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By:Jason Bialecki
Dates:2/25/2011 - 7/7/2017
Album Info:Contains photos of the entire length of the Amboy Secondary. From its eastern end near the Raritan River Drawbridge to Browns Yard to its western end near the Dayton Branch.
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Freight Train on Raritan River Drawbridge
Title:  Freight Train on Raritan River Drawbridge
Description:  Taken from a secluded vantage on the south shore just west of the bridge. Perhaps the best location for catching the daily freight train from Oak Island (Newark) to Browns Yard (Sayreville).
Photo Date:  2/11/2011  Upload Date: 2/25/2011 10:47:52 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  NS 1702(SD45-2) NS 3376(SD40-2)
Views:  1242   Comments: 2
NS 1702 moves onto the Amboy Secondary
Title:  NS 1702 moves onto the Amboy Secondary
Description:  NS 1702 has just traversed the Raritan River Drawbridge and is entering onto the Amboy Secondary.
Photo Date:  2/11/2011  Upload Date: 2/26/2011 1:49:23 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1702(SD45-2)
Views:  413   Comments: 1
Main St. Crossing in Spotswood, NJ
Title:  Main St. Crossing in Spotswood, NJ
Description:  On a beautiful winter day, a GP38-2 leads a set of covered hopper railcars west down the Amboy Secondary.
Photo Date:  2/15/2011  Upload Date: 2/25/2011 9:22:07 PM
Location:  Spotswood, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2810(GP38-2)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
Main St. Crossing in Spotswood, NJ
Title:  Main St. Crossing in Spotswood, NJ
Description:  On a beautiful winter day, a GP38-2 leads a set of covered hopper railcars west down the Amboy Secondary.
Photo Date:  2/15/2011  Upload Date: 2/25/2011 9:24:02 PM
Location:  Spotswood, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2810(GP38-2)
Views:  599   Comments: 1
CSX 2810 crosses Main Street
Title:  CSX 2810 crosses Main Street
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/15/2011  Upload Date: 3/22/2011 8:46:10 PM
Location:  Spotswood, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 2810(GP38-2)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
Raritan River Drawbridge 20 minutes before sunset
Title:  Raritan River Drawbridge 20 minutes before sunset
Description:  Hoboken to Bay Head on the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL)
Photo Date:  2/22/2011  Upload Date: 3/5/2011 10:30:30 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Bridge,Transit
Locomotives:  NJT 4218(GP40PH-2B)
Views:  802   Comments: 2
CSX 4423 Departs Amboy Secondary
Title:  CSX 4423 Departs Amboy Secondary
Description:  As of late CSX 4423 is running west out of Browns Yard long hood forward. Due to the many road crossing on the Amboy Secondary, 4423 will return at night short hood forward so that the engineer has better visibility.
Photo Date:  6/10/2011  Upload Date: 6/18/2011 6:39:23 PM
Location:  Monroe(Middlesex), NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4423(GP40-2)
Views:  413   Comments: 2
GP40s cross the South River Bridge (at high tide)
Title:  GP40s cross the South River Bridge (at high tide)
Description:  Afternoon train out of Browns Yard moves down the Amboy Secondary destined for the Dayton Branch
Photo Date:  5/31/2011  Upload Date: 6/9/2011 8:59:30 PM
Location:  East Brunswick, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 6129(GP40-2) CSX 4423(GP40-2)
Views:  649   Comments: 4
GP40 crosses South River Bridge (at low tide)
Title:  GP40 crosses South River Bridge (at low tide)
Description:  Evening train departs Browns Yard down the Amboy Secondary for the Dayton Branch Industries. Two tracks will soon merge into one. The engineer looks to ensure that the switch is thrown correctly.
Photo Date:  7/5/2011  Upload Date: 7/25/2011 7:31:09 PM
Location:  East Brunswick, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 4415(GP40-2)
Views:  416   Comments: 2
CSX 4441
Title:  CSX 4441
Description:  Basking in sunlight, a GP40 is seen crossing Main St. on its westward trip down the Amboy Secondary.
Photo Date:  8/2/2011  Upload Date: 8/3/2011 6:22:47 PM
Location:  Spotswood, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 4441(GP40-2)
Views:  631   Comments: 4
CSX 4441 Crosses Willow St.
Title:  CSX 4441 Crosses Willow St.
Description:  Heading west for the Dayton Branch CSX 4441 negotiates the last road crossing on the Amboy Secondary
Photo Date:  8/2/2011  Upload Date: 8/18/2011 8:31:30 PM
Location:  Helmetta, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 4441(GP40-2)
Views:  336   Comments: 1
CSX in Browns Yard
Title:  CSX in Browns Yard
Description:  CSX 4441 reflects in the waters left from Hurricane Irene
Photo Date:  8/30/2011  Upload Date: 8/30/2011 8:41:29 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 4441(GP40-2)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
NS 3376 Enters Browns Yard
Title:  NS 3376 Enters Browns Yard
Description:  Crewman prepares to throw switch as train crosses Browns Rd and enters Borwns Yard.
