My good friend Mister Nutbar and I stumbled upon another short line on our way back from a New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey railfanning trip this past summer, the Finger Lakes Railway.
Featuring both EMDs and GEs, there's also evidence of some "fallen flags" from the area, too:
Gee, Larry, didn't you say in the chat your favorite book was the Shortline Railway Guide?
Reporting Marks: SFLR
Routes: Winslow Jct. to Atlantic City, NJ; Pleasantville to Linwood, NJ; and Atlantic City Jct. to Mt. Calvary
Traffic: Stone, sand, gravel, clay, newsprint, and lumber
Roster: SW1200 #1145; U30B #2875, 2876, and 2884
Enginehouse: Hammonton, NJ
Information as of 1986. Possible updates in later editions.
Larry,
railohio answered your question, the line was sold in 1991 and became the Southern RR Company of NJ, which still operates today. Here's some additional pics.
railohio Wrote:Gee, Larry, didn't you say in the chat your favorite book was the Shortline Railway Guide?
Reporting Marks: SFLR
Routes: Winslow Jct. to Atlantic City, NJ; Pleasantville to Linwood, NJ; and Atlantic City Jct. to Mt. Calvary
Traffic: Stone, sand, gravel, clay, newsprint, and lumber
Roster: SW1200 #1145; U30B #2875, 2876, and 2884
Enginehouse: Hammonton, NJ
Information as of 1986. Possible updates in later editions.
Yes I did.The SFLR is listed as a short line no longer in exsistance in my '96 edition and therefore I had forgotten about it since there wasn't any information.:oops:
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There was a track gang working today replacing ties on the CF&E just East of the Whetstone Street crossing.
Here's what I found waiting on a signal at ColSan.A honest to goodness CF&E GP38-2!
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Brakie Wrote:Yes I did.The SFLR is listed as a short line no longer in exsistance in my '96 edition and therefore I had forgotten about it since there wasn't any information.
Brakie Wrote:Yes I did.The SFLR is listed as a short line no longer in exsistance in my '96 edition and therefore I had forgotten about it since there wasn't any information.
That's why you need to have all five like me!
Lucky you!.
I been looking for the others at train shows.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!