Re: (rshsdepot) N.A.D. RR (NJ) ???

["Paul Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

Does it go to Fort Monmouth?
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "tonydawson1 Dawson" <tonydawson1_@_msn.com>
To: "Norm Metcalf" <metcalf_@_attglobal.net>; <rshsdepot@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) N.A.D. RR (NJ) ???


> Norm:
>
> You are correct, it is the Earle Ammunition Depot. The main feature of the
railroad is track on a pier extending about 2 miles out to sea to facilitate
loading of ammunition. Several years ago, there was a fan trip on the line,
but no chance of that happening again after 9-11.
>
> Tony Dawson
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Norm Metcalf<mailto:metcalf_@_attglobal.net>
>   To: rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net<mailto:rshsdepot@lists.railfan.net>
>   Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 8:42 PM
>   Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) N.A.D. RR (NJ) ???
>
>
>   That's almost certainly the Naval Ammunition Depot railroad.  Per the
3rd
>   edition of Jay Reed's Comprehensive Guide to Industrial Locomotives (
>   www.riohondo.info<http://www.riohondo.info/> ) they have Baldwins,
Alco's, GE's and EMD locos.  It's
>   called Earle Naval Weapons Station, Colts Neck NJ or U.S. Naval
Ammunition
>   Depot or ?, depending upon which reference you check.
>       Norm Metcalf, Boulder CO
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Paul Luchter"
<luckyshow_@_mindspring.com<mailto:luckyshow@mindspring.com>>
>   To: "RSHS Depot"
<rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net<mailto:rshsdepot@lists.railfan.net>>
>   Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 6:34 PM
>   Subject: (rshsdepot) N.A.D. RR (NJ) ???
>
>
>   > does anyone know what the N.A.D. R is, it is a north-south RR near Red
>   Bank which seems on my map to go from nowhere to nowhere
>   >
>   > thanks,
>   > Paul
>   >
>
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