Port Morris; it was removed and the gap filled in after the canal was abandoned in 1924. The Hopatcong-Slateford Cut-Off, C.W. Simpson, Resident Engineer, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Railway Age

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was quoted as saying; "Why would Amtrak limit transportation options at a time of historic infrastructure investment?" and Andover Mayor Tom Walsh is quoted as saying the decision was; "a kick in the teeth to the people who did all the work". Amtrak has placed the New York City-to-Scranton rail line

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and the lake had been cleared of trees and debris. Work on the Roseville Tunnel, a two-year project, was approved by the NJ Transit Board of Directors on April 13, 2022, and a Notice to Proceed on the project was announced by NJ Transit on September 8, 2022. Commuter operations are expected to begin

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Yard in 1970, and its ex-New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Poughkeepsie Bridge burned on May 8, 1974, the original reason for using the "Erie side" suddenly no longer existed. As a result, the EL looked to upgrade the "Scranton side", and by 1974 nearly all EL freights had been re-routed to

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On May 15, 1948 at 11:27 p.m., a westbound passenger train, No. 9, derailed at the 40 mph (64 km/h) curve at Point of Gap while going faster than 73 mph (117 km/h). It was a misty night and the train had left Hoboken 38 minutes late and had made up 14 minutes on the schedule

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The only station on the Cut-Off at which mainline passenger trains would stop was Blairstown. Blairstown was also the first stop on westbound trains where passengers were permitted to disembark (i.e. westbound passengers boarding and detraining east of Blairstown were required to use suburban train

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inspection train ran on November 13 of that year, and counties in New Jersey and Pennsylvania made attempts to acquire the line. Nevertheless, Conrail removed the tracks on the Cut-Off in 1984, and in the following year sold the right-of-way to two land developers: Jerry Turco and Burton Goldmeier.

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Roseville Tunnel posed occasional problems, especially during the winter with snow and ice buildup. Rockslides were a constant threat west of the tunnel, in Colby Cut. In recognition of this, a detector fence was installed west of Roseville Tunnel in 1950 to change trackside signals to red if rocks

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The Cut-Off was built to permit unrestricted speeds for passenger trains of 70 mph (110 km/h) (heavier rail that was installed later allowed speeds to increase to 80 mph (130 km/h)). Sidings were built at Slateford, Hainesburg, Johnsonburg, Greendell, Roseville, and Port Morris;

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On August 10, 1958, shortly after 6:00 am, a string of 14 cars – cement cars, boxcars, and a caboose – broke loose from Port Morris, beginning one of the longest runaways in North American railroading history. The crew of the East End Drill was awaiting orders to move

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that exploded as his engine ran over them, and then missed the red signal near the west portal of Roseville Tunnel. His train emerged from the tunnel at 30 mph (48 km/h) and rear-ended a freight train traveling about 11 mph (18 km/h). The impact derailed the trailing locomotive

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As many as 30 workers may have lost their lives building the Cut-Off. Most of their names remain unknown because they were registered with their contractor by number only. In 1910, for example, five workers were killed in a single blasting mishap near Port Morris, one of several deadly accidents

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Uncertain national economic conditions in 1907 delayed the official start of construction until August 1, 1908. The project was divided into seven sections, one for each contracting company. Sections 3–6 were 5 miles (8 km) each; Sections 1–2 and 7 were of varying lengths. (Theoretically, to

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Truesdale became DL&W president on March 2, 1899 with a mandate to upgrade the entire 900-mile (1,450 km) railroad. Early on, the railroad focused on increasing freight capacity by using larger locomotives and cars, as well as strengthening bridges to handle these larger loads. Although

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Truesdale recognized early on that the Old Road needed to be replaced, it really wasn't until after 1905 that the railroad was in a position to take up the project in earnest. This led Truesdale to authorize teams of surveyors to map out potential replacement routes westward from

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At 28.45 miles (45.9 km), the line would be about 11 mi (18 km) shorter than the 39.6-mile (63.7 km) Old Road. The new route would have only 15 curves – 42 fewer curves than the Old Road, the equivalent of more than four complete circles of

