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| Title: |
CSX 4419 |
| Description: |
CSX 4419 (GP40-2), running as Conrail Shared Assests Operations CSAO SA2, crosses Weston Mill Pond in Milltown, NJ. The train had just completed drilling at Silver Line Windows, the last customer along this section of the former Raritan River Rail Road main line, now called the Sayreville Running Track. It will be a long shove back to to the Sayreville wye where it can make the turn back to Browns Yard in Sayreville, NJ. Through the trees just right of the engine, you can just make out the water tower and smoke stack of the former Michelin tire plant in the heart of Milltown that was also served by the railroads at one time. Nikon D5300: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm @ 30mm:f9:1/160:AP:ISO200. RAW Post processing - cropping and color correction. |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2015 Upload Date: 4/14/2015 10:34:19 PM |
| Location: |
Milltown, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 4419(GP40-2) |
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633 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
CSX 4419 (GP40-2) |
| Description: |
CSX 4419 (GP40-2) waits for orders on the Silver Line Windows spur. |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2015 Upload Date: 9/28/2015 12:30:27 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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CSX 4419(GP40-2) |
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217 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
How The Mighty Have Fallen |
| Description: |
CSAO SA2 has a rough start to the new year. Heavy winds earlier in the week had blown this tree across the tracks blocking the train just outside the Silver Line Windows property. The crew inside NS 5313 (GP38-2) waiting over an hour until a team of chainsaws showed up to clear the way. |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2015 Upload Date: 1/8/2016 10:04:45 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5313(GP38-2) |
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685 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
How The Mighty Have Fallen - Pt2 |
| Description: |
CSAO SA2 has a rough start to the new year. Heavy winds earlier in the week had blown this tree across the tracks blocking the train just outside the Silver Line Windows property. The crew inside NS 5313 (GP38-2) waiting over an hour until a team of chainsaws showed up to clear the way. |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2015 Upload Date: 1/8/2016 10:05:08 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5313(GP38-2) |
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625 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
How the Mighty Have Fallen - Pt3 |
| Description: |
CSAO SA2 has a rough start to the new year. Heavy winds earlier in the week had blown this tree across the tracks blocking the train just outside the Silver Line Windows property. The crew inside NS 5313 (GP38-2) waiting over an hour until a team of chainsaws showed up to clear the way. |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2015 Upload Date: 1/8/2016 10:05:39 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5313(GP38-2) |
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646 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
How the Mighty Have Fallen - Pt4 |
| Description: |
CSAO SA2 has a rough start to the new year. Heavy winds earlier in the week had blown this tree across the tracks blocking the train just outside the Silver Line Windows property. The crew inside NS 5313 (GP38-2) waiting over an hour until a team of chainsaws showed up to clear the way. |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2015 Upload Date: 1/8/2016 10:25:23 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5313(GP38-2) |
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136 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Walk The Line |
| Description: |
Conrail Shared Assets conductor on SA2 walks the line as he makes his way over to the other side of the car to let the engineer know when the train has cleared the switch. |
| Photo Date: |
3/31/2015 Upload Date: 12/28/2015 12:56:05 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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105 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Playing Chicken |
| Description: |
Some geese decide to play chicken with CSX 4419 (GP40-2) as it pulls a string of hoppers from Silver Line Windows. |
| Photo Date: |
3/31/2015 Upload Date: 9/29/2015 12:27:09 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 4419(GP40-2) |
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153 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 4419 (GP40-2) |
| Description: |
CSAO SA2 (CSX 4412 GP40-2) at Silver Line Windows |
| Photo Date: |
3/31/2015 Upload Date: 12/23/2015 12:57:14 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 4419(GP40-2) |
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141 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSAO SA2 (CSX 4419 - GP40-2) |
| Description: |
Having completed its drilling for the day and with the conductor at the helm of the splat car, CSX 4419 (GP40-2) running as CSAO SA2 shoves back to Browns Yard. The track off to the right was one of the many spurs that led into the factory when it was previously owned by Johnson & Johnson Personal Products. |
| Photo Date: |
3/31/2015 Upload Date: 1/21/2016 12:46:09 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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96 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
We'll Meet Again |
| Description: |
After drilling Silver Line Windows, CSX 4419 (GP40-2) pulls its string of cars towards the switch and the awaiting splatcar NYC 901015 |
| Photo Date: |
