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Abandoned Tracks in NJ |
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Posted by bmtlines on Mon Nov 16 16:19:36 2009 Does anyone know of any abandoned trackage in Northern or Central New Jersey that is accessible from a public park or public roadway?Preferably an line where the tracks are still in place Please post here or email me privately with directions Thanks in advance |
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Re: Abandoned Tracks in NJ |
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Posted by kp5308 on Mon Nov 16 16:49:19 2009, in response to Abandoned Tracks in NJ, posted by bmtlines on Mon Nov 16 16:19:36 2009. If Princeton counts as Central Jersey, you may want to consider something we do from time to time....Ride NJT (or drive) to Princeton Junction & ride the Dinky to Princeton. When you board the Dinky tell the crew that you want to walk back from Princeton. The hike is about 2 miles & we have never been turned down by the NJT crew. You can shoot the train on the way back.  As long as you stay on the (abandoned) 2nd main track you should be OK. Just watch yourself at the Route 1 overpass, & TELL THE CREW you are out there. |
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Posted by ebtmikado on Mon Nov 16 16:50:00 2009, in response to Abandoned Tracks in NJ, posted by bmtlines on Mon Nov 16 16:19:36 2009. The Former Erie Greenwood Lake Division (NY&GL Railroad) is accessiblein the Riverdale section of Pompton, NJ. southward, it runs toward Pompton PLains, Pequannock, Wayne and the Greenwood Lake-Boonton Line at Mountain View. Northward, it goes to Pompton Jct., where it crosses the NYS&W, then on to Haskell, Wanaque-Midvale, and at one time, all the way to Sterling Forest on Greenwood Lake. Lee |
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Re: Abandoned Tracks in NJ |
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Posted by streetcarman1 on Mon Nov 16 17:02:32 2009, in response to Abandoned Tracks in NJ, posted by bmtlines on Mon Nov 16 16:19:36 2009. I think of you Google it...Rails to trails....I am sure it is broken down by state. There is plenty out there.... :) |
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Re: Abandoned Tracks in NJ |
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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Mon Nov 16 17:08:58 2009, in response to Abandoned Tracks in NJ, posted by bmtlines on Mon Nov 16 16:19:36 2009. Elizabeth. |
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Re: Abandoned Tracks in NJ |
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Posted by BMTLines on Mon Nov 16 17:44:47 2009, in response to Re: Abandoned Tracks in NJ, posted by kp5308 on Mon Nov 16 16:49:19 2009. Thanks for the tip but what I want to do won't lend itself to a 2 mile walk. The girls that will be with me will be in high heeled shoes - they will also have several outfit changes, hence the need for a car...This sounds like something I may do on my own though! |
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Re: Abandoned Tracks in NJ |
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Posted by BMTLines on Mon Nov 16 17:47:03 2009, in response to Re: Abandoned Tracks in NJ, posted by ebtmikado on Mon Nov 16 16:50:00 2009. Thanks!! |
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Re: Abandoned Tracks in NJ |
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Posted by Lord Vader on Thu Nov 19 14:51:14 2009, in response to Re: Abandoned Tracks in NJ, posted by kp5308 on Mon Nov 16 16:49:19 2009. There's the CNJ main east of Cranford through Elizabeth and if you really want something different, just north of Harrison along the Passaic is the no longer used NX Drawbridge with a small stretch of track on the aproach.Vader |
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