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were used to blast the cuts on the line. A total of 14,621,100 cubic yards (11,178,600 m) of fill material was required for the project, more than could be obtained from the project's cuts. This forced the DL&W to purchase 760 acres (310 ha) of farmland for

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Local freights served customers at all three stations on the Cut-Off. Over the years, Blairstown handled the most local freight. The Johnsonburg creamery, built in anticipation of the opening of the line, served local dairy farmers for years. Another creamery, an

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Interstate Commerce Commission report, "Report of the Director of the Bureau of Safety in reinvestigation of an accident which occurred on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Near Greendell, New Jersey, on September 17, 1929, dated January 10,

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expected to exercise "good judgment". By the 1920s, however, most freights were restricted to 50 mph (80 km/h) or less, depending on the priority of the train and the type of locomotive and rail cars. By 1943, 131-pound-per-yard (65 kg/m)

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During 1905–06, 14 routes were surveyed (labeled with letters of the alphabet), including several that would have required long tunnels. On September 1, 1906, a route without tunnels was chosen. This New Road (Route "M") would run from the crest of the

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The first revenue train to operate on the Cut-Off under the new timetable that went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on December 24, 1911, was No. 15, a westbound passenger train that passed through Port Morris Junction at about 3:36 a.m. Most

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The final cost of the project was $ 11,065,512 in 1911. Adjusted for inflation, this sum would be $ 361,842,242 today. But to build such a project today would cost far more; one 1987 estimate put the modern pricetag at $ 1 billion or more.

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had been installed on the Cut-Off, which permitted fast freights to run at 60 mph (97 km/h) through the Erie Lackawanna years. After Conrail took over operations in 1976, the speed limit was decreased to 50 mph.

2551:, and a stock yard were built at Greendell. The final local shipment was shipped in 1978 by Conrail: cattle feed for a customer in Johnsonburg that was delivered to Greendell, as the siding at Johnsonburg no longer existed. 2751:. Work was delayed by various environmental and land-use issues, all of which have been resolved. As of 2022, about 4.25 miles (6.84 km) of rail, in three unconnected sections, has been laid between Port Morris and 2607:. The first car uncoupled from the tender and ended up in the river behind it. The remaining seven cars of the train continued for another 1,735 feet (529 m) down the track. The engineer and firemen were killed. 2657:. With the cessation of passenger service in 1970, the Cut-Off became relatively quiet for several years. In 1972, the CNJ abandoned operations in Pennsylvania, causing through freights to be run daily between 3401: 2572:

and its coal tender, the caboose of the leading freight, and two express cars in the trailing freight. The two cars immediately in front of the caboose were also damaged. Four employees were injured.

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In 1949, the Lackawanna began modernizing its mainline passenger coaches. The railroad had already begun replacing steam engines with diesels in 1946, starting with mainline passenger trains. The

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In 2011, after a nearly three-decade effort to reactivate the line, NJ Transit launched the $ 61 million Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project. The first phase will link Port Morris Junction to

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scheduled to run over the Cut-Off was rerouted over the Old Road to avoid freight traffic. A storm had washed debris onto the Hazen Road grade crossing three miles (4.8 km) west of

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by the time it was recorded as having passed Slateford Tower, suggesting that the train may have exceeded the speed limit during the 75-mile (121 km) trip. The engine (No. 1136, a

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freight of 24 empty express refrigerator cars and a coach. The engineer at fault was reportedly eating his lunch as his train passed a "restricted speed" signal. He also missed two

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Reinforced concrete; originally planned as a curved structure. Smith, McCormick Co. built the viaduct and sub-contracted the grading of Section 7 to James A. Hart Co. of New York.

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With several thousand men working on the project for over three years, the area all along the Cut-Off, and as far west as Portland, Pennsylvania, benefitted financially.

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This article is about the rail line itself. For the planned project to reopen the line as a NJ Transit / Amtrak route, as well as the effort to preserve the line, see

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In January of 2024, Amtrak unexpectedly dismissed future plans for a stop at Roseville Station in Andover, NJ. No reason for this was given publicly. Congressman

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Interstate Commerce Commission Investigation No. 3182. THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Accident near Slateford Jct., Pa., on May 15, 1948.

