It Really Is Blue. On Sunday, September 24, 2023, United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey unveiled a major step forward in its newest restoration project. GE built U34CH 3372 was p... (more)

Ex-Erie Lackawanna.

Heading West passed Harmon Cove.

Head End Power. At the United Railroad Historical Society of NJ for the first time during a night shoot in Boonton, New Jersey, former Erie Lackawanna/NJDOT GE U34CH 3372 (later NJ TRANSIT ... (more)

4153 leads an afternoon westbound out of Hoboken Terminal with only a hint of exhaust smoke visible. I can't explain the paint difference on this unit, unless it received a transplanted long hood... (more)

When Erie Lackawanna/NJDOT had to send a U34CH in for wreck repair, the engine was finished after Conrail came into existence and was returned at Conrail 1776 in Bicentennial colors.

"Awaiting Restoration"
Erie Lackawanna U34CH 3372, the last known surviving U34 in the world, sits inside the URHS Boonton shed awaiting restoration.

A New Jersey Transit U34CH 4168 shares the yard in Dover, New Jersey with a string of former Erie Lackawanna MU cars.

An NJDOT U34CH still with her original EL "bluebird" paint scheme departs from under the Hoboken trainshed a few weeks after the Conrail startup.

A set of 1930’s MU cars make a station stop at Convent Station, New Jersey, while a U34CH pushes its more modern train toward Hoboken.

A pair of Erie Lackawanna/NJDOT U34CHs and their trains await the evening rush hour at Hoboken Terminal. The big U-boats handled all diesel trains out of Hoboken at the time.

A bit of sunlight makes its way through the Hoboken trainshed to illuminate a pair of hulking GE U34CHs that await their next trip to the suburbs. The 32 U34CHs built for the Erie Lackawanna and l... (more)