NS Merchants Spur (Secaucus) paved over

[bigkidtrainz31]

i used to walk around out back there
all the time since i worked in the
building in the background. until
January it was TheChildren's Place
corporate HQ & warehouse. I believe
a moving company is in there now...
there was word that the Shop Rite
warehouse past American Way was going
to get service but i guess that fell thru..
i saw a cut of cars sittin closer to Croxton
off the Hartz Way spur years ago....
that was the last "activity" i saw...
peace,
-31

[Sir Ray]

there was word that the Shop Rite
warehouse past American Way was going
to get service but i guess that fell thru

The OP indicated that the Shop Rite warehouse was closed and torn-down - unless there were 2 locations on this branch? Has anything been built on the Shop Rite site (looking at this branch via Bing, all buildings abutting it seemed in fairly good shape, and probably reconfigurable to different purposes - why would they tear down the Shop Rite warehouse instead of 'repurposing' it?)

[R36 Combine Coach]

The ShopRite site referenced is on Enterprise Avenue, across from the Harmon Cove Outlet Center Mall at the north end of the spur. It was demolished late 2008/early 2009.

[bigkidtrainz31]

oh wow that's pretty
sad... i wasn't even
aware of that....
thanks for sharing 36..
peace,
-31

[R36 Combine Coach]

there was word that the Shop Rite
warehouse past American Way was going
to get service but i guess that fell thru

The OP indicated that the Shop Rite warehouse was closed and torn-down - unless there were 2 locations on this branch? Has anything been built on the Shop Rite site (looking at this branch via Bing, all buildings abutting it seemed in fairly good shape, and probably reconfigurable to different purposes - why would they tear down the Shop Rite warehouse instead of 'repurposing' it?)

A new industrial building has appeared on the ShopRite site in Secaucus - a technology company called ProLogic.

[speedbird]

A new industrial building has appeared on the ShopRite site in Secaucus - a technology company called ProLogic.

The new thing in Secaucus appears to be data centers in new construction; if there ever was a business not in need of rail service, this would be it.

[Angus202]

au contraire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRwPSFpLX8I.

There is a private facility in central NJ with a similar business model, they have track into the facility for this purpose.

[airman00]

Then perhaps there is hope for this old spur!