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curvature – which increased speeds and decreased running time – more so for freight, but for passenger trains as well. The

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Lowenthal, Larry; William T. Greenberg Jr. (1987). The Lackawanna Railroad in Northwestern New Jersey. Tri-State Railway Historical Society, Inc. p. 74.

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How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda

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rock was encountered, leading to a decision to abandon the cut and to blast what would become a 1,040-foot (320 m) tunnel instead. Contractor

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In 2001, the state of New Jersey acquired the right-of-way within its borders; the short section in Pennsylvania was eventually conveyed to the

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in 1976. Conrail ceased operation of the Cut-Off in January 1979, removed the track in 1984, and sold the right-of-way to private developers.

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that involved dynamite. Other workers died in machinery or cable car accidents, or landslides. At least one worker is known to have died of

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When it opened on December 24, 1911, the Cut-Off was considered a super-railroad, a state-of-the-art rail line, having been built using large

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in New Jersey instead, the Warren Railroad became part of a circuitous patchwork of rail lines connecting two unanticipated merger partners.

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The DL&W was one of the most profitable corporations in the U.S. when it built the Cut-Off. That profitability declined sharply after

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On September 17, 1929, at 6:31 a.m., an eastbound extra freight consisting of 47 cars and a caboose was rammed from behind by a

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How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States

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After Conrail took over, existing labor contracts kept EL's freight schedule largely unchanged. The railroad replaced many rotted

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in 1901. As more and more traffic moved over the line, Oxford Tunnel became the Lackawanna Railroad's worst bottleneck.

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structures (73 in all), which consumed 266,885 cubic yards (204,048 m) of concrete and 735 tons of steel, include

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Map of Proposed Route of Lackawanna Railroad From Hopatcong to Slateford. L. Bush – Chief Engineer. September 1, 1906.

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A brochure about the construction of the Cut-Off, given to news reporters during the December 15, 1911 inspection trip

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DL&W Presidents' correspondence file: October 28, 1909; Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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The Cut-Off was a scenic highlight for passenger trains. Early in the 20th century, the DL&W's woman in white,

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was 100 feet (30 m) deep and 1 mile (1.6 km) long, mostly through solid rock. The line's deepest cut was

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that traversed the Old Road shifted to the Cut-Off, effectively downgrading the older line to secondary status.

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1911–1979, 2011–present (NJ Transit currently uses short section from Port Morris Jct. for temporary storage)

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on its proposed 2035 map. A federal study has examined the feasibility of an extension into northeastern

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There were three other accidents that did not occur on the Cut-Off itself but indirectly involved it:

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is 115 ft (35 m) tall and was the world's largest reinforced concrete structure when built.

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Section 7: Smith, McCormick Co., miles 70.8–74.3 (west end of Paulinskill Viaduct – Slateford Jct.)

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by Larry Lowenthal and William T. Greenberg, Jr., Tri-State Railway Historical Society, Inc., 1987.

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The Lackawanna Story – The First Hundred Years of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad

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Unstable rock made tunneling necessary instead of cut; track moved to center of bore in 1974.

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Efforts to preserve the Cut-Off began shortly after Conrail ended service on it in 1979. An

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offered through sleeper service to St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, via the Lackawanna.

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Reinforced concrete, closed ca. 1942–43; tower closed in 1938; a flag stop for many years

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Rock Drilling with Particular Reference to Open Cut Excavation and Submarine Rock Removal

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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company, Timetable No. 85, November 14, 1943

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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Employee Timetable dated December 24, 1911.

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Reinforced concrete, located on Ramsey Fill; closed in 1942–43; station razed in 2007.

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at the time of its construction. All but one of the line's 73 structures were built of

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Dorflinger, Donald (1984–1985). "Farewell to the Lackawanna Cut-Off (Parts I-IV)".

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on the new New Jersey Cut-Off, 11 miles (18 km) shorter than the old route

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U.S. railway line between Port Morris, New Jersey, and Slateford, Pennsylvania

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Numbers are totals; Pequest Fill was divided equally between two contractors

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was cut in half from 1.1% to 0.55%. The new line would also be built without

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is studying the possible restoration of passenger service over the route to

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Largest cut on line; north side of cut collapsed and trimmed back in 1941

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The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century

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The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the Twentieth Century

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for $ 21 million. The short section in Pennsylvania was conveyed to the

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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad employee timetable, 1950.

