"Kicking Off 2020 with Friendly Service"

Conrail BA-3 drills the yard at Bayonne with the NS 1700 "Erie Lackawanna" as a leader along with a GP38-2.

"All is Calm, All is Bright"

WS-X returns eastbound over the Hackensack River in Bogota after making a Saturday run to Sparta with SD45-2 3618 leading. 3618 was built f... (more)

The morning haze isn't quite burned off as the 7,200 h.p. set of 20 cylinder giants start their run up the "hill"

The NYS&W edition of Operation Toy Train departs its scheduled stop at Pompton Lakes, splitting the downtown in two as it crosses Wanaque Ave. Several townsfolk as well as local police officers ga... (more)

NYS&W WS-4 prepares to shove off the Pompton Industrial Track connection after pulling Belden Brick in Riverdale with SD45-2 #3618 running long hood forward.

In a rare move, NYS&W 3618 led the Middletown and New Jersey edition of Operation Toy Train this year from Warwick to Hudson Junction where it was set off in the Sarah Wells Trail siding. Behind i... (more)

A former Erie-Lackawanna SD45-2 repainted for Conrail is in Collinwood shops for some maintenance work. Note the extended range fuel tank specified by EL. Also note the standard hi-adhesion trucks... (more)

Conrail EMD SD45-2 "helper" approaches long gone MO interlocking tower and will continue East back to Altoona for another assignment.

NYS&W SD45-2 #3618 leads the Susquehanna edition of Operation Toy Train across the Ramapo River in Oakland, NJ on its way to the stop at Pompton Lakes.

The Marines and Santa with take a moment to pose in front of the engine during Operation Toy Train in Sugar Loaf, NY on Sunday, December 1, 2019.

NYS&W SD33ECO 3016 is switching SD45 3618, with its hood doors open and exposed prime-mover. The 3618 last saw service in September. The railroad's mechanical department did wonders, and in a few ... (more)

New Jersey Operation Toy Train hustles west, en route to its next stop at Sparta, N.J. The train is viewed from the Route 23 overpass.

Operation Toy Train at Lake Grinnell in Sparta, NJ on Saturday, November 30, 2019.