After doing testing in Boston, Amtrak Acela II is seen heading past the Princton Junction Station, back to Philadelphia.

Arriving at Princeton Junction for its 1:39PM station stop is Amtrak train 171 with ACS-64 642 leading the way.

On April 17 of 1977, I was at Princeton Junction, NJ when this coal train (I presume empty, and I presume a coal train) came by making quite a racket. The second unit was an ex Jersey Central SD35... (more)

So Close, Yet So Far: NJ Transit's 40th Anniversary heritage unit shoves a New York-bound Northeast Corridor Line train out of Princeton Junction station as its distinctive Tuscan red Penns... (more)

"Dinky Swap"
When the venerable Arrow IIIs that operate on the Princeton Branch are due for maintenance or suffer an all-too-common failure an extra crew must be called to sw... (more)

Towering Presences: The iconic Phase III-wrapped ACS-64 arrives in view of the inactive Nassau Tower at Princeton Junction on August 23, 2022.

The Princeton Shuttle, affectionately known as The Dinky, approaching Princeton Junction station along the Northeast Corridor after departing Princeton only a few minutes earlier. The shuttle is ... (more)

Acela II at Princeton Junction: An Alstom Acela II set makes its way back towards Philadelphia after making a test run up to Boston one day earlier.

Nassau Towers. While the destruction of its cousin in Long Island, New York has recently grabbed the headlines, another former Pennsylvania Railroad Tower with the same name in Princeton Ju... (more)

Snowy Meet: Amtrak's Pennsylvanian, train 43, meets an NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line train 7830 at Princeton Junction station on Super Bowl Sunday 2022.

Dinky in the Snow: NJ Transit's Princeton Shuttle, popularly known as "the Dinky," approaches Princeton Junction station in West Windsor as snow falls on Super Bowl Sunday 2022.

Snowy Sunday at Princeton Junction: Amtrak Northeast Regional train 143 passes the inactive Nassau Tower at the east end of Princeton Junction on snowy Super Bowl Sunday 2022.

Phase IV: Adorned in the former Phase IV livery, an AEM7 locomotive leads a Keystone Service Train from Harrisburg, making a stop at Princeton Junction. This train is one of only a few Amtr... (more)

Star Power: ACS-64 #634 leads Amtrak's Silver Star, train #91, past Princeton Junction Station on Saturday, March 20, 2021.

Lite Moves: Amtrak EMD GP38-3 #720, running lite on Track 2, heads east through Princeton Junction Station on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Note the platform extension being installed on Trac... (more)