Metuchen Yard Operations and Vicinity

Heard those RC guys started a brush fire down at Metuchen this morning.

Conrail JR08 clear of the Rusty Rail at 1:08 AM, heading back to Oak Island.

CSX 4432 leading
CSX 8029 trailing
35 or so cars, might be off one or two.

A little blurry unfortunately. iPhones aren’t good at talking pictures of trains when they are moving.

During the daytime they are good but at night time that’s another story. Especially if it’s not well lit. Any pics are always appreciated.

Just wish they had something a bit better to move their train with than these two engines. Steam engines smoke less!

There's nothing wrong with those engines. They run just fine.

Why is the Conrail Santa Train caboose sitting in Metuchen Yard?

Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:25 pm Why is the Conrail Santa Train caboose sitting in Metuchen Yard?

Santa Claus is comin to town.

AceMacSD wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 5:52 pm

Bracdude181 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:25 pm Why is the Conrail Santa Train caboose sitting in Metuchen Yard?

Santa Claus is comin to town.

I mean in a sense yes if you're a fan of a certain railroad

Bracdude181 wrote:Why is the Conrail Santa Train caboose sitting in Metuchen Yard?

You found the new Conrail System paint booth.

Oh cool! Wonder why they do it here and not Oak Island?

Raritan Central has sold off GP20s 2092 and 2093 to a new owner. Their reporting mark is SBZX.

Anyone know who they are? Only thing I know is that they are based in Mexico. Gonna miss the GP20s. They are unique little engines with a long history to them. Hope they serve their new owners well.

From the guys over there, good riddance. Those engines were garbage. Next to go will be their engine 5 and two(?) other GP engines'll go back to LTEX. They're keeping the puppies and "want to have uniformity."

It could be these people, https://www.sbrailcar.com/index.html with Area Code roots in New Hampshire & on their way to making a small fortune in railroading, by starting with a big fortune.

The Raritan Industrial Track has been cleared of most overgrowth between Crows Mill Road and the entrance to Gillbert USA, just off Riverside Drive. Both the main and the Bayshore Recycling lead were cleared up to the east side of the road…