Once the Jersey Central Railroad's six track main line, NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line is now a two track commuter route through Bound Brook. The third track in the foreground is used by Conrail... (more)

The Train of the Future!

I don't think the Jersey Central Railroad ever envisioned this running on their mainline! A PL42AC locomotive pushes six new multi-level coaches east ... (more)

A PL42AC pushes east out of Raritan with a set of new multi-level coaches. This is NJ Transit's only revenue set of multi-level coaches to be hauled by a diesel locomotive.

PL42AC pushes east on the old Jersey Central Main Line through Bound Brook.

With a PL42 in the lead, a westbound train crosses over Faitoute Avenue in Roselle Park. The train is on Conrail's Lehigh Line, but will soon take the ramp at Aldene to transfer to the former Jer... (more)

An eastbound train being pushed by PL42AC no. 4028 has no problem keeping up with traffic on parallel US Route 22. Having just departed Union Station, this train is using Conrail's Lehigh Line on... (more)

Westbound train crosses Route 28 on the Lehigh Valley alignment as it departs Roselle Park. The train will soon take the Aldene ramp, bringing it back to former CNJ trackage for the rest of its t... (more)

NJT PL42 # 4003 sits at Hoboken Terminal with a string of six Comet 1s. This will be Main Line Train # 1727 bound for Suffern. Get your shots now of the Comet 1s.

With a PL42AC grinding around the curve into the station, a lone passenger waits to board a westbound train at Kingsland. The track to the right, paved over through the station, is an unused sidi... (more)

Late afternoon westbound to High Bridge crosses Station Road and rolls into North Branch Station on the Raritan Valley Line.

PL42AC 4012 leads a westbound train past the former Jersey Central Railroad's Boyd Tower in Raritan. The PL42s are being eased into service on NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line, formerly the Jerse... (more)

8:37 westbound to High Bridge, arriving four minutes early.

The sun breaks through the cloud cover as PL42AC 4029 leads a westbound train past Boyd Tower and into Raritan Station. This is the third week of regular service for the PL42s on the Newark Divis... (more)

In its first week of regular service on the Raritan Valley Line, PL42AC 4024 pushes a train east towards Newark while an older F40PH-2CAT leads a train into the yard after completing its journey w... (more)

Still looking like it came right out of the box, PL42AC 4007 rests at Hoboken Terminal on Memorial Day Weekend.