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for what would be the railroad's largest project up until that time.

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occurred on June 16, 1925, when an eastbound passenger special from

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In 1960, a freight train carrying automobiles derailed at Greendell.

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Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Company, Timetable No. 4, October 28, 1962

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In 2001, the State of New Jersey acquired the right-of-way through

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Reinforced concrete, located within Jones Cut; closed in Jan 1970

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to avoid collisions with automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles.

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The line's origin involves two men who most likely never met:

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Erie Lackawanna: The Death of an American Railroad, 1938-1992

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was the railroad's premier train. It was later joined by the

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The Lackawanna Cut-Off Right-of-Way Use and Extension Study

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Taber, Thomas Townsend; Taber, Thomas Townsend III (1981).

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Taber, Thomas Townsend; Taber, Thomas Townsend III (1980).

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Erie Lackawanna – Death of an American Railroad, 1938–1992

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Dana, Richard Turner; Saunders, William Lawrence (1911).

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Warren Railroad ran from the junction with the CNJ at

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Restoration in progress (Port Morris Junction–Andover)

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to restore service on the east end of the Cut-Off to

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East Stoudsburg News-Record, page 1, August 11, 1948

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The 39-mile (63 km) route (later known as the "

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Preservation and service restoration (1979–present)

2697:, shifted from the Scranton Division to the former 1884:Crossed by Sussex County Route 605 overhead bridge 339:. It ran west for 28.45 miles (45.79 km) from 278: 247: 239: 220: 212: 207: 199: 191: 186: 160: 155: 126: 112: 94: 84: 79: 41: 3558:(Parts I-IV), by Don Dorflinger, published in the 3550:The Lackawanna Railroad in Northwestern New Jersey 2965:"New study drops cost of passenger train comeback" 2909:The Lackawanna Railroad in Northwestern New Jersey 2786:Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority 2734:Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority 422:Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority 107:Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority 3248: 3246: 2603:) and tender overturned and ended upright in the 2661:, and Scranton, using the Cut-Off and the CNJ's 3754:Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad lines 857: 351:about 45 miles (72 km) west-northwest of 3535:. Vol. 2. Muncy, PA: Privately printed. 3516:. Vol. 1. Muncy, PA: Privately printed. 3383:Quadrant Press Review 3: Erie Lackawanna East 3375: 3373: 3371: 3217: 3215: 3100: 3098: 2362:The Pequest Fill extended west of Andover to 457: 8: 3684:The Great Lackawanna Cutoff – Then & Now 2902: 2859: 2857: 2855: 2853: 2851: 2802: 2800: 2258:New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad 3744:Transportation in Morris County, New Jersey 3739:Transportation in Warren County, New Jersey 3734:Transportation in Sussex County, New Jersey 2900: 2898: 2896: 2894: 2892: 2890: 2888: 2886: 2884: 2882: 2350:Some five million pounds (2,300 t) of 165:Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad 3362: 3350: 3338: 3300: 3264: 3252: 3104: 3054: 3042: 3030: 2863: 2055:World's largest railroad fill when built. 