CSX, Norfolk Southern, Conrail, NJ Transit and New Hope & Ivyland

My last evening in the Garden State (Wednesday 10/7/09) was quite eventful – it started out at the NJ Transit Bound Brook station where I was able to catch NS, CSX, Conrail & NJ Transit action, then moved down to the New Hope & Ivyland at night, and concluded with a quick night shot of an empty NS ethanol train on the way back to the hotel.

We’ll go quick & dirty this time.  At Bound Brook under some variable skies and brisk winds, I caught a single CSX job, two Conrail locals, and a pair of NS freights on the Lehigh Line and Port Reading Secondary, along with a couple NJ Transit commuter runs on the Raritan Valley Line.  After dinner and a little rest at the hotel, I headed down to New Hope, PA to take a couple shots at the New Hope & Ivyland at night.  On my way back, I stopped by the Black River & Western interchange with NS at Three Bridges, NJ where I got a high speed shot of NS train 69Q (empty westbound ethanol) at a grade crossing.  Still experimenting with that technique…

Anyways, here’s the goods from Wednesday.

Thanks for looking!
Tom