Anyone with in-person knowledge about the status, chances for resurection, state of equipment?
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I don't think much of anything talking to folks when my wife and I visited there prior to York Oct 2015.
Here are some pics of the Cape May station area.
Peter
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Man, that is such a sad shot. I think few things are more depressing that abandoned railroads, roads and airfield runways...
Once there were mighty steamers that roamed those tracks, K4s, G5s, T1s and 0-6-0s, 0-4-0s P5s F7s ,baldwins all bring goods and folks to the fine South Jersey sea shore resorts, sad times now but in the past it was party time.
Ok, deleted my reply due to non-relevance. Sometimes Wiki is useful...
theft of OTM put them out of service in that area
Depressing. Where did all the equipment go?
Service between Rio Grande and Cape May City is still suspended due to the extensive theft of materials from the right of way which occurred in 2012. The railroad operates passenger trains on a periodic basis between Tuckahoe and Richland. The roster consists primarily of a combination of railroad owned equipment and pieces from the historical collection of the United Railroad Historical Society. An interesting assortment of locomotives and rolling stock can be seen at Tuckahoe station.
Bob
I think RAILPACE magazine had an article recently about that area. a group trying to renew service.
