Lackawanna Cut Affects County

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ALLOWS CURTAILMENT OF TRAINS. SOME DISCONTINUED ON SUSSEX BRANCH

The Public Utilities Commission on Saturday authorized the curtailment of passenger train service on the Lackawanna Railroad between Dover and Phillipsburg and on the Sussex Branch, affective July 15.

It is said the order is substantially a ratification of an agreement reached by the railroad and numerous objectors at a hearing before the Board in Newark May 27. The agreement represented a compromise of the railroad's original plan to eliminate a score of trains. The commission Commented:

"The board congratulates the company and the persons served on their appreciation of the problem and their co-operative spirit in laying a basis for its solving."

The decision considers the financial condition of the Lackawanna. It concedes some of the public will be affected adversely by withdrawal of parts of the service, but stresses the ultimate objective is to maintain preservation of the railroad system.

Proof was offered indicating the proposed curtailment would reduce operating losses about $4,670 a month, after including probable losses in revenue. Traffic checks showed several of the trains carried no passengers and others only a small number.

Trains discontinued that will affect Sussex county are as follows:

Eastward-Newton (12:30 P.M.) to Dover.

Westward- Sundays, Dover, (1:29 P.M.) to Newton.

Eastward- Branchville (6:40 A.M.) to Newton.

Eastward- Branchville (7:03 P.M.) to Newton.

Westward- Newton (6:10 A.M.) to Branchville.

Westward- Netcong (9:45 A.M.) to Newton.

Westward- Newton (Saturday only) (4:08 P.M.) to Branchville.

Westward- Newton (6:43 P.M.) to Branchville.

Westward- Sundays, Netcong (11:03 P.M.) to Branchville.

 

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