For a short period of time ML-401 was the train to get on the Susquehanna. It was frequently detoured over the NYS&W in the months following the Conrail split. This gave some relief to CS... (more)
Southern Division Ballast Extra An unusual visitor to the Southern Divison local pool, NYSW 3022 leads a ballast extra East through Franklin. The Southern Divison local pool co... (more)
The Susquehanna inspection train for its management and BOD to get a first view of its new route between its Southern and Northern Divisions rolls through Franklin, New Jersey. The recently reacti... (more)
Ballast Extra on the NYS&W The crew for WS-2X eases their train past ZINC as they work with a team on the ground dumping ballast along the NYS&W's Southern Division between Pel... (more)
"Rail Train on the Susquehanna" After running on original Lehigh & Hudson River rails for years, in 2012 the NYS&W decided it was time for upgrades. The railroad took deliver... (more)
Lehigh & Hudson River C420s 21 and 27 head over a grade crossing in Franklin NJ in this classic Ray Wetzel image.
4006 handles a short westbound Southern Division Shipper's Special. The train is running on the original L&HR alignment. The dirt area to the left of the train was the right-of-way of Susquehann... (more)
Still looking remarkably like the Lehigh & Hudson River, a pair of Conrail C420s pass under a street bridge in iconic Franklin, NJ. The only thing that has changed is that the C420s have Conrail n... (more)
CSX 5294 and 5290 battle hard to get the Q164 up and over Sparta Mountain in a snow storm.
A combined SU99 and Q111 come westbound on the former L&HR at ZINC. This will most likely be the first of a few detour trains.
The SU99 heads westbound on the former L&HR and passes what used to be a block signal.
Conrail ME2 on the old Millstone Branch on its way to drill Deans Warehouse. NS 5286 was originally built for the Penn Central in 1973 as PC 8085. It later became CR 8085 under Conrail before beco... (more)
From the looks of it all the MLW's are trying to lay down a smoke screen to obscure the trains movement.
If you cant tell by the smoke all the MLW's are working hard today as the SU100 thunders through Franklin, New Jersey.
