I'd like to introduce a new topic for discussion. For the last couple of years I've vacationed in Wildwood Crest and have started to get a sense of some of the rail history. Here are some items I've either read or been told, perhaps some here can confirm some of this:
The PRR line (which ran via North Wildwood) ran down (or alongside) New Jersey Ave (at least from the downtown station to Sunset Lake). What about in North Wildwood? Was it also along NJ Ave? And was this a rail next to road situation? I'm guessing it was, and when the tracks were removed NJ Ave was widened to four lanes?
The PRR Line through North Wildwood was it abandoned soon after the PRSL merger? I gather the portion south of downtown Wildwood remained in service until the Budd Cars arrived?
The loop at diamond Beach/Two Mile Landing area is very evident on aerial photos (have you tried Google Earth yet?). What sort of facilities were here, and where were they in relation to the loop?
Thanks!
Rich
The PRR line (which ran via North Wildwood) ran down (or alongside) New Jersey Ave (at least from the downtown station to Sunset Lake). What about in North Wildwood? Was it also along NJ Ave? And was this a rail next to road situation? I'm guessing it was, and when the tracks were removed NJ Ave was widened to four lanes?
The PRR Line through North Wildwood was it abandoned soon after the PRSL merger? I gather the portion south of downtown Wildwood remained in service until the Budd Cars arrived?
The loop at diamond Beach/Two Mile Landing area is very evident on aerial photos (have you tried Google Earth yet?). What sort of facilities were here, and where were they in relation to the loop?
Thanks!
Rich