NS 3376 has been a mainstay on the daily transfer from Oak Island Yard to Browns Yard. Here OI-16 crosses the Rahway River using an old bascule drawbridge built in 1921. This drawbridge is still... (more)

Two Trains and an Airplane - A CSX stack train crawls to a stop as the OI-16 train to Browns Yard, led by NS 1703, passes on the right. At the same time, a United Airlines jet makes a la... (more)

Conrail OI-16 heads south past the distant signal for the interlocking at CP PD. Power today is a pair of former Erie Lackawanna SD45-2s.

Conrail OI-16 seemed to run a little bit earlier than usual today. This, coupled with the overnight change to daylight savings time, allowed for a properly lit late-morning view of the train head... (more)

After supplying cars to Port Reading Yard, OI-16 moves south for Browns Yard.

Led by a consist characteristic of the Conrail Shared Assets Operations, OI-16 moves south over the Raritan River for Browns Yard.

A familiar SD40-2/SD45-2 (NS 3434/CSXT 8886) consists leads Conrail OI-16 on a very sunny but very cold Sunday afternoon. In the distance...one of the nearly constant flow of ethanol trains operat... (more)

This picture was taken from a secluded vantage on the south shore just west of the Bridge. This spot is ideal for catching the daily freight train from Oak Island (Newark) to Browns Yard (Sayrevil... (more)

Conrail OI-16 arrives at Browns Yard after a slow ride down the Amboy Secondary. The unused catenary poles at this location reveal the PRR-heritage of this historic line. The Camden & Amboy was ... (more)

Conrail OI-16 is southbound on the Chemical Coast Secondary after setting off cars at Port Reading Yard. It seemed like the same NS SD40-2 led this train for weeks, and it was a nice change of pa... (more)

OI-16 is led by a consist typical for Conrail "Shared Assets" in the form of NS 3376 and CSX 8886, both former Conrail units. The train is seen making a reverse move into Port Reading Yard after ... (more)

Three former Erie Lackawanna SD45-2s (NS 1703 / NS 1701 / CSX 8886) pass through Perth Amboy Station under the catenary of NJT's North Jersey Coast Line. Historically these units would have also ... (more)

The ghost of SF-100? Three former Erie Lackawanna SD45-2s (NS 1703 / NS 1701 / CSX 8886) lead a long transfer job across the diamond at Port Reading. This was a nice surprise as typicall... (more)

On a crystal clear but frigid winter afternoon, OI-16 backs across the diamond at CP PD to set off cars in Port Reading Yard.

OI-16 is back on the Chemical Coast Secondary after setting off cars at Port Reading Yard. A pair of BNSF Dash 9s are tied onto a loaded ethanol train on the East Track. In the distance is yet ano... (more)