When the Poughkeepsie bridge burned in 1974, a vital link in the Alphabet Route (NKP/WLE/PWV/WM/RDG/CNJ/LHR/NYNHH) chain was broken. The Alphabet Route provided routings between the Midwest and N... (more)
In 1985, the Susquehanna completed the purchase of the former Lehigh and Hudson River main line between Sparta Junction, New Jersey, and Maybrook, New York. For the next year, the track was rehabi... (more)
Having started their day at 5:00 in the morning, the crew for WS-2 had stopped at Rich's Deli for crew refueling. The local freight was running with one of... (more)