Black River & Western No. 60 leads the North Pole Express past the abandoned Hunterdon Concrete plant on an unseasonably warm December evening.

BR&W's 2-8-0 #60 with the Candy Cane Limited nears the Everitts Road crossing.

The engineer of BR&W #60 leans out the window to get a good look as they approach the Everitts Road crossing.

I last saw BR&W No. 60 fifty years ago on railfan weekend with my Dad. We sampled the BR&W and the NH&I on a Saturday with the Strasburg along with George Hart's steam operation out of York PA on ... (more)

Black River & Western #60 brings the train into Ringoes Station, which is set up as the North Pole.

BR&W #60 arrives at Ringoes with the North Pole Express.

True Colors - We’re looking at the cab of an RS1 that began life in 1947 as Minneapolis & Saint Louis 547, later renumbered 219. It retained its second number when it was sold to Canadian road S... (more)

The Black River & Western’s engine crew sneaks a glance at the photographer as they ready 2-8-0 #60 for the day’s work on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, 1978. As of 2015, the 1937 Alco ... (more)

Black River & Western No. 60 sports a gold number plate for the year 2015 as the railroad celebrates its 50th anniversary. The train is seen passing the abandoned Hunterdon Concrete facility east ... (more)

BR&W #60 pulls into the station at Ringoes, after its first trip of the day, to Flemington and back.

ex-Lehigh Valley 112, after years of ownership by the Black River and Western Railroad has been repainted, for a limited time, into a special livery for their 50th open season as a tourist railroa... (more)

May 16, 1965 was the day the Black River and Western Railroad began running their excursions between Flemington and Ringoes, NJ, using former Great Western 2-8-0 #60 for power. Fifty years later, ... (more)

Black River & Western #60 sits patiently with the consist for the day while the track is being switched so #60 can be coupled onto the opposite side of the train.

Sidetracked: Sitting at the Black River and Western Railroad in Ringoes, NJ, this former PRR #4666, a JG Brill OEG 350 Diesel-electric Doodlebug patiently awaits restoration. Here she sits in J... (more)

The Black River & Western has rostered several oddities over the years. Here a small Davenport switcher.