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By:Chris S
Dates:3/1/1989 - 8/1/2009
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CR 24531
Title:  CR 24531
Description:  Sub-lettering affectionately applied either by local crew, or crazed railfan
Photo Date:  3/1/1989  Upload Date: 10/15/2009 8:08:06 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  355   Comments: 0
CR 24531
Title:  CR 24531
Description:  CR 24531, saved from the scrappers torch and restored in 2007 in Ringoes, NJ
Photo Date:  3/1/1989  Upload Date: 10/15/2009 8:03:36 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  406   Comments: 1
CR 1963
Title:  CR 1963
Description:  Sitting at the very end of the engine track, #1963 awaits her next assignment
Photo Date:  3/21/1989  Upload Date: 11/20/2009 9:41:45 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 1963(B23-7)
Views:  1061   Comments: 1
CR 6258
Title:  CR 6258
Description:  CR 6258 sits on the engine track at Browns Yard
Photo Date:  3/21/1989  Upload Date: 11/20/2009 10:28:14 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6258(SD40)
Views:  792   Comments: 1
CR 6338
Title:  CR 6338
Description:  A long way from the main line, CR 6338 sits on the ready track at Browns Yard, ready for a move back to Oak Island Yard in Newark
Photo Date:  3/21/1989  Upload Date: 11/20/2009 10:31:53 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6338(SD40)
Views:  873   Comments: 1
CR 6348
Title:  CR 6348
Description:  With sister 6338, CR 6348 (ex-PRR 6095) will lead the transfer run back to NJ's Oak Island Yard from Browns Yard on this chilly winter day
Photo Date:  3/21/1989  Upload Date: 11/20/2009 10:40:02 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6348(SD40)
Views:  769   Comments: 1
CR 7896
Title:  CR 7896
Description:  Conrail local WPSA-35 returns to Browns Yard in fresh snow with mostly empties this day
Photo Date:  1/15/1991  Upload Date: 7/24/2009 8:58:10 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7896(GP38)
Views:  808   Comments: 1
CR 7896
Title:  CR 7896
Description:  Conrail local WPSA-35 returns to Browns Yard on a cold January day
Photo Date:  1/15/1991  Upload Date: 7/24/2009 9:01:04 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7896(GP38)
Views:  675   Comments: 1
CR 6643
Title:  CR 6643
Description:  Conrail 6643 (C36-7) & 6974 (SD40-2) power idle in the falling snow on a cold morning at Browns Yard
Photo Date:  1/15/1991  Upload Date: 7/24/2009 9:01:46 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6643(C36-7)
Views:  718   Comments: 2
NS 1701
Title:  NS 1701
Description:  Conrail Shared Assets symbol WPOI-16 enters Browns yard with the days transfer run from Oak Island Yard
Photo Date:  8/16/2009  Upload Date: 8/16/2009 9:06:07 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1701(SD45-2) NS 3428(SD40-2)
Views:  523   Comments: 1
NS 3428
Title:  NS 3428
Description:  Conrail OI-16 power picks up #3429 at Browns Yard for the trip back to Oak Island Yard
Photo Date:  8/16/2009  Upload Date: 8/16/2009 9:14:27 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3428(SD40-2) NS 1701(SD45-2) NS 3429(SD40-2)
Views:  696   Comments: 2
CSX 4423
Title:  CSX 4423
Description:  Conrail Shared Assets symbol WPSA-3 returns to Browns Yard after a long, hot day on the Gillespie Branch
Photo Date:  8/16/2009  Upload Date: 8/16/2009 9:28:51 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4423(GP40-2) NS 3376(SD40-2)
Views:  642   Comments: 1
CSX 4423
Title:  CSX 4423
Description:  Conrail WPSA-3 power pulls away from its train and prepares to tie down for the night after a long, very hot day in the sun
Photo Date:  8/16/2009  Upload Date: 8/16/2009 9:36:55 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4423(GP40-2) NS 3376(SD40-2)
Views:  639   Comments: 1
NS 3429
Title:  NS 3429
Description:  NS SD40-2's 3428 & 3429 bracket SD45-2 1701 as they prepare to depart Browns Yard for Oak Island Yard in Newark, NJ
Photo Date:  8/16/2009  Upload Date: 8/16/2009 9:45:09 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3429(SD40-2) NS 1701(SD45-2) NS 3428(SD40-2)
Views:  729   Comments: 1
CSX 4419
Title:  CSX 4419
Description:  CSX 4419, ex-CR 3322, blt 5/78, sits on the ready track at Browns Yard
Photo Date:  11/4/2009  Upload Date: 11/4/2009 8:41:28 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4419(GP40-2)
Views:  329   Comments: 1
CSX 4425
Title:  CSX 4425
Description:  CSX 4425 (ex-CR 3340, blt 6/78), working today as Conrail yard job SA-2, repositioning before tying down for the night
Photo Date:  11/4/2009  Upload Date: 11/4/2009 8:22:49 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4425(GP40-2)
Views:  862   Comments: 1
NS 3426
Title:  NS 3426
Description:  NS 3426, ex-CR 6962, sits on the ready track at Browns Yard
