South Jersey

1/19/2020

Former Delaware Coast Line B23-7s 4054 and 4024 were on today's 38G, which arrived in South Jersey via Conrail crew CA15 this afternoon. The two ex-Conrail units are bound for their new home at the SMS Railroad. This will make a total of four B23-7s on the current SMS roster.

Approaching 36th in Pennsauken-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5249132  

DCLR 4024-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5249140  

A CN cylindrical hopper was in the freight consist of this train-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5249133  
  
Pavonia-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5249134 

B23-7s in the sun- 
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5249136

CA15 taking room at Cooper while yarding the 38G-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5249139  

John D.

-The Delair railroad bridge at sunset on March 3rd, as seen from the Betsy Ross Bridge while headed back home into Jersey:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5273406

Ben

3/14/2020

The empty ballast train that worked the Beesleys Sec. yesterday was empty and heading out of the area today with the Z728 crew on board.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5279373

Good news that they're still putting effort into maintenance down there.

Very cool catch!

Ben

glennk419 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:41 am Good news that they're still putting effort into maintenance down there.

Yeah, it's a good thing. They dumped stone on the northern portion between Camden and Winslow. Think it was 59 loads.

The Savannah & Atlanta Heritage Unit led NS 39G out of Pavonia Yard on 3/15. Seen here passing Springfield Ave in Pennsauken:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5279555

Ben

3/16/2020
Pavonia Yard activity today included a CSX wide-cab in YN2 livery, an NS SD40-2, a box car covered in 'art', and CA20 running two units long hood forward.

CA07/C759 power at the engine house with one of the CSX units still in YN2 livery-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5280334

Pavonia hump/remote power-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5280322

YPCA69 returning to Pavonia-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5280323

This box car has some of the craziest graffiti I've seen in person-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5280324

The hump/remote job with cars at 36th St.-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5280325

Conrail pulling a short 39G out of Pavonia Yard-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5280326

WPCA20 heading south on the ACL
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5280327

The second Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit through Pennsauken in less than a week, the Illinois Terminal Heritage was second out, behind NS #1821 (SD70ACC) on 39G this morning 3/20. The Heritage was looking pretty worse for wear these days, as there were stains down its engine bay doors as well as peeling paint on the longhood end:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5282935

Longhood shot:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5282932

Passing Tinsman Avenue with #1821 leading:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5282931

Ben

Another ethanol train bound for storage in Tuckahoe, went south this morning (4/11) along the Beesleys Point Secondary. This was the second train to make the trip to Tuckahoe in a period of two weeks. The CA-82 crew was on board.
Seen here leaving Pavonia Yard:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5296369

Through Haddon Heights:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5296370

Ben

4/14/2020
Early this morning Paulsboro local PA70 worked Coim Chemical in West Deptford. Here they are returning north on the Shell Industrial Track with 6 empties from Coim-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5298485

SMS was busy this morning at Pureland. They were using the 4211 to shove a string of tankers across Center Square Rd.-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5298486

4211 coming back light through the interchange-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5298596

Afterwards, the crew hopped onto the 4054, their newest engine from the now defunct Delaware Coast Line, and started working the tracks across Sharptown Rd.-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5298487

Later on, WPCA51 went south with a decent sized train of 36 cars. Here they are rolling over the Westville Cut-Off and Nicholson Rd. bridges at the Oaklyn/Audubon border-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5298489

John D.

FC15 building NS 39G. The CNJ Heritage Unit was half of the dpu set.
Earlier, NS 507 was at 33rd Street.

NS #4001 was one of two AC44C6M units in the DPU position on NS 39G on Saturday, May 2nd. #4001 is one of five AC44C6M "rebuilds" in a special Norfolk Southern paint scheme. In April of 2017, she was severely damaged in a derailment in Mattawanna, PA. NS rebuilt and repainted #4001 in 2019.

Seen here along 36th Street in Pennsauken, headed for Cove Road:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5310470

With fellow AC44C6M #4282:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5310471

Going away shot:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5310472

Ben

The Erie Heritage Unit #1068 was NS 39G's leader on Tuesday, May 19th. Seen here crossing Cove Road, bound for PA:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5323435

Trailing was GP38-2 #5226. A former Southern Railroad "Highhood", built in 1977:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5323436

Ben

On Memorial Day 2020, the Erie Heritage Unit came into South Jersey once again on NS 38G, leading on a five locomotive lash-up:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5328235

All five units:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5328236

Through Pavonia Yard:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5328237

Also spotted in Pavonia Yard was CSX #323 - "Louisville & Nashville" Railroad emblem:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5328239

Close-up of the cab:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5328240

Please take a moment to remember what this holiday is about, and all of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country.

Ben