CR on the Southern Secondary

Lined and Locked normal 3:34 PM

Should make Bank by 4:10, a little earlier than usual. They tryig to beat the rain? I would.

Just in time for our weekly Thursday major storm, this one with tornado watches (re- News12NJ). Be careful out there.

GSC wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:55 pm Just in time for our weekly Thursday major storm, this one with tornado watches (re- News12NJ). Be careful out there.

Watching the radar live. They should make at least Farmingdale before it hits.

R&DB wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:38 am

#1576871 by ExCon90
Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:01 pm

Yeah, Pretty much anything between Washington and Boston is considdeered East - West. Some of the short lines (like RBMN} might be North - South.
Everthing in South Jersey is East of PHilly. Everthing N, W, SW,NW & S of NYC is West. The Southern's trains run East to Essay, Then West for the rest of the trip to Lakewood.

From the 1976 Conrail ETT Number 3 for all of the CNJ. Regarding the CNJ Southern Secondary, in Table 14 it says:
"The direction from Bank to Bridgeton is Westward."

That was 1976 - I think someone earlier in this thread said it may have changed to N/S since then.

Clear of BANK interlocking on the Southern Secondary 4:22 PM

Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:23 pm Clear of BANK interlocking on the Southern Secondary 4:22 PM

Must have got hung up on NJT. Maybe delayed at RARE. If they stay at 10 mph and don't dawdle they'll make F'dale before the rain.
EDIT: 4:51 pm, storm sped up. Probably raining in F'Dale now. But no lightning. (Nearest is around Wlkes Barre)
EDIT: 5:18 LIGHTNING near Phillipsburg and Paterson. Hope they can finish Extech soon.
EDIT: 6:00 Major lightning cell just N of Trenton moving ESE toward Lakewood. Wish I could get this info to SA31. Sources Nat Weather Serv and Lightningmaps.org

SA31 went through Farmingdale without stopping at 6:00PM.

Approaching Squankum Yellowbrook Rd 6:06 PM

Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:06 pm SA31 went through Farmingdale without stopping at 6:00PM.

Approaching Squankum Yellowbrook Rd 6:06 PM

Did they pick up Extech?

Through Old Tavern Rd 6:13 PM

Been waiting for the train for nearly 45 minutes at Maxim Southard Rd. Guess they took a break.

NWS just issued a tornado warning for the area where they are sitting. Most of that section is in a cut, so they'll be below grade, (I used to live a 1/2 mile from there and know it well.) One of the safest places to park during a storm. (Under I-195 cut)

@R&DB The train still hasn’t moved yet.

Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:24 pm @R&DB The train still hasn’t moved yet.

See my prtvious. Hiding from the storm.

I’m picking up the EOTD transmission from Maxim. Couldn’t hear it earlier, so I guess he’s moving.

The tornado warning for this area is supposed to expire at 7:45 or so