Photo Date:  9/30/2011  Upload Date: 10/2/2011 7:16:10 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3376(SD40-2) NS 1703(SD45-2)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
Nice track bedding and ties!!
Title:  Nice track bedding and ties!!
Description:  Daily supply train from Oak Island to Browns Yard passes under Rt 9 & 35 on the Amboy Secondary.
Photo Date:  9/30/2011  Upload Date: 10/14/2011 11:38:25 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3376(SD40-2) NS 1703(SD45-2)
Views:  487   Comments: 0
 Bridge over Deep Run on the Amboy Secondary (SA3)
Title:  Bridge over Deep Run on the Amboy Secondary (SA3)
Description:  A manned shoving platform crosses Deep Run (a tributary of the South River) as it leads CR WPSA03 out of Browns Yard and down the Amboy Secondary.
Photo Date:  1/3/2012  Upload Date: 1/9/2012 1:20:02 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  327   Comments: 2
Pan shot of CSX 4423 on the Amboy Secondary (SA31)
Title:  Pan shot of CSX 4423 on the Amboy Secondary (SA31)
Description:  Destined for the Freehold or the Hightstown Industrial Track, CR WPSA31 crosses Deep Run (a tributary of the South River) soon after departing Browns Yard.
Photo Date:  1/20/2012  Upload Date: 1/22/2012 3:18:22 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 4423(GP40-2)
Views:  322   Comments: 2
CSX 2814 departs Browns Yard (SA31)
Title:  CSX 2814 departs Browns Yard (SA31)
Description:  A single-car train reflects off Deep Run as it departs Browns Yard and heads west down the Amboy Secondary for the Hightstown Industrial.
Photo Date:  1/24/2012  Upload Date: 1/25/2012 9:31:51 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2814(GP38-2)
Views:  336   Comments: 1
CSX 2814 on the Amboy Secondary (SA3)
Title:  CSX 2814 on the Amboy Secondary (SA3)
Description:  SA3 passes alongside Depp Run as it returns to Browns Yard around noon.
Photo Date:  1/25/2012  Upload Date: 1/31/2012 9:12:00 AM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 2814(GP38-2)
Views:  280   Comments: 2
CSX 4423 on the Amboy Secondary (SA31)
Title:  CSX 4423 on the Amboy Secondary (SA31)
Description:  Just after departing Browns Yard, CSX 4423 reflects off the waters of Deep Run on its way to the Freehold Industrial Track.
Photo Date:  2/6/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 8:22:31 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 4423(GP40-2)
Views:  979   Comments: 9
OI-16 crosses the Raritan River Drawbridge
Title:  OI-16 crosses the Raritan River Drawbridge
Description:  The daily supply train from Oak Island to Browns Yard is apart of the Conrail Shared Assets Operation.
Photo Date:  2/6/2012  Upload Date: 2/26/2012 5:59:17 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3434(SD40-2) CSX 8886(SD40-2)
Views:  319   Comments: 1
CR WPSA31 passes alongside Deep Run
Title:  CR WPSA31 passes alongside Deep Run
Description:  With long hood forward, NS 5277 runs light down the Amboy Secondary for the hightstown Industrial.
Photo Date:  2/3/2012  Upload Date: 2/26/2012 6:00:15 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 5277(GP38-2)
Views:  264   Comments: 1
Browns Yard Freighter on NEC
Title:  Browns Yard Freighter on NEC
Description:  After superstorm Sandy had disabled the Raritan River Drawbridge, the supply train from Oak Island (OI) to Browns Yard could not traverse its normal route. On this day the OI supply train reached Browns by traveling down the NEC to Midway interlocking in Monmouth Junction, where it was pulled backwards onto the Amboy Secondary with a different set of locomotives. Here is the OI train passing under the signals at Midway interlocking.
Photo Date:  11/14/2012  Upload Date: 11/25/2012 8:05:57 PM
Location:  Monmouth Junction, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3376(SD40-2)
Views:  522   Comments: 2
Track Maintenance on Amboy Secondary
Title:  Track Maintenance on Amboy Secondary
Description:  It appears that this contraption (Rj Corman) is being used to smooth the surface of a welded track joint
Photo Date:  4/22/2013  Upload Date: 5/22/2013 10:43:35 PM
Location:  Monroe(Middlesex), NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  706   Comments: 0
NS 3434 leads the OI-16
Title:  NS 3434 leads the OI-16
Description:  NS3434 lets her horn blow as she approaches Maurer Rd. This 40 car train of mixed freight is crossing an old bascule drawbridge that spans Woodbridge Creek. From here the train will enter onto the North Jersey Coast Line and venture down the Amboy Secondary to Browns Yard.
