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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    Looking east toward the Conrail intermodal facility from new County Road. That's a Jersey Arrow on the NEC just under the NJ Turnpike I95 bridge.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    The Croxton Yard Office on New County Road looking northeast on the north side of the yard.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    Looking east toward the Conrail intermodal facility on the Croxton yard lead.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    Zoomed view looking east toward the Conrail intermodal facility on the Croxton yard lead. The new bridge piers for the NEC expansion are plainly visible.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    The Croxton Diesel Facility fuel rack looking west. The turntable and roundhouse were directly behind and to the left of us.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    The Croxton Diesel Facility fuel rack looking west-northwest. The turntable and roundhouse were directly behind and to the left of us.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    The Croxton Diesel Facility fuel rack looking east toward Croxton Yard and I95. The turntable and roundhouse were behind the brush to the right of this picture.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    The Merchant's Lead at American Way looking south toward Secaucus Rd. and the Croxton Engine facility. Even though abandoned you can see that the lead is in pretty good shape and pretty much ready for service.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    The Merchant's Lead looking south toward the Croxton Engine facility. An NJT commuter train is on the former DL&W/EL Bergen/Pascack Valley line passing under the signal bridge.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    Looking east toward the Conrail intermodal facility. A Jersey Arrow is heading south on the NEC and the last complete girder bridge section is visible at the middle left on the NEC improvement project. The old Croxton yard office is at the far left.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    New Haven NE-5 caboose found just east of the Croxton Merchant's Lead at the "Secaucus Duck Pond." It was not chained or wedged in place, it just being held by a locked chain on the handbrake wheel!
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    New Haven NE-5 caboose found just east of the Croxton Merchant's Lead at the "Secaucus Duck Pond." It was not chained or wedged in place, it just being held by a locked chain on the handbrake wheel!
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    A pole array in the middle of the Croxton Engine Facility.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    A signal bridge on the former Erie/EL Main line now the Bergen line/Pascack Valley connection looking southeast. That's the Croxton Discovery Day Crew tramping through the wet cinders on the way to the old inactive Erie signal bridge.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    A closer view of the signal bridge on the former Erie/EL Main line now the Bergen line/Pascack Valley connection looking southeast. That's the Croxton Discovery Day Crew tramping through the wet cinders on the way to the old inactive Erie signal bridge.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    A signal bridge on the former Erie/EL Main line now the Bergen line/Pascack Valley connection looking east toward the connection to Hoboken Terminal. That's the Croxton Discovery Day Crew tresspassing under the old inactive Erie signal bridge.
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    Croxton Discovery Day April 19, 1998 between 8 and 11 AM.
    A signal bridge on the former Erie/EL Main line now the Bergen line/Pascack Valley connection looking east toward the connection to Hoboken Terminal. The replacement NJT signal bridge is just barely visible a few hundred yards beyond.
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