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Passed by on my way back from my son’s hockey practice and the cars are upright in the rails.
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NY&LB wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:51 pm I also would love to see more trains on the Southern Secondary.I agree 100%. It does not guarantee any of the sand will be hauled by rail. Clayton may very well supply the concrete, as they have a lot of concrete plants in NJ. Usually concrete is bought from a concrete plant like one of Clayton's and delivered to the job in trucks, rather than mixing on site. So the sand will be delivered to the plant, not to the job site. I think rail is a very economical way to haul sand, but millions of yards of it are moved by truck.
BUT a significant amount of sand was needed for the Goethals Bridges (2013-2018), yea there are two now as well as for the replacement for the Victory bridge (2002-2005) (Rt 9 over the Raritan). I have no idea where that sand came from but it was NOT by rail up the Southern Secondary. WHY are we assuming that ANY of these future projects will be using Clayton sand transported by rail?
CharlieL wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:09 pmNo, it's not certain. Whatever contracting company gets the job can buy concrete from whatever concrete plant they want, the inspectors will inspect it to make sure it's up to specifications. Any jobs that are far from a Clayton plant will probably be from whatever concrete plant is close to the job.
Since construction contracts will not be let until later this year, is it a certainty Clayton "has the contract" for the sand? They are the most likely as far as I can see, but certain?
CharlieL wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:09 pm And there is an aggregate mixing plant on that site, very convenient for a barge, maybe a mile from the Raritan River bridge. There used to be a LOT of rail in that area.I believe that's the old Weldon Concrete plant. You could see it from the bridge driving North. I think they did get sand and stone by barge at one time.