If you look closely on Google Earth there appears to be a ROW heading through Fairfield.
It starts at some sand plant near I-80, if you go down to where Horseneck Road goes under I-80 you'll notice some wide opening looking east from the road. The ROW is hard to trace through this area, but it probably curved east then ran diagonally south, where the houses are. The ROW then appears again and seems to cross Route 46 before also crossing Fairfield Road near the American Red Cross building. If you go to this very spot you can find an old telephone pole facing diagonally. The ROW passes through some industrial areas (which may have had rail service) and then runs along the northern reaches of Essex County Airport. After crossing a busy road (forgot what it was called) the ROW runs along a ridge before disappearing in a set of condos in Little Falls (?) The ROW becomes very hard to trace from here, it likely heads to a now unnoticeable junction with the Montclair-Boonton Line. If anyone knows anything about this ROW or if it was even used for rail or not, a response would be appreciated.
I recall trying to investigate the ROW via Historic Aerials, but finding nothing of interest. Maybe I was wrong?
It starts at some sand plant near I-80, if you go down to where Horseneck Road goes under I-80 you'll notice some wide opening looking east from the road. The ROW is hard to trace through this area, but it probably curved east then ran diagonally south, where the houses are. The ROW then appears again and seems to cross Route 46 before also crossing Fairfield Road near the American Red Cross building. If you go to this very spot you can find an old telephone pole facing diagonally. The ROW passes through some industrial areas (which may have had rail service) and then runs along the northern reaches of Essex County Airport. After crossing a busy road (forgot what it was called) the ROW runs along a ridge before disappearing in a set of condos in Little Falls (?) The ROW becomes very hard to trace from here, it likely heads to a now unnoticeable junction with the Montclair-Boonton Line. If anyone knows anything about this ROW or if it was even used for rail or not, a response would be appreciated.
I recall trying to investigate the ROW via Historic Aerials, but finding nothing of interest. Maybe I was wrong?
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