NS 1702 and Erie Lackawanna Heritage NS 1700 cross the Raritan River after sundown with a train destined for Browns Yard.

Rahway River Draw - This bridge is kept open in summer to accommodate boat traffic and only closes when trains approach such as this one. This pair of locos is running light back to Oa... (more)

Freight Train over the Raritan - The entire length of a CSAO transfer train from Oak Island to Browns Yard is seen crossing though the central span of the Raritan River Drawbridge. For ... (more)

More demolition work has recently been done to the E.H. Werner Power Station building, which includes the removal of the 4 smoke stacks. Click Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD45-2
Location: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: NS 1702
Train ID: CR WPOI-16
Photo Date: August 03, 2014

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The afternoon transfer from Oak Island has just arrived at Browns Yard with the moon hanging above.

Just having departed the North Jersey Coast Line at ESSAY OI16 rounds the big bend on the Amboy Secondary. The catenary poles are old and have been out of service for at least 30 years, but the b... (more)

After dropping off cars at Port Reading Yard the conductor peers out the side window to help gauge the approach back to the rest of the train.

A pair of SD45-2s (NS 1700 & CSXT 8886) are approaching Maurer Rd. They are leading the Browns Yard daily supply train over the Woodbridge Creek bascule drawbridge, which is no longer in operatio... (more)

The daily supply train to Browns Yard approaches Cheesequake Rd.

The Conrail OI-16 transfer job from Oak Island (Newark) to Browns Yard (Sayreville) has just pulled off the Chemical Coast Secondary and has moved westbound onto the Port Reading Secondary. After... (more)