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Also with the new connection near Seacaucus, Diesels from the "Coast 
Line" (old NY&LB) go to Hoboken
Tom Cosgrove

On 8/8/2011 12:47 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

> Rails Remembered, in the Arrow, includes time spent riding trains of 

> the NY&LB.  I lived there for the first 15 years of my life, and would 

> like to add to the content of the article.  The southern end of the 

> line was a model RR style loop at Bay Head; and the loop is still 

> there !  During steam days, all NY&LB trains started their northbound 

> journey from Bay head; the loop included many storage tracks for 

> staging.  The land would be valuable real estate; but probably would 

> need extensive remediation before it could be sold for residential 

> use.  Bay Head is an upscale seashore town; the loop property would be 

> worth many millions.

> The PRR locomotive change took place at South Amboy, on the south side 

> of the Raritan River.  It was also the eastern end of the legendary 

> (and sometimes infamous) Camden and Amboy RR.  The combined PRR--CNJ 

> trackage extended north across the Raritan River on a low trestle w/ 

> swingbridge, through Perth Amboy; and separated at a junction north of 

> that town.  The CNJ tracks continued north to Elizabethport (a 

> junction), then turned east to the terminal at Jersey City.  The PRR 

> tracks turned northwest, through Woodbridge, then joined the PRR main 

> just south of Rahway.

> That junction, still in use, was interesting.  The four track main was 

> elevated; the tracks from the NY&LB

> increased from two to three, and entered the junction from below, at 

> three different points.

> Today, all commuter trains use the ex-PRR tracks; many of the trains 

> are electric MU's (originating at Long Branch); locomotive drawn 

> trains from Bay head terminate at PRR's station at Newark  New York 

> bound commuters can finish their journey by changing either to a NJT 

> train to Penn Station; or by changing to PATH (today's name for the 

> original 'Hudson Tubes').

> Anyway; loved the article and the chance to remember my early years.

> Jerry Crosson (now residing in Missouri)..

>

>

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Tom Cosgrove
Past Captain RBVFA Squad, EMT-B
N2VFK
SKYWARN Spotter LME002
Red Cross Disaster Volunteer since 1995

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