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Re: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration
by NJ Vike ¦ Wed May 04, 2011 7:02 am ¦ Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦ Topic: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration ¦ Replies: 6078 ¦ Views: 1524114Re: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration
by NJ Vike ¦ Sun May 01, 2011 12:46 am ¦ Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦ Topic: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration ¦ Replies: 6078 ¦ Views: 1524114Being from the Andover area, I know that there would be quite a few people that would drop 80 in a heartbeat. Possibly dumping bus service too. Those that have to commute via 15 to get the train in Dover would also appreciate the service here too as RT15 is horrible. Just my two cents as they say. Ken
Re: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration
by NJ Vike ¦ Sun May 01, 2011 12:42 am ¦ Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦ Topic: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration ¦ Replies: 6078 ¦ Views: 1524114Mac Carter wrote:A little bit of a diversion, but still on topic (I hope). Would going to Andover open up re-use of the Roseville tunnel? Here's a video of it in "the day."Excellent! Thanks for posting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JuVIwg00yA
Ken
Re: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration
by NJ Vike ¦ Sat Apr 23, 2011 4:48 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦ Topic: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration ¦ Replies: 6078 ¦ Views: 1524114uzplayer wrote:Finally some visible progress! Hopefully no delays with this one.Too bad they don't complete the line
Re: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration
by NJ Vike ¦ Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:00 am ¦ Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦ Topic: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration ¦ Replies: 6078 ¦ Views: 1524114Steve F45 wrote:Will that road in the pics be the only at grade crossing?
After seeing the line I would say yes but I'm not 100% sure. I don't see how it can be avoided.
Ken
Re: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration
by NJ Vike ¦ Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:48 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦ Topic: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration ¦ Replies: 6078 ¦ Views: 1524114uzplayer wrote:Any pics?
I stopped by today but forgot the camera so the only pics I have come from iPhone. The location is Brooklyn Stanhope Road.
I will be going back on Sunday to take pics with a real camera and to explore it.
Pics at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erielackawanna
Re: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration
by NJ Vike ¦ Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:44 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦ Topic: Lackawanna Cutoff Passenger Service Restoration ¦ Replies: 6078 ¦ Views: 1524114uzplayer wrote:Any pics?The location is Brooklyn-Stanhope Road.
Here are some pictures I took with my iPhone that came out ok. I will be going back on Sunday morning to get better pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erielackawanna
Re: Freight line in Bloomfield
by NJ Vike ¦ Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:24 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: Freight line in Bloomfield ¦ Replies: 13 ¦ Views: 2566Ken, Yeah, it was great thanks! I just hope the NS doesn't formally abandon the Orange Branch, and lower Boonton line since there are no longer any customers left!! It would be impossible to bring it back once the rails are lifted! :-( Steve, I'm with you. Once it's gone, it's gone. Someone says th...
Re: Freight line in Bloomfield
by NJ Vike ¦ Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:21 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: Freight line in Bloomfield ¦ Replies: 13 ¦ Views: 2566Thanks John.
Any activity on the Newark Branch lately?
Re: Freight line in Bloomfield
by NJ Vike ¦ Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:51 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: Freight line in Bloomfield ¦ Replies: 13 ¦ Views: 2566Glad you guys enjoyed the tour. I do have some pictures with steam running under the Arlington Avenue Bridge near Westinghouse before Westinghouse was there. I believe it was around 1922 when the land was still farm area. In addition to that, I do have several pictures of diesel near Lewellan statio...
Re: Freight line in Bloomfield
by NJ Vike ¦ Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:28 am ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: Freight line in Bloomfield ¦ Replies: 13 ¦ Views: 2566airman00 wrote:Nice pictures, but that is real sadTruly sad to see a once busy line. WIth customers like Westinhouse, Hartz Mountain, Chevy or GM, Charms?another old rail line biting the dust. Freight customers in NJ are disappearing fast.
Re: Freight line in Bloomfield
by NJ Vike ¦ Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:02 am ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: Freight line in Bloomfield ¦ Replies: 13 ¦ Views: 2566This is/was the Erie's Orange Branch. It branched off the NY&GL in the Forrest Lake section of Newark and it's western terminus was located in West Orange, NJ. The last passenger service was in 1955. Freight was big at one time but it dwindled down to just Hartz Mountain which is now leaving to ...
Re: Trains in Brigantine
by NJ Vike ¦ Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:25 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains in Brigantine ¦ Replies: 54 ¦ Views: 19016Thanks for sharing.
Are you going to be exploring the way back to the main?
Re: Trains in Brigantine
by NJ Vike ¦ Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:09 am ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains in Brigantine ¦ Replies: 54 ¦ Views: 19016Please post here as many of us have subscribed to this thread. So, whenever someone posts here, we're notified.
Thanks again!
Re: Trains in Brigantine
by NJ Vike ¦ Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:17 pm ¦ Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦ Topic: Trains in Brigantine ¦ Replies: 54 ¦ Views: 19016Thanks for keeping this post alive and looking forward to pictures.