Did anyone see or post this info in reference to F&S Connection and Upgrade - Phase I monies the Dover & Delaware received? This was from an April 2021 hearing this is two combined slide's presented at that meeting. I added the link. If nothing else the Southern from Woodmansie to Wislow has not been completely ruled out or forgotten!
• “Blue Comet” route: an abandoned segment of
former Central of NJ line between Woodmansie and
Winslow.
• 2008 Tier II Screening Report and 2014 Freight Rail
Strategic Plan addressed potential for reactivating
this line.
• New study to update market justification and
identify next steps nearly completed
• Limited north-south rail movement today;
some limited truck to rail diversion potential;
little opportunity for rail-served industrial
growth along the Blue Comet route due to
Pinelands.
• Pressing need for high clearance national rail
network connectivity (east-west) for SJ ports
and other SJ rail customers
Blue Comet route not the best solution to
east-west high clearance access due to
circuity and restrictions north of Woodmansie
– but the corridor must be protected and
preserved for possible future use.
• Other near-term solutions for east-west
access must be explored, in partnership with
DVRPC, the state of Pennsylvania, and
operating railroads:
• Clearances in the Phila area
• Existing vs new connections
• Innovative options (floats, etc.)
https://www.njtpa.org/NJTPA/media/Docum ... 041921.pdf