Marcal Paper Burnt to the Ground

[riffian]

Spectacular fire at Marcal in East Paterson. Not sure how big a NYSW customer it was recently, but it used to be a very good source of both inbound and outbound boxcars.

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[airman00]

It’ll be a shame to lose another NJ rail customer! NJ rail customers really starting to get scarce especially here in northern NJ!

[airman00]

Looking at some aerial footage of what’s left, it appears all the railroad infrastructure is intact and unharmed. I did see what appeared to be 3 rail cars on a siding adjacent to one of the buildings still standing. Possibly boxcars? So they must’ve still been an active customer? At any rate after this all calms down I guess the NYSW will have to send a crew to retrieve those three cars.

[R36 Combine Coach]

Fire started in a warehouse, then engulfed the paper mill. Yes, Marcal has remained an active customer to date.