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Below is the obituary for Dick Whitehead, who worked in an important role (Movement Director) at the LVRR 1972-1976. Dick was featured in the classic "Railfan" Article "Tracking the Apollos" circa 1975. Dick contributed a wealth of information in the most recent (Vol 6?) Bednar L...

3:45 @ South Amboy on Track 2. CSXT 4429 shf + 11 cars.

badorder wrote:I saw the H-02 go though Netcong around 3:30pm, it had the NS 3010 and NS 6758(SD60i) , I wonder if this the first time that a SD60i has been to Dover?

NY&LB wrote:SA 31 given permission to open switch on Church running track at 3:39 PM

R&DB wrote:SA31 permission to open Church Running at 3:31.

Spotted HO-2 westbound through Denville (via the Morristown Line) at 1:45 pm. Locomotive (couldn't see number from my location), 6 cars and the caboose. I guess coming back from Colgate?

Just came out at South Amboy 4:50pm. Appears to be all lumber this week.

The cars south of Harrison Avenue are vegetable oil, not chemicals. NS serves this customer from Croxton via HX-West End - Morristown Line to Harrison Branch hand switch just west of Kearny Jct. Then go up the Harrison Branch and trail back down on what I guess was the former west leg of the Harriso...

NFL Boulevard will be the attraction for days prior to the big game:

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Th 1/9/14
3:40pm @ South Amboy
CSX 4441 + 13 cars (including 3 open top cars on head end).

Th 1/2/2014 3:45 coming out at South Amboy
NS 5282 plus 10 (8 lumber flats, 2 box).

Thursday 12/19 SA 31 had the NS 5282 and 12 cars; the hind two cars were open top NS gons (empty); reportedly the first cars going to Brick Recycling. Came out at South Amboy around 3:40pm.

Coming out at South Amboy at 3:50 with:
NS 5283
CSXT 2814
11 cars

You can get a good view (albeit distant) in this photo of Dock bridge, taken around 1979. This is from the Historic American Engineering Record online at the LIbrary of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/nj0939.photos.112365p/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return f...

3:04 on the move west from South Amboy with NS 5269 shf and 8 cars.