SA31 rolls through Farmingdale

Metedeconk River Trestle - For much of the year the Southern Secondary local does not reach Lakewood until after dark. Now with long summer days on hand a shot of the train over the Metede... (more)

Passenger & Freight on the NJCL A passenger & freight train are both moving westbound on the NJCL with the freight train on the eastbound track 2. This weekly freight train enters onto Tra... (more)

Approaching the End of the Line - SA31 passes by an old Central Railroad of New Jersey phone shanty as they approach Halls Mill Road. A hopper full of sodium hydroxide perhaps is being de... (more)

Returning to Browns Yard - Running SHF the SA31 crew passes by Villa Borghese II, which has good pizza, as they cross Brookside Place at track speed (25 mph). The train is returning earl... (more)

Freight Train along the Raritan Bay - The Thursday freight train from Browns Yard to Lakewood has been running as consistently as any scheduled passenger train. For months the train has ... (more)

The Chase Concludes - After serving Prestone, the SA31 crew is now shoving an empty tank car west through farmland back toward downtown Freehold. The conductor in his florescent green s... (more)

Just East of Downtown - I've had this shot planned for two years and finally it has come to fruition. This train is now without the centerbeam car Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: EMD GP40-2
Location: Freehold, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 4419
Train ID: CR WPSA31
Photo Date: March 23, 2015

The Chase Continues... - After catching the train on the Amboy Secondary at Vliet St. (click here) I drove to James... (more)

The Chase Was On... - A midday local heads west on the Amboy Secondary crossing Vliet St. It's Monday and so that means this train is headed for the Freehold Industrial Track. Twice a wee... (more)

Daylight Return on the Southern - Yesterday, SA31 ran down the Southern Sec. with a single locomotive (see here)... (more)

To the CR Southern Secondary - the once weekly local heads south over the Navesink River for Red Bank. In less than a mile the train - hauling 3 centerbeams and 3 boxcars for delivery to... (more)

Crossing Lake Manalapan - After a quick run to Perrine & Reed with three hoppers, the crew crosses over a completely frozen and snow covered Lake Manalapan as they make an earlier than usu... (more)

Twelve to Woodhaven Lumber - The weekly Thursday local from Browns Yard to Lakewood has been running like clockwork. Once again she is crossing the mile-wide Cheesequake marsh just minut... (more)

Crossing the Navesink - With sunset quickly approaching a three car train makes its way across the Navesink River to Red Bank. The reflection is off the waters of Nut Swamp Brook, which c... (more)