I'm loving this series , I recently got into Norfolk Southern history which led me to this subject ,and have greatly enjoyed your work on this series ,great stories , great photo's and great camera work ,make's me feel like I'm able to stand there and look around myself as you tell the story......I look forward to the rest ,though I actually started on 6 and had to backtrack...cheers to a job well done!
Thanks for the comeback on Johnsonburg station. I am enjoying your research on the cutoff. You've done a wonderful job. Jerrry Chruz and I worked on the ELRR. Jerry was an agent-operator and he is very knowledgeable about rail ops. Jerry was always a pleasure to work with and talk to. GJK
The one regret that Jerry expressed, which we didn't capture, was that he had not continued with railroading. His mother was ill and he was forced to come back and take care of the store and other things. His heart was really in railroading, probably as much as anyone I've ever met.
I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to create and share these videos. It certainly presents an informative and well-thought out view on the history of the rail line. The down to earth style of the videos also lends an interesting perspective. I hope all goes well with the restoration project.
Thank you, Jo. I'm thrilled to hear that. I enjoy doing the "project" immensely. To your point, so far it has mostly been history. I hope to give viewers an appreciation of the subject, which I think is crucial because at some point I'll get into the future of the line in much greater detail.
The Johnsonburg station was set on fire by vandals. The roof and wooden components burned but the cement structure remained intact. The station was demolished for safety reasons. GJK Hackettstown, former EL, NJT retired.
There appear to be different versions of that story. Officially, the station was not to be demolished. But, I suspect that the message that was communicated was to take it down, and that was done by "mistake", which was the official explanation that I've heard afterwards. The problem with Johnsonburg station was that there was absolutely nothing around it (even though it was fairly close to Kerrs Corner Road) so when vandals hung around there there wasn't anyone to "supervise" the place.
Dam shame it was a nice little station , was still there when I moved to this area in 2000 ..there was another building on site too , which was further gone , but I remember seeing a large boiler inside
Great story. I am learning so much about RR history. Thank-you, Chuck.
Well done! Thanks for doing this.
>^. .^< Interesting glimnce into Mr. Chrusz's personal history of our local area.
I'm loving this series , I recently got into Norfolk Southern history which led me to this subject ,and have greatly enjoyed your work on this series ,great stories , great photo's and great camera work ,make's me feel like I'm able to stand there and look around myself as you tell the story......I look forward to the rest ,though I actually started on 6 and had to backtrack...cheers to a job well done!
Thank you!
Thanks for the comeback on Johnsonburg station. I am enjoying your research on the cutoff. You've done a wonderful job. Jerrry Chruz and I worked on the ELRR. Jerry was an agent-operator and he is very knowledgeable about rail ops. Jerry was always a pleasure to work with and talk to. GJK
The one regret that Jerry expressed, which we didn't capture, was that he had not continued with railroading. His mother was ill and he was forced to come back and take care of the store and other things. His heart was really in railroading, probably as much as anyone I've ever met.
I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to create and share these videos. It certainly presents an informative and well-thought out view on the history of the rail line. The down to earth style of the videos also lends an interesting perspective. I hope all goes well with the restoration project.
Thank you, Jo. I'm thrilled to hear that. I enjoy doing the "project" immensely. To your point, so far it has mostly been history. I hope to give viewers an appreciation of the subject, which I think is crucial because at some point I'll get into the future of the line in much greater detail.
Thousands of miles of tracks disappeared when conrail pulled up those old tracks.
The amount of infrastructure lost is immense.
The Johnsonburg station was set on fire by vandals. The roof and wooden components burned but the cement structure remained intact. The station was demolished for safety reasons. GJK Hackettstown, former EL, NJT retired.
There appear to be different versions of that story. Officially, the station was not to be demolished. But, I suspect that the message that was communicated was to take it down, and that was done by "mistake", which was the official explanation that I've heard afterwards. The problem with Johnsonburg station was that there was absolutely nothing around it (even though it was fairly close to Kerrs Corner Road) so when vandals hung around there there wasn't anyone to "supervise" the place.
Dam shame it was a nice little station , was still there when I moved to this area in 2000 ..there was another building on site too , which was further gone , but I remember seeing a large boiler inside
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