An afternoon bi-level train heads west on Track 1 across the Raritan River at low tide.

NS 1701 and CSX 2810 have delivered a loaded freight train to Browns Yard and are now running light, with CSX 2810 in the lead, back to Oak Island Yard. Here they have just departed the Amboy Sec... (more)

The daily supply train from Oak Island Yard to Browns Yard crosses the Raritan River.

When I was young I rode on “The Last Run of the GG1”. What was most memorable for me about that train ride was crossing the old, rusty Raritan River drawbridge, which back then did not bear a... (more)

By September 1957, the sharks largely replaced the K4's on the NY&LB, seen here highballing South Amboy at sunset after the swap out with the GG1. PRR Class BP40.

Double your pleasure, double your fun. The GG1 has been swapped out and a pair of K4's take this outbound train the remainder of the way.

An afternoon westbound destined for Long Branch pushes across the Raritan River Drawbridge.

Conrail OI-16 seemed to run a little bit earlier than usual today. This, coupled with the overnight change to daylight savings time, allowed for a properly lit late-morning view of the train head... (more)

Led by a consist characteristic of the Conrail Shared Assets Operations, OI-16 moves south over the Raritan River for Browns Yard.

The last Bay Head to Hoboken train of the day pushes east (north) over the Raritan River.

Shortly before sunset, a Bay Head bound GP40 gleams in sunlight as it crosses the Raritan River at low tide.

This picture was taken from a secluded vantage on the south shore just west of the Bridge. This spot is ideal for catching the daily freight train from Oak Island (Newark) to Browns Yard (Sayrevil... (more)

South Amboy was once a bustling railroad town which included a busy station, large freight yard, engine terminal, shortline, and junction of two electrified main lines. Now all that remains is the... (more)

In a classic scene, recently painted in Pennsy tuscan red, GG1 4877 passes the manually operated crossing gates to couple to a northbound commuter train.

With most of their units out working the day's two trains, the Raritan River Railroad's shops area held a single SW900 on the morning of June 15, 1979. Built in 1954, the old switcher looked prett... (more)