Photo Date:  7/7/2013  Upload Date: 7/8/2013 11:40:24 PM
Location:  Perth Amboy, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  NS 3434(SD40-2)
Views:  243   Comments: 2
CR YPOI16 on Amboy Secondary
Title:  CR YPOI16 on Amboy Secondary
Description:  NS 3434 leads a 40 car train on the last leg of its journey to Browns Yard. New ballast, rail ties and welded rails have recently been laid and for good reason as the condition of the rail bedding in this area was rather poor (see:http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2767163)
Photo Date:  7/7/2013  Upload Date: 7/14/2013 1:56:27 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  253   Comments: 0
CSX 4412 crossing Sandfield Rd.
Title:  CSX 4412 crossing Sandfield Rd.
Description:  This four car train is by far the shortest Ive seen CR WP SA33 to Dayton. It has just departed Browns Yard and is crossing Sandfield Rd. which does not have crossing signals. Instead the train crawls to a stop just prior to the crossing and someone from the crew throws two flares. One of the flares can be seen burning on the road off to the right.
Photo Date:  11/14/2012  Upload Date: 8/9/2013 6:41:59 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4412(GP40-2)
Views:  293   Comments: 2
Browns Yard
Title:  Browns Yard
Description:  A pair of geeps guard the flock as the soft morning sun begins to shine across Conrails Browns Yard.
Photo Date:  8/21/2013  Upload Date: 9/5/2013 12:00:12 AM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4412(GP40-2)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
USN Locomotive in Browns Yard
Title:  USN Locomotive in Browns Yard
Description:  USN 65-00647 has just been brought down from Oak Island Yard to Browns Yard via the OI-16 transfer job.
Photo Date:  11/19/2013  Upload Date: 2/2/2014 10:11:39 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  254   Comments: 1
Ballast Cars at Browns Yard
Title:  Ballast Cars at Browns Yard
Description:  NS 5283 is leading a yard job as it passes alongside a set of ballast hoppers. Ballast hoppers are not typically found at Browns Yard, but these have been sitting here for about a month. Recent ballast work along the tracks is noticeable.
Photo Date:  11/5/2013  Upload Date: 11/11/2013 7:48:27 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NS 5283(GP38-2)
Views:  422   Comments: 1
Browns Yard
Title:  Browns Yard
Description:  The daily supply train for Browns Yard has recently arrived on the left. The locomotives, trailed by NS 1705, have since uncoupled from this train and have maneuvered over to the right where they are coupled to a train of empty cars that will return to Oak Island Yard late in the night. In the meantime the steel mill train (SA22), led by CSX 2810, is being assembled for its evening run to the Gerdau Ameristeel Mill.
Photo Date:  2/7/2014  Upload Date: 2/19/2014 12:43:12 AM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 2810(GP38-2)
Views:  258   Comments: 1
CR WPSA22 in Browns Yard
Title:  CR WPSA22 in Browns Yard
Description:  CSX 8566 is busy assembling the evening steel train to Gerdau-Ameristeel.
Photo Date:  3/6/2014  Upload Date: 3/7/2014 8:49:34 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8566(SD50-2)
Views:  525   Comments: 0
OI-16 on Raritan River Drawbridge
Title:  OI-16 on Raritan River Drawbridge
Description:  After delivering the supply train to Browns Yard this pair of EMD SD45-2s (NS 1701 and 1702) are running light across the NJT Raritan River Drawbridge back to Oak Island Yard in Newark.
Photo Date:  3/15/2014  Upload Date: 3/30/2014 9:34:35 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1701(SD45-2) NS 1702(SD45-2)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
CSX 4415 in Browns Yard
Title:  CSX 4415 in Browns Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/3/2014  Upload Date: 4/3/2014 9:00:36 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4415(GP40-2)
Views:  665   Comments: 1
Ballast Train on Amboy Secondary
Title:  Ballast Train on Amboy Secondary
Description:  Conrail workers controlling the spill of the ballast as the slowly back into Browns Yard
Photo Date:  4/9/2014  Upload Date: 4/11/2014 10:14:12 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5313(GP38-2)
Views:  607   Comments: 0
Spiker SP13033D on Amboy Secondary
Title:  Spiker SP13033D on Amboy Secondary
Description:  This guy looks pumped and justifiably so as a major rail tie replacement project got into full swing this week at Browns Yard.
Photo Date:  4/17/2014  Upload Date: 4/18/2014 1:44:09 AM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  647   Comments: 0
CR WPSA33
Title:  CR WPSA33
Description:  This is by far the shortest Ive ever seen the Dayton Branch train. The train to Dayton runs 5 days a week and used to typical run with 20 cars or more and a pair of geeps. I heard that at one time more than half the cars delivered to Browns Yard went to Dayton. It appears that this may no longer be the case.