Photo Date:  11/4/2009  Upload Date: 11/4/2009 8:52:32 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3426(SD40-2)
Views:  540   Comments: 1
CSX 4419
Title:  CSX 4419
Description:  Two former Conrail units rest on a cloudy Fall day at Browns Yard, awaiting their next assignment
Photo Date:  11/4/2009  Upload Date: 11/4/2009 8:59:20 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4419(GP40-2) NS 3426(SD40-2)
Views:  626   Comments: 1
NS 1702
Title:  NS 1702
Description:  CSAO Oak Island - Browns Yard transfer freight OI-16 arrives behind a veteran leader (ex-Erie Lackwanna SD45-2 3674)
Photo Date:  11/4/2009  Upload Date: 11/4/2009 9:07:23 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1702(SD45-2) CSX 8829(SD40-2)
Views:  340   Comments: 1
NS 1702
Title:  NS 1702
Description:  Conrail Shared Assets symbol WPOI-16 enters Browns Yard with todays delivery from busy Oak Island Yard
Photo Date:  11/4/2009  Upload Date: 11/4/2009 9:15:00 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1702(SD45-2) CSX 8829(SD40-2)
Views:  618   Comments: 0
NS 5282
Title:  NS 5282
Description:  Built as PennCentral 8029 in February of 1973, NS 5282 leads CSAO local SA-31 down the 'Church runner', the running track that connects the CSAO Amboy Secondary to the NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line, on her way to Lakewood, NJ, via the Southern Secondary connection at Red Bank
Photo Date:  5/13/2010  Upload Date: 5/13/2010 8:22:53 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5282(GP38-2)
Views:  568   Comments: 5
CSX 4423
Title:  CSX 4423
Description:  The 2010 edition of the Browns Yard Santa Train gets ready to depart, with ol' St. Nick keeping a watchful eye over the festivities
Photo Date:  12/11/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 3:58:46 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4423(GP40-2) NS 3028(GP40-2)
Views:  1151   Comments: 4
CSX 4431
Title:  CSX 4431
Description:  Snow plows come in very different shapes & sizes; Conrail Browns Yard based SA-2 plows its way along the Gillespie Branch after a 12" snowfall
Photo Date:  1/28/2011  Upload Date: 1/29/2011 10:17:18 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4431(GP40-2)
Views:  936   Comments: 6
CSX 4431
Title:  CSX 4431
Description:  Conrail Shared Assets local SA-2, operating out of Browns Yard in Sayreville, makes its way along the Gillespie Branch (former Raritan River RR trackage)
Photo Date:  1/28/2011  Upload Date: 1/29/2011 10:34:13 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4431(GP40-2)
Views:  777   Comments: 3
CSX 4431
Title:  CSX 4431
Description:  About to make a mess of a cleanly plowed crossing, Conrail Shared Assets symbol SA-2 runs long-hood forward on the Gillespie Branch
Photo Date:  1/28/2011  Upload Date: 1/29/2011 10:37:41 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4431(GP40-2)
Views:  353   Comments: 5
CSX 4431
Title:  CSX 4431
Description:  Putting its plow to good use, CSAO YPSA-02 moves carefully along the Gillespie Branch after the latest storm to hit NJ this year (52" & counting as of this date)
Photo Date:  1/28/2011  Upload Date: 1/29/2011 10:43:41 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4431(GP40-2)
Views:  801   Comments: 1
NS 1703
Title:  NS 1703
Description:  Former Erie Lackawanna SD45-2s are common here in central NJ, but three of the 'old girls' (blt 11/72) on one train is not something you see every day; CSAO train OI-16 enters Browns Yard in Sayrevile
Photo Date:  3/22/2011  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:22:09 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1703(SD45-2) NS 1701(SD45-2) CSX 8886(SD45-2)
Views:  583   Comments: 2
NS 1703
Title:  NS 1703
Description:  Under the former PRR catenary, Conrail Shared Assets train OI-16 brings the daily transfer from Oak Island Yard to the smaller, but very busy, Browns Yard
Photo Date:  3/26/2011  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:11:59 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1703(SD45-2) NS 1701(SD45-2) CSX 8886(SD45-2)
Views:  630   Comments: 4
NS 1703
Title:  NS 1703
Description:  With their unique 5,000 gallon fuel tanks, the ex-Erie Lackawanna SD45-2's are easy to spot, but finding 3 of them together on a train these days is a bit harder; CSAO train OI-16 eases into Browns Yard with the daily transfer
Photo Date:  3/26/2011  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:16:37 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1703(SD45-2) NS 1701(SD45-2) CSX 8886(SD45-2)
Views:  1166   Comments: 5
CSX 2810
Title:  CSX 2810
Description:  Nearly home, Conrail local SA-31 prepares to enter the Church Running Track, and leave the NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line, with the South Amboy station looming in the background. Conrail uses the NJT line to access the Southern Secondary in Red Bank, 15 miles to the south (railroad west)
