The Trainmen - A traimen looks sharp as he rides the front of the late afternoon daily local that runs out of Browns Yard, Sayreville. The train is now serving industries along the Dayton... (more)

SA33 is flagged over S Middlesex Ave with one hopper for Berry Plastics Corp. Normally SA31 drills the Hightstown Branch, however, today the crew had to retrieve their train from the Southern Seco... (more)

SA33 rolls over 615 in Spotswood, today's train consists of two NS GP38-2s and 6 cars. The first three will be going to customers on the Hightstown Industrial track normally served by SA31. SA31 w... (more)

Today’s train is short with one boxcar and 3 or 4 covered hoppers. CSX 2810 is sitting in front of the switch for the Bway Corporation. In a short while the train will move forward, the switc... (more)

The SA33 crew leads an 8 to 9 car train through the Borough of Helmetta, en route to Dayton. In the background reside the Helmetta water tower and old abandoned snuff factory.

Tie Replacement in Browns Yard - To the left Norfolk Southern MofW equipment is being used to perform a tie replacement project, and I must say the tracks are looking nice and straight. ... (more)

Big Blue - Three years ago, when this photo was taken, Conrail locos were still rather common to be seen running out of the Conrail Shared Assets Browns Yard. Here NS 5277 is crossing Sn... (more)

Destined for the Dayton Branch, an all boxcar train is heading west out of the once electrified Browns Yard.

The daily train to the Dayton Branch has just departed Browns Yard and is preparing to cross Sandfield Rd. which does not have crossing signals. The train has crawled to a stop so that a member of... (more)

En route to the Dayton Branch NS 5283 hauls a 15 car train across Willow St. I chased this train from Spotswood, which was a challenge as she was pushing track speed (25 mph). This line has mult... (more)

After supplying cars to the Home Depot siding NS 5283 crosses Herrod Blvd. as it pulls back onto the Dayton Branch. SA33 used to typically run with a pair of Geeps, but as of recent that has not ... (more)

The SA33 engineer is backing his train off the Dayton Branch, across Herrod Blvd, and onto the Home Depot spur to deliver three centerbeam cars of building materials and a boxcar.

Old catenary poles tower over NS 5283 as it approaches Herrod Blvd. with a short train of seven cars.

CSX 2810 parallels Bordentown Avenue as it departs Browns Yard with a short train for the Dayton Branch.

The SA31 crew is about to link up CSX 1537 with a cut of cars in the background. The train will then pull west out of the yard, down the Amboy Secondary to service industries along the Dayton Bra... (more)