3/31/2015 Upload Date: 12/29/2015 12:55:30 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 4419(GP40-2) |
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113 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
High Wire Act |
| Description: |
The conductor on CSAO SA2 carefully watches his steps as he makes his way over to the opposite of the hopper car as it being pulled towards the switch. He will let the engineer know once they are clear. |
| Photo Date: |
3/31/2015 Upload Date: 12/30/2015 12:54:17 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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104 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Wild Ride |
| Description: |
The winter thaw has not been kind to the spur leading into the Silver Line Windows factory. A major overhaul was recently completed during one of the coldest weeks in January (See the Silver Line Tie Replacement and Track Maintenance album) which may have not been ideal conditions. Here CSX 4419 (running as CSAO SA2) comes to pick up 5 empty hopper cars. The train will return 30 minutes later with full hoppers. Nikon D5300: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm @ 140mm:f5.6:1/125:AP:ISO200. RAW Post processing - cropping and color correction. |
| Photo Date: |
3/31/2015 Upload Date: 4/21/2015 9:19:22 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
| Categories: |
Track,Action |
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397 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
The High Life |
| Description: |
It has been a crazy week for the Conrail Shared Assests Operations CSAO SA2 along the Sayreville Running Track. Normally this train only runs on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays and maybe 2 or 3 times a month if that. But for this week, it showed up Monday (twice to drill), skipped Tuesday, Wednesday (twice to drill) and Thursday only to find out there was nothing to take back. Here CSX 4415 (GP40-2) on Wednesdays mid-day shove back across the bridge. The bridge spans roughly 200 ft and stands approximately 50 ft tall. The builders plate on the side states that it was built in 1907 by The Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, PA. Nikon D5300: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm @ 22mm:f9:1/60:AP:ISO100:Vivid Color Preset. JPEG to Camera RAW Post processing - exposure and color adjustments. |
| Photo Date: |
5/6/2015 Upload Date: 5/7/2015 9:16:47 PM |
| Location: |
Milltown, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 4415(GP40-2) |
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649 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Into The Woods |
| Description: |
NS 5282 (GP38-2) running as CSAO SA2 shoves back into the woods after drilling hopper cars at Silver Line Windows. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/2015 Upload Date: 9/15/2015 5:19:08 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5282(GP38-2) |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Back to Business |
| Description: |
After being out of service for a few weeks for safety improvements, Silver Line Windows started up rail delivery again. Since CSAO SA2 only had to drop off cars, they could run light on the way back to Browns Yard. One of the conductors stands at the of the train now running long hood forward to guide it along. The companion shot to this photo can be found here. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/2015 Upload Date: 9/22/2015 12:37:55 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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118 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 5280 |
| Description: |
Inside Silver Line Windows as CSAO SA2 [NS 5280 (GP38-2)] drops off some cars. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/2015 Upload Date: 10/30/2015 12:45:22 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 5280 |
| Description: |
With having only to drop off cars this time at Silver Line Windows, CSAO SA2 [NS 5280 (GP38-2)] can makes its run back to Browns Yard long hood forward. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/2015 Upload Date: 10/30/2015 12:42:07 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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105 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Well Weathered |
| Description: |
A well weathered CSAO SA2 (NS 5280 GP38-1) heads along the Sayreville Running Track to switch out one hopper car at Silver Line Windows. |
| Photo Date: |
9/2/2015 Upload Date: 10/19/2015 12:44:31 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5280(GP38-2) |
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151 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSAO SA2 |
| Description: |
Once the final brake test is completed, CSAO SA2 (NS 5313 GP38-2) begins its shove back to Browns Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
9/9/2015 Upload Date: 11/18/2015 12:24:07 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5313(GP38-2) |
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148 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
It's a Jungle Out There |
| Description: |
CSAO SA2 (CSX 4412 GP40-2) uses every inch it can in order to switch cars at Silver Line Windows. The actual end of the Sayreville Running Track is still 75 ft. away, but over time nature has slowly been taking over. The engineers have been refusing to move any further fearing that they would either not be able to stop or even get rolling again once the vegetation got between the wheels and track. Their complaints have been heard and the track has been recently cleared and cleaned up. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 10/15/2015 12:44:34 PM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 4412(GP40-2) |
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358 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
The Chase |
