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As I understand it, back in the day the Dupont facility in Parlin, NJ on the RRRR was a substancial customer. Looking at the old ariels, it looks like Dupont got tank cars but now the area where the tank cars were delivered is now a grass field with all the buildings gone. Does anyone know what happ...

Just viewing google maps. Looks like biz on the C&F north of Alburtis is quite good. Almost all the sidings in use. I though Nestle/Alpo was a big rail customer. Looks like their double siding is all rusty. Can't tell if any cars spotted as the siding tracks go indoors. Anyone know if they are s...

Just curious if anyone knows why the line from Palo Alto to Tamaqua was left in place to Middle Port, PA (just outside of New Philadelphia, PA)??? I know that from Tamaqua to Middleport the RDG sold the line in 1972 to PennDot as PennDOT wanted to expand Rt 209 to 4 lanes but never did. Can anyone t...

Just cruising the 1987 aerials. Just east of Milltown/Ryders Ln all the warehouses had spurs and they had lots of covered hoppers spotted on their sidings. Today those spurs are either ripped out or have trees growing thru them. Why did CR drop all those customers? Today the line is kept all the way...

Though about taking wife and kids to visit friends in Portland, ME. We are currently in NYC. Airfares are a bit steep for the 1.5 hour flight. We could drive in 5 hours. I decided to check out Amtrak thinking we could do a nice scenic rail trip. I can't believe my eyes but 9 hours??!! Plus we have t...

Thanks you just saved me $5000 lol.

Is there any map provided by a gov't agency or state agency that shows oos or abandoned railroad tracks? Like a detailed map?

NCR operates their Steam into History train to Glen Rock but twice a month they go 3 miles past the tunnel. At the York city limit the NCR track becomes the property of York Rail. The rail is removed for 1 length to indicate the property change. So a train cannot physically go to York as the rail is...

Cruising the historic arial maps they NS "Rose" Yard where the loco shops are. Until the early 90s there was a huge yard that occupied the entire area under the 8th St bridge. Can anyone give me a history of this yard and why CR ripped it all up? Today it's just trees and grass. I cannot b...

I used to commute for work into NYC in the 1990s and there was this freight track that seemed very busy and was signaled that ran under the NEC just before the Hudson tubes. Just westward of the NEC it went across a swing bridge. I was sad on a recent trip into NYC to find it abandoned and track rem...

Was doing some research and found out that off the CNJ main there was a spur into the Just Born factory in Bethlehem. This was just across the river from Beth Steel/Minsi Bridge. The branch has been removed. Looking at over head arials it looks like it was gone since the early 80s. Can anyone confir...

So why was the bridge taken oos?

When was the massive yard/trackage that formed the wye just north of 30th st sta removed? Looks like by the early 1970s it was not used. Substation #9 is in the middle of the wye. What did this area serve and why was it no longer needed? Only 2 tracks left that go on the Keystone line. Looks like Am...

Took Acela from Phili to NYC. The Acela train was friggin flying and felt like we were on clouds. No noise and a nice soft ride. I then took the Keystone Service from NYC to Harrisburg. We did get up to speeds of 125mph in areas of NJ but holy cow the silver amtrak cars were rattling and shaking all...

I found it...sorry I was disoriented. I didn't realize that coming from Harrisburg, Keystone trains don't go thru the station they back out again but head east. Ok here is the line I saw. It's for sure abandoned. Looks like it was a connector track of sorts... Here are the google map coordinates of ...