Capturing the ex-Erie in Rutherford, NJ
Sunday, 06 June 2010 21:07
Mike Dodge
Nearly 50 years after the Erie Railroad merged with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, an Erie diamond still adorns this bridge which spans Hackensack Street in Rutherford, NJ. (Kurt Lewandowski photo 7 February 2010)
In 2007, when Norfolk Southern announced plans to abandon the ex-Erie Lackawanna Carlton Hill branch in Rutherford, NJ, Kurt Lewandowski began photographing the remaining physical evidence of the line, as well as some nearby locations along what is now designated NJ Transit's Bergen County Line. To view some of what he found, click on the "read more" icon.
Last Updated on Thursday, 10 June 2010 20:24
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Diamond Rails Revisited #92 Photo Extra
Monday, 27 April 2009 21:13
Mike Dodge
We received a number of photographs for consideration for Diamond Rails Revisited #92 which we weren't able to include due to space considerations. With thanks to Todd Hollritt, Phil Jaeger and Rob Piecuch we present them here. Just click on "read more" to see them.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 20:06
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Revisiting a Pocono Tradition: Steamtown's Ice Harvest Train
Wednesday, 08 April 2009 13:39
Mike Dodge
Canadian National Mikado 3254 storms past the Elmhurst signal bridge on January 17, 2009. (Photo by Gary Pancavage)
A very cold, very clear January morning in the Pocono Mountains provided the perfect setting for Steamtown's annual Ice Harvest Train which ran from Scranton to Tobyhanna, PA. The excursion,
Last Updated on Friday, 04 June 2010 19:30
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Vol. 22, No. 1 Diamond Rails Revisited Supplement
Saturday, 20 December 2008 23:19
The following link will open a supplement to the Diamond Rails Revisted column published in Extra Board No. 87 that is bound in Volume 22, Number 1 of The Diamond. Mike Dodge's popular column was inadvertently omitted and is avaialable here in its entity.
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 December 2008 23:20
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