At the beginning of this week an NS train loaded with MofW equipment was delivered to Browns Yards for a major tie replacement project. For the last couple of mornings the entire parade of track ... (more)

Big Blue - Three years ago, when this photo was taken, Conrail locos were still rather common to be seen running out of the Conrail Shared Assets Browns Yard. Here NS 5277 is crossing Sn... (more)

Signs are everywhere that a major tie replacement project in and around Browns Yard will soon be getting underway. Here a pair of SD45s are running light back to Oak Island Yard past recently pla... (more)

Destined for the Dayton Branch, an all boxcar train is heading west out of the once electrified Browns Yard.

Just having departed the North Jersey Coast Line at ESSAY OI16 rounds the big bend on the Amboy Secondary. The catenary poles are old and have been out of service for at least 30 years, but the b... (more)

The daily supply train to Browns Yard approaches Cheesequake Rd.

The daily train to the Dayton Branch has just departed Browns Yard and is preparing to cross Sandfield Rd. which does not have crossing signals. The train has crawled to a stop so that a member of... (more)

CSX 2810 parallels Bordentown Avenue as it departs Browns Yard with a short train for the Dayton Branch.

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)

This here is Jase from the reality show “Duck Dynasty” riding point on a GP-15. Actually Jase is just the nickname given to him by some of his Browns Yard colleagues. These guys are hard-working... (more)

NS 5282 leads a twenty one car train west out of Browns Yard. Its destination is the industrial park in Dayton, NJ. In the distance sits an EMD SD40-2, I believe NS 1705. Also, if you look abov... (more)

The afternoon freight train to Freehold (SA31) was running especially late and I just happened to stumble across the reason why. Track maintenance was being performed on the Amboy Secondary just ... (more)

Moving westbound on the Amboy Secondary SA31 pulls a string of covered hoppers across Main Street (Rte. 615). I did not chase, but this all covered hoppers train is likely going to the Hightstown... (more)

After serving the Freehold Industrial Track, CSX 4423 makes an early return to Browns Yard w/ SHF. Here it negotiates Willow Street, the first of many road crossings on the Amboy Secondary.

With short hood forward, CSX 4412 reflects off the waters of Deep Run as it runs light to the Hightstown Industrial Track. A long train of empty cars, extending west out of Browns Yard, awaits re... (more)