Crossing Parkers Creek

Highland Falls Railroad Depot -Early morning light illuminates a southbound CSX ethanol train as it passes by the former West Shore Railroad train station that was built in the 1880s. Th... (more)

Mount Beacon - A Metro North train passes across the mouth of Fishkill Creek and in front of the highest peak in the Hudson Highlands - Mount Beacon. The mountain has two summits; North... (more)

Returning to Browns Yard - Running SHF the SA31 crew passes by Villa Borghese II, which has good pizza, as they cross Brookside Place at track speed (25 mph). The train is returning earl... (more)

Fishkill Creek - An Amtrak train destined for Croton-Harmon passes over a creek emptying into the Hudson River.

Cliffside Truss - Two days earlier this older emblem H1 schemed BNSF dash 9 led a heavy oil train from West Camp NY down to NJ Railroad: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Highland Falls, New York, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 1116
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 06, 2015

Let it Snow - After missing out on the March 5th snow storm Old Man Winter was awfully kind to provide yet another chance for capturing a train in the snow. Here a bilevel cab car leads... (more)

Southbound on the Walden Secondary - After serving downtown Walden, the MNJ local heads south past the siding for Messco Building Supply, which no longer receives rail service.

Arrow III on the NEC - By 2014 all the remaining Arrow III MU units have been fitted with the new single arm TransTech type pantographs.

Freight Train along the Raritan Bay - The Thursday freight train from Browns Yard to Lakewood has been running as consistently as any scheduled passenger train. For months the train has ... (more)

The Chase Concludes - After serving Prestone, the SA31 crew is now shoving an empty tank car west through farmland back toward downtown Freehold. The conductor in his florescent green s... (more)

Just East of Downtown - I've had this shot planned for two years and finally it has come to fruition. This train is now without the centerbeam car Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: EMD GP40-2
Location: Freehold, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 4419
Train ID: CR WPSA31
Photo Date: March 23, 2015

The Chase Continues... - After catching the train on the Amboy Secondary at Vliet St. (click here) I drove to James... (more)

The Chase Was On... - A midday local heads west on the Amboy Secondary crossing Vliet St. It's Monday and so that means this train is headed for the Freehold Industrial Track. Twice a wee... (more)

Raritan River Drawbridge - An afternoon commuter train from NYC moves across the partially frozen waters of the Raritan River. Normally, the ALP46 locomotives operate with just one raise... (more)