Trains and operations in Browns Yard

What's that, PR8 that serves it? I grew up right there. That big ugly plant is a staple mark of my childhood. I wonder what the future of it holds.

Yup thats PR8!

Okay fine, its served out of Port Reading.......

Thats not the point of my post though - which is that a signifcant shipper is going to be shutting down one of its operations and curtailing the other, and its going to be affecting freight shipments in the area.

Its a shame to see a major industry shutting down anywhere, but even more so in this area. what ever ends up happening to the plant, I hope it doesn't sit empty like the very depressing abandoned Anchor glass plant 5 miles down the railroad. Although if its still standing, i supposed there is always the chance of a re-opening..........

I have noticed shipments out of the PA plant slowing down over the past few months, I guess its just gonna get worse till its all gone

The Perth Amboy Gerdu Ameristeel plant had shut down their "hot end" a few years ago and more recently started serving as a scrap processing facility for the Sayreville Gerdu Ameristeel plant. They purchased out of service freightcars like boxcars and covered hopper cars that were cut up on the PA site. The scrap was then processed and shipped over to Sayreville to be used in their furnace. There were strings of cars at the plant waiting to be scrapped.
I plan on calling the plant manager at PA next week to inquire about some railroad equipment I am interested in purchasing so I will try to find out more information about the scope of the closure. I will post my findings on this forum.

The current power for Browns is as follows:

NS 3429 SD40-2 CR Blue
CSX 4429
CSX 4423 (arrived today on OI16)
NS 5271

Here are some shots from 7/16

OI 16:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1677525
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1677522

SA 22:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1677533
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1677532

SA 33:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1677537
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1677535

Enjoy!

Greetings all,
Another flashback for everyone.....1991 if memory serves me right (OK, a guess, but I'm within a year either way of '91), and a cold, snowy January day at Sayreville, with a C36-7 thrown in for your enjoyment......

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1687296
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1687297
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1687298

I caught OI-16 on its way down the Chemical Coast enroute to Browns Yard today......one can never get enough '45-2's, you know?!?!

http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1702125
http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1702138
http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1702142
http://njtwom.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... id=1702151

Nice shots! Its true you can never get enough of the 45-2's though they are really 40-2's in an SD45-2 body

Anyway
I forgot to add these but 3429 is still providing some nice blue power

http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1701132

and 33 with 4419

http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1701140

Drove past Browns yesterday on my way home from work and saw NS 5311 in CR Blue by the yard office.

Didn't stop to take photos because it was getting dark and rather cloudy - but I thought I'd update this thread.

painterman wrote:Drove past Browns yesterday on my way home from work and saw NS 5311 in CR Blue by the yard office.

Didn't stop to take photos because it was getting dark and rather cloudy - but I thought I'd update this thread.

There was also a CSX GP38-2 there, they came down Tuesday on JR2 will post photos later.

There's a NS GP40 in CR blue - 3429 -- and There was a CSX - 4413 or something.

I beleive CSX has 2798 is back again. Is that the GP38 you're talking about?

Current roster is

SD40-2's
NS 3429 Blue
NS 3376 Black

GP40-2's
CSX 4423 YN3
CSX 4419 YN2 (been floating between here and Port Reading may have gone back to OI not seen at either Browns or PR today.

GP38-2's
NS 5311 Blue
CSX 2798 YN2 may be there still or have gone back.

Photos as soon as I get around to uploading, I have been lazy.

A drive by this evening found that 4419 is gone as is 2798.

Anyway here are some recent shots from operations involving Browns.

JR2 in Sewaren:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1711318

SA31 heading out with 4423:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1711349

3376 on SA 22:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1711353

And last but not least 5311in CR Blue on today 8/13's SA2:
http://kaback9.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... id=1711355

Enjoy!

Nice pics! Doesn't SA2 usually work the Gellespie run or something?

It does all the local work in what is considered the yard limits of Browns and sometimes makes a rare run down the FIT or some other line.