So I had a little time today, and being in the area, I checked around Port Jersey and the Greenville yard environs. Hadn't been there in a while (a year?)
Well, for one, I noticed the large warehouse on the SE corner of Pulaski and rte 440 is now Wildex or something like that, not sure if they will continue to use the spur that heads directly south off the old CNJ mainline and up the slope (parellel to 440). That spur at one time used to curve in (East) between 2 buildings, and always had some cars on it.
The new Keystone Distribution buildings off Industrial drive look almost ready for occupancy (don't thing the East one was) - I mention this because the East building has a new siding alongside it, which also goes up a rather steep looking grade. I should have taken a picture, but I neglected too.
As usual, there are covered hoppers everywhere in Port Jersey (seemingly a majority are ACF centreflows), with one or two boxcars here and there.
Finally (for Port Jersey), there seems to be some activity on the long unused spur which goes from the Port Jersey Service facility ('Enginee Terminal - Yard - whatever you want to call it) south west into the container yard - new ties were laid, roadbed cleaned up. Not sure of their plans.
Heres a map link http://www.pjrr.com/maps.htm
The new construction is the yellow line heading southwest directly below the building marked "1" (below the yellow "y" marking the service facility).
I suppose also interesting (at least to me) is that the cement facility on the north side of "Thomas McGovern Dr" right south of Liberty State park is active and receiving covered hoppers (and apparently shipping out in boxcars, unless they are being used for storage). I just mention this as over a period of 8 years I often passed by, and the facility always seemed to be dormant to me.
Well, for one, I noticed the large warehouse on the SE corner of Pulaski and rte 440 is now Wildex or something like that, not sure if they will continue to use the spur that heads directly south off the old CNJ mainline and up the slope (parellel to 440). That spur at one time used to curve in (East) between 2 buildings, and always had some cars on it.
The new Keystone Distribution buildings off Industrial drive look almost ready for occupancy (don't thing the East one was) - I mention this because the East building has a new siding alongside it, which also goes up a rather steep looking grade. I should have taken a picture, but I neglected too.
As usual, there are covered hoppers everywhere in Port Jersey (seemingly a majority are ACF centreflows), with one or two boxcars here and there.
Finally (for Port Jersey), there seems to be some activity on the long unused spur which goes from the Port Jersey Service facility ('Enginee Terminal - Yard - whatever you want to call it) south west into the container yard - new ties were laid, roadbed cleaned up. Not sure of their plans.
Heres a map link http://www.pjrr.com/maps.htm
The new construction is the yellow line heading southwest directly below the building marked "1" (below the yellow "y" marking the service facility).
I suppose also interesting (at least to me) is that the cement facility on the north side of "Thomas McGovern Dr" right south of Liberty State park is active and receiving covered hoppers (and apparently shipping out in boxcars, unless they are being used for storage). I just mention this as over a period of 8 years I often passed by, and the facility always seemed to be dormant to me.
