A late running 15J multilevel train has just departed Oak Island as it passes through Hillside, N.J. The lead locomotive is a former Conrail unit.

CSX crude oil train rolls west beneath the Weequahic Park Drive overpass, on Conrail's Lehigh Line.

A visitor to the Lehigh Line on this blustery winter afternoon might have been confused as to what railroad he was visiting. A half hour before this K038 appeared, another K038 ran west, also wit... (more)

Switch Trouble
The crew of Conrail OI-10 takes a break from their struggles with a frozen switch to observe the passage of NS 11J. The stubborn switch connects the Irvington Industrial... (more)

Eastbound Raritan to Newark train 5438 kicks up the snow as it passes through Hillside.

The Manville based C761 local is returning west from Oak Island, after dropping off a long train.

NS 33K rolls west beneath the Weequahic Park Drive overpass. The freight is en route from Croxton Yard in Jersey City to Allentown, Pa.

NJ Transit New York to High Bridge train 5179 is operating westbound on No. 2 track, while No. 1 track is occupied by approaching CSX freight Q410. NJ Transit has added additional Raritan Valley L... (more)

"Espee in New Jersey"

In 2012 lease units started to make more regular appearances on CSX trains throughout the system, one of these units happened to be an ex-Southern Pacific u... (more)

A Conrail work train passes through Hillside. Note the Conrail lettering on the American crane. Not much equipment remaining with Conrail reporting marks.

Conrail Shared Assets continues train operations on the former Lehigh Valley Railroad Irvington Branch, linking the Lehigh Line in Hillside with Irvington, N.J. On weekdays Conrail's OI-10 will o... (more)

Westbound CSX Q417-29 passes beneath the Weequahic Pak Drive overpass as it accelerates west on the Lehigh Line.

NS 33K rolls west through Hillside, en route to Allentown, Pa.

There was a bit of luck at work as CSX Q417, led by a UP SD70ACe, hits a small patch of sunlight on an otherwise cloudy afternoon. The accelerating train seems to have startled a blue jay from a ... (more)

CN 8019, an SD70M-2, leads the 18G through Hillside on the Lehigh Line.