In Farmingdale: Lights at central ave no longer flashing.
Piece of track equipment sitting on the Freehold connection rails just across Railroad Ave from the southern against the brush. Tie / ballast tamper?
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Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:37 pm Going off the pictures Forest posted, it looks like either a tamper or a tie inserter/remover. Probably a tie inserter. I haven’t seen a tamper in the area yet.Going off the grant request, they are going to be using a lot of metal ties. Maybe something to do with that? I did not look too closely but did not see anything that looked like an arm that would swing out to handle ties.
CharlieL wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 6:10 pmI have not seen any metal ties be installed on the Southern yet. All ties that have been installed seem to be brand new wooden creosote treated ties. Thank god. Anything Conrail put in was usually relay NJT ties that were practically shot when they got them.Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:37 pm Going off the pictures Forest posted, it looks like either a tamper or a tie inserter/remover. Probably a tie inserter. I haven’t seen a tamper in the area yet.Going off the grant request, they are going to be using a lot of metal ties. Maybe something to do with that? I did not look too closely but did not see anything that looked like an arm that would swing out to handle ties.
NJTMonmouthCoastline wrote: ↑Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:50 pm A gondola from the train last week caught fire in Red BankCorrection it was for this weeks train. Track ties. Car intact.