But I actually rode a regular NJT train to Phillipsburg in 1982! The track is there, the ROW is there. How could it cost $90 million to restore?
When Conrail's former Lehigh Valley bridge over the Delaware was condemned, CR did a "cut and throw" and restored track on the CNJ ROW through Phillipsburg. This would have been in the late 1980s.
The CNJ line connects to the CR (now NS) LV main at a hand-throw turnout a few miles east of Phillipsburg. How complicated could it be to remote the turnout, install signals, and build a layover track in Phillipsburg?
When Conrail's former Lehigh Valley bridge over the Delaware was condemned, CR did a "cut and throw" and restored track on the CNJ ROW through Phillipsburg. This would have been in the late 1980s.
The CNJ line connects to the CR (now NS) LV main at a hand-throw turnout a few miles east of Phillipsburg. How complicated could it be to remote the turnout, install signals, and build a layover track in Phillipsburg?