Leased Geeps Cross the Ramapo

Despite the Susquehanna S ball on the Oakland Viaduct, one would not be able to identify this train as NYSW with two NS units for power. The leade... (more)

Oakland Viaduct Crossing

The Sparta relief job is seen crossing the Oakland Viaduct with NYSW 3618 leading long hood forward. This unit recently entered service again after sit... (more)

Morning Local Over the Ramapo

Normally running under the cover of darkness, the Sparta turn makes a rare daylight run to Ridgefield Park. The train also has an unusual 3 engine... (more)

Susquehanna's Chinese-built Mikado heads over the Ramapo River with an excursion bound for Baird's Farm near Warwick, N.Y.

"Russel Plow Crossing the Oakland Viaduct"

After a snow storm dropped significant amounts of snow in the Northern New Jersey/New York region the NYS&W saw fit to send out the Rus... (more)

"Stacks over the Oakland Viaduct"

A detoured CSX intermodal continues its journey down the NYS&W as it crosses the Ramapo River in Oakland, NJ.

"Over the Ramapo, In the Pouring Rain"

"Leasers on the SU-99"

With only a single NYS&W unit in consist, SU-99 heads West into the setting sun on a warm spring day. Before the NYS&W acquired the SD60's, CEFX SD40's rul... (more)

"Flying Solo"

With a single SD60 for power SU-99 crosses the Ramapo River on a gorgeous spring day. Seeing the Susquehanna road train operate with a solo SD60 was truly a rare si... (more)

"Last 257"
Susquehanna's rebirth in the 1980s was, in part, due to NS and CSX desiring to access the lucrative New York Metropolitan area. For well over a decade NYS&W rails were poli... (more)

NYS&W SU99 is crossing the Ramapo River as it approaches West Oakland Avenue

With just seconds to spare and just enough sunlight left , SU-99 touches land after crossing the bridge in Oakland NJ. The summer sweet light is almost to a close as the days are now getting much ... (more)

The class unit of Susquehanna's "new" set of SD60s leads SU99 across the Ramapo River bridge on a fine summer afternoon. 3800 leads an impressive all "yellow-jacket" SD60-SD40-2-SD60-SD40T-2 cons... (more)

NYSW 3018 is on the Toys for Tots train in Oakland, NJ 12/10/2011