Just underway for a trip up the River.
Due to the length of its train, the SU-99 departed from Little Ferry instead of its typical spot at Cross St. in Bogota. Here the train is crossing Mt. Vernon St. in Ridgefield Park at the entran... (more)
CSX Q003 has just departed North Bergen and is crossing the Overpeck Creek, en route north on the River Subdivision.
"Flares Meet"
Light power for NYS&W SU99 is about to be added to a waiting train by a local crew. Later in the afternoon a road crew will take the train west to Binghamton, NY.
New York Susquehanna & Western SD40T-2 3014 is the former Southern Pacific 8321. (Ridgefield Park, New Jersey - December 29, 2011)
A pair of SD40-2s lead a manifest down the hill through Ridgefield Park.
NYS&W's WS1 crew has SU99's road power in tow. Soon the crew will double the power against the train in preparation for a late afternoon departure.
CSX Q007 has just departed North Bergen Yard, as it crosses the Overpeck Creek at Ridgefield Park, N.J. Power for today's train is a pair of vintage AC4400CW locomotives.
CSX Q403 coasts down grade towards North Bergen, N.J.
A loaded oil train rolls downgrade into Ridgefield Park past the NYS&W's MC yard.
CSX Q262 rounds the curve at Ridgefield Park with the 7010 in the lead. This locomotive is a former AC4400CW rebuilt by General Electric into a CM44AC unit.
A trio of SD40-2s lead their train past the New York, Susquehanna & Western engine facility as they approach North Bergen Yard.
CSX l003 has just departed North Bergen as the train accelerates north. The will soon cross the Overpack Creek.