Conrail OI-16 arriving in Port Reading. Most of its cars will be dropped off in the Port Reading Yard before continuing south to Browns Yard.

"Erie Lackawanna" 1700 is once again assigned to Conrail OI-16 after returning from Enola where the unit received a new traction motor. OI-16 was relatively short on this quiet Sunday a... (more)

Conrail Oak Island to Browns Yard OI-16 heads south after dropping off cars at the Port Reading yard.

OI-16, with "Erie Lackawanna" 1700 in the lead, has pulled west onto the Port Reading Secondary and is shoving a 40+ car drop into Port Reading Yard. The signal for CP Ron can be seen i... (more)

OI-16 slowly drops down from CP Karen to CP Ron where the crew will make a set-off in Port Reading Yard. The brilliant fall foliage here is a nice complement to the Erie Lackawanna heritage SD45-... (more)

The regular crew on Conrail OI-16 seems to be taking all of the recent attention in stride. Since "Erie Lackawanna" 1700 arrived on Conrail in Northern New Jersey, it seems as if this crews every... (more)

With their drop in Port Reading Yard completed and a loaded ethanol train safely tucked away at Motiva, OI-16 appears out of Port Reading Yard, crossing the Garden State Secondary. After a quick ... (more)

OI-16 has arrived at Browns Yard and the crew has dropped their train in the yard vs. on the running track. This provided an opportunity to shoot the power in the yard as the crew prepares to run... (more)

The sun sets as "Erie Lackawanna" 1700 completes her first run to Browns Yard. NS' latest heritage unit had arrived on Conrail Shared Assets property two days earlier. The OI-16 crew has dropped... (more)

"Erie Lackawanna" 1700 completes her first run to Browns Yard after arriving on Conrail Shared Assets property two days earlier. OI-16 is a yard transfer job that runs between Oak Islan... (more)

Conrail OI-16 detours westbound on the Lehigh Line, passing the inbound "Orange Juice Train (CSX Q740) at CP Newark. OI-16 would normally head south out of Oak Island Yard onto the Garden St... (more)

Conrail OI-16 seems a bit overpowered with three units (including two former Erie Lackawanna SD45-2s) and 11 cars as it approaches NJ Transit's Perth Amboy Station. The train is running in a cut ... (more)

FROZEN IN HISTORY... Former Erie Lackawanna SD45-2 locomotives still roll in New Jersey, under NS and CSX ownerships. These beasts that propelled UPS trains on EL rails now move transfer runs on C... (more)

Conrail OI-16, gets under way for Browns Yard, after dropping cars off at the Port Reading Yard.

Oak Island to Browns Yard transfer, OI-16, passes through one of only a handful low-platform stations left on the North Jersey Coast Line, the 1927-built Perth Amboy depot.