The North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL) has a trove of rail-fanning spots that have not been exploited. Here, the only freight train to traverse this section of the NJCL crosses south over the mile-w... (more)

This picture was taken from a secluded vantage on the south shore just west of the Bridge. This spot is ideal for catching the daily freight train from Oak Island (Newark) to Browns Yard (Sayrevil... (more)

Port Newark Yard - A geep is being refueled while it waits for its next assignment. The NJ Turnpike and Newark Liberty Int'l Airport loom in the background.

Pilings of the Original Matawan Creek Trestle - A 1965 built locomotive shoves across the 1953 completed embankment and past the pilings of the original 1870s NY&LB trestle. The original ... (more)

The weekly Browns Yard to Southern Secondary train heads west on the NJCL. The 2 empty gondolas are destined for Brick Recycling in Howell where they will be loaded with scrap metal, and the 7 lu... (more)

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)

A Norfolk Southern Consist with Color - Here's a spot off the beaten path along the highest traffic line in New Jersey. A train of mixed freight is crossing over Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE C40-8 (Dash 8-40C)
Location: Scotch Plains, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: NS 8758
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 27, 2012

A Winter Wonderland - Santa has just arrived by train, and is now meeting with the children inside the Jamesburg Fire Station. The train arrived in Jamesburg at the height of the firs... (more)

The weekly freight train to the CR Southern Secondary crosses over the Cheesequake Marsh. You can't tell from looking, but this causeway (NJCL) was completely submerged by the storm surge from Hu... (more)

Heritage Unit Reflection - The Daily Browns yard supply train from Oak Island yard Newark has just arrived (in the distance) with the locomotives now separated and parked in the foregrou... (more)

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

A morning Amtrak train is cruising south on the NEC. The shot was taken through a hole in the fence. The tracks in the foreground are sometimes used for storing ballast cars and lead north to t... (more)

An afternoon rush-hour commuter train departs Hoboken past a pile of track switches sitting off on the right. It looks they have been sitting here for some time.

Operations in Brown Yard were curtailed yesterday after Winter Storm Maximus dumped 9 inches of heavy snow. This morning the yard looked like a winter wonderland as the locomotives were warming u... (more)

New York New Jersey Rail is a switching and terminal railroad. Here is one of their locomotives parked at their small engine yard off Port Jersey Blvd. The railroad serves at Conrail's Greenv... (more)