Photo Date:  6/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/22/2012 3:50:49 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 2810(GP38-2)
Views:  637   Comments: 5
NS 5283
Title:  NS 5283
Description:  Browns Yard based local SA-31 sits on the Church Running Track, waiting to enter the NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line commuter line for the sprint southward (timetable west) to Red Bank, and the freight-only Southern Secondary
Photo Date:  7/25/2013  Upload Date: 7/25/2013 6:20:22 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5283(GP38-2)
Views:  526   Comments: 6
NS 5283
Title:  NS 5283
Description:  Conrail Shared Assets local SA-31 departs Browns Yard with a very large train (20 cars) and a special delivery for the Navy base in Colts Neck, NJ
Photo Date:  11/21/2013  Upload Date: 11/21/2013 6:28:03 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5283(GP38-2) CSX 1537(GP15-1) USN 65-00647(3GS21B)
Views:  974   Comments: 6
USN 65-00647
Title:  USN 65-00647
Description:  One of two new locomotives for Naval Weapons Station Earle, seen on the final leg of her journey from Illinois to Colts Neck, NJ in the consist of Conrail local SA-31
Photo Date:  11/21/2013  Upload Date: 11/21/2013 6:31:09 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USN 65-00647(3GS21B)
Views:  943   Comments: 6
NS 5283
Title:  NS 5283
Description:  Conrail Sayreville - Lakewood, NJ local SA-31 leaves Browns Yard in Sayreville, enroute to the Southern Secondary with a monster train today, featuring 1 of 2 new locos for NWS Earle
Photo Date:  11/21/2013  Upload Date: 11/21/2013 6:33:38 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5283(GP38-2) CSX 1537(GP15-1) USN 65-00647(3GS21B)
Views:  893   Comments: 2
CSX 4441
Title:  CSX 4441
Description:  The second of two new Genset locomotives for Naval Weapons Station Earle leaves Conrail's Browns Yard for final delivery in the consist of SA-31
Photo Date:  12/5/2013  Upload Date: 12/5/2013 7:23:44 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4441(GP38-2S) USN 65-00648(3GS21B)
Views:  774   Comments: 2
USN 65-00648
Title:  USN 65-00648
Description:  She is actually a 3GS18B, but no option for that model on rrpa just yet. USN 65-00648 leaves the friendly confines of Browns Yard, next stop, the Navy siding at MP48 on the Southern Secondary
Photo Date:  12/5/2013  Upload Date: 12/5/2013 7:28:27 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USN 65-00648(3GS21B)
Views:  715   Comments: 3
CSX 8566
Title:  CSX 8566
Description:  Something out of the ordinary in small Browns Yard; any 6-axle power here is almost always an SD40-2. An ex-C&O SD50 idles away in the frigid NJ air.
Photo Date:  2/28/2014  Upload Date: 2/28/2014 4:31:39 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 8566(SD50-2) NS 5288(GP38-2)
Views:  933   Comments: 3
NS 5271
Title:  NS 5271
Description:  Conrail Shared Assets local SA-2 picks up an empty from the rarely used siding on Jernee Mill Rd., presumably utilized by local masonry business Riverside Supply
Photo Date:  4/3/2014  Upload Date: 4/6/2014 7:15:47 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5271(GP38-2)
Views:  672   Comments: 4
Tie Crane
Title:  Tie Crane
Description:  No RR markings here, may be a private contractor hired to pick up old ties from extensive track rehab in the area, seen on the former Raritan River RR Gillespie branch
Photo Date:  4/3/2014  Upload Date: 4/6/2014 7:26:21 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  725   Comments: 6
PRR 5711
Title:  PRR 5711
Description:  A great treat on Halloween.....Conrail OCS100 heads east out of Browns Yard on the CSAO Amboy Secondary (former PRR rails)
Photo Date:  10/31/2015  Upload Date: 10/31/2015 3:19:25 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5711(E8A) PRR 5809(E8A)
Views:  1375   Comments: 6
CSX 2812
Title:  CSX 2812
Description:  Two ex-Conrail units work their former territory (original PRR catenary supports in the background) as they depart Browns Yard eastbound, with this weeks edition of Sayreville-Lakewood local SA-31, heading for the CSAO Southern Secondary in Red Bank, NJ. The Southern has been a money maker for CSAO in the past year (after many marginal years), and this 19 car train is indicative of that. A quick wave from the conductor, and they are on their way to Red Bank, via the New Jersey Transit connection at South Amboy.
Photo Date:  3/31/2016  Upload Date: 3/31/2016 6:23:36 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Chris S
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2812(GP38-2) CSX 2798(GP38-2)
Views:  695   Comments: 4


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