After supplying cars to Port Reading Yard, OI-16 moves south for Browns Yard.

One highlight of the Conrail Shared Assets operation in northern New Jersey is the assignment of many former Erie Lackawanna SD45-2s to yard and local duty. NS 1703 and CSXT 8886 are seen shoving... (more)

A familiar SD40-2/SD45-2 (NS 3434/CSXT 8886) consists leads Conrail OI-16 on a very sunny but very cold Sunday afternoon. In the distance...one of the nearly constant flow of ethanol trains operat... (more)

Conrail OI-16 is southbound on the Chemical Coast Secondary after setting off cars at Port Reading Yard. It seemed like the same NS SD40-2 led this train for weeks, and it was a nice change of pa... (more)

OI-16 is led by a consist typical for Conrail "Shared Assets" in the form of NS 3376 and CSX 8886, both former Conrail units. The train is seen making a reverse move into Port Reading Yard after ... (more)

A former UP SD45 leads an empty CSX ethanol train from the Motiva refinery in Sewaren, and is seen crossing Conrail's Port Reading Secondary at CP PD. The wye tracks curving off to the left and r... (more)

The ghost of SF-100? Three former Erie Lackawanna SD45-2s (NS 1703 / NS 1701 / CSX 8886) lead a long transfer job across the diamond at Port Reading. This was a nice surprise as typicall... (more)

BNSF 9647, BNSF 8239 and NS 9581 pass the southbound signal at PD as they take the east leg of the wye into Port Reading Yard.

On a crystal clear but frigid winter afternoon, OI-16 backs across the diamond at CP PD to set off cars in Port Reading Yard.

OI-16 is back on the Chemical Coast Secondary after setting off cars at Port Reading Yard. A pair of BNSF Dash 9s are tied onto a loaded ethanol train on the East Track. In the distance is yet ano... (more)

OI-16 shoves a cut of cars into Port Reading Yard, past the last remnants of fall color in the area. NS 3434 is former PRR 6077, a rebuilt SD40.

I was surprised at the amount of fall color still present in Port Reading at this date. OI-16 has made a set off in Port Reading Yard and heads south on the Chemical Coast for Browns Yard.

Conrail OI-16 heads for Browns Yard after setting off cars in Port Reading Yard. There is quite a bit of trackage at this location where the Chemical Coast Secondary (occupied by OI-16) crosses t... (more)

Conrail OI-16 reverses back onto the Chemical Coast Secondary from the Port Reading Secondary after setting off cars in Port Reading Yard. Power today is all NS ex-CR standard cab units: 1704/342... (more)

After setting off a large cut of ethanol loads in Port Reading Yard, a much shorter Conrail OI-11 heads south down the Chemical Coast for Browns Yard, crossing the Port Reading Secondary at grade.