CNJ Cranford Roundhouse

I visited there in the early to mid 1950s (rode my bike there), but don't remember how many stalls it had. I do remember LOTS of big CNJ pacifies and camelbacks.

I need to try to verify this, but ....

That's definitely it.

I'm probably going to have to cut the number of stalls in half, but it will be close.

Thanks, this is perfect.

Yup .... that's definitely the old Cranford roundhouse. But, I'm trying to come up with an actual diagram of where all the tracks were.

I have the track diagram of the CNJ's large shops facility in Elizabethport, but not Cranford.

Matt

This may help.

http://www.trainweb.org/rahway...9_aldenecranford.pdf

And a little more info here.

http://www.trainweb.org/rahway...epark_aldene_CNJ.htm

Thanks for those two links, Joe. They sure brought back memories of my childhood being raised in Cranford, from the early 1940s thru the early 1950s.

This thread brought back some great memories. Back in the early 70's I was the second trick Signal Maintainer @ XC tower. Walked through the area many times.I could be wrong but I would say 8 stalls

The guy who started the American Freedom Train. Um, Ross Roland I think. In his backstory I think he lived in NJ and operated around the CNJ yard there. I wonder if he might know? I think he's involved in the OGR...