FW: [members@prslhs.com] question about RDG row around Egg Harbor City
Michael DiMunno <JJMDIMUNNO@...>
From: Tom moran
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Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 6:15 PM To: members@... Subject: Re: [members@...] question about RDG row around Egg Harbor City
John Barth,
Reading Avenue as in Reading Railroad is the original RoW. The straightest street (non-highway) in all of South Jersey. Sure looks like an abandoned 'right-of-way. IT IS. Heading east towards AC, you may come upon a 'signal tower' base, all by itself, in the middle of nowhere.
Next time you're in the neighborhood, as you drive south on NJ Route 50, Philadelphia Avenue, you cross the NJT AC Rail Line...the next block is Reading Avenue. Turn right and STOP. You should be 'on' or near abandoned Reading track. The RoW is mostly a dirt road at this point. Look around, you'll find track, if it hasn't been paved-over.
Yes, I have pictures taken in the 90s.
Tom Moran
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