After completing its first revenue westbound run of the day, NJT 4216 leads its train around the curve and onto the Bay Head loop before yarding. The train will depart for Long Branch as train 473... (more)

NJT GP40PH-2B 4216 shoves an eastbound shuttle to Long Branch over NJ Transit’s Brielle Drawbridge on the North Jersey Coast Line. The bridge spans the Manasquan River between Brielle and Point ... (more)

Santa Train 2019: The Tri-State Railway Historical Society's 2019 Santa Train emerges from the fog as it prepares for its last run of the day on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Between trips... (more)

Known as the Bay Head loop, the Bay Head running track is used by just about every train to arrive Bay Head. However, the installation of the new “BORNE” Interlocking has allowed for the elimi... (more)

Misty Morning in Hoboken: The Tri-State Railway Historical Society's 2019 Santa Train sits on Track 17 at Hoboken Terminal minutes before sunrise as rain falls. Minutes later, the train w... (more)

On a soupy and foggy Saturday morning, the Tri-State Railway Historical Society's Santa Train is arriving in Denville, N.J. This was the first of four Santa trains on December 14, operating from W... (more)

NJRail train 42 has just exited the S-curve at Tuxedo Rocks on its way west to Harriman Station.

Tri State Railway Historical Society's Santa Train on NJ Transit sits in its loading point at Wayne/Route 23 Transit Center with two passenger GP40 variants soon to lead the 1:00 PM run.

Tri State Railway Historical Society's Santa Train on NJ Transit splits the 19.6 signal on the Montclair Boonton Line, located adjacent to NJ Route 23.

As the sun casts its first rays of light the second eastbound shuttle of the day crosses the Shark River Drawbridge in Belmar on NJ Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line with a former Penn Central G... (more)

The first revenue westbound of the day crosses the low tide waters of the Manasquan River at Point Pleasant Beach, NJ with a former Penn Central GP40 for power.

NJT 4216 is one of the more “recent” locomotives to return to service after being sidelined for a rather long period of time for PTC installations. It started life back in November, 1968 as Pe... (more)

There was a time when EMDs were a regular on this part of the North Jersey Coast Line. Then with the arrival of the PL42AC and ALP-45DP locomotives the regularity of EMDs slowly faded away and has... (more)

NJT Long Branch Yard

NJRail Harriman Express #49 charges west on the former Erie Main at Paterson, NJ, viewed from Garret Mountain in Woodland Park.