More demolition work has recently been done to the E.H. Werner Power Station building, which includes the removal of the 4 smoke stacks. Click Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD45-2
Location: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: NS 1702
Train ID: CR WPOI-16
Photo Date: August 03, 2014

The train on the right is eastbound for New York. The train on the left was a westbound that terminated in South Amboy, and will soon be pushing east.

The 8:13 am out of Aberdeen-Matawan bellows smoke as it picks up speed on the push east toward Hoboken.

In the foreground are the pilings of the double-track Matawan Creek Trestle of the NY&LB, which burned down in 1946. Remarkably, a temporary single-track trestle was erected in just 10 days and w... (more)

This catenary maintenance and inspection vehicle has just finished working on the Morgan Drawbridge and is clearing the way for the next scheduled train. The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy inun... (more)

A morning eastbound whips around a curve, nearly blowing my hat off! Thanks goes to Robert Pisani for identifying the train ID for me.

The Chase Was On... - A midday local heads west on the Amboy Secondary crossing Vliet St. It's Monday and so that means this train is headed for the Freehold Industrial Track. Twice a wee... (more)

ESSAY.- My gift for Valentine's Day was permission to go railfanning. After catching this train in Port Reading and Sewaren I quickly made my way to South Amboy to catch it just south of t... (more)

NJT 4018 cruises past a fresh water marsh on its evening commute from Hoboken to Bay Head.

Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR) In 2016 Norfolk Southern leased 162 miles of its Delmarva Secondary line in Delaware and Maryland to short line operator Carload Express. Carload Express ... (more)

Typical power for this non-electrified section of the NJCL (Long Branch to Bay Head) has been GP40PHs and PL42ACs. This, however, is changing with the new 2014 weekend “Shore Express” trains ... (more)

A single car train kicks up a little dust as it cruises at track speed (25 mph) by the old abandoned Helmetta Snuff factory. Construction work is being done here. A worker in orange is off to th... (more)

"Armpit of America" - A photogenic spot right smack dab in the middle of the "Armpit".

An electric locomotive, destined for Long Branch, crosses the Oceanport Creek Drawbridge. Despite the calm and tepid weather, a thin sheet of ice from last night’s freeze succeeded in muddling ... (more)

Rail Grinding - Track maintenance is being performed on the Amboy Secondary just east of Jamesburg. The man is operating a rail grinder and is grinding a welded track joint. This seconda... (more)