Climbing through the seemingly endless wilderness that is Tehachapi, a dog pack of Santa Fe power hauls a 40-car TOFC train eastbound, about to enter Tunnel 2.

Crossing at Ron.

Crossing the diamond at CP Ron in Woodbridge, New Jersey, Conrail train OI-16 heads to Sayerville, NJ's, Browns Yard. Power for the train on March 9th, 2016, are th... (more)

A Colorful Conrail Consist.

Conrail train OI-16 (Oak Island NJ to Browns Yard, Sayerville NJ), led by Norfolk Southern SD45-2s 1702 and 1700, and CSX GP40-2 4412 and GP38-2 2798, is ... (more)

A Four Locomotive Lashup Crossing the Raritan - NS 1702, NS 1700, CSX 4412, CSX 2798. This daily transfer train from Oak Island Yard in Newark to Browns Yard in Sayreville is typically l... (more)

"From the Trees"

OI-16 begins the short run west one train length to clear the interlocking so they can shove in their cars for Port Reading.

Colorful OI-16
After operating in the lead for only a short time since it's return from the shop, NS 1700 once again trails NS 1702 on a colorful OI-16. The usual pair of six-axle SD'... (more)

A Four Locomotive Lashup Crossing the Raritan - NS 1702, NS 1700, CSX 4412, CSX 2798. This daily transfer train from Oak Island Yard in Newark to Browns Yard in Sayreville is typically l... (more)

Conrail's JR-2 crew is onboard the OI16, as pushes its 10 car train from the Port Reading Secondary onto the Garden State Secondary. Soon it will be rolling south toward Brown's Yard.

Conrail's JR-2 crew is onboard the OI16, as it rolls across the diamond at CP Ron in Port Reading. The train is rolling along the Garden State Secondary (former CNJ Perth Amboy and Elizabeth Branc... (more)

Erie Lackawanna over the Raritan - The daily train to Browns Yard, lead by NS 1700 in recently painted E&L livery, is passing over the Raritan Drawbridge past property belonging to the Ge... (more)

"Shady's Back"

After another trip to the shops, the EL SD45-2 returns back to its North Jersey assignment on OI-16 with two other units.

Conrail's OI16 is pushing into Port Reading Yard. Once again, EL livery SD45-2 1700 is assigned to the train, but as a trailing locomotive.

The tunnel beneath the Southern that links the former CRR and C&WC required an approach from the south that was neither flat nor straight, as shown by this northbound train about to enter the tunn... (more)

Conrail's JR2 crew has the OI16 in tow, as the train swings around the horn at Port Reading. Soon it will be setting off over 30 freight cars at Port Reading Yard. Today's train is powered by two ... (more)

ESSAY.- My gift for Valentine's Day was permission to go railfanning. After catching this train in Port Reading and Sewaren I quickly made my way to South Amboy to catch it just south of t... (more)