What businesses are served directly (rail spur) by NS on between Hackettstown and Phillipsburg, NJ? If any?
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Scrap The U34CH wrote:Yes, MnM does get service. I forgot about them.Isn't M&M east of the Hackettstown train station?
Lackawanna484 wrote:Yeah, I think MnM is indeed a bit east of Hackettstown Train Station. Not sure about how much service they get though.Scrap The U34CH wrote:Yes, MnM does get service. I forgot about them.Isn't M&M east of the Hackettstown train station?
How frequently does M&M get service now? I understood they had switched to mostly truck a few years ago, so a return to rail is a big plus.
njt4172 wrote:My friend lives in Hackettstown and said he doesn't think M&M now called Master foods gets anything shipped by rail. I will have to further investigate this....I thought Mars was off the NS grid, altogether, although they do get a special shipment every once in a purple moon. Mars received a shipment last year which caused people to rush to Hackettstown to photo the event
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Lackawanna484 wrote:There's a large chemicals / fertilizer plant about two miles west of Hackettstown. Always has covered hoppers in their yard.I live across the street from M&M mars, and I am getting very familar with the area. I don't know what plant your talking about. The only plant I know of on the line is BASF in washington about 15 miles west of Hackettstown. This is the largest customer on the secondary for NS. Although from what I've been told and from what I've seen it seems that the switch jobs running in and out of BASF for the last month have been quick to drop off and pick up. Could just be the normal cycle of business but if BASF was to drop its rail deliveries I don't know if NS would be intrested in keeping the secondary operating. There is also a lumber and plastics company on the old old main in washington, but they are small time customers (AFAIK).
washingtonsecondary wrote:Come out of the NJT Hackettstown station, and turn right onto the main road (Rockport Road?). Head southwest, and pass under the narrow bridge, and go up the hill on the main road, in the direction of the Pheasant Farm. The railroad is now on your left.Lackawanna484 wrote:There's a large chemicals / fertilizer plant about two miles west of Hackettstown. Always has covered hoppers in their yard.I live across the street from M&M mars, and I am getting very familar with the area. I don't know what plant your talking about. The only plant I know of on the line is BASF in washington about 15 miles west of Hackettstown.