I'm quite aware that this is a far-fetched "what if" since the tracks were pulled out almost 60 years ago now, but I've always what would have happened if the tracks between Farmingdale and Sea Girt were not pulled up by the PRR in our timeline. I heard a rumor that they pulled up the tracks hastier than usual because a shortline planned to use them for tourist purposes, and the ROW quickly followed suit when there was a campaign to put a bike path there
Let's say the tracks from Farmingdale - Sea Girt, or at least the ROW, remained in place until when Penn Central became Conrail, and no bike path ever took place. Would NJT utilize this route for an East-West connection to Trenton and Philly from the shore? Or were they always going to be torn up, no matter who did so?
Let's say the tracks from Farmingdale - Sea Girt, or at least the ROW, remained in place until when Penn Central became Conrail, and no bike path ever took place. Would NJT utilize this route for an East-West connection to Trenton and Philly from the shore? Or were they always going to be torn up, no matter who did so?