Acknowledgments

I want to thank the following people for their personal help with this website as well as their assistance in other railroading areas:
My wife Jennifer, for all of her support on helping me with this site
as well as her assistance while trying to get photos
My Grandfather, for his Blue Comet memories
My father, for his memories of the final days of Conrail operations
on the southern end of the North Jersey Coast Line
Jack, from Gene's trains, for sharing his knowledge of railroading
for both the CNJ & PRR in the New Jersey area
John Winfrey, who first helped me determine a "schedule" for when
Conrail trains would travel along the Southern Secondary
All of the railfans on the "CR on Southern Secondary" forum
 

Sources Cited

The Seashore's Finest Train: The Blue Comet-by Joel Rosenbaum and
    Tom Gallo.  Published by Railpace Company, 1983.

The Trail of the Blue Comet: A History of the Jersey Central's New Jersey Southern Division-by Christopher Baer, William Coxey and
    Paul Schopp.  Published by West Jersey Chapter, National
    Railway Historical Society, 1994.

The Unique New York & Long Branch-by Joel Rosenbaum and Tom Gallo.
    Published by Audio-Visual Designs, 1985.

Images of America: Along the Toms River-by the Ocean County
    Historical Society.  Published by Arcadia Publishing, 1996.

Images of America: Point Pleasant-by Jerry Woolley.  Published by
    Arcadia Publishing, 1995.

Images of America: Point Pleasant Volume II-by Jerry Woolley
    Published by Arcadia Publishing, 1997.

Images of America: Point Pleasant Volume III-by Jerry Woolley
    Published by Arcadia Publishing, 1999.

Conrail Motive Power Review Volume 1-by Gordon Lloyd and Louis Marre
    Published by Interurban Press, 1992.

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations-by Joel Rosenbaum and Tom Gallo.
    Published by Railpace Company, Inc., 1996.

The Northeast Railroad Scene Volume 5: The Jersey Central-by
    Bob Pennisi.  Published by Railroad Avenue Enterprises, 1980.

The Next Station Stop Will Be...(written and published by)
    Railroadians of America, 1985.

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