An unusually nice surprise on an unusually nice summer morning...a pair of CN units lead a loaded CSX ethanol train south across the Overpeck Creek bridge at 7:10am. My timing was just right, as ... (more)

What I did on my Summer vacation: Up early to take my dog for a ride and voila! A rare Sunday northbound.

Two NYS&W SD60 locomotives are being serviced at the engine facility. Later in the afternoon this pair will power the SU99 time freight.

What I did on my Summer Vacation: What to do before the fireworks on the Fourth? Pack the camera and the dog into the Jeep and see if Su-99 is heading out. I was wrong, but containers ho! ES40D... (more)

What I did on my Summer Vacation: Up early on a Sunday morning to see what's rumbling through Little Ferry. Two bluebirds work the morning job crossing Overpeck Draw. Nice talking rail fanning w... (more)

NYS&W power set for the evening's SU99 time freight prepares to depart the fueling facility.

It is somewhat unusual to see a pair of SD40-2s leading a CSX road train on the River Subdivision in 2012. Here a pair of ex-Conrail units (in this case, ex-CR 6463 & 6480) bring Q268 across Over... (more)

CSXT Q410 races across the Overpeck Creek, toward its terminus at Selkirk Yard, near Albany, N.Y.

CSX GP38-2 2732 is seen in a push pull consist with NS 5294 on the NYSW railway in Ridgefield Park NJ. NYSW is leasing NS and CSX GP38-2s for all the local service until new power can be acquired.... (more)

Early morning at CP 5 finds a CSX northbound behind a pair of typical GEVOs and a leased ex-BN SD40-2, HLCX 7014. That "UFO" between the lead unit and the utility pole is a passing seagull.

Two test units recently utilized by the NYS&W.

Susquehanna has been testing various locomotive models over the last several months. The latest model to be tested is this Progress Rail genset. The unit is seen here running alongside Industria... (more)

A WS local crew runs light power to the west end of the MC Yard for the evening SU-99 road train. With lease power becoming more prevalent, it was nice to see a "yellowjacket" in the mix, even if ... (more)