by carajul
Looking at some historic aerial photos of the New Brunswick area kinda got me thinking. Just south of the How Ln bridge over the NEC in North Brunswick, a spur crossed Jersey Ave. As long as I can remeber, this spur had pine trees growing thru it. I didn't realize it but it actually tapped several of the industrial budingins past Jersey Ave. There were even flashers on Jersey Ave. In the mid-2000s the spur was ripped out. I looked at the over head photos from 1967-2006 and not one car was ever spotted on any of the sidings. Seems like a waste.
Who actually owns a rail spur into a factory and who pays for its installation? Why are spurs installed and never even used one time? Why would those spurs be tore out, eliminating rail service forever? Why would one spur have flashers and a spur 10' away over the same road just have crossbucks? Do modern day RRs such as NS and CSX want the spur into factory business these days?
Who actually owns a rail spur into a factory and who pays for its installation? Why are spurs installed and never even used one time? Why would those spurs be tore out, eliminating rail service forever? Why would one spur have flashers and a spur 10' away over the same road just have crossbucks? Do modern day RRs such as NS and CSX want the spur into factory business these days?