After pulling off their train in order to make way for the GG1 waiting in the distance, a pair of Penn Central E8s pull across the manually operated grade crossing and head towards the engine hous... (more)

Nearly 40 years ago, while a 15-year-old pup, I got up early one morning and went into work with my dad. He dropped me at Penn Station Newark and I rode a Conrail North Jersey Coast Line train to ... (more)

Freight on River Draw - The Oak Island to Browns Yard transfer shimmers in golden hour light as it crosses the Raritan River.

Exhibiting severe corrosion issues in its skin, the 4876 is crossing John Street, heading back to the yard to await its next trip to Penn Station, New York. Note the graffiti scrawled in the dust... (more)

The trainman on the platform struggles to make himself heard as two E8s prepare to depart after a short train led by GP40P No. 4102 clears. E8 No. 4323 was built in 1953 for the New York Central ... (more)

Led by Erie Lackawanna heritage unit NS 1700, a rather short train heads to Browns Yard over the former PRR Raritan River Drawbridge. This bridge carries almost 10,000 daily NJ TRANSIT customer... (more)

Conrail JR-2/OI-16 typically operates with two six-axle units leading. On this day the Erie Lackawanna heritage unit is handling the job solo. NS 1700 seems to have no difficulty bringing this 1... (more)

Double-Header over River Draw

Evening Commuters Crossing the Raritan

Consecutively numbered E8’s thread their way through the engine terminal leads at South Amboy, New Jersey. While noted for being the home of the last operating GG1’s, the non-electrified terri... (more)

One of the “South Amboy Thirteen”, New Jersey Department of Transportation GG1 4883 waits for an incoming train at South Amboy, New Jersey. Sporting a single-stripe PRR scheme the big motor ha... (more)

New Jersey DOT 4877, repainted in PRR’s Tuscan scheme, lays over in the South Amboy engine terminal. In the right background, an E8 can be seen on one of the engine house tracks. The 4877 surviv... (more)

New Jersey DOT 4876, the GG1 that lead a runaway train into Washington Union Station, waits in South Amboy, New Jersey for a train from the Jersey shore to arrive. After the train arrives, the E u... (more)

The freshly repainted No. 967 is seen here on "Farewell to the GG-1 Day" in October of 1983. The 967 was built by GE for Amtrak in November of 1975 and acquired by New Jersey Transit in... (more)

The daily OI-16 led by EL Heritage NS 1700 rumbles west on Conrail's Amboy Secondary toward Browns Yard.