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the High Bridge high bridge...

 by SledDawg ¦  Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:26 pm ¦  Forum: Central Railroad Company of New Jersey ¦  Topic: the High Bridge high bridge... ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 5996

Posting here in the newly-reconstituted CNJ Forum and hoping for the best... I've been doing some research on the High Bridge Branch and related, and wanted to bounce something off folks here. We know that the the High Bridge "high bridge" was built in 1852, but filled in between 1859 and ...

Re: The Raritan Valley Line Thread

 by SledDawg ¦  Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:39 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: The Raritan Valley Line Thread… ¦  Replies: 1080 ¦  Views: 340512

FYI: Last week an NJT contractor did some work at High Bridge Station. Repaired the concrete wall and steps on the NW side of the building, which were crumbling and getting dangerous. A worker I spoke to said they would do the Rte. 513/Main Street steps in the spring - they are in better shape (and ...

New Brunswick area rebuilding?

 by SledDawg ¦  Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:50 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦  Topic: New Brunswick area rebuilding? ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 1400

I work in Piscataway and drive down 287S every morning. For the couple of weeks I have seen big flatbeds with tractors labeled Railroad Construction or something like that (I'm going by pretty fast!) loaded with brand new wooden ties getting off the highway at River Road (Exit 9). Anyone know where ...

Re: CNJ Concrete Phone Booths

 by SledDawg ¦  Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:19 pm ¦  Forum: Central Railroad Company of New Jersey ¦  Topic: CNJ Concrete Phone Booths ¦  Replies: 27 ¦  Views: 25438

I think there's one in the woods along the ROW by the river near the Ironton rail trail near Coplay (or is that LV?) Speaking of which, don't forget the beautifully restored booth on the Ironton Rail Trail. Did you look in the old RMC articles posted on the CNJ yahoo groups? There might be a photo i...

Re: LV 4 wheel caboose?

 by SledDawg ¦  Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:55 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh Valley Railroad ¦  Topic: LV 4 wheel caboose? ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 3774

Here is the information from the RR Mus. of PA roster document: 1900c. Lehigh Valley Railroad No. 2606 LVRR Packerton Cupola RR97.39 Ex-Williamsport & North Branch No. 50?, C.W. Sones Car Shops? Lumber Co. Frame, undercarriage & trucks from L&NE tunnel car No. 671. Gift 12/1997 of John G...

Re: LV 4 wheel caboose?

 by SledDawg ¦  Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:16 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh Valley Railroad ¦  Topic: LV 4 wheel caboose? ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 3774

Anyone? I have a few Valley books (but not all the Morning Sun photo books) and I don't find any photos of this car. I've tried searching the RR Mus. of PA archives online, bu the search results are less than satisfying: a few photos indexed with Lehigh Valley and caboose, but there's no indication ...

LV 4 wheel caboose?

 by SledDawg ¦  Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:12 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh Valley Railroad ¦  Topic: LV 4 wheel caboose? ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 3774

I'm thinking about modelling the LV 4-wheel wood caboose #2606 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania using the old Bachmann HO model. It looks pretty close and could be detailed nicely, using the suggestions in the RMC article by DOn Spiro a while back. What's the story with this caboose? Where was...

Re: Phillipsburg rail service—Four years, $90 million

 by SledDawg ¦  Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:27 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Phillipsburg Rail Service—Four Years, $90 Million ¦  Replies: 391 ¦  Views: 136659

This story http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090420/NEWS/904200323/1176/NEWS0302 on myCentraljersey.com says: "The largest project in Hunterdon County slated to receive funding is the replacement of the Raritan Valley Line bridge at Route 31 in Glen Gardner and Hampton" Here's the d...

Pittstown/Clinton Branch info needed

 by SledDawg ¦  Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:07 pm ¦  Forum: Central Railroad Company of New Jersey ¦  Topic: Pittstown/Clinton Branch info needed ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 1570

Hello all. As a result of a recent meeting with a local historian, I've been re-energized to work on my research of the Pittstown/Clinton Branch of the LV. I've learned that the town and Hunterdon County are finally working to stabilize and restore the Pittstown station, outhouse and nearby area. I'...

Re: Peach traffic on the Pittstown Branch

 by SledDawg ¦  Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:00 pm ¦  Forum: Lehigh Valley Railroad ¦  Topic: Peach traffic on the Pittstown Branch ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 3238

Ah, it's good to see that Franklin Township website up again! It was offline for a while and those amazing old photos were inaccessible. I have been trying to research the Pittstown/Clinton Branch for years, and there's very little information. See my post begging for anything and help if you can!

 by SledDawg ¦  Wed May 28, 2008 3:17 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Phillipsburg Rail Service—Four Years, $90 Million ¦  Replies: 391 ¦  Views: 136659

I think a huge number of NIMBYs are going to change their tune as gas (and other) prices continue to rise. I saw an article in the L.A. Times that gave a the current AAA calculation for cost of driving: 56.2 cents a mile including gas, insurance and wear and tear on the car For me it's about 50 mile...

URHS Hickory Creek > when? how?

 by SledDawg ¦  Wed May 28, 2008 2:35 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: URHS Hickory Creek > when? how? ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 671

My NJT RVL trains pass the restored URHS Hickory Creek NYC observation car every day at its storage site in Lebanon. I know it is rented out by private individuals from time to time for runs on Amtrak. From time to time I've seen it on the interchange track near Hudson Tower as I pass by on th NWK>W...

Ballast train in Kearny Yard?

 by SledDawg ¦  Mon May 19, 2008 12:54 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: Ballast train in Kearny Yard? ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 797

I take PATH back and forth between Journal Square and Exchange Place (NJ) every day, giving me good opportunities to observe things in the Kearny intermodal yard and surroundings. This morning I noticed that there was a long train of seemingly brand-new loaded orange CSX ballast hoppers. Any idea wh...

RVL Plainfield bridge work

 by SledDawg ¦  Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:27 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: RVL Plainfield bridge work ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 1127

Can someone explain what is happening here? Are they building sidings/passing tracks? If so, where will the switch(es) off the main be? West of the station? Why is there already ballasted concrete-tie panel track and wood-tie track in place when the bridges themselves seem nowhere near complete? Wha...

 by SledDawg ¦  Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:32 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦  Topic: New Ties along RVL between High Bridge and Glen Gardner ¦  Replies: 73 ¦  Views: 17180

I saw all those ties a couple weeks ago, and so I walked the ROW from the HB commons (old wye) to the station on the weekend. There are many bad ties in the ROW west of the station, all obviously marked for replacement. I doubt this is part of a "soon come" restoration of the line west of ...