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Re: More trains on the CNJ main in Elizabeth |
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Posted by WillD on Sat Apr 25 02:42:43 2009, in response to Re: More trains on the CNJ main in Elizabeth, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Apr 25 00:30:48 2009. The pix are from the time the ICC started attacking passenger rail in earnest. (1956 and 1957. I know the brilliant color might trick you into thinking these pix are from the 21st Century and all, but really, they're from over a half-century ago.So that's when they were weighed down by money losing passenger routes and lacked the financial wherewithall to make the sort of improvements the Pennsy did to make their service far more viable. The PRR was in a similar condition until the magical NECIP came along, remember, or maybe the rails were worse. (Apart from the electrification, that is.) And the cab signalling, and the electrification is a major improvement. Hell, the Pennsy built their own route into NYC while the also-rans stuck with lackluster ferry connections. |
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