Cresting Sparta Mountain

NYS&W WS-5 continues Westbound to Sparta as they’ve reached the highest point on rails in New Jersey at JC 51 in Stockholm. The crew will have an ea... (more)

Uphill Battle in Downtown Butler

The Susquehanna’s only active SD45 leads an unusual daylight Sparta turn west through Butler in stellar evening light. The veteran EMDs are n... (more)

Setting up to pull SU-99.

Four NYS&W Yellow Jackets prepare to double against the SU99 road freight.

"Stopping on the Diamond"

"Fighting 45 thru the Thorn"

One of two SD33ECOs on the Susquehanna.

"SD45 Mainline Return"

A Susie-Q E-Unit with a long string of cars at Steamtown's grand opening in 1995.

The USS Ling

The crew on board WS-5 is just beginning their Sunday evening run to Sparta as they exit the yard limits and accelerate to trackspeed in Hackensack. Of note in the... (more)

NYSW SD45-2 3618 is seen passing the former site of the East Paterson Station. 3618 was built as BN 6500 in March of 1971 and is the last of the SD45 fleet in service.

Sunday Afternoon Sparta Turn

The only active SD45-2 on the NYS&W, no. 3618 leads an unusual daylight local to Sparta Junction on a stellar Sunday evening. The crew is bringing ... (more)

Pompton Junction Set-Out

A Sunday afternoon NYS&W extra job bound for Sparta, NJ makes a quick a stop in Pompton Lakes to set off the railroads caboose turned shoving platform.... (more)

NYS&W EMD F45 6370, later renumbered 3638, nee BN 6640; Sold to Montana Rail Link 390.

Westbound NYS&W SD70M 4052 with NS 4601 and NS 3584 at Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.