JohnFromJersey wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:09 pm
Still haven't gotten any answers about the Route 72 bridge.
- If they intend to use a few miles south of Woodmansie for rail car storage, why would they give a serious facelift to that bridge? It can't just be because of the Trump graffiti...
- Where did anyone hear about Clayton being sold?
- If C&D got grant money, and Clayton got sold, what does this mean for CMSL?
The NJ DoT owns the bridge and under a "D" gubmint it is entirely possible that the graffiti was the reason for the facelift. Especially after what happened on Jan. 6th. Any railroad associated reason was most likely not considered.
I have no information about a sale of Clayton's property, but I don't see why they would sell it after spending $$ last year to rebuild it. And with the upcoming Portal Bridge project looming, why would they sell? (With Gateway in the Future)
D&D, a subsidiary of C&D got the grant. We still don't know what the grant is for as the State has not disclosed the full text and has not, as yet, responded to a FOIA request. Speculation seems to be connecting the Freehold Industrial Track and the Southern Secondary through the OOS section between Oakerson Rd. and Farmingdale. Who would be operating the line is not clear. The State DoT seems to have a good relationship with D&D in Northern NJ, so we may be witnessing an evolution in Central NJ rail service. Bye Bye Csao, hello D&D? Time will tell.
One more thing about the grant, it specifically states that it will impact Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties, The FIT is in Monmouth and Middlesex and the Southern is in Monmouth and Ocean.