@rr503 I know right? All this time, we only knew the general plan of this Lakehurst to Woodmans operation, which is to move sand by rail for Clayton. To this day some of the specifics are still unknown. I don’t think anyone even knows the speed limit for this line yet.
Since there is a plan, maybe they have more in the works than just Lakehurst to Woodmansie? I have heard rumors of expansions after the sand trains start up.
I don’t know about y’all, but I’m thinking Seashore Lines could definitely expand in the Ocean County area. Reopen the Toms River Branch and do transloading on it, while the tracks south of Clayton can be used to store railcars. (If they don’t extend down to Chatsworth to serve Ocean Gro)
Maybe do some stuff from Lakehurst to South Lakewood too. Reopen the old Gliddon line to bring tar and asphalt to to the two asphalt plants on South Hope Chapel Road. The Gliddon line can also be used to serve some of the business relocating out of Lakewood provided they move there. (Much of the town is being rebuilt and turned into high density housing except for the east end where the industrial park is) A small yard can be built in Lakehurst too and Conrail would switch it out.
Rail excursions could be done too but this is the freight discussion topic so I won’t get into that here.