On a bright Saturday morning, the second eastbound weekend train of the day rolls out of Raritan for a run to Newark Penn Station.

End of the (CNJ) Line: To honor Frank "Jethro" Strunk, the last former Central Railroad of New Jersey engineer serving with NJ Transit, the agency assigned its CNJ Heritage Unit ... (more)

Today, 7/20/21, saw the NJT 4109 fulfill its role as a tribute locomotive in more than one way. Train 5441 to Raritan was the final run for veteran engineer Frank Strunk, who originally hired on ... (more)

MARC-ing Time: NJT 4200 has just pulled NJT 5416 (with MARC coaches) into Raritan Station and is taking a pause to let passengers on at its first station stop of the day. The unit was built... (more)

NJT 5435 has just taken an "Approach" signal at Somerville and is rounding the bend for its final stop at Raritan.

Approach Speed Limit Sign: A westbound train to Raritan arrives at its final stop with 8 cars on Track #1. The signpost in the right of the photo is an approach speed limit sign which warns... (more)

NJT 6052 (pushed by ALP45DP NJT 4532) begins its eastward journey east to Newark Penn Station from Raritan.

Westbound train from New York City arrives at its terminus point in Raritan passing Boyd Tower.

A Series of Unfortunate Events: I honestly don't remember how things got messed up on the Raritan Line on this day, but I recall track work and a disabled train being a in the mix. Anyway, ... (more)

Identity Crisis: One of the stranger public relation stunts that New Jersey Transit did was the borrowing of MARC passenger cars from Maryland. With many cab cars out of service at the time... (more)

A rare Geep leading a westbound train to High Bridge passing Boyd Tower. NJT 6048 is the cab car on the rear. The leader is ex-NYC 3009.

Due to PTC upgrades and equipment shortages, NJT adjusted services on many lines. Service on the Atlantic City Line was suspended due to equipment needing to be used elsewhere. At the same time, t... (more)

NJT 5714 arrives at Raritan Train Station having originated at High Bridge. In lieu of a cab car, ex-CNJ engine NJT 4106 (ex-CNJ 3671) is doing the honors leading the train east today. Another Gee... (more)

Starting in 2017, NJT began to furiously upgrade its rolling stock equipment to include PTC. As a result, in 2017 and 2018, there was a significant shortage of short cab cars in service. A second ... (more)

Central of New Jersey GP-40P 3681 at Raritan with passenger train.