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Although not a particular great shot, this photo sort of sums up the events leading up to this moment. To me, it also kind of captures the fading away of the local servicing by the railroads with the disconnected rails of the Sunshine Biscuit factory in the background. Short story: CSAO SA2 returns to Browns Yard after a long afternoon servicing Silver Line Windows. Long story: I caught SA2 sitting outside Silver Line when leaving work. I have been working on getting a shot of it in front of the Milltown Station for a few months now and decided to wait it out there. SA2 had a tough time that night. The last 100 ft is overgrown with weeds which prevent engineers to utilize the full length of track to make for efficient switching. In addition, some of the hopper cars had bad brakes, so extra time was needed to chock the wheels. Light was fading fast, so getting the freight station shot was not going to happen. Listening to the radio chatter, SA2 was going to make a stop out Mauser on its way back to pick up 2 cars left the previous day. Knowing I had some time, I went home and grabbed a flash and heading over to Mauser and waited. The radio saved me again as I found out that that SA2 wasn't going to Mauser, but the siding that near there. SA2 had to pick up the cars quick in order to make it back across the South River Bridge in 10 minutes. Back in the car, I tried to see if I could get to the bridge. I met up with SA2 just as it crossed Harts Lane. Not too familiar with South River, I guessed wrong on which way to get to the bridge. SA2 was able to make it's deadline getting across while I was already heading down Jernee Mill Road trying to find a good location. Quickly, I set up the camera and tried some test shots. Moments later, SA2 approaches at a good clip with the conductor throwing flares along the crossings. Fingers crossed, the shutter clicks. |
| Photo Date: |
9/28/2015 Upload Date: 9/29/2015 12:28:12 PM |
| Location: |
Sayreville, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 4423(GP40-2) |
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142 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 4403 |
| Description: |
CSX 4403 (GP40-2) |
| Photo Date: |
1/12/2016 Upload Date: 3/16/2016 11:45:03 AM |
| Location: |
North Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 4403(GP40-2) |
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136 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CSX 4412 (GP40-2) |
| Description: |
CSAO SA2 passes mile marker #9 of the Sayreville Running Branch on it's next stop to Mauser to pick up more covered hopper cars. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2016 Upload Date: 12/9/2016 7:00:07 PM |
| Location: |
East Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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CSX 4412(GP40-2) |
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| Title: |
Mile Post 9 |
| Description: |
CSX 4412 (GP40-2) running as CSAO SA2 shoves past mile post 9 on the Sayreville Running Track. Once the main line for the Raritan River Rail Road, this line would continue another 3 miles until it reached its end destination in New Brunswick, NJ. Over the years the line have been taken back with the end of line at Route 1 in North Brunswick, NJ. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2016 Upload Date: 3/18/2016 10:23:50 PM |
| Location: |
East Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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CSX 4412(GP40-2) |
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143 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NYC 901013 |
| Description: |
CSAO SA2 has two conductors this time around on the shoving platform as they cross Ryders Lane after drilling Silver Line Windows. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2016 Upload Date: 12/9/2016 7:29:13 PM |
| Location: |
East Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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RollingStock |
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79 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NYC 901013 |
| Description: |
Two conductors on CSAO SA2 get a front row view as they heads towards the Mauser spur to pick up more covered hoppers. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2016 Upload Date: 12/9/2016 7:32:44 PM |
| Location: |
East Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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RollingStock |
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58 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Welcome to Milltown |
| Description: |
NS 5283, running as CSAO SA2, shoves past the Milltown sign used during Milltowns 4th of July fireworks display in Borough Park. SA2 returns to Browns Yard with one covered car in tow after servicing Silver Line Windows. |
| Photo Date: |
7/7/2017 Upload Date: 7/8/2017 9:05:44 PM |
| Location: |
Milltown, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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NS 5283(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
NS 5283 |
| Description: |
CSAO SA2, NS 5283 (GP38-2) crosses Violet Avenue in Milltown, NJ. |
| Photo Date: |
7/7/2017 Upload Date: 7/7/2017 6:35:48 PM |
| Location: |
Milltown, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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NS 5283(GP38-2) |
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93 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5283 |
| Description: |
CSAO SA2, NS 5283 (GP38-2) shoving back to Browns Yard along the Sayreville Running Track. |
| Photo Date: |
7/7/2017 Upload Date: 7/7/2017 6:38:16 PM |
| Location: |
Milltown, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wolan |
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NS 5283(GP38-2) |
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