| Abandoned...... There are abandoned 3 phase lines along the amtrak ROW in the meadows wetlands in NJ. Why not steal those instead?
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Hingham, MA | I don't know if this is true, but I've heard Amtrak keeps electricity running through abandoned lines long after they've been abandoned. |
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said by FastiBook:There are abandoned 3 phase lines along the Amtrak ROW in the meadows wetlands in NJ. Why not steal those instead? - A Do you have any more good tips about where thieves could steal copper?
There might be some unfinished subdivisions where you live that you could point out for them. Try to post up a Google map for them if you can. 
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1 edit | The lines are connected to derelict utility poles that have toppled over in the swamp. The wires are mostly just under the water or up and over the top of the support insulators. They were/are not related to amtrak aside from proximity to rail infrastructure. They are not in use and will never be again, the utility company that used them said to me when i called & asked around last year that it's not worth the money, risk, and effort to retrieve these lines or the poles. Since the land around them is owned by amtrak & near a vital rail link in the country it is monitored around the clock & no one would be able to get to them anyways as the area was drained & let to flood again when they were installed. 
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What abandoned Amtrak ROW? I used to live in NJ and know that
the line running along west of Tonnele Avenue/West Side Avenue
is still in use, and it's a Conrail line.
Is that the line you're talking about?
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