Current day cost to build track per mile's short of 2.25M. If Clayton sells the track back to the state, still gotta get through the pinelands red tape.
rrbluesman wrote:I have been writing a study regarding the restoration on the Southern Division for Freight and Passenger Service. The cost of repair per mile is going to range from $2.5 to $3.5 million. Between Woodmansie and Elm, while the terrain is fairly level, the forest has reclaimed the ROW and there are seemingly unending culverts and small to medium size wooden bridge that will need to be removed and replaced. Fortunately there will not be a lot of need for Industrial Sidings but there will be a need for new and restored passing sidings and public delivery tracks.Interesting. Did you account for ptc installation costs? What standard of track are we talking when fixing up the line? Class 3? 4?
It should also be noted that, at least between Red Bank and Lakewood, NJT had once said it would cost around 110 million to bring that section up to standards, build stations, and install catenary wires and a signal system.
Adding wires all the way down brings that cost estimate WAY up.
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