The daily supply train crosses Browns Rd. as it enters into Browns Yard. NS 3426 and NS 1703 have been mainstays on this transfer run. The crewman's door is open as he readies to throw the swit... (more)

Prior to Hurricane Sandy there were five afternoon direct trains from Hoboken to Bay Head each weekday. After Sandy that number was reduced to zero, then two, and now it stands at three. This di... (more)

Blast From the Past at Browns.

A morning westbound passes mile marker 40 on Track 1 of the NJCL with the Morgan Drawbridge off in the distance.

NJT 4652 pushing on Track 2 toward the Cheesequake causeway.

There used to be 5 direct trains from Hoboken to Bay Head on the NJCL each weekday. Since Hurricane Sandy there have been only 2 direct trains a day. Here the last direct train of the day is cro... (more)

Stump Creek Bridge on the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL)

An afternoon westbound on the NJCL crosses over Stump Creek bridge. This railroad causeway which spans across the Cheesequake Creek Basin was originally built in the 1870s by the NY&LB.

The weekly freight train to the CR Southern Secondary crosses over the Cheesequake Marsh. You can't tell from looking, but this causeway (NJCL) was completely submerged by the storm surge from Hu... (more)

Browns Yard has not been electrified for over 30 years, yet many of the catenery polls and wires from the PRR era still remain. The thrice weekly train to Freehold is seen departing west out of t... (more)

A morning eastbound crosses Stump Creek on the NJCL.

The first of five diesel powered trains from Hoboken to Bay Head makes its way over the Cheesequake Marsh, heading for its next stop on the NJCL at Aberdeen-Matawan. The water is rising fast as i... (more)

Coming from Browns Yard, SA31 is the only freight train to run this section of the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL). Here SA31 is moving south (railroad west) over Stump Creek and across the Cheese... (more)

NJT 4652 reflects off the waters of Stump Creek as it pushes south (railroad west) for Long Branch on the North Jersey Coast Line.

Geep over Stump Creek - A morning direct from Bay Head to Hoboken pushes north (railroad east) across the Cheesequake Marsh.