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mapreservoir_edited-1.jpg Hey folks-- A few years back, there was a map from the 1920s posted that showed a proposed reservoir north of Mountain View. The idea was to build a dam between where Alps Road is in Wayne, across to Lincoln Park and flood the valley to the north. The map showed the what w...

What do the agents at stations where one daily train do the rest of the day? Just wonderin'

Are there any public or subscription cameras where you can see NJT operations? I'm familiar with Virtual Railfan.com and a few sites like that, but they don't have local cams. I'm also including cameras that aren't necessarily for viewing NJT but happen to catch them in their coverage, like DOT cams...

Are there any public or subscription cameras where you can see NJT operations? I'm familiar with Virtual Railfan.com and a few sites, but they don't have local cams. I'm also including cameras that aren't necessarily for viewing NJT but happen to catch them in their coverage, like DOT cams and thing...

I always thought it would be cool if Metro North rebranded itself "New York Central much in the way Connecticut trains use the New Haven trade dress and signage. New York Central would make perfect sense on the Harlem and Hudson lines, and while not entirely historically correct, it would make ...

Are there any live cameras where you can catch NJ Transit trains? Thanks!

Do does that mean there were five cabs on that train (if you count a cab car)?

That yard was also very isolated and several conductors had been robbed over the years.

Can anybody tell me the reasons for the track layout at the 34th Street station on the Seventh Ave Line? I've wondered why a platform was built between the uptown and downtown express tracks, while the local tracks are on separate platforms on the outside. This differs from most of the other station...

North Jersey Commuter Rail Plan to Be Revived By Commuter Rail Today staff A long-stalled commuter rail project from Sparta to New York City will be revived according to proposals prematurely posted on a Regional Transportation Planning Commission website. The plans, which were intended to be offic...

I wonder if the carpenters at NJT call themselves New Jersey Transit Nail Operations?

The Lincoln Park siding was used extensively during the years after the Montclair Connection opened. An expanded schedule resulted in a mid-morning meet and even one in the afternoon until the schedule was modified. The meets ended with service cuts under the Christie Administration, and the off-pea...

There was a guy who worked in a place that made dentures. His job was to fit new dentures to the mold of the gums of the patient. Sometimes he would not get the denture to fit the mold properly, and the point would come where rather than fix the denture to fit the mold, he would just file down the m...

Wow, I've been away from this board for a while and I just read this. Can't believe it! I, too, never met JT in person, but had many great chats with him here. He was one of the few consistently sane voices on this board. I will miss him!

Here's one I forgot: No flash photography unless previously arranged with the crew. An unexpected flash can blind and distract an engineer.