489: 464: 450: 287: 3759:Closed railway lines in the United States 3719:Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad 3009:, and connected with the DL&W at the 2622:Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad 2559:There were two accidents on the Cut-Off: 325:Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad 103:Pennsylvania Department of Transportation 2876:Gazette, Vol 54, No. 1, January 3, 1913. 2310:Reinforced concrete, closed in Jan 1951 1774: 1724:to 2 mi (3.2 km) south of the 3679:New Jersey Transit – Lackawanna Cut-Off 3230:: Tri-State Railway Historical Society. 3160:"Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" 2796: 2755:, and most of the right-of-way between 2678:the Scranton Division via the Cut-Off. 2374:(immediately west of what would become 2003:Rockslide detectors installed in 1950. 447: 289: 3490:from the original on December 14, 2023 2711:Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project 2649:, leading to the 1960 merger with the 2634:Westbound Conrail freight through the 1473: 1324: 1292: 90:Abandoned (Andover–Slateford Junction) 38: 32:Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project 3158:Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. 2932:Scruton, Bruce A. (August 10, 2017). 1691:Planning and construction (1905–1911) 7: 3460:from the original on August 20, 2023 2963:Krawczeniuk, Borys (March 2, 2020). 2513:was also modernized and renamed the 672: 598: 590: 3404:from the original on April 13, 2022 730: 3556:Farewell to the Lackawanna Cut-Off 3319:. Hackettstown Historical Society. 2975:from the original on March 3, 2020 2403:Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad 1860:Waltz & Reece Construction Co. 1268: 1184: 1173: 846: 203:1979–2011 (tracks removed in 1984) 70:; the photo that later inspired a 25: 3714:1911 establishments in New Jersey 3704:Rail infrastructure in New Jersey 3647:Barnickel, Don; Williams, Paula. 2815:U.S. Department of Transportation 1402: 1244: 3082:. New York: J. Wiley & Sons. 2726:Monroe County Railroad Authority 2347:on the western end of the line. 2252:Reinforced concrete bridge over 2132:Location of Johnsonburg station 1906:Located in front of large cliff 1728:on the Pennsylvania side of the 1579: 1578: 1547: 1507: 1472: 1444: 1443: 1401: 1394: 1354: 1347: 1323: 1315: 1307: 1300: 1291: 1267: 1243: 1201: 1183: 1172: 1147: 1146: 1139: 1133: 1132: 1107: 1106: 1099: 1093: 1092: 1050: 1008: 966: 931: 924: 918: 917: 889: 888: 882: 881: 875: 874: 856: 845: 820: 819: 812: 806: 805: 780: 779: 772: 766: 765: 748: 747: 736: 729: 722: 679: 678: 671: 665: 664: 638: 631: 624: 605: 597: 589: 545: 538: 498: 47: 3649:"Touring the Lackawanna Cutoff" 3454:Railroad & Railfan Magazine 2199:Location of Blairstown station 1119:Lehigh and Hudson River Railway 932: 925: 323:) was a rail line built by the 2819:Federal Transit Administration 1959:Just east of Roseville Tunnel 1707:, ten months into construction 1658:Central Railroad of New Jersey 1652:. Blair built the DL&W's 1640:Before the Cut-Off (1851–1905) 1140: 1100: 813: 773: 632: 625: 539: 235:: 7 (1911); 3 (1979); 0 (1984) 1: 2699:Bangor & Portland Railway 1355: 1348: 1202: 1051: 1009: 967: 737: 723: 606: 546: 499: 432:, is to be complete in 2026. 413:and the EL's conveyance into 64: 3709:Railway lines opened in 1911 3380:Zimmermann, Karl R. (1983). 