New Jersey Seashore Lines: was CNJ being cleard Woodmansie>N

If you load up google earth, you can follow the tracks for a good ways along the route and see the tracks and trestles in places. I have a link posted on another site. I will see if I can find it.

Old maps that might be of some interest.

http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/HISTORICALM ... roads.html

Copied from my post in another forum a few years ago.

"I have Google Earth and plugged this in and followed it up to the Route 72 Bridge. Started from here:

Here is the GPS Position for Waterford Twp. :N39 41.219 W74 48.757

What looks like a bridge :Bridge" lat=39.7495941385, lon=-74.6935727576

Another Bridge : "Bridge 2" lat=39.7551450712, lon=-74.6791455855

Chatsworth Fire House: "Chatsworth Fire House" lat=39.8184391524, lon=-74.5358709361

If you keep following the row you will see the route 72 bridge and more. I zoomed in and tilted it on and angle so I can see what was coming ahead. Pretty neat. "

wolfboy8171981 wrote:

Blackseal Jim wrote:Don't look for many more until it gets warmer. It's hard to change out ties that are frozen into the ground.

I want to know whats going to go on with the RT530,RT539 and Mt Misery grade crossings. That will be the sign of progress.

I agree with you on that. We'll have to see what may happen this spring.

Are those grade crossings "exempt" or still considered active? The ones along the OOS part of the Freehold line aren't exempt, buses still have to stop for them, curious if the Southern crossings are still "active".

GSC wrote:Are those grade crossings "exempt" or still considered active? The ones along the OOS part of the Freehold line aren't exempt, buses still have to stop for them, curious if the Southern crossings are still "active".

I dunno, the one at howell road has no crossbucks anymore, theres just a sign that says BUMP now haha. Its really not that bad, the one on fairfield road is much more of a bump I think!

Grade separation would be advantageous.

Matt Johnson wrote:Grade separation would be advantageous.

Why?

It figures, the Southern is on the cusp of being rehabed and I havent seen the ground this frozen this quick in about 7 years ! Cant wait to see what the spring will bring for the Southern Div.
Jim H

wolfboy8171981 wrote:Why?

It would make it easier to upgrade the route to 220 mph standards.

220 MPH? You have to be kidding. A lot of people would be happy to see the line put back in service and upgraded to 25 MPH. Parts of it were only good for 10 back in CNJ days.

Or is this another thinly veiled suggestion that the Blue Comet return, and on its original route? Let's see how well, or poorly, ACES does over the next few years-

I'd like to see the Blue Comet restored using equipment such as this operating at speeds above 200 mph!

Matt Johnson wrote:

wolfboy8171981 wrote:Why?

It would make it easier to upgrade the route to 220 mph standards.

You need to see a whole team of specialists.

It would be nice after they get it up and running to see them upgrade the line to a faster speed.

This is going to be an industrial track hauling sand cars. If it is upgraded above 10 mph, I would be surprised.

If the track was any faster, what would the train crew do for the rest of the day?

wolfboy8171981 wrote:

Matt Johnson wrote:

wolfboy8171981 wrote:Why?

It would make it easier to upgrade the route to 220 mph standards.

You need to see a whole team of specialists.

ROFLOL!! Best line I've heard in a looong time.....
Thanks, Wolf........