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"Federal regulations governing projects that receive federal funding forbid tree and brush removal from April 1st to October 31st due to the mating season of the endangered species, the Indiana bat. (West of Andover, the bat’s mating season is deemed to end on October 1st.)" -- from Chucks...

Work suspended for endangered bat season? https://www.tapinto.net/towns/roxbury/s ... nd-andover

What coaches do they have?

Nice excursion coming up. http://www.woodstowncentral.com/woodsto ... rsions.cfm

Interesting recent history. https://www.nj.com/salem/2017/11/3_mill ... ouris.html

Found this recent article, I hope all these things happened. https://ajot.com/premium/ajot-south-jer ... tics-chain

Were the string of tank cars being stored or ready for movement to Paulsboro?

A very cogent analysis. Bulk commodities produced in NJ would be my guess (and it's only a guess) for future south to north rail business. gravel, sand, rock that sort of thing.

https://www.app.com/story/travel/2016/1 ... /95162612/

While on the topic of future happenings, here’s a rumor I’ve been hearing. Upon completion of the project, C&D will attempt to gain trackage rights on the Amboy Secondary between Jamesburg and Browns Yard to exchange with Conrail there. Supposedly the plan is to park the engines in Jamesburg, b...

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So what do u think section 7S is? 1575 Track feet from a switch just east of Southard ave (MP 24.46) to connection with the Southern at MP 24.76. how many times are ppl gonna ask if there is going to be a south leg of the wye? This is from C&D RFP 2303 Any other questions? https://i.imgur.com/E...

Correction to an earlier statement. Once Farmingdale to Freehold is open two coast line freights will remain. The transfer to browns and whoever works CUTTERS siding in Woodbridge. Thanks. So it's one existing daily freight train removed from the NJCL. Hardly seems like an epic decongestion move.

How many daily freight trains will be removed from NJT's Coast Line when phase 1 is completed?

F&S = Freehold Secondary, and Southern. The work so far, other than tie and signal work on the Southern, has been ripping up the old track between Freehold and the Southern secondary in Farmingdale, re-grading the old roadbed, and putting down new ties and new (reused) track. Mileage wise, just...