Why doesn't that new huge sand quarry in S Amboy where the PRR coal yard used to be have rail service? The yard tracks were all still in until a few years ago when the quarry took off. Seems ironic. That's the type of biz that should use rail service but they torn the tracks out, removed all the tracks from the rail bridge, and repaved it so trucks could use it! It's all just a smidge east of the NJT pax station.
Also does anyone know what's going on with the old coal yard in S Amboy? It looks like it's all been flattened with new fill.
What year did the PRR close this yard? I was there in the mid-90s and all the track was still in and catenary. Looked like a post-nuclear bomb apolocyptic movie set.
I'm going to say by looking at historic areials the yard was closed in 1969 and track removed 1970. I can't believe the size of that yard opearation. The entire area around the current NJT pax sta in S Amboy all the way along the waterfront was a solid rr yard. It looks like the yard was all coal cars and they were loaded onto barges on the waterfront.
Also does anyone know what's going on with the old coal yard in S Amboy? It looks like it's all been flattened with new fill.
What year did the PRR close this yard? I was there in the mid-90s and all the track was still in and catenary. Looked like a post-nuclear bomb apolocyptic movie set.
I'm going to say by looking at historic areials the yard was closed in 1969 and track removed 1970. I can't believe the size of that yard opearation. The entire area around the current NJT pax sta in S Amboy all the way along the waterfront was a solid rr yard. It looks like the yard was all coal cars and they were loaded onto barges on the waterfront.