One of Conrail’s former Erie/EL E8’s escaped the fate of its roster mates, who gave up their prime movers to the DeWitt Geep RS3 re-engine program. Shortly after the consolidation, Conrail’... (more)

Rolling off River Draw - The train to Browns Yard exits the North Jersey Coast Line at ESSAY.

By August of 1977 the three remaining Penn Central E7s in North Jersey Coast Line service were real railfan favorites that everyone was trying to shoot. I, being 15 and using the commuter trains t... (more)

The classic manually operated crossing gates in South Amboy are lowered for a classic GGI puling classic P70 coaches while the Conrail roustabout with a patched ex Penn Central U25C pulls past a s... (more)

A recently patched former Penn Central GG1 with new New Jersey DOT lettering backs onto a New York City bound train from Bay Head.

After pulling off their train in order to make way for the GG1 waiting in the distance, a pair of Penn Central E8s pull across the manually operated grade crossing and head towards the engine hous... (more)

Nearly 40 years ago, while a 15-year-old pup, I got up early one morning and went into work with my dad. He dropped me at Penn Station Newark and I rode a Conrail North Jersey Coast Line train to ... (more)

Freight on River Draw - The Oak Island to Browns Yard transfer shimmers in golden hour light as it crosses the Raritan River.

Exhibiting severe corrosion issues in its skin, the 4876 is crossing John Street, heading back to the yard to await its next trip to Penn Station, New York. Note the graffiti scrawled in the dust... (more)

The trainman on the platform struggles to make himself heard as two E8s prepare to depart after a short train led by GP40P No. 4102 clears. E8 No. 4323 was built in 1953 for the New York Central ... (more)

Led by Erie Lackawanna heritage unit NS 1700, a rather short train heads to Browns Yard over the former PRR Raritan River Drawbridge. This bridge carries almost 10,000 daily NJ TRANSIT customer... (more)

Conrail JR-2/OI-16 typically operates with two six-axle units leading. On this day the Erie Lackawanna heritage unit is handling the job solo. NS 1700 seems to have no difficulty bringing this 1... (more)

Double-Header over River Draw

Evening Commuters Crossing the Raritan

Consecutively numbered E8’s thread their way through the engine terminal leads at South Amboy, New Jersey. While noted for being the home of the last operating GG1’s, the non-electrified terri... (more)