Comet I Takeover: Gladstone service this weekend has been overtaken mostly by classic Pullman-Standard Comet I equipment hauled by diesels due to overhead wire work. These cars were purchas... (more)

Northeast Corridor Maintenance Move: NJT YM40 heads back west to Morrisville Yard after taking a visit to the Meadowlands Maintenance Complex. Behind the leader are NJT 4527 (ALP45DP) and a... (more)

The now-abolished NS 33K heads west on Conrail Lehigh Line Track #2. Behind the leader are AC44CW locomotives CP 8636 and CP 8648 and approximately 80 cars. By 2019, the train could sometimes be s... (more)

De-Evolution Series: The ES40DC engines (upgraded to ES44DC between 2013 & 2014) were the first "Evolution Series" locomotives purchased by Norfolk Southern beginning in 2004. They have bee... (more)

Eastbound train NJT 5170 from High Bridge to New York Penn Station arrives at White House Train Station. The Cushetunk Mountain can be seen in the distance. NJT 4514 (ALP45DP) is on the rear.

NS 62V (empty trash) is crossing the border from Pennsylvania to New Jersey on the Norfolk Southern Lehigh Line with a pair of AC44C6M rebuilt locomotives. Behind the leader is NS 4385. The lead l... (more)

Believe it or not, this was one of the more photographed and tracked trains to traverse the Norfolk Southern Lehigh Line in 2020. While trailing, the Union Pacific locomotive received a great deal... (more)

Slowing for the Siding: NS 294 in Stanton Station as it slows down to take the Flemington Siding. Behind the leader are NS 9864 (C44-9W) and NS 8122 (ES44AC).

The first direct eastbound train of the day from High Bridge to New York Penn Station arrives at its second stop at the end of the morning peak rush hour. NJT 4529 (ALP45DP) is on the rear.

Conrail’s MA1 heads west on Conrail Lehigh Line Track #2 back to Manville Yard during a snow storm with a single engine. The engine was originally a GP38 for Penn Central as PC 7873, then it wen... (more)

NS 18N eastbound with a pair of Dash 9 locomotives. Behind the leader is NS 9531.

Resting on the Crest: A CSX empty ethanol train sits on the Garden State Secondary on top of a crest in Carteret. The train came loaded from Proviso, IL as CSX K648 and would depart 2 days ... (more)

Leaving Westward: NS H76 charges west, kicking up some leaves, after interchanging at Manville Yard with an Admiral Cab SD40-2 leading. Behind the leader are NS 3023 (GP40-2; former CR 3317... (more)

NS 62V has a good amount of power today. Behind the leader are NS 8167 (ES44AC), NS 4313 (AC44C6M; rebuilt from C44-9W NS 9165 in November of 2020), and NS 1034 (SD70ACe).

NS H76 with a pair of SD40E rebuilds heads back west after interchanging at Manville Yard. NS 6339 is the second unit. 6349 was rebuilt from SD50 NS 5401 (formerly CR 6702) in January of 2013. Due... (more)