New Jersey Is Erie Country. With NJ Transit recently debuting NJTR GP40PH-2 4210 in Erie Railroad livery in addition to the Erie Lackawanna wrap on ALP45-DP 4519, roll back the clock to 3 years ago today on November 9, 2020 when Norfolk Southern 1700 (ex-Conrail 6654, née EL 3669, SD45-2, Erie Lackawanna Tribute) led Conrail Shared Assets OI-16 in closing days of when that was possible. Norfolk Southern repainted this unit into its as delivered colors in 2015, and it has spent all of its active time assigned to the CSAO North Jersey operation. When PTC was implemented at the end of the year, these units were no longer permitted to lead on the Amtrak/NJT Newark Division lines. At sunset, the train is seen heading down the Chemical Coast/Garden State Secondary Line from the Bayway Refinery in Linden, New Jersey toward Port Reading and ultimately Browns Yard in Sayreville.
