SRNJ - Southern Railroad of New Jersey

So is there any word of the fate of the SRNJ. Is there a ner owner or will they be acquired by US Rail corp.

Us rail run the Slem branch now. I dnt know who is at Winchestre junction now.

great pictures thanks for posting

I got a chance to drive by the line around Vineland today and the SRNJ portion of the CNJ is still completley overgrown (north of the conrail customer at NE ave).
There is also an American crane sitting at the end of the active section. Does anyone know if NJDot could possibly be taking the rail up from a portion of this line, or is the crane just being used for the trackwork on the conrail section? Also the rails of the SRNJ have been completely removed from the crossing at Oak road, which I was suprised by since I thought the SRNJ was preparing to re-open this line.

NJrailfan wrote:I got a chance to drive by the line around Vineland today and the SRNJ portion of the CNJ is still completley overgrown (north of the conrail customer at NE ave).
There is also an American crane sitting at the end of the active section. Does anyone know if NJDot could possibly be taking the rail up from a portion of this line, or is the crane just being used for the trackwork on the conrail section? Also the rails of the SRNJ have been completely removed from the crossing at Oak road, which I was suprised by since I thought the SRNJ was preparing to re-open this line.

It's been so long since SRNJ went down that far on the Southern that I can't imagine what business is there. If I remember correctly the W&W handled the traffic since the Hospitality Creek Br fell in back in '99. Business is noticably down on most if not all of the SJ branch lines due to the bad economy. I'm sure the American Crane is there because there's work still being done on the Vineland. NJT would probably come in with their own crews to remove any rail on tracks that they own. It's a shame it came to this all because of the bridge falling in due to an overloaded car, plus the bridge was old and probably not in the best of shape.

FWIW, SRNJ went south to Pleasantville this morning with 5 loaded center beam lumber cars.

Some pictures of the Winslow-Vineland line 5/19:

Pipe across tracks, looking north from unexpected road in collings Lakes.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/103.jpg

Looking south from unexpected road
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/102.jpg

End of active Line? This is looking south between Unexpected road and Jackson road. It looks as if they may occasionally store cars north of here.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/105.jpg

Looking north from jackson road.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/104.jpg

Overgrown section in Buena
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/101.jpg

NJrailfan wrote:Some pictures of the Winslow-Vineland line 5/19:

Pipe across tracks, looking north from unexpected road in collings Lakes.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/103.jpg

Looking south from unexpected road
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/102.jpg

End of active Line? This is looking south between Unexpected road and Jackson road. It looks as if they may occasionally store cars north of here.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/105.jpg

Looking north from jackson road.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/104.jpg

Overgrown section in Buena
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/101.jpg

Great photos - thanks for the update. YOu didn't happen to go as far as Vineland, where a segment of rail has been removed by CSAO, did you?

Mike DiMunno
SJRA / SJRail.com

Yes I did stop in Vineland and noticed the track missing. After my trip I read your other thread and posted of few pictures there. Im not really sure were SRNJ ends and CSAO begins but it s disapointing to see this conection being removed.

Anway here is the section along Hendee Rd:
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/099.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/098.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/097.jpg

I also saw MI-61 in Vineland, but it headed south on the ex-CNJ today and I didn't get to stick around to see if it came north of the diamond.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/095.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... rr/096.jpg

Tom

do thjey have a new owner now?

Two points:

A few weeks ago, I was in P'ville visiting a customer near the cemetary a few blocks from 322 and I hear a train whistle. As I left the customer's place, I crossed the tracks serving the lumber yard and was surprised to see one of the MLW diesels from SRNJ moving cars around in there.

Yesterday I went by their yard and was really surprised to see that there aren't many cars left. Seems that they either are scrapping them or the owners are moving them out. The other surprising thing is that the story was that they wanted to track space for car storage. So all of the tankers that ran north out of their yard on the old CNJ main line are gone and there are a few trash cars south of 561. I guess the economy has picked up to the point that those cars have been put back into service, or moved to another facility for storage. Their centercabs are just sitting and getting tagged by "artists." Shame but since they have friction bearings, they are stuck there until someone comes to truck them away.

Later!
Mr. Ed

There is a new "owner". Some more "old" equipment probably headed that way. Are there still two F units on the property?

ClinchValley wrote:There is a new "owner". Some more "old" equipment probably headed that way. Are there still two F units on the property?

The two F's are currently in storage at Winslow.

I read in the latest Trains magazine?I read 2 magazines an am not sure which one said this,a very small article that SJRR is being awarded the service on the Salem track from Woolrich twp to the the south,not sure which town.it was awarded to a different company,but that was recinded.

south jersey trains wrote:I read in the latest Trains magazine?I read 2 magazines an am not sure which one said this,a very small article that SJRR is being awarded the service on the Salem track from Woolrich twp to the the south,not sure which town.it was awarded to a different company,but that was recinded.

My impression is that U.S.Rail ran off much of the business and stopped working. SRNJ came back and is again working the line, and is actively restoring lost business.