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rockmasterflex t1_j20wgl5 wrote
Imagine all the political wheels we would have to grease to get a multi town rail from Middletown station thru Sandy hook.
And all the families we’d displace doing it.
But something alongside 36 which is filled with mostly derelict businesses and only a short walk from hazlet station (via airport plaza) could work ?
Ok_Raisin_8796 t1_j225ttu wrote
iirc there’s a rail trail going from Atlantic highlands through keansburg that I think connects up with the NJT line.. would kinda suck to put a track right next to it though. But still
rockmasterflex t1_j22edym wrote
Could throw an elevated line above the Henry Hudson and get, idk, Mara to fund it?
Jsnooots t1_j20vp2u wrote
Who remembers being stuck in the drawbridge traffic on the way to the beach?
akirashino t1_j215srl wrote
Was gonna say he'll the 90's was different too lol. I used to live right there on Portland road I remember looking out and seeing water crash over the sea wall if the wind blew the wrong way too l.
tony_boxacannoli t1_j1zl959 wrote
cool....I love the old/new side-by-side shots.
I think there was at least 1 other build between those pix.
down_up__left_right t1_j1zoeab wrote
Crazy how there was more protection for pedestrians on the old bridge compared to nowadays when cars can easily go much faster.
DerSturmbannfuror t1_j21g1zz wrote
Imagine being able to take the train there... We used to be a nation
ohitsmark t1_j221lt2 wrote
I use to live in Highlands when I was kid/teenager. I miss the small beach town life. I miss hearing the bridge horn go off when it had to go up and the sound of cars driving over it at night.
I did take some photos back in March 2003, nearly the same angle, of the bridge and of Highlands and Sandy Hook if you want to check them out.
blackknight16 t1_j20pjtf wrote
What are the additional towers at the lighthouse?
SailingSpark t1_j21c64v wrote
the one all the way on the right is the radio tower put up by Marconi. I think the first radio transmissions across the Atlantic were done from Navesink Light. I don't know what the other is.. water tower perhaps?
shant_jan t1_j206bvn wrote
it always amazes me just how much we've replaced our railway system with highways. imagine if you could take a train/trolly to the shore from middletown instead of sitting in bumper to bumper traffic.