by Coast Line Railfan
Woooo boy, I've been missing my email notifications.
As for the C&D, as I've said before it is a *rumor* (which is most of what gets talked about here) that they were interested in purchasing the FIT and SOUS.
Woodmansie to Winslow will never come back, I honestly can't name a good reason for it to do so, and it will cost hundreds of millions to restore, all for essentially no purpose.
"Conrail no longer wants to deal with Sayreville" is funnier than saying pigs fly. The SA-22 always makes a good profit, and the SA-31 does some days as well. Most recently, the Amboy Secondary has regained three new customers in the past three months; Tulnoy, Onestop, and PSS. Someone must be doing something right for that to happen.
Brick Recycling did cease service in March or May of 2019, but have seriously considered regaining service. A few employees have chatted with friends of mine, and have said they were considering it.
From what I have heard, the plastics factory closed and changed hands. It is now some business that deals with boats for something, thus they didn't need any rail service. As for north of Sayreville, yes they are TONS of freight movements up there, and more on the NEC. If the NEC had even more stringent restrictions than NJT, you wouldn't see half as much freight move through there, which makes you think the NJT "regulations" aren't really as strict as they've been portrayed.
All of the "management" accusations, I think, are still pretty far fetched, as no one has really provided any detailed descriptions, other than those from "locals."
In terms of who is more active, I'd still say North Jersey is by far more. Consider the 4 liquid terminals that get units trains almost every day, the various ExpressRail terminals, Kearny, Elizabethport, and Staten Island trash, and that's an easy 10-15 jobs right there. Then factor in all the hump, yard, dockside, and customer locals and I'd say you have a fair lead over SJ.
As for the C&D, as I've said before it is a *rumor* (which is most of what gets talked about here) that they were interested in purchasing the FIT and SOUS.
Woodmansie to Winslow will never come back, I honestly can't name a good reason for it to do so, and it will cost hundreds of millions to restore, all for essentially no purpose.
"Conrail no longer wants to deal with Sayreville" is funnier than saying pigs fly. The SA-22 always makes a good profit, and the SA-31 does some days as well. Most recently, the Amboy Secondary has regained three new customers in the past three months; Tulnoy, Onestop, and PSS. Someone must be doing something right for that to happen.
Brick Recycling did cease service in March or May of 2019, but have seriously considered regaining service. A few employees have chatted with friends of mine, and have said they were considering it.
From what I have heard, the plastics factory closed and changed hands. It is now some business that deals with boats for something, thus they didn't need any rail service. As for north of Sayreville, yes they are TONS of freight movements up there, and more on the NEC. If the NEC had even more stringent restrictions than NJT, you wouldn't see half as much freight move through there, which makes you think the NJT "regulations" aren't really as strict as they've been portrayed.
All of the "management" accusations, I think, are still pretty far fetched, as no one has really provided any detailed descriptions, other than those from "locals."
In terms of who is more active, I'd still say North Jersey is by far more. Consider the 4 liquid terminals that get units trains almost every day, the various ExpressRail terminals, Kearny, Elizabethport, and Staten Island trash, and that's an easy 10-15 jobs right there. Then factor in all the hump, yard, dockside, and customer locals and I'd say you have a fair lead over SJ.