The Last OI-16 of 2016
The Erie Lackawanna heritage unit leads a three-unit OI-16 south into Port Reading on the last day of 2016. The train is passing an ethanol train which is in th... (more)

Conrail JR-2 backing its train off the Port Reading Secondary onto the Garden State Secondary.

A glimpse into the Conrail Shared Assets Port Reading Yard

A Port Reading based local freight has just departed the yard with three tank cars for Motiva, in Sewaren. The train will reverse at CP Ron, then head south on the Garden State Secondary.

Conrail's OI-16 is busy setting off freight cars at Port Reading Yard. Today the Erie Lackawanna Heritage unit, No. 1700, is the trailing road locomotive.

Conrail OI-16 pulls away from Port Reading Yard. The rear of the train will stop at CP Ron and it will then reverse onto the Garden State Secondary. A glimmer of sunshine is illuminating to train'... (more)

After taking a spin on the wye, 5711 and 5809 begin the short trip up the Port Reading Secondary, out of Port Reading Yard, towards Port Reading Jct, where they'll runaround their train. ...did I ... (more)

After waiting for the PR-8 to return from Sewaren, the OI-16 gets the signal to head south from CP Ron at Port Reading, N.J. The Erie Lackawanna 1700 is once again facing south.

Conrail's OI16 is pushing into Port Reading Yard, with EL heritage SD45-2 1700 facing out. It's a welcome sight to see the 1700 again leading on the southbound run. For the past several weeks this... (more)

Conrail OI-16 is pulling away from Port Reading Yard. NS SD40-2 3365, equipped with air conditioning, leads the train on a hot and sultry August afternoon.

Conrail's JR-2 is on board the NS 64R. The trio of locomotives are pushing the ethanol train toward the unloading facility at Motiva, in Sewaren. The train is crossing the Port Reading Secondary a... (more)

Erie Lackawanna Heritage SD45-2 1700 has returned to the Oak Island to Brown's Yard OI-16 freight. The 1700 was recently moved to Conway Yard, near Pittsburgh, Pa., for its 92 day inspection. The ... (more)

Conrail's OI16 is departing Port Reading, en route to Brown's Yard. The train is on the former CNJ Elizabethport & Perth Amboy Branch, now known as Conrail's Garden State Secondary. It is crossing... (more)

After a several month absence of the EL 1700 leading the southbound OI16, the unit is back on the point for the daylight portion of the run. The train is pushing back at CP Ron, for the Garden Sta... (more)

After a several month absence of the EL 1700 leading the southbound OI16, the unit is back on the point for the daylight portion of the run. The train is departing CP Ron (Port Reading) for Brown'... (more)