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

By: Some Guy Named Jim

Some Guy Named Jim — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 06:04:13 +0000

Aww, was hoping to see a picture of my car here. My dad commuted from here from 2007-2013 for a job in NY on the weekdays. Car he drove back then is the car I own now. Anyhow, neat to see the station circa 2012 again.

By: Pullman Porter

Pullman Porter — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:17:00 +0000

Does anyone know the date and the name of the last passenger to stop at Port Jervis? Also do you have the names of other trains that also stopped at PJ?

Thank you,

Pullman Porter

By: Old Geezer

Old Geezer — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:40:33 +0000

As a sometime film crew dog I had a gig where the action was being shot further up the old Erie line in a hotel in Shohola. Well, Shohola is the location of a famous Civil War train wreck (don’t worry, I’ve already got the documentary screen play registered with WGA). So I was much into train stuff that week.

Anyway, a few of the actors had to get back to the city early so I had to go down and scope out the Port Jervis station for them and let them know the times and so on. Was pleased to see that the old turntable (this was at least 6 years ago) had not been torn up.

That area of PA is an alternative livability site for actors/crew who need to work in NYC but prefer to live among farmers and cows. Problem for these folks is that PA has almost become as politically reactionary a place to live as some of the deep south states.

So it goes.

By: Backshophoss

Backshophoss — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:27:24 +0000

In reply to Adam Moss.

Mr Moss,ConRail created “New Jersey Commuter Region”
around 01/01/1983,”CP Sparrow’ was the “Region Post” MP89.9,
that was controled by Northeastern Region Dispatchers.
Basicly Hoboken dispatch stopped at Port Jervis,the 2 miles were
the “buffer” zone.
When Conrail was created,the old E-L division post was kept at
MP213 near BD tower.

By: Adam Moss

Adam Moss — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:29:00 +0000

In reply to Backshophoss. Yes, both the roundhouse and station depot were not in great shape. The roundhouse met arsonists in 1987, oh what a world we live in. The depot was restored some time before 1994. Now I need to note this, the Erie's New York Division on the Main Line didn't end at Port Jervis technically. (As you'd assume it should) It ended at Sparrowbush, a couple miles north. There, the Delaware Division continued north to Susquehanna, Pennsylvania

By: Backshophoss

Backshophoss — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:32:52 +0000

Do you have any photos of the “restored” station bldg?
Port Jervis was a”divison point” at some point,had a working turntable, Roundhouse and a small freight yard. Norfolk Southern’s ex erie
“Southern Tier ” starts just past MN’s layup yard
Just before ConRail tore up the old main line and the “forced” reroute
via the Graham Branch there was a “fantrip” on the old route,
if memory serves, the station was boarded up and the roundhouse was
in sorry condition,but safe to walk thru. This was sponsored by one of
local NJ chapters of NRHS,the date,however escapes me.

By: Adam Moss

Adam Moss — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:16:53 +0000

– The last train to serve the Erie Depot was in 1974.

– I would vote Port Jervis as the lamest station on the line, for 1 reason, what is there to it?

– There nearby is Locomotive 833, which was an Erie locomotive commonly used for the Lake Cities, the passenger/mail run that was discontinued on January 5, 1970 .

I will get into more when I can.