There isn't too much action in Holmdel, except the Coast Line. The Coast line has dozens and dozens of NJT trains, and an occasional work train or track car movement (usually late morning, early afternoon) and the occasional freight train heading down to Red Bank and the Southern Secondary, very couple of days.
A good location in Holmdel is at the Centerville Road xing. There is a superelevated curve (trains lean into the curve) right before the crossing adn there aren't too many trees right there at the Xing, allowing a good line of site...there is an EMS building right at the Xing and curve, and on the other side of the tracks, there is a big park. High speeds right there, 70 mph through the curve, with trains accelorating comeing out of it back up to 80.
On the RR, "believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see"
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