GC49E9A Biela (Traditional Cache) in New Jersey, United States created by jimmyg7929

GC49E9A ▼

A cache by jimmyg7929 Message this owner

Hidden : 4/8/2013

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Blue Comet was a named passenger train operated by Central Railroad of New Jersey from 1929 to 1941 between the New York metropolitan area and Atlantic City.

Designed by Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) president R.B. White in 1928, this train whisked passengers from Communipaw Terminal in Jersey City to Atlantic City, making the total trip from Manhattan (via ferry to the Jersey City terminal) to Atlantic City in three hours. The Blue Comet would take NY&LB trackage to Red Bank, then follow the Southern Division Main Line to Winslow Junction, where it would travel over the Atlantic City Railroad's tracks to Atlantic City.

The colors chosen for the Blue Comet's locomotive and passenger cars were ultramarine and Packard Blue, for the sea, cream, for the sandy coastal beaches, and nickel.

One of the remaining Observation cars can be seen nearby. All of the cars were named after comets, and this one was named Biela.

Central Jersey Geocaching