Photo Date:  5/1/2014  Upload Date: 5/24/2014 10:52:47 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5280(GP38-2)
Views:  287   Comments: 1
Harsco Spiker
Title:  Harsco Spiker
Description:  NS 13068 on Amboy Secondary
Photo Date:  4/17/2014  Upload Date: 8/11/2014 10:57:01 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  230   Comments: 0
SA33 Crossing Sanfield Rd. on the Amboy Secondary
Title:  SA33 Crossing Sanfield Rd. on the Amboy Secondary
Description:  The driver was in a hurry and couldnt wait for this behemoth train to pass. You can see the passengers head turned and was probably receiving a good scare. Gee, I should look back at the pictures just before to see if her hair was white in them too. Fortunately, the train was moving at 10 mph or less.
Photo Date:  9/19/2014  Upload Date: 9/20/2014 8:43:39 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 2810(GP38-2)
Views:  414   Comments: 1
Industry off the Amboy Secondary
Title:  Industry off the Amboy Secondary
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/24/2014  Upload Date: 1/4/2015 1:03:58 AM
Location:  Spotswood, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  592   Comments: 0
NS 1700 over Raritan River
Title:  NS 1700 over Raritan River
Description:  NS 1700 in Erie Lackawanna Livery crossing the Raritan River Drawbridge
Photo Date:  2/2/2016  Upload Date: 2/9/2016 7:28:47 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1700(SD45-2)
Views:  359   Comments: 2
EL Heritage NS 1700
Title:  EL Heritage NS 1700
Description:  Oak Island Yard - Transfer Train to Port Reading and Browns Yard
Photo Date:  9/21/2016  Upload Date: 9/24/2016 8:49:55 PM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1700(SD45-2) NS 1704(SD45-2)
Views:  1069   Comments: 5
Browns Yard
Title:  Browns Yard
Description:  OI16 has just arrived and the locomotives are now detached and parked in their typical spot waiting for their night time return back to Newark. The cars to the right will be on the return train. The yellow finger car is one of few cars that departs this yard full. Its loaded with rebar manufactured at the steel mill in this town.
Photo Date:  3/29/2017  Upload Date: 4/1/2017 1:27:01 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1700(SD45-2) NS 3365(SD40-2) NS 5283(GP38-2)
Views:  426   Comments: 1
Departing Browns Yard
Title:  Departing Browns Yard
Description:  SA33 Leaving Browns Yard for the Dayton Branch
Photo Date:  10/17/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2017 9:40:11 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5269(GP38-2)
Views:  219   Comments: 2
OI-16 Is No More
Title:  OI-16 Is No More
Description:  The Oak Island to Sayreville move led by NS 3434 and NS 1700 is crossing the Rahway River Drawbridge. OI-16 no longer exists as the crew has been replaced by PR-32 and the daylight move truncated from Oak Island to Port Reading.
Photo Date:  7/30/2012  Upload Date: 5/29/2017 9:17:19 PM
Location:  Carteret, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3434(SD40-2) NS 1700(SD45-2)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
Geeps in Browns Yard
Title:  Geeps in Browns Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/26/2015  Upload Date: 10/7/2017 8:48:24 AM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4405(GP40-2) CSX 4412(GP40-2)
Views:  304   Comments: 1
CR SA3 Serving Old Bridge Chemicals Inc.
Title:  CR SA3 Serving Old Bridge Chemicals Inc.
Description:  CSX 4441 crossing Old Water Works Rd.
Photo Date:  2/6/2017  Upload Date: 10/9/2017 9:33:54 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4441(GP40-2)
Views:  833   Comments: 3
OI16 has arrived in Browns Yard
Title:  OI16 has arrived in Browns Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/2014  Upload Date: 10/11/2017 11:06:23 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1705(SD45-2)
Views:  166   Comments: 2
CSX in Browns Yard
Title:  CSX in Browns Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/2017  Upload Date: 10/16/2017 12:33:27 AM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 2812(GP38-2) CSX 4415(GP40-2)
Views:  227   Comments: 1
Erie Lackawanna Heritage Unit
Title:  Erie Lackawanna Heritage Unit
Description:  OI16 entering Browns Yard. Crossing Browns Rd.
Photo Date:  3/23/2016  Upload Date: 10/17/2017 10:56:04 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1700(SD45-2)
Views:  183   Comments: 2
OI-16 Crossing Browns Rd.
Title:  OI-16 Crossing Browns Rd.
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/12/2013  Upload Date: 10/23/2017 7:08:39 PM
Location:  Sayreville, NJ
Author:  Jason Bialecki
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3426(SD40-2)
Views:  152   Comments: 2


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