Images of CSX action around New Jersey

Here are some of the more interesting shots from my latest roll of slides...

FURX 7225 is on the point of Q-268 at Ridgefield Park, NJ 6/19/2005.
http://n01jd1.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... ?id=152475

CSX 8078 is on the point of SU-403 at Ridgefield Park, NJ 6/19/2005. Sadly
the things died en-route leaving the EMD power to do the work.
http://n01jd1.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... ?id=152478

NYSW 3014 is on the point of SU-100 at Oakland, NJ 6/20/2005.
http://n01jd1.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... ?id=152482

BDLX 2209 heads to the "MC" tracks to do some switching 6/26/2005
http://n01jd1.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... ?id=152484

CSX 4843 is on the point of Q-410 on a stormy afternoon at Ridgefield Park,
NJ 6/29/2005. The storms were so bad that lightning struck CSX's Bogota, NJ
repeater and there was 6 inches of water over the rails at Orangeburg, NY.
http://n01jd1.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... ?id=152485

BNSF 726 and another BNSF GE in the pumkin scheme are on the point of
Q-108 at Ridgefield Park, NJ 7/2/2005
http://n01jd1.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... ?id=152486

And finally Nearly new UP ES44AC 5446 is on the point of Q-108 at
Ridgefield Park, NJ 7/3/2005. Note the new split cooling system on these EPA
Tier 2 compliant locomotives.
http://n01jd1.rrpicturearchives.net/sho ... ?id=152507
Enjoy!!!

Great shots! I really like the the fifth one and the last one.

nice pictures

Those FURX engines are pretty nice not be a wide body with some air conditioning. Ride fairly smooth, the horn doesn't blow your head off even with all the windows and doors open. The 4000's are pretty cool, been on one a few times but we don't see too many new engines where I'm at. Had a trainee forget to unhook the walkway chains on one and rip the grabbars off while uncoupling some engines. The 8000's suck in my opinion. The ride like a 4x4 truck after a blowout and make tons of noise.

CSX Road Slug 2230 with GP40-2 6457 brought NS coal train 506 into South Jersey on July 29, bracketed by NS C40-9W 9876 (primer) and 8935 (black).
Photographed at Carneys Point on July 30.

http://www.transitspot.com/gallery/Bobs ... 5_07_30_08

http://www.transitspot.com/gallery/Bobs ... 5_07_30_09

http://www.transitspot.com/gallery/Bobs ... 5_07_30_10

Bob

PChap wrote: The 4000's are pretty cool, been on one a few times but we don't see too many new engines where I'm at. ..................................The 8000's suck in my opinion. The ride like a 4x4 truck after a blowout and make tons of noise.

Many of the 4700/4800's are up north because they are equipped with cab signals and also because they are great on pulling heavy tonnage on steep grades. The negative side of the 4700/4800's is that they are built for pulling and not speed.......never seem to get up to 50MPH as well as the older engines.

As for the 8000's, they are old. the 8800's (former Con-Rail SD40-2's), those are the balls. Yeah they are a bit loud sometimes, but they still got alot of muscle for 25 years old.