Ken W2KB wrote:Very interesting concept but would be extremely expensive of course compared to extending RVL to an I-78 park/ride (or further to P"burg) or the Washington Secondary to P'Burg.
Although technically my above hypothetics do restore the Washington Secondary. Phase I to Hackettstown - Washington via Port Murray and Phase II to Phillipsburg via a new Broadway Station (rename the current one to Fair Lawn) and Stewartsville.
If we really want to be NJ Transit, even with a little help, we need more stations in Sussex and Warren Counties. If you read some of my ideas, this one actually is sensible. In the long run, Hampton, Glen Gardner, Port Murray, Washington, Phillipsburg, Alpha, and Bloomsbury would all get new stops and service. It works in my opinion.
Exactly how much is missing of track from the RVL? I don't think there is more than 5 miles for a new Hampton-Changewater-Washington Branch, if it follows NJ 31 to some degree. (Also, the ties for the old Hampton Branch are there at the Hampton Station site, rotting away. It would also mean rebuilding the line,
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