See Tracks? Think Caboose - The DRR has a beautifully maintained bay window caboose. It is seen parked on the north leg of the Farmingdale wye (recently completed in 2023) near the Southa... (more)

The Allaire State Park in New Jersey was definitely worth a visit. In the vicinity of old brick houses and lots of nature, we also found a museum train that invited us to take a tour. A GE 25 ton ... (more)

On a cold December night, the SA31 powered by a rebuilt Norfolk Southern GP38-2 and CSX GP40-2 takes a dinner break in Farmingdale while on the way to Lakewood, NJ.

Looking on with Admiration - Farmingdale is a magnet for Southern Secondary railfans. Every Thursday evening the crew makes an hour long stop here for dinner giving the fans ample time to... (more)

In the pouring rain, a Conrail Shared Assets Operations work train runs long hood forward after dropping ties on the ex-CNJ Southern Secondary the day prior. This SD40-2 was quite a sight on the ... (more)

A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 rebuild makes an appearance on the Conrail Shared Assets Operations SouthernSecondary.

SA31 rolls through Farmingdale

A Dedicated Fan Base - There are several local trains that run out of Browns Yard, but none have a bigger or more enthusiastic fan base than the once weekly train down the ex-CNJ Southern D... (more)

The late Steve Bremmer at the controls of the Conrail Shared Assets Operations SA35 switching a Gold Lumber in Farmingdale, N.J.

A Conrail Shared Assets Operations extra with a Norfolk Southern owned GP38-2 still in Conrail paint stopped for a downed tree.

Conrail blue is reflected in a trackside pond caused by heavy rainfall as NS 5277 slowly approaches Asbury Avenue on the former Central Railroad of New Jersey mainline.

Spring has sprung. Two lone daffodils have appeared trackside in downtown Farmingdale, as former Conrail GP38-2 5277 eases over the switch to the Freehold Secondary and continues southward ... (more)

Ten years after. Rush hour traffic backs up at the Asbury Road crossing as NS 5277 and three loads slowly roll sotuhward down the former Central of New Jersey, now Conrail Shared Assets' So... (more)

After a blizzard swept across New Jersey, the Conrail SA35 cautiously breaks through the ice built up at the road crossings from the previous days plowing.

A narrow gauge steam engine # 26 stops at the station to pick up and discharge passenger for a short trip around Allaire State Park.