A friend and I set up to shoot Conrail local WJAL-18 crossing the ex-CNJ bridge over the Delaware River at Phillipsburg, New Jersey, an infrequent occurrence in 1983. Unbeknownst to us, the consis... (more)

A classic all-EMD GP30/GP35/GP10/GP30 lashup has just dropped its cars in Dover, New Jersey. Allentown-based local WJAL-18’s power will now retrieve its caboose off of the main and regroup for t... (more)

Conrail local WJAL-18 sets off its consist at the east side of the yard in Dover, New Jersey. After picking up outbound cars, the train will return to Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Conrail’s Allentown Local to Washington, New Jersey, WJAL-18, rolls into Washington on a crisp November morning. In about a half of a mile, the train will reach the junction of the former DL&W P... (more)