Hoppers on former NJT Boonton Line?

Very nice photo there General. Who would expect such a purty photo location in the middle of the mob's cemetary.

Jtgshu wrote:why doesnt NS also use the former main line track for equipment storage.....it looks to be in much better condition than the siding, or did NS remove a section of rail at West ENd

NJT removed the switch for the Boonton Line back in 2003. With DB draw left open and no connection to NJT there is no way to access that portion of the Boonton Line. NJT also tore up the rail on the High Line that use to connect to Bergen Junction on the old Bergen County Line in early 2004.

sullivan1985 wrote:

General wrote:In the picture there is what appears to be remains of overhead catenary and while walking up to the engines I came across some old brown ceramic objects that are used for overhead catenary, was the Boonton Line electrified at one point in time? If so when and why did the wire come down?

No catenary. It's just overhead power lines that are designed to trick us railfans into looking all over the place like crazy to find that answer.

This is how those wires look on the west side of DB.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/26341266/

Those high voltage towers are just there to carry power from the Power Plant to the landfills in North Arlington and other places west. Plus, if you look at them, the beam is way to high above the track for catenary.

Don't worry though, I once thought it was once electrified too, and looked for information for a long time only to find out that the Erie never operated any electrified trains ever.

The structures above the rail line were built by PSE&G to avoid the higher cost of building conventional transmission towers in the swamp. Looking toward the background of the photo, one sees that the circuit changes to conventional lattice towers on the higher ground.

Similar structures were built by JCP&L above the CNJ Southern Division in Monmouth County to avoid the costly need for the utility to acquire a virgin right of way. And PSE&G also did that for same reason above the Staten Island RR east of Aldene.

sullivan1985 wrote:

General wrote:In the picture there is what appears to be remains of overhead catenary and while walking up to the engines I came across some old brown ceramic objects that are used for overhead catenary, was the Boonton Line electrified at one point in time? If so when and why did the wire come down?

No catenary. It's just overhead power lines that are designed to trick us railfans into looking all over the place like crazy to find that answer.

This is how those wires look on the west side of DB.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/26341266/

Those high voltage towers are just there to carry power from the Power Plant to the landfills in North Arlington and other places west. Plus, if you look at them, the beam is way to high above the track for catenary.

Don't worry though, I once thought it was once electrified too, and looked for information for a long time only to find out that the Erie never operated any electrified trains ever.

Excellent shot!