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I was in Louisiana last week heading eastbound on I-190 toward Baton Rouge paralleling what I believe is a UP main. I spotted an eastbound mixed freight just west of Livonia. The front-end contained about 15 or so Tropicana cars. Any idea where the juice cars were coming from? Replies specific to Ci...

I had an impromptu tour of an old barn in Clark and the owner noted that the barn contained some railroad artifacts. The artifacts turned out to be some salvaged timbers that the original farmers (when building the barn) apparently bought from, or were provided by, the Central Railroad of New Jersey...

I was tracking that listing for some time via the Scranton MLS. I noticed within the last month that the listing is no longer posted. Not sure if it sold or if it was removed by the seller. Asking price held at $380,000 for the duration.

Oak Ridge Golf Course in Clark is closing with plans to turn the space into public access. Plans include turning the golf cart paths into bike paths. The view from Live Search maps shows one of those paths running close to the Lehigh Line (enter "Robinson Street, Clark" in any map search e...

Starrucca House station is back on the market after an absence. Same list price ($380,000), however the new listing has some great interior shots. Follow the link.... http://www.northeastpamls.com/content/SearchForProperties.htm This will bring you to the Scranton MLS service. Enter 380000 for the m...

Place has been for sale for some time..asking price $380,000. According to the real estate agent....original owner ran the restaurant / catering business / reception hall. Original owner died or gave control to the children who ran the business for some time, but now want out. Supposedly, when the o...

From the December 19 Union County edition of the Ster-Ledger... Link... http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/union/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1198053387132420.xml&coll=1 Story... Cargo rail service expected by July Cranford-Linden line restoration near end Wednesday, December 19, 2007 BY GABRIEL H. GLUCK S...

Still for sale at $900,000. Up the road, the Kingston Roundhouse, which was on the market a few years ago for about $200,000 (came with 4 acres) has been demolished a few months back.

Follow the link for more information about the bridge and removal... http://forums.railfan.net/forums.cgi?board=CNJ;action=display;num=1018819997 There is another location (I believe within RAILROAD.NET), which I cannot find, that had some real interesting grade-level pictures of the bridge just bef...

Well, the dirty deed has been done....the Kingston Roundhouse is no more. As of this weekend (9/1/07), the only thing that remained was the concrete pad and the piers that once supported the main columns. The work must have just been done as there was still demo equipment on site as well as a residu...

Not everyone bidding will be interested in running a restaurant, let alone one with a railroad theme. Nowadays, townhouses and condos occupy every square inch of the Jersey shore. Winning bidder may be willing to get rid of the rolling stock to anyone willing to pay for removal (which can be pricey)...

Received notice of a pending bankruptcy auction of a "Casey Jones" restaurant on Long Branch on August 22. Noticed a boxcar in the background.

Follow the link for details....

http://www.maxspann.com/

Perhaps, and similar to the "Fallen Flags" forum, a "Fallen NJT Directors" forum needs to be created.

Well, they got some more bucks... Linden-Cranford rail link gets funding DOT's $2.9 million could mean completion in months Tuesday, June 19, 2007 BY GABRIEL H. GLUCK Star-Ledger Staff The state Department of Transportation has released $2.9 million to complete the restoration of the old Staten Isla...

The DL&W Hunlock Creek (PA) station is currently for sale. A mere $900,000 will get you the station, plus 172 acres, a former post office building, a 3-bedroom ranch house and 2,800 feet of Susquehanna River frontage (recently, the Susquehanna has been more "surroundage" rather than fr...