Comments on: Tuesday Tour of the Port Jervis Line: Campbell Hall

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:26:25 +0000

I recall looking at the Metro North pictures and it seemed like someone rode the train along the line and took pictures as it went along… Note the lighting changes…

By: Adam Moss

Adam Moss — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:48:34 +0000

- The tunnel constructed 1908.

- The original Otisville station was constructed on the main line through downtown Otisville in 1858, and served the Erie for 96 years until a minor rerouting at Graham Junction (FX or Guymard) put a new site for the Otisville station, at which point, a new station depot was constructed (the current site by the way). That was later demolished, and this is the Otisville you have today.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:18:32 +0000

Sorry :(

I did make sure I put the Montgomery Branch detail in, just for you, Adam! Not gonna lie, this really isn’t my area of expertise… :P Since I think you mentioned Otisville as another place with “historical” significance, is there anything you think I should definitely mention when we get there? I guess the interesting part would be the tunnel…

By: Adam Moss

Adam Moss — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:11:34 +0000

No direct mention of MQ Junction? :(

- Nice to see you saw the Campbell Hall station on Montgomery Branch mention I made last week.

- Not many people notice this, but at MQ, the Montgomery Branch went south to the area called Kipps, which had a station before the Mont. Branch met the Main Line near Goshen. At the other side was the Pine Island branch.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:46:50 +0000

Haha, I know, right? That would probably be a whole lot more interesting than “East Penn Railroad” :P

By: Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:16:52 +0000

I didn’t know ESPN had a train!