Veteran power leads transfer train in Port Reading

With what is usually Conrail symbol OI-16, we find crew JR-2 in charge of the daily Oak Island-Bayway-Port Reading yard-Browns yard transfer train, heading south on the CR Chemical Coast Secondary approaching CP-PD and Port Reading yard in Port Reading, NJ. Veteran power leads this train today, with NS 3426 (ex-CR 6962, nee-KCS 602, blt10/66) and CSX 8886 (ex-CR 6661, nee-EL 3676, blt 11/72) sounding as good as ever, resplendent in the mid-day sun.

Image recorded December 21, 2009. Veteran power leads transfer train in Port ReadingClick on the image to display it at a larger size. Use your browser’s Back button to return to this page.

Norfolk Southern 20G races east on the NS Lehigh Line

On a hot and steamy August morning, , train 20G races east past CP Bound Brook on the Norfolk Southern Lehigh Line. Led by two General Electric locomotives (NS 9890, a C40-9W blt 11/04, and NS 8776, a C40-9 blt 3/95), she is about to pass the New Jersey Transit Bound Brook passenger station, immediately behind the photographer.

Image recorded August 16, 2009.

NS train 20G races east past CP Bound Brook on the Norfolk Southern Lehigh Line

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