[The ruling grade was 4% near Peapack, New Jersey.] The track is laid with mostly 50 and 56 pound [per yard; 25 and 28 kg/m] rail, badly worn [at the time of the report, 80-to-90-pound-per-yard (40 to 45 kg/m) rail was considered to be standard]. The road is ballasted for about 4 miles with cinders in small quantities, the remainder is mud, and for miles ties lie on top of the ground with no ballast.
[The ruling grade near Peapack, New Jersey, was 4%.] The track uses mostly 50 and 56 pound [per yard; 25 and 28 kg/m] rail, which is in poor condition [at the time of the report, standard rail weighed 80-to-90 pounds per yard (40 to 45 kg/m)]. The road is ballasted with cinders for about 4 miles but consists mainly of mud, and ties are placed directly on the ground without any ballast.