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Lackawanna Cut-Off Rehabilitation (Roseville Tunnel) - December 13, 2024

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   ALL ABOARD --------------------------------------- For this last update of 2024, you will see that lighting is now being added inside the tunnel as well as  additional electrical conduit. The roadbed is complete except for the ballast, ties, and track, and the full length of the tunnel is easily walkable from one portal to the other. Looking west at Roseville Tunnel. All heavy construction equipment has been removed from this portal. Looking west.  Notice the new electrical conduits  embedded  in the concrete tunnel lining on the left (south side) of the tunnel. Looking west This type of light is being installed throughout the tunnel, each with its own electrical conduit access panel. Looking west Looking west.  Notice the pristine roadbed, ready for the ballast, ties, and track. Looking west Looking back towards the east portal. Notice the new electrical conduit on the left (north side) of the tunnel Looking back towards the east portal. Notice the...
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DL&W Pequest Fill as seen from the air during fall of 2024...

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 Although the following pictures have nothing to do with the Lackawanna Cut-Off Passenger Service Restoration project which is currently in progress, I wanted to share with everyone aerial photos of the  DL&W Pequest Fill  which I shot today of this incredible feat of railway engineering in New Jersey.   All views are looking southwest to northeast along the fill. ----------------------------------------------
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Lackawanna Cut-Off Rehabilitation (Roseville Tunnel) - October 17, 2024

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  ALL ABOARD --------------------------------------- For this October 2024 update, the electrical portion of the rehab has really made some progress, especially at the West Portal end of the tunnel, as you will soon see.  Looking west through Colby Cut Looking east through Colby Cut towards the West Portal of the tunnel Notice the large electrical conduits running from the railbed at the West Portal of the tunnel up to the top adjacent to Johnson Park Looking west at the East Portal of the tunnel This is the point where I turned around due to the pile of loose rocks blocking the way and me not having a proper flashlight. This is nearly the midway point through the tunnel. -------------------------------------- Stay tuned for more updates as the construction/rehab progresses I hope you enjoyed the views
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Lackawanna Cut-Off Rehabilitation (Roseville Tunnel) - August 22, 2024

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    ALL ABOARD --------------------------------------- I'm a few months late posting this August update, but anyway, here is what the Roseville Tunnel looked like  during the summer.  Only the west portal remained un-finished with the final layer of concrete yet to be applied.  Metal conduit on-hand suggests that electrical work will begin in the fall months. --------------------------------------- Stay tuned for more updates as the construction/rehab progresses I hope you enjoyed the views !
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