On one of those capricious spring days when the sun is in and out of the clouds, and at a time when there was still some auto parts business from the GM and Ford plants at Linden and Metuchen, NJ,... (more)

This was the place to be to witness mountain railroading in the east. CR volumes were heavy with manifest traffic, vans and mineral freight. Most tonnage outfits had helpers in both directions and... (more)