This railfan special ran from Jersey City to Reading to see stored Reading steam power including 4-8-4s 2100 and 2124 as well as 0-6-0T 1251.

On a rainy, cloudy day, we took a short visit at the CNJs depot at Elizabethport.

"Now leaving... Track Five... The Queen of the Valley... Making Stops in... Bound Brook, Somerville, Raritan, North Branch, White House, Lebanon, Annandale, High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Phi... (more)

Already an antique, this wooden car sat in CNJ's yard some 55+ years ago. John reports this is a Western Union (supply) car. "Just sitting there."

Camelback #754 is steamed up for the commuter shuffle, under the new Garden State Parkway, not too far from where Sonny met his fate at the tollbooth.

Pacific #830 was from the CNJ long distance passenger fleet, Baldwin, class of '23, and not long for the world under the new Garden State Parkway.

Here's a frontal on Camelback #758, a product of Baldwin Locomotive c. 1910.

In between moves under the newly constructed Garden State Parkway, #758 steams in the soft winter light. It makes a person wonder if there is still telltale smoke smudges on the bridge facade. P... (more)

CNJ steam works the industry tracks. For a companion view, click here.

The newly constructed Garden St. Parkway encroaches on the CNJ yard.

A CNJ engine crew waits for the next move.

In this Ansco-Color film view, CNJ camelbacks 769 and sister 759 wait to take their commuters home. The new Garden State Parkway is seen overhead, built at great expense to span the RR yard. In ... (more)

B7 #112 works the terminal at Jersey City.

A matched set of CNJ F3 units - 56, 3C, 51 - pull a westbound freight through Elizabeth station.

Classic blue & gold CNJ freight motors haul manifest through Aldine. The original transparency is a badly color-shifted Ansco Color slide, converted to b&w for upload.