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"The Atlantic Highlands service ended with the October 1966 schedule change."

Anyone know why the Atl Highlands trains were still in the Form 102 public timetable for 30 Oct 1966? A last-minute discontinuance approval?

It enlarges nicely

https://digital.hagley.org/70_200_05467

In the lower left corner are four bridges over a street-- that's three tracks and a platform? Same east of the station?

STrRedWolf wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:05 amHorseshoe Curve has a speed limit of 30 MPH freight, 44 MPH passenger

It was for a streetcar -- dunno how long they ran over it. Is it still there?

Guess this must be around 1930 -- who can date it better?

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Does the CZ ever ride on the original Transcontinental Railroad? Like they said, it's only on the traditional Overland Route for a fraction of the trip. But even then it's not usually on the "original Transcontinental Railroad", tho it's often close. Lots of realignments since 1869. The b...

Never heard of this -- on weekends in summer 1986 NJ Transit had a train from Suffern to Bay Head and back. Did it run thru the Erie tunnel or what? (Schedule Harmon Cove to Long Branch was 80 minutes https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1986-NEW-JERSEY-TRANSIT-Bergen-Jersey-Shore-Express-Train-MAP-SCHE...

No doubt the north track is the original line -- westward climb is 0.6% on the north track and 0.4% on the south.

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Those rust-color upside-down-T things next to the catenary wire -- what are they for? Are they hanging from the crosswire?

The tracks aren't being moved farther apart, now or in the future?

If you're searching, try searching for Sanford's -- I'm guessing that's the spelling.

If we can believe the date on this pic http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/25904" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; the tank wasn't there in 1947. But probably there soon after, so no help. The dark-on-light number on the car at r...

AC4619 wrote:Metroliners of past eras were able to make a 2.5 hr schedule work

North Rahway isn't in the 1/93 timetable; it is in the 4/92.

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ExCon90 wrote:The rates were the same on all railroads until...

First guess: as built, the car had a diesel to power air conditioning etc, and that's the exhaust. Apparently Amtrak decided HEP could power the car adequately, so no more diesel.