Freight on the NEC used to be a daily occurrence, but since the Amtrak takeover, the number of actual through freights has dwindled and the Boston to DC line now sees mostly locals and transfer runs. CSX 2798 leads Conrail ME-5 out of LANE interlocking and onto track 3 for a run down the corridor to Metuchen Yard with about 45 cars, mostly lumber, in tow.
