RE: (erielack) P&D MOW Train

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paul.tupaczewski_@_alcatel-lucent.com>]

> About 5 minutes ago a string of 6 gons (52' 6") pushed by 
> GP-40 passed the Lake Rd crossing in Bernards Twnsp, heading 
> west). One gon had small crane and they appear to have been 
> picking up ties. The paint on first 5 (FC red? what does NJT 
> call it?) looked fresh, but the last one (yellow with "DO NOT 
> LOAD JUMBO IDLER" & some openings in the car's side) looked 
> used. Neat to see on the "all passenger" P&D
> 
> Rich Chapin


NJT is doing some major trackwork on the Gladstone Branch, with diesels powering some trains and I think bussing in certain circumstances?

I crossed over the line just west of Murray Hill station the other day and saw a piece of track equipment working there; two weeks earlier, there was a tamper working between the Murray Hill and New Providence stations. And I also saw a backhoe inserting branch-new switch ties at General Chemical (formerly Reheis Chemical) in Berkeley Heights.

That's the tie train you saw, I saw it running on the Boonton Line about six months ago when they were doing trackwork there as well. EL maintenance is alive and well in New Jersey! :)

	- Paul

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