The Storybook Railroad. Don Ball Jr. once called the NJ & NY “a storybook railroad”, and the station at Hillsdale, NJ was the kind of place he had in mind. In the early days, the it was... (more)

"Erie Lackawanna Heritage at Cranberry Junction" New Jersey Transit's Erie Lackawanna Railway Heritage ALP-45DP #4519 leads Pascack Valley Line train 9625 past the former Fairmount Avenue ... (more)

The Muddy Creek Station. While the New Jersey & New York Railroad was building what would become the Pascack Valley Line, local entrepreneur Julius Braunsdorf donated the land for a station... (more)

A set of older Comet coaches makes an appearance on this Pascack Valley Line train to Spring Valley.

"A Trip Up Home Rails"

Just trading my Jersey. NJ TRANSIT GP40PH-2B 4209 (ex-CR 3223 GP40, neé PC 3223) is one of many former freight units that was rebuilt by then Conrail's Altoona Shops for passenger service in the ... (more)

An eastbound train to Hoboken, NJ pauses at Wood-Ridge to take on passengers with an ex-CNJ Geep (ex-CNJ 3672) as power.

"CNJ Scoot at Westmont"

Train time at Wesmont
NJT train 1866 arrives at the (relatively) new Wesmont station. Remnants of the old Curtiss-Wright Wood-Ridge facility loom in the background. This station was ... (more)

"CNJ Visits the Pascack Valley"

After making its stop at the Wood-Ridge station, train 2103 begins to pick up speed, and continue its trip west.

A New York State express weekend train (no stops in NJ except for Hoboken) races under the Susquehanna Railroad bridge in Hackensack NJ. At one time the Public Service Hudson River Line bridge par... (more)

Immediately following the end of Jets game, all of the eastbound Meadowlands trains filled with unhappy fans as the Jets lost 19-6. This eastbound was standing room only as it passed me. Shown her... (more)

End of the Line. NJT 4021 sits at the end of NJT's Meadowlands Rail Line adjacent to MetLife Stadium, home of the Giants and Jets. Security is very prevalent before the 4PM game between the... (more)

The 12:39 westbound is running 10 minutes late, probably due to the inclement weather. A minor snowfall still doesn't stop the M.O.W workers still working on the sidings as evident by the pocket ... (more)