NJT 8431 from Penn Station New York to Peapack (and yarding in Gladstone) has New Jersey Transit's Pennsylvania Heritage Unit leading. NJT 6074 (Comet V Cab Car) is bringing up the rear.

NS 22V is a bit more colorful today thanks to its leader: the first-ever GE AC44C6M rebuilt locomotive for Norfolk Southern in a celebratory blue scheme. Behind the leader are NS 8065 (ES44AC) and... (more)

Milepost 31 Pumpkins: After completing work at Boonton Yard and letting NJT 1001 pass by, WD41 heads west on the Boonton Line to Dover. Discarded pumpkins from the fall are seen along the R... (more)

NS 22V with a celebratory DC to AC paint scheme AC44C6M leading the way travels east on Conrail's Lehigh Line. NS 8183 (ES44AC) is the second unit. NS 4002 was rebuilt from NS 8789 (C40-9) in Augu... (more)

Open the Gates!: A representative from the United Railroad Historical Society has opened the gates for URHS 4253 (E8) and URHS 1524 (GP7) to be returned into Boonton Yard. First though, NJT... (more)

Rebuilt in August of 2019 from NS 8947 (C44-9W), NS 4200 is now about 6-months into its new life as an AC44C6M locomotive. Here, it is leading NS 20R east on the Norfolk Southern Lehigh Line in ea... (more)

A westbound CSX oil train heads east on Conrail's Lehigh Line with a pair of BNSF C44-9W locomotives as power. The second unit is BNSF 5495.

NJT WD41 bringing back equipment to the United Railroad Historical Society Yard in Boonton via the Boonton Line. Equipment included URHS 4253 (E8) and URHS 1524 (GP7). On the rear is NJT 4104 (GP4... (more)

Conrail's MA2 heads west on the Port Reading Secondary back towards Manville Yard. It is about to pass the distant signal (last automatic signal) before joining the Lehigh Line at CP Bound Brook. ... (more)

The Black Spot: While there are a few variations of the AC44C6M paint scheme, 31 of the 42 locomotives rebuilt by Wabtec/GE in Erie, PA feature a black patch around their headlights: NS 417... (more)

Norfolk Southern's most unpronounceable heritage locomotive leads NS 21Q west through the Holcomb Mills section of Flemington. The second unit is NS 4082 (AC44C6M) which was rebuilt from NS 8795 (... (more)

Having grown up a few blocks from here, I can recall many types of interesting lighting conditions along the Raritan Bay. Here, an eastbound train from South Amboy heads back towards Penn Station ... (more)

Q404 with 404 Axles: The defect detector announced it as it arrived: Q404 with 404 axles. Having an ex-Seaboard Division SD40-2 (SBD 8076) leading was a nice treat. Behind the leader is CSX... (more)

Six Months Until Retirement: Six months before retirement, flared SD70M NS 2631 leads NS 4135 (AC44C6M; rebuilt from C44-9W NS 8903 in December of 2017) and once-weekly baretable train 24Q ... (more)

Red, White, and Blue [Containers]: NS 20E has a "patriotic" collection of containers up front for Memorial Day Weekend: red, white, and blue, in the proper order, which complements the Amer... (more)