Ashley, PA is just south of Wilkes-Barre and was at the bottom of the famous Ashley Planes. Please do a search if you aren't familiar with the Planes. The engine facility and yard remained in service until …

The CNJ steam trips were popular with the fans and the general public, so much so that even the PRR got into the act when they decided to end steam on the NY&LB later on. chico [ Reply To This …

The Central Railroad of New Jersey built a magnificent station in downtown Elizabeth NJ, adjacent to and about forty feet below the Pennsylvania Railroad's Elizabeth station. There was no physical rail …

The car was Ex-CNJ # 1178 and it brought up the markers of Conrail/NJDOT Newark Penn Station-Phillipsburg NJ train # 5703 each evening Monday through Friday.This lasted until about 1981.

My son and I paid a visit to the B&O Museum for the first time in over ten years. One of the engines I was really looking forward to seeing was CNJ 592, a 4-4-2 camelback engine. It's only one of two …

The CNJ trains from the shore were routed up the Pennsy via Rahway as part of the Aldene project, so Graselli, Chrome, etc lost their passenger service, too. The approaches to the CNJ station are about …

A few more images from the Raritan terminal of the Jersey Central. I'll continue into the early NJT years to finish this off. First three images are of the CNJ RDC cars from 1974. NJ DOT had begun funding …

In CNJ days, trains of the Reading, B&O, and Jersey Central carried passengers and freight to places like Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Harrisburg, Washington DC, etc.

(CNJ had considerable experience operating locomotives from the middle). It took time to grasp the sight advantages of running short hood forward. Locomotive design evolved to the low short hood in front …

Pictures of the Central Jersey Station taken a year ago in Scranton just waiting for some tender loving care Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/19/22 14:50 by amtrakbill.