Anyone got any more info/pics on the elephants? Where were they?
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Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:15 pm ... This next part is optional, but a wye in Farmingdale and rebuilding the siding just south of Marl Rd should be considered. The wye would allow trains to go in either direction without having to move engines to either end of the train, while the siding would allow for MOW trains and equipment to park or for trains to pass each other should the need for it return in the future.When is the last time there was a wye in Farmingdale, if ever? Looking at historicaerials.com, as far back as it goes (1931), I don't see one.
pumpers wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:07 pmThere was never a wye that curved southward from the Freehold Secondary, only the diamond. However, if you look at the property line of the right of way on maps, it is curved to accept a future wye link connection/expansion. Very smart if you ask me. Especially if a future shortline railroad decides to reactivate Farmingdale to Freehold for NEC runsBracdude181 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:15 pm ... This next part is optional, but a wye in Farmingdale and rebuilding the siding just south of Marl Rd should be considered. The wye would allow trains to go in either direction without having to move engines to either end of the train, while the siding would allow for MOW trains and equipment to park or for trains to pass each other should the need for it return in the future.When is the last time there was a wye in Farmingdale, if ever? Looking at historicaerials.com, as far back as it goes (1931), I don't see one.
JS
pumpers wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:07 pmThere wasn't. There was only one connection between the PRR and the CNJ, and that was the curve that exists today. The other "leg" was only a diamond next to Union Station which was demolished.Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:15 pm ... This next part is optional, but a wye in Farmingdale and rebuilding the siding just south of Marl Rd should be considered. The wye would allow trains to go in either direction without having to move engines to either end of the train, while the siding would allow for MOW trains and equipment to park or for trains to pass each other should the need for it return in the future.When is the last time there was a wye in Farmingdale, if ever? Looking at historicaerials.com, as far back as it goes (1931), I don't see one.
JS