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CSX Coal Train Derails at Milmay!
CSX Coal train derailed on the Milmay siding late Friday, January 6, or early Saturday morning.
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here two CSX GE AC units sit on the siding track with two coal car that did not overturn. In
the background three coal cars rest on the mainline of the Beesleys Point Secondary Track amidst
clean up operations. The remaining train consist sits further back down the main line.
Here is a close up of the affected railcars. Apparently three cars derailed on the siding track
emptying their contents accordingly. Approximately a 5 car length of siding track was obliterated.
Apparently the mainline was unaffected.
Swing Bridge Maintenance in Cape May
Apparently the Cape May Seashore Lines doesn't want to waste any time gearing up for the 2006
season. Here we see a crane on Saturday, January 7, 2006, adding rip rap to the northernmost
bridge abutment to the Cape May canal swing bridge. The bridge was refurbished shortly before
CMSL started operations into Cape May. CMSL has expanded service to Richland, NJ along the
Beesleys Point Secondary track. CMSL also hopes to return freight operations to Woodbine in the
near future as well.
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Circus comes to South Jersey!
The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus train is in town until April 15 in Atlantic City, NJ. The train passed over the Delair Railroad Bridge at 6:20 pm Monday, April 8, 2002. The train was headed up by a CSX AC6000, a geep, and an SD40-2 with 57 circus cars. The train paraded through South Jersey is nearly a mile long. Thousands of spectators came out to view the train's passing along the Beesleys Point Secondary Track. It has been nearly 35 years since the circus visited Atlantic City. The train changed crews at Pavonia Yard in Camden, departing there around 7:00 pm. The train arrived in Winslow Junction for interchange with the SRNJ at 9:30 pm. The train wasn't suppose to get on the NJT ACRL for its last leg into Atlantic City until after midnight. Stay tuned for more pictures and photos of this historic event. Photo courtesy of John Hooven.
FURX unit on Beesleys Point Secondary!
On March 20, 2001, Conrail's WPCA20 headed eastbound from Camden to the power plant at Beesleys
Point, NJ, outside of Ocean City, with 16 oil cars behind a leased First Union SD40-2. #3024 in a new
paint job passed Haddon Heights at 12:46 pm. As the train continued east, it passed a rail grinding
crew at the short siding in Laurel Springs. In Clementon, no doubt due to the rail grinding crew, the
train's conductor had to flag the out of service railroad crossings as seen here in downtown Clementon, NJ. The return
trip to Camden passed Oaklyn at 9:45 pm behind the FURX unit, three CSXT units and a slew of empty
oil tankers and coal hoppers. Courtesy of John Hooven
Tropicana-Amtrak Atlantic City Extra!
Amtrak in conjunction with the Tropicana Casino Hotel of Atlantic City, NJ, has been running a
promotion for customers in Virginia and Maryland this winter season. Patrons were treated to
roundtrip passenger service on a specially scheduled Amtrak train along with a two night stay at the
beach front casino on the south end to Atlantic City. An Amtrak Capstone cafe car provided riders with
refreshments. Train #942 arrived in Atlantic City on time at 5:20 pm Sunday, March 18. According to a
message on Trainorders.com, the train then deadheaded as train #943 back to Washington, DC. On
Tuesday, March 20, train #944 deadheaded back to Atlantic City. Train #945 departed Atlantic City
Rail Terminal at 1:30 pm and is seen here passing the former PRSL freight station in Berlin at 2:10 pm.
Courtesy of John Hooven
Camden-Trenton Light Rail Newsphotos
The following four photos illustrate the laying of ribbon rail on NJT's SNJLRTS in Riverside, NJ on
December 9, 2000. Rail will not be installed until the summer heat sufficiently heats up the rails
which will have expanded by then.
Two Norfolk Southern six-axle diesels head up the southbound welded rail train on NJT's Southern
New Jersey Light Rail Transit System. The train is unloading 80,000 feet of continuosly welded rail.
