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That bridge is over Parker Creek, the border between Little Silver and Oceanport. That piece of the Fort (400 area) is in Oceanport.
Tom Cosgrove

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On Apr 27, 2016 7:23 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> I'm attaching a picture of a PRR K4 powered commuter train outbound on the NY&LB RR near the east entrance of Fort Monmouth, NJ.  The train is The Broker out of Jersey City.  This was the 18th photo that I took with my brand new Argus C3 camera ("The Brick" with no exposure meter) that I bought at the PX there after saving what I could from my private's pay for several months.
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> Gordon Hamilton
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> Moderator:
>  http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2016/20160427.NY&LB The Broker.jpg
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: NW Mailing List
>> To: NW Mailing List
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: New and Old
>>
>> While I have no photos of the Long Branch train action ( although my godfather, Bob Carroll was a fireman on the line) I wanted you guys to know I was employed at Mommouth Park race track the summer it opened as a counterman for the Harry M. Stevens Co. In fact, was there to witness the enormous crowd that came out to celebrate VJ Day.
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>> Mike Pierry, Jr.
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>> On Monday, April 25, 2016, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>> Jerome,
>> Greetings from Red Bank.
>> While I grew up in Norfolk, my military career kept circling Ft Monmouth,
>> so I've retired here.Jersey Central was gone by the time I got here and
>> Conrail "circus trains" ruled the NY&LB (North Jersey Coast Line).
>> Then came the southern E8's until the end of steam heat.
>> Now all electric to Long Branch! They have no soul, but the commuters love them by comparison.
>>
>> Tom Cosgrove
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>> On 4/22/2016 1:12 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:
>> Brings back memories.  I grew up in Monmouth County NJ.  My first diesel was 1947, when the
>> CNJ double cab unit (six were built) was introduced in commuter service.  Paint scheme was
>> similar - dark blue and tangerine, with red accent stripe.  No photos available; I was 12 at the time
>> and we did not have a camera.  Later repainted olive drab with yellow stripes - not attractive at all.
>> Jerome Crosson; NWHS in St. Peters MO.
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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>> To: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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>> Sent: Fri, Apr 22, 2016 7:30 am
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>> Subject: New and Old
>>
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>> Heritage Unit Jersey Central was a DPU on 23G today. Here is passing over the almost 100 year old Columbia Ave structure (1918 shows on the fascia) that supports eight tracks of the Bristol yards.
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>> Mike Pierry, Jr.
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>> Moderator:
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>>  http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2016/20160422.IMG_3151.JPG
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