I had occasion to walk on the train between Andover Junction and the State Park Entrance on Goodale Rd last Saturday. It's not in bad shape really but had a...
I had to visit the DMV in Newton on Friday. It's now located adjacent to the Newton rail yard ROW. Actually, the parking lot is *ON* the ROW which is now a...
Dave Walked on the train! I thought they were gone:) Glad you avoided the horse exhaust. Tom Dave Rutan <rutan3@...> wrote: I had occasion to walk on the...
Proofreading? What's that? That's OK. in my original message, I almost said there was no TRAIN in Newton. True, but not to the subject. Dave -- ... -- The...
Aren't owners responsible for cleaning up, or at a minimum, moving the dung to the side of the trail? Why must others have to be inconvenienced? I'm not just...
Were the signals on the branch upper ot lower quadrant? Tom Dimmick DK Search, Inc. A OneSource Company tom.dksearch@... Strategic Staffing Solutions ...
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Sep 9, 2007 10:27 pm
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As far as I know litter bugs are the only ones who need pack out their trash. Horse exhaust is nature, after all. This does bring up a slightly related point...
On the Sussex Branch, Were the semaphore signals upper quadrant or lower quadrant? Tom Dimmick DK Search, Inc. A OneSource Company tom.dksearch@... ...
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Sep 9, 2007 10:34 pm
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I believe they were lower quadrant. Dave ... -- The First Railroad in Sussex County New Jersey http://DLW-SussexBranch.com Monomania can be a good thing...
Dave, I was on a walk on the Delaware and Raritan Canal several years ago. A bicyclist knocked over a woman in our group after sounding no warning and kept on...
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And I've always taught my daughter that horses get the right of way because they are animals and can get spooked, thus harming their rider. Dave -- ... -- The...
I used to mountain bike on the Paulinskill trail(NYS&W) quite regularly. I once had the experience of having two fellow bikers come whizzing up behind my ...
Tom, I'm glad NJ is finally going to do something about Horse dung. If they riders don't want to do anything about it then they can ride on their own property...
As a former member of RRMC (motorcycles,) we were booted out of Allamuchy after 35 years of maintaining trails, cutting out dead falls/face slappers, and...
Is Allamuchy part of the state park system? If so, why did they let the RRMC expend money maintaining state trails? Dave ... -- Attention: As of October 1st...
I'd guess that the passing cyclist was an inexperienced rider who has'nt yet been taught the right way to ride. Either that or hes just a jerk. I remember...
I also remember time I was giving a walking tour at Warbasse Junction and a biker came up behind me a whizzed by. I prefer hiking to biking and I yield to...
... Yes. ... Free labor, free materials, why wouldn't they? They let us into the park for several weeks ahead of the event. We would basically prep the...
... The GTO was a "clone," a Tempest that I converted. I bought the wreck as a $300 and a college commuter. I saw a picture of a GTO and fell in love with ...
I mountain bike in Allamuchy State Park. We put in 452 hours of TM last year. I have yet to see any hikers doing TM. I would say that the hikers in NJ are...
Hmm. To me it sounds like they took advantage of your group, since you say they no longer allow you in with your bikes. I see two sides to motor bikers: On...
Joe, Now that I mountain bike (really to train for enduros,) I would like to get back into the park. Are there any specific loops you would recommend? Steve...
Except for the Paulinskill Valley Trail folks, I don't know that there are any volunteers who do trail maintenance.. Lord knows the Sussex Branch trail has...
When I say that we do trail maintenance, it is inside Allamuchy Mountain State Park, Deer Park, Kittatinny State Park & Mahlon Dickerson Reservation. There is...
Steve, Here is a "map in progress" of Allamuchy on the JORBA website: http://www.jorba.org/allamuchy/AllamuchyNorthNJDEPMap.PDF Allamuchy is a tough rocky...
I have a very old thick personal railroad ledger book that belonged to John Insley Blair that I may be interested in selling and/or donating. It is in very...
T-1 Brian, You know I'd be interested. Thanks. Fiber Fred ... From: Brian Rhodes<mailto:bkrhodes1956@...> To:...
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Sep 20, 2007 10:15 pm
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Andover Hike Since I did a hike in the Waterloo are last December, I've decided to do one this year at Andover. The hike will start at 11:00 AM in the Sussex...