“Frostbite” — On December 16th, I watched some NEC action the day after a winter front hit the northeast. Among the traffic, we see a sprinter that was clearly left outside in the winter sto... (more)

Weekend Express. NJ Transit ALP-45A no. 4536 is seen leading Northeast Corridor Line train 7818 through North Elizabeth Station.

Home Rails Visit. On April 22, 2025, NJ Transit YM32 had the usual 'dog's breakfast' consist, which on this day was 2 MLVs, 2 ALP46s, and a Comet, as it passed through the Elizabeth Station... (more)

Crayola in the Spotlight: Amtrak's Violet Blue Crayola wrapped ACS-64 is highlighted by golden hour light as it makes its way through the Elizabeth S-Curve on Mother's Day 2025.

Hippos Ride Again. On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, the HHP-C qualification train operated a round trip from Sunnyside Yard in New York to Wilmington, Delaware as Train 874/873. With the recent o... (more)

Amtrak's Acela enters the S-curve at Elizabeth, New Jersey as it makes its way towards Washington DC.

Hitchhiker. Amtrak ACS-64 no. 628 is seen leading Pennsylvanian train 42 through North Elizabeth Station. Second in the consist is P42DC no. 129, hitching a ride up to New York C... (more)

Electric Through Elizabeth. Amtrak ACS-64 no. 608 is seen leading Keystone Service train 647 through Elizabeth, NJ, en-route for Philadelphia and Harrisburg.

Face Full of Snow. Amtrak ACS-64 no. 662 kicks up snow as it leads Northeast Regional train 185 west, approaching North Elizabeth Station.

2025 Is Getting Close. Amtrak 2159 was approaching the station at North Elizabeth, New Jersey on January 7, 2022, not long after it had stopped snowing. As Acela Power Car AMTK 2025 leads T... (more)

Streaking through NJ Transit's North Elizabeth Station is Amtrak Acela Express 2158, heading north (timetable "eastbound") from Washington DC to Boston MA. This is Acela t... (more)

Amtrak Phase III At Elizabeth. The surprise announcement of the Amtrak collaboration with Dovetail Games/Train Sim World 2 that resulted in Amtrak ACS-64 662 being "wrapped" in P... (more)

New Jersey Transit, NJT U34CH 4158 NJDOT 3358, being rebuilt at the ex-CNJ shops at E-Port, Elizabeth, New Jersey. January 27, 1979. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo Still has its original EL numb... (more)

Penn Central, PC 4224 E7a, E-port shops, Elizabeth, New Jersey. January 27, 1979. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Eastbound passed Elmora tower.