"Empties Headed West"

NS 539 heads Westbound at Cassandra after waiting nearly two hours for an 11V that had engine troubles to clear the crossover from track 3 to track 2 at MO.

Yellow-Jackets Swarm the Secondary

The normally nocturnal SU-100 is operating nearly 7 hours behind schedule putting it through Chester, NY in broad daylight. The NYSW road fre... (more)

"Climbing the Grade"

Running as NYS&W BHX, a detoured CSX stack train (Q004) is seen climbing one of the steepest points on Sparta Mountain as the two GE's are pushed to their ma... (more)

"Thumbs Up"

The engineer on WSX poses for a photo as they make their way through Hawthrone en-route to their base of operations in Ridgefield Park, NJ.

Early Morning Reflections

The SU-100 has just departed Sparta Junction with a new Jersey based local crew at the helm. The road crew had to run at restricted speed bringing the... (more)

Maine Eastern Returns to New Jersey

Following the end of operations on the Morristown & Erie's Northern Counterpart, the Maine Eastern Railroad, the Morristown & Erie was quick... (more)

Middletown & New Jersey Toys for Tots Train

The annual M&NJ toys for tots train operated this year with MNJ 773 again, however the route was reversed from last year. The train ... (more)

Notched Out EMD's

With a hefty manifest in tow, two EMD locomotives haul Q417 uphill through Haverstraw, NY.

"Heading South on the Secondary"

After spotting a reefer on the Greycourt Industrial, CH-1 is en-route to Warwick, NY where the bulk of their work awaits them. The train is see... (more)

The Northern Branch Local

The daily Northern Branch local is heading back to North Bergen after switching customers on the branch during the day. This line is in such bad shape... (more)

West Slope Helper Service

A matched set of Norfolk Southern SD40-2's lend a hand to NS 10G as they begin their decent down the Alleghenies. Long gone are the days where SD40-2'... (more)

Trash Train up the Southern Tier

Operating as NYSW SU-99 the Binghamton based crew is hauling two trains as one in this photo as a five unit CSX/NYSW consist haul a combined SU... (more)

"Whippany Drill"

On a hot August morning, two Morristown based crews were out drilling Whippany yard with NS 3031 on the West end and WT 738 on the East end. The yard... (more)

Southern Division Ballast Extra

An unusual visitor to the Southern Divison local pool, NYSW 3022 leads a ballast extra East through Franklin. The Southern Divison local pool co... (more)

Sparta Water Tower

The LF-1 local crew is heading Eastbound through Sparta with a lengthy consist of empties from Sparta Junction. The crew made an unusual daylight Sparta turn... (more)