Industrial working in Dayton, NJ - June 2016

I'm new to this forum ... well, new to US railroads for that matter.

However, this struck me as a rare movement on my way home last week. Perhaps it happens every day, but I've not seen any activity on this spur ever in all the time I've driven this commute.

Thursday, June 19, 2016: Spur into Jerich USA, Dayton, NJ. CSX 2798 pushing right to left







I hope it's interesting. If not I'm sure you'll let me know

Nice post, Hymek! Thanks.

Of course, it should be May 2016.

Nice Catch! Yeah I used to commute this way as well. And I'd say once in a blue moon I'd catch the train here. My problem is that I would pass here around 6 -6:30pm the latest. I don't know how often they serve this one industry, which requires them to cross Rt. 522 Ridge Rd. Good chance it's at least once a week. My guess is when they do cross here its more around 7pm onward. You have long shadows in the pictures so looks to be about that time. I do know this train is labeled SA33 out of Browns Yard. It runs 5 days a week in the afternoon/evening. If you can catch again please post.

Not to hijack this thread, but maps shows new track west/south of 95 on the C&A. I'm assuming this is for whatever they're constructing on that huge site there?
Do you guys/gals have any info?
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2950691 ... 312!8i6656" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Good post. The last customer on the line is just north and east of 95. Makes you wonder if their extending the line for another customer.

A few years ago they added extra lanes on the Turnpike in that stretch. My bet is that the new track is related that. If you look at Streetview on the northbound side looking at the tracks going north, you see the same thing -- some new tracks and ballast extending 100 ft or so from the turnpike.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2970414 ... 56!6m1!1e1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Then what looks like the old weedy right of way.

No idea what that new construction project is - the image was from November so probably by now it is close to completed.
Jim S

bigblue5277 wrote:My guess is when they do cross here its more around 7pm onward. You have long shadows in the pictures so looks to be about that time.

Well done Sherlock! It was 7.30pm.

pumpers wrote:A few years ago they added extra lanes on the Turnpike in that stretch. My bet is that the new track is related that. If you look at Streetview on the northbound side looking at the tracks going north, you see the same thing -- some new tracks and ballast extending 100 ft or so from the turnpike.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2970414 ... 56!6m1!1e1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Then what looks like the old weedy right of way.

No idea what that new construction project is - the image was from November so probably by now it is close to completed.
Jim S

ground is prepared but not built yet...

OP was sitting in front of my companies' warehouse. We have a rail spur but haven't had any customers in over two years. They always drilled in the evening/night