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OCtrainguy wrote:Looking for some snow photos this morning, I headed up to South Plainfield this morning with a friend of mine. We spent about four hours there from about 7:30 to 11:30. Saw seven trains in that timeframe, but none in the last hour. All trains were NS, didn't see any CSX trains. Here's a recap:

7:40 EB NS 24Z 8-40CW & D9-40C
8:15 EB NS 18N D9-40CW & NREX SD45-2T
8:35 EB NS 214 BNSF D9-44CW & D9-40CW
8:57 EB NS 20K PRR SD60I & 2629 (primer SD70M)
9:25 WB NS 11J 2 D9-40CWs
10:00 EB NS 212 7115, 1615 & high hood SD40-2
10:38 WB NS 213 D9-40C & PRR 6764

Overall it was a good morning. Seven trains and they were all NS. I was hoping to see some CSX trains as last week, as their trains had a good mix of engines including SD60M, SD70MAC and SD70ACE units.

Weird I went Tuseday and saw all CSX trains and two NS trains.

There was a broken rail this morning on #2 first block west of CP-Potter.

wolfboy8171981 wrote:There was a broken rail this morning on #2 first block west of CP-Potter.

That explains it. Thank you!

With some snow falling this morning (I had planned on going today, so the snow was an added bonus), I headed up to South Plainfield getting up there by 7:45 a.m. I had missed both NS 18G and NS 18N and I heard NS 214 on the Port Reading Secondary shortly after my arrival. After that, it was a pretty quiet morning. Here's what I saw:

1. 8:34 NS 212 NS 7556, NS 8409 & NS 9814
2. 8:42 CSX Q703 CSX 5283 and a another GE widecab
3. 11:33 CSX Q190 CSX 930 & CSX 4821
4. 12:26 CSX Q300 CSX 8838 & CSX 7700

And that what is. I left after the Q300 went by.

Sounds like a nice day especially with the snow.

Despite the temperature falling and the wind making it feel even colder, I headed up to South Plainfield this morning getting up about by 7:45 a.m. Here's what I saw:

1. 8:45 EB NS 212 NS 6768, NS 6699 & NS 8712
2. 9:13 EB NS 18G NS 6799 & NS 6607
3. 9:35 WB NS 213 NS 2587 & NS 2762
4. 9:41 EB NS 24V NS 6742 & NS 2739
5. 10:05 EB CSX Q300 CSX 8838 & CSX 7700
6. 10:42 WB CSX Q703 CSX 5408 & CSX 7676
7. 11:22 EB CSX Q702 CSX 5363 & CSX 7753

I missed the NS 21M, NS 11J and NS 214 this morning. I left shortly after the Q702 went by.

Tonight, an eastbound CSX train had general freight, a CSX engine, two ex NJT comet I's marked Patriot Eagle and two boxcars marked safety train. What the heck was that?

Patriot Eagle is a firefighters training car I thought, it has a classroom or something in it.

With some really nice weather today and the spring soccer season starting soon, I headed up to South Plainfield to watch some trains roll by. I got up there shortly after 7:30 a.m. and left shortly before 11:30 a.m., seeing seven trains during that time. It was a NS morning overall.

1. 7:38 EB NS 212 NS 9268, NS 8454 & NS 9156
2. 7:49 WB NS 21M NS 9878, NS 6599 & NS 9377
3. 8:27 EB CR MA80 CSX 1537 & NS 5637 (would work South Plainfield Yard area)
4. 8:53 WB NS 11J NS 2736 & NS 9696
5. 9:58 WB NS 213 NS 2674 & NS 9887
6. 10:03 EB NS 22V NS 8309 & NS 8844
7. 11:14 EB NS 18G NS 9915 & NS 2571

Was happy to be trackside this morning.

I was in Manville saturday morning. I left before 18G ran...

here's some photos of the locos.

http://rfarrell1969.rrpicturearchives.n ... e=3/7/2009

Enjoy.

Nice photos!

Thanks. I've been trying to fine tune my roster shooting.

Does anyone know of a way to get onto the 'south' side of the lehigh line, east of CP Port Reading - without trespassing or getting hassled/arrested?

Bound Brook station would be a GREAT place for roster shooting - but I need to get onto the other side of the lehigh line...

What about in South Plainfield at the CR yard parking lot. Are they cool if I camped out for the morning in their lot - the one on the opposite side of the tracks from that diner? That way I could get the CSX trains too.

The park at New Market has too many obstructions... I need a new place to shoot along the line.

What about hanging out @ Potter/Inman Ave. in Edison next to the CVX pharmacy? I have seen tons of Kewl shots there over the years!!

I'm familiar w/ CP Potter... but I thought it'd be a bit weird/suspicious in the eyes of the cops to be sitting in the CVS parking lot....

I was hoping I could get shots closer to CP Port Reading so I can get pics of the trains on the Port Redding Line AND the Lehigh Line.

I might give Potter a shot tho... I am getting sick of shooting NS all the time.

Did anyone hear about a fatality, near Goodmans crossing Wednesday morning?