Seen here in Riverside, NJ on December 9, 2000.Courtesy of Glenn Duba
This dual-wheeled vehicle rides the rails behind the train pulling the rail out as the train progresses
southbound.Courtesy of Glenn Duba
The end of the train is marked with this specially equipped car for rolling the rail off the train as
the rail is pulled out by a tractor.Courtesy of Glenn Duba
Here, the tractor is hooking up to the end of another piece of rail that is to be pulled off the train.
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Here is a close up of the affected railcars. Apparently three cars derailed on the siding track
emptying their contents accordingly. Approximately a 5 car length of siding track was obliterated.
Apparently the mainline was unaffected.
Apparently the Cape May Seashore Lines doesn't want to waste any time gearing up for the 2006
season. Here we see a crane on Saturday, January 7, 2006, adding rip rap to the northernmost
bridge abutment to the Cape May canal swing bridge. The bridge was refurbished shortly before
CMSL started operations into Cape May. CMSL has expanded service to Richland, NJ along the
Beesleys Point Secondary track. CMSL also hopes to return freight operations to Woodbine in the
near future as well.
The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus train is in town until April 15 in Atlantic City, NJ. The train passed over the Delair Railroad Bridge at 6:20 pm Monday, April 8, 2002. The train was headed up by a CSX AC6000, a geep, and an SD40-2 with 57 circus cars. The train paraded through South Jersey is nearly a mile long. Thousands of spectators came out to view the train's passing along the Beesleys Point Secondary Track. It has been nearly 35 years since the circus visited Atlantic City. The train changed crews at Pavonia Yard in Camden, departing there around 7:00 pm. The train arrived in Winslow Junction for interchange with the SRNJ at 9:30 pm. The train wasn't suppose to get on the NJT ACRL for its last leg into Atlantic City until after midnight. Stay tuned for more pictures and photos of this historic event. Photo courtesy of John Hooven.
On March 20, 2001, Conrail's WPCA20 headed eastbound from Camden to the power plant at Beesleys
Point, NJ, outside of Ocean City, with 16 oil cars behind a leased First Union SD40-2. #3024 in a new
paint job passed Haddon Heights at 12:46 pm. As the train continued east, it passed a rail grinding
crew at the short siding in Laurel Springs. In Clementon, no doubt due to the rail grinding crew, the
train's conductor had to flag the out of service railroad crossings as seen here in downtown Clementon, NJ. The return
trip to Camden passed Oaklyn at 9:45 pm behind the FURX unit, three CSXT units and a slew of empty
oil tankers and coal hoppers. Courtesy of John Hooven
Amtrak in conjunction with the Tropicana Casino Hotel of Atlantic City, NJ, has been running a
promotion for customers in Virginia and Maryland this winter season. Patrons were treated to
roundtrip passenger service on a specially scheduled Amtrak train along with a two night stay at the
beach front casino on the south end to Atlantic City. An Amtrak Capstone cafe car provided riders with
refreshments. Train #942 arrived in Atlantic City on time at 5:20 pm Sunday, March 18. According to a
message on Trainorders.com, the train then deadheaded as train #943 back to Washington, DC. On
Tuesday, March 20, train #944 deadheaded back to Atlantic City. Train #945 departed Atlantic City
Rail Terminal at 1:30 pm and is seen here passing the former PRSL freight station in Berlin at 2:10 pm.
Courtesy of John Hooven
Two Norfolk Southern six-axle diesels head up the southbound welded rail train on NJT's Southern
New Jersey Light Rail Transit System. The train is unloading 80,000 feet of continuosly welded rail.
Seen here in Riverside, NJ on December 9, 2000.Courtesy of Glenn Duba
This dual-wheeled vehicle rides the rails behind the train pulling the rail out as the train progresses
southbound.Courtesy of Glenn Duba
The end of the train is marked with this specially equipped car for rolling the rail off the train as
the rail is pulled out by a tractor.Courtesy of Glenn Duba
Here, the tractor is hooking up to the end of another piece of rail that is to be pulled off the train.