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1950s Photos from NYC Metro Area

I came across a collection of photos from the 1950s that shows railroad scenes in New York City and the surrounding areas. Many of these photos are very interesting. Here is a link to the entire album: Larry Green 1950’s … Continue reading

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1960 Aerial Photos of Jersey City NJ railroads

I came across three great photos of the Jersey City waterfront taken in 1960 that show the extensive railroad infrastructure that used to exist there. Photo 1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59635146@N08/6478913999/ Photo 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59635146@N08/6479012469/ Photo 3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59635146@N08/6523535499/ Annotated version of Photo 1: http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-02-01-12/Overview_Jersey_City_NJ-annotated.jpg (courtesy of the Railfan.net Erie Lackawanna Email List … Continue reading

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NJT makes official announcement of start of Meadowlands rail service

As I first posted two week ago, NJT rail service to the Meadowlands will begin on July 26, 2009. New Jersey Transit made the official announcement of this today. An excerpt: NJ TRANSIT ANNOUNCES OPENING DATE FOR NEW MEADOWLANDS RAIL … Continue reading

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