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Forgotten History
of the
Serviss Branch Lyles Station
South River’s other
station – Summer Hill
Recently I discovered some
documents that have been scanned in by Google.
The “Annual Report of the State Board of Assessors of the State of
Version 1.0
Annual Report of the State Board
of Assessors of the State of
Amazing! The lost
It also confirms my suspicion that there was only one station, shared by both passengers and freight.
As a comparison, the original Parlin station was only valued at $500 in 1913!
Annual Report of the State Board
of Assessors of the State of
Official Maps of the
Location of the station on the Sayreville Branch from an early map. This station was listed as passenger and freight station, and measured 13x40 feet, and being valued at $650, was quite expensive.
Serviss Branch –
Lyles Station dimensions and value
Serviss Branch –
Shared Water Tank dimensions and value
Annual Report of the State Board
of Assessors of the State of
The long lost Lyles Station on the Serviss Branch was actually larger than the Sayreville Station, being 15x40 feet and having a value of $750. What’s interesting to note is proof of the “shared water tank”, which was also worth a significant amount of money. This water tank was shared with one of the narrow gauge lines that ran around the Serviss Branch.
See the original page here:
Forgotten traces as seen in the maps from 1915-1940
Official Maps of the
Lyles Station was located on the Serviss Branch. It was located at the cross roads of a narrow gauge line used by National Pyrogranite.
Official Maps of the
Note the “shared
water tower” in the center of the map, listed as
Annual Report of the State Board
of Assessors of the State of
Wow! I never heard of this! The city of
Annual Report of the State Board of
Assessors of the State of
The tax info shows
that the
Annual Report of the State Board of
Assessors of the State of
In 1909,
Where was Summer Hill?
And how long did it last as a stop?
Being a frame shed worth only $50, it was merely
a platform with a cover over it, similar to Van Deventers or (
Annual Report of the State Board of
Assessors of the State of
Now Melfort at least shows up in my 1912 timetable, but Summer Hill is a mystery!
1912 Time Table – all pages
http://www.raritanriver-rr.com/TT03181912.htm
All Timetables
http://www.raritanriver-rr.com/TimeTables8.htm
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References:
Annual Report of the State Board
of Assessors of the State of
Annual Report of the State Board
of Assessors of the State of
Annual Report of the State Board
of Assessors of the State of
Official Maps of the