Nickel Plate in New Jersey

Continuing the daily Eastbound parade of intermodals, NS 22V hustles through Manville with the Nickel Plate Road heritage unit leading the way.

Hidden Yard
CSX Q301 has made it out of Oak Island Yard the day after a massive snow storm dumped over two feet of snow across the region. The train is curving through CP Port Reading... (more)

NS Track Geometry Train - NS 9345 moving east through Manville with research cars 34 and I believe 33 in tow.

An unlikely BNSF trio is here on CSX K140, the 2nd unit was built as a BN executive unit.

A loaded ethanol train for Philadelphia passes Manville Yard with a pair of Union Pacific GEs leading. After a long period of cloudy and unseasonably warm weather, winter has finally arrived in N... (more)

A brand new BNSF ET44C4 leads a CSX loaded crude oil train south on the Trenton Sub past Manville Yard.

Look, Listen and Live

Norfolk Southern hosted an operation lifesaver special out of Manville for local authorities and railroad personnel alike to join and learn about railroad... (more)

Southern Belles Invade Jersey

While Kansas City Southern Belle's are a rarity in New Jersey in any form, on this day three KCS Southern Belles ventured into New Jersey within a... (more)

Surprise Southern Belle

Hearing the night before that NS 212 would have a pair of Kansas Belles on point I made my way to NS's Lehigh Line the following morning in pursuit of t... (more)

NS 15J kicks up snow as it charges west on a balmy February morning. The temperature would peak around 10°, but the wind would make things a bit uncomfortable at -15° .

NS 1037 and an ES44AC trail 66Z in DPU mode, back when this was common place on NS oil trains.

"Short on Stacks"

An Eastbound intermodal cruises through Manville behind a pair of Dash 9's. The train can be seen in its entirety due to the short nature of this ... (more)

"Leasers from Different Eras"

CSX K041 heads East through Manville yard with an interesting duo supplying power for the train. The leader is a relatively new Cit... (more)