Eastern Railroad Discussion > Fort Dix Information

I was just wondering about Fort Dix. I googled the fort and there is some large yard with a bunch of plane white box cars along with a set of genset locomotives. I also see various leads going to various buildings, some of which are occupied by a boxcar that seem to be in the loading phase. Anyone know what this yard's purpose and railroad?

Look forward to your responses.

Fort Dix, (formerly Camp Dix) NJ has had no railroad for many years. I can't imagine what you are seeing. The CSA ends at a waste shipper couple miles west of Mt. Holly. It is a restrictive military base and you can no longer drive through on the Wrightstown road. The miles of 2' gage built in 1917 was torn up during WWII as replaced by trucks. Does anyone remember the narrow gauge to the gunning range?

Eagle22 Wrote:
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> I was just wondering about Fort Dix. I googled the
> fort and there is some large yard with a bunch of
> plane white box cars along with a set of genset
> locomotives. I also see various leads going to
> various buildings, some of which are occupied by a
> boxcar that seem to be in the loading phase.
> Anyone know what this yard's purpose and
> railroad?
>
> Look forward to your responses.

You are looking at NWS Earle.

Sirsonic Wrote:

> You are looking at NWS Earle.

And Earle is one of those places that nobody is going to discuss, even if they know the specifics.

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Could be looking at a spur that goes into Lakehurst. They used it years ago to remove contaminated dirt from a site on the base.

dreese_us Wrote:
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> Could be looking at a spur that goes into
> Lakehurst. They used it years ago to remove
> contaminated dirt from a site on the base.


What was described in the initial query, however, certainly matches some elements of NWS Earle.

I can't imagine there being a lot of rolling stock and modern locomotives on site at a branch that hasn't been used in years.

Sorry, you’re right! I forgot the large yard and was thinking more about the three bases in that as being one joint base.

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