3152:American Antiquarian Society 3132:American Antiquarian Society 2827:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1548: 1395: 639: 230:1 under construction (2011–) 216:28.45 mi (45.8 km) 2829:. June 2008. Archived from 2040:Pequest Fill (western half) 1662:Morris & Essex Railroad 1508: 317:Hopatcong-Slateford Cut-Off 282:80 mph (130 km/h) 3775: 3450:"Amtak ConnectUS 2035 map" 2708: 2619: 2221:Located on 1 degree curve 2085:Hyde, McFarlan & Burke 1787:Avg. height or depth (ft) 1784:Max. height or depth (ft) 29: 3574:Stanford University Press 2264: 2228:Reiter, Curtis & Hill 2225: 2082: 2030: 1932: 1857: 1797: 1605: 1572: 1556: 1541: 1534: 1501: 1470: 1437: 1428: 1388: 1363: 1341: 1332: 1285: 1276: 1261: 1252: 1237: 1228: 1195: 1181: 1166: 1155: 1126: 1115: 1086: 1077: 1044: 1035: 1002: 993: 960: 940: 911: 897: 868: 854: 839: 832:Lehigh and New England RR 828: 799: 788: 759: 745: 716: 658: 647: 618: 614: 581: 572: 532: 507: 492: 286: 46: 3613:The Route of Phoebe Snow 3566:Grant, H. Roger (1994). 2593:Hackettstown, New Jersey 943:Paulinskill Valley Trail 411:Erie Lackawanna Railroad 347:, near the south end of 3724:Erie Lackawanna Railway 2626:Erie Lackawanna Railway 2389:Stations were built in 1703:looking east from atop 1699:A May 1909 view of the 1681:Port Morris, New Jersey 374:and two large concrete 361:Slateford, Pennsylvania 345:Port Morris, New Jersey 170:Erie Lackawanna Railway 147:Slateford, Pennsylvania 138:Port Morris, New Jersey 3672:July 21, 2013, at the 3667:Lackawanna Cut-Off map 3363:Taber & Taber 1980 3351:Taber & Taber 1980 3339:Taber & Taber 1980 3301:Taber & Taber 1980 3265:Taber & Taber 1980 3253:Taber & Taber 1981 3228:Morristown, New Jersey 3105:Taber & Taber 1980 3055:Taber & Taber 1980 3043:Taber & Taber 1980 3031:Taber & Taber 1980 3019:Portland, Pennsylvania 2864:Taber & Taber 1980 2760:no earlier than 2026. 2695:Portland, Pennsylvania 2642: 2475: 2438: 2364:Huntsville, New Jersey 2328: 2271:Delaware River Viaduct 1708: 1490:Landing Masonry Bridge 690:Delaware River Viaduct 438:Scranton, Pennsylvania 3386:. Quadrant Press Inc. 2772:, possibly as far as 2659:Elizabeth, New Jersey 2655:Port Jervis, New York 2633: 2465: 2436: 2319: 1868:Waltz & Reece Cut 1698: 3607:Erie Lackawanna East 3316:Disaster at Rockport 3313:Dale, Frank (1995). 3015:Delaware, New Jersey 2825:in cooperation with 2757:Port Morris Junction 2749:Stanhope, New Jersey 2728:, which joined with 2691:Paterson, New Jersey 2585:Rockport train wreck 2444:long-distance trains 2411:Port Morris Junction 2343:, and the two large 2236:Paulins Kill Viaduct 1808:Port Morris Junction 1790:Concrete used (yds) 1722:Port Morris Junction 1431:Port Morris Junction 514:Lackawanna Main Line 341:Port Morris Junction 134:Port Morris Junction 2999:Hampton, New Jersey 2969:The Citizens' Voice 2741:Andover, New Jersey 2616:Decline (1958–1979) 2470:poster showing the 2407:Interlocking towers 2333:reinforced concrete 2321:Paulinskill Viaduct 2093:Johnsonburg station 1928:At Lake Lackawanna 1826:Reinforced concrete 900:Paulinskill Viaduct 651:Lackawanna Old Road 430:Andover, New Jersey 401:Operated through a 392:reinforced concrete 380:Lackawanna Old Road 333:Hoboken, New Jersey 311:(also known as the 99:State of New Jersey 3699:Lackawanna Cut-Off 3486:. March 22, 2023. 3423:Scruton, Bruce A. 3353:, pp. 134–139 2944:on August 10, 2017 2823:New Jersey Transit 2675:Maybrook, New York 2669:). As such, when 2663:High Bridge Branch 2643: 2636:Delaware Water Gap 2511:Lackawanna Limited 2488:Lackawanna Limited 2476: 2439: 2429:Heyday (1911–1958) 2419:Slateford Junction 2417:, New Jersey, and 2329: 2293:Slateford Junction 2160:Blairstown station 1852:Musconetcong River 1828:, closed in 1979. 1746:railroad crossings 1734:Slateford Junction 1726:Delaware Water Gap 1709: 1279:Musconetcong River 575:Slateford Junction 473:Lackawanna Cut-Off 388:railroad crossings 365:Delaware Water Gap 357:Slateford Junction 321:Blairstown Cut-Off 313:New Jersey Cut-Off 309:Lackawanna Cut-Off 143:Slateford Junction 56:Lackawanna Limited 42:Lackawanna Cut-Off 3429:New Jersey Herald 3185:978-0-9607444-2-8 2938:New Jersey Herald 2918:978-0-9607444-2-8 2730:Lackawanna County 2421:in Pennsylvania. 2384:David W. 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