The daily transfer train is just arriving to Browns Yard, which was originally owned and operated by the first railroad in the nation, the Camden and Amboy Railroad (1830's). The yard has since b... (more)

Raritan River Drawbridge - A year and a half after Sandy and the NJCL is finally back to hosting five daily direct trains from Hoboken to Bay Head. Here is the third diesel-powered train... (more)

Moon over Morgan – A morning eastbound train to NYC passes by some nice homes overlooking the Raritan Bay. Morgan, a subsection of Sayreville, holds some interesting history. Morgan was... (more)

7 days a week Browns Yard in Sayreville/Old Bridge is supplied by a daily transfer train from Oak Island, Newark. During the week the train re-crews at night to return empties back. However, on ... (more)

An afternoon NJ transit train pushes north onto the Raritan River Drawbridge past the obsolete coal-powered E. H. Werner Power Station built in 1929. Power is now produced from the blue generator... (more)

Browns Yard is part of the Conrail Shared Assets territory and a mix of CSX and NS power are routinely seen here. NS 1702 & 1705 have recently uncoupled from the daily yard supply train they brou... (more)

A morning westbound train pushes along the shoreline of the Raritan Bay past some impressive looking homes. This location is accessible from the recently upgraded Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in S... (more)

Ballast and tie replacement work has recently been completed here where the Amboy Secondary and the Gillespie Branch lines meet. Extra piles of ballast and old ties are visible to the left. The... (more)

After delivering the OI-16 transfer this pair of Ex-Erie Lackawanna SD45-2s rest in the yard, while the evening steel mill train is being assembled in the background.

The Browns Yard tie replacement project moves into its next stage with work beginning on the Gillespie Branch this morning. Here a Harsco TR-10 Production Tie Exchanger departs north out of the y... (more)

Tie Replacement in Browns Yard - To the left Norfolk Southern MofW equipment is being used to perform a tie replacement project, and I must say the tracks are looking nice and straight. ... (more)

NS 2584, an SD70M, is something unusual to see in Browns Yard. Typical six-axle power seen at Browns are these SD45s (NS 1702 and 1705) to your left, which are just arriving with the daily transf... (more)

Conrail Shared Assets Browns Yard is a small but busy yard. Piles of ties can be seen scattered about everywhere as a major tie replacement project is about to begin. I happen to catch these gee... (more)

NS 2584 and NS 5309 delivered a work train of MofW equipment to Browns Yard yesterday and are now waiting for their return back north. The locomotive power operating in/out of Browns Yard are ver... (more)

Signs are everywhere that a major tie replacement project in and around Browns Yard will soon be getting underway. Here a pair of SD45s are running light back to Oak Island Yard past recently pla... (more)