Second generation diesels survive on the NYS&W. WS3 crew has a pair of tunnel motors and a flare, circa 1960s/1970s for power.

Snow has given way to rain in northern New Jersey as a staged SU-99 road train waits for a crew to take it west.

Temperatures are hovering around 20ºF and it will be a cold and snowy run to Binghamton for the crew of SU-99. The distant Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan is framed between the train ... (more)

SU-99 is ready to depart the yard for an evening run to Binghamton, NY. In a few moments the road crew will arrive to take the train west.

A late SU100 arrives at Ridgefield Park

SU99 waits for crew to head back to Binghamton

With the road crew now aboard, SU-99 will head west for Binghamton under threatening skies. I was treated to a brief burst of sunshine before the train departed.

NYS&W local WS-6 idles in the MC Yard with leased NS power. Remnants of the Federal Paper Board Co. loom in the background. Bogota was once host to several large paper mills; today there are non... (more)

A busy little railroad...two Susquehanna westbounds, a local and a road job, are lined up at the west end of the MC Yard. Local trains on the Southern Division are still powered by leased NS and ... (more)

The "99" is ready to head west from the yard in Bogota, although it will be a few hours before the road crew arrives.

An classic Conrail consist of B36-7-GP40-GP38-2 lead an extra TV-10 south on the River Line. The GP40 is ex-NYC 3001, the GP38-2 is ex-PC 8140. The B36-7 was, of course, bought new by Conrail.

Classic Conrail...3 B36-7s and a B40-8 lead TV-200 off the controlled siding and onto the main at CP7 with APL stacks.

Power for an NYS&W Southern Division local rests in the yard at dusk. NS 5663 is former Penn Central/Conrail GP38 7737 rebuilt as a GP38-2.

NYS&W Southern Division locals are now assigned NS and CSX power. This Sparta local will soon head west with a pair of former Conrail GP38-2s in the lead. The classic GP18s and GP20s are now sto... (more)

The cab of a former Conrail GP38-2 is covered with decals. Still visible is a white "9" from the original road number 8099. Illumination is provided free of charge by the adjacent golf driving r... (more)