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Posted by Jersey Mike on Mon Jan 5 12:34:58 2026 It's getting harder and harder to find interesting railroad signals these days. On Christmas Day 2024 I followed the NJT Atlantic City Line all the way into Atlantic County to check out ( mirror ) three locations around Hammonton, NJ, the self styled Blueberry Capitol of the World.The first location was the Milepost 28.5 intermediate signal just south of the Old Forks Road crossing. I arrived in time to catch a northbound ACL train with NJT GP40PH-2B #4216 pass by.  This location is just south of the more popular railfan spot of WINSLOW JCT, with the old tower and Ocean City Branch flyover visible in the distance. The arrow straight southern end of the Atlantic City Line provides numerous locations where the next signal location is visible from the previous one.  Hammonton, NJ is one of the larger towns in the area with good regional connectivity. Getting its start in what I have to assume was the pork industry, it later became a center of blueberry production with "high bush" cultivars having been developed by notable Pine Barrens naturalist Elizabeth White. The extra wide right of way through downtown Hammonton, NJ once saw a parade of trains taking vacationers from the Philly metro area to the consumption free air of the Atlantic City Boardwalk. As indicated by the milepost Hammonton is 30 miles from the line's junction with Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, which makes it about the halfway point of the service.  While the ACRL might seem straight and level from a rider's perspective, it actually undulates quite a bit. Here is the Hammonton Station as seen looking northbound from the milepost 31.9 signal location.  The new NJT Hammonton Station was built on what used to be a layover yard for local commuter services to and from Philadelphia. Up through the 1950's one could catch photos of 3 Reading G3 or PRR K4 Pacifics side-by-side. The new high level platform and parking lot replaced the PRSL era downtown station when the line was reactivated in 1989.    The Hammonton PRSL station still stands but has been converted into a chamber of commerce / information center.   Here we have a southbound ACL train with Comet V cab car #6022 and GP40PH-2B #4218 as they pass through the center of town and the old station before finally making a stop at the modern station.    Hammonton is also home to most of the line's MoW operations.   Heading back I made another stop at Old Forks road to catch GP40PH-2B #4201 and Comet V cab car 6019 heading north.   I stopped by the Southern Railroad of NJ at Winslow Jct, but the yard that was once filled with all sorts of random historic equipment was practically empty. Only a pair of M420's, NYO&W #809 and SRNJ #3517, were on hand to run service the lines remaining customers.  That's all for now. Check back later for photos and video from the 2024 NYCT Sybway Holiday Train. |
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Re: PHOTOS: HAMMONTON NJ |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Jan 5 16:14:31 2026, in response to PHOTOS: HAMMONTON, posted by Jersey Mike on Mon Jan 5 12:34:58 2026. This line of all lines should be two-track with half-hourly service. JMO. |
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Re: PHOTOS: HAMMONTON |
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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Tue Jan 6 16:53:57 2026, in response to PHOTOS: HAMMONTON, posted by Jersey Mike on Mon Jan 5 12:34:58 2026. GREAT SHOTSGOOD SHOOTING |
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