TRENTON MAKES - THE WORLD TAKES     New Jersey Transit's newest motive power and double decker cars arrive in town from the storage yards located in Morrisville, PA.

The theme tonight is "Light Impressions".

The scene at the Trenton engine facility shows a change is in the air with regard to motive power technology. At right, PRR Class ES12.

Both the RS-1 and S2's, having arrived on the property in 1950, were already PRR veterans. PRR Class AS10.

8490 was new on the property in '52. PRR Class AS10.

A wooden cabin car protects the rear end of this switch move. To see the head end view with a brand-new SW9, click here... (more)

Only on the job a couple months, here's an early Kodachrome view of PRR SW9 #8537, PRR Class ES12m, in it's as-delivered paint at work in Trenton. Later on the gold leaf lettering was replaced w... (more)

Future razorblades.PRR Class H10.

More PRR Trenton steam deadline views. PRR Class H10.

Not sure if this engine was retired at the time, but it appears to be cold. PRR Class G5s.

Here's a look at the doings at the PRR Trenton enginehouse on a overcast Saturday afternoon in May of '53. K4 3768 is under steam, but one track out of view the steam deadlines are growing. Back... (more)

The PRR steam deadlines at Trenton are growing on this date. PRR Class H9s.

An E6s Atlantic sits in the station with a Bordentown Branch train that has just arrived from Camden. Behind her is a P70 coach. Today this service is run with light-rail DMUs on the New Jersey ... (more)

A boxcab P5a motor grinds west with what appears to be empty ore hoppers (probably coming from South Amboy and heading to PA coal fields). When first built in 1933, the P5a was to be an electric K... (more)

K4s 5391 simmers at Trenton as a Diesel-Electric awaits a call on the house track. A closeup view of the scan reveals the railcar to be either #4663 or #4668. These had 2 Westinghouse traction mo... (more)