BNSF power on NS train last night

I think that I may have caught up to the "ex-BN leased unit" (HLCX 7201) navigating up and down the CSX over the past few days. Then again, it could be another one. Taken about 1:30 PM going NB - the rain broke enough for me to get a fairly decent shot.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... x?id=67949

Kim Piersol

Saw More BNSF power with NS Sunday morning at Bound Brook in the blowing rain.
It was an intermodal train.
I have been seeing it almost on a regular basis lately.

Just curious- what time Sunday Morning? I've been wanting to get to Bound Brook for a while now. Thanks!

I usually arrive there around 7:30 am and stay until 10.
Around 7:30, you will see 21m which sometimes has as many as 8 locomotives on one train.
I love all of that roaring power.
There is usually at least 2 of us there.
Sometimes more.
Come join us!

It's true that some Sunday's can be rather uneventful, but 2 Sundays ago there were 9 trains between 7:30 Am and 10:00 Am, not counting NJT, so it does vary.
There have also been Sunday's that had only 1 train but lately, it has been rather busy.
Yesterday I saw only 2 because the rain and the wind became overwhelming so I left.

It must have been 21m that I caught at Neshanic Station the other Friday at around 9:30 AM with 7 locomotives?? The 6th one was CSX:

http://kpiersol2.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... x?id=59412

Where is a good place for photos in South Plainfield? Does it become double track there??

Kim Piersol

kpiersol wrote:It must have been 21m that I caught at Neshanic Station the other Friday at around 9:30 AM with 7 locomotives?? The 5th one was CSX:

http://kpiersol2.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... x?id=59412

Where is a good place for photos in South Plainfield? Does it become double track there??

Kim Piersol

Kim,

Nice lashup!! You caught one of the hottest trains that come out of NJ...

In answer to your question a good place to sit in South Plainfield is on Front Street by the South Plainfield Diner or across the street by the steel warehouse with the siding...I forgot the name of the business so I can't give you that, but I know the local MA-1 serves it quite frequently. Another cool spot to sit is in Piscataway off of New Market Road near a breakfast and lunch eatery. It is by New Market pond. There is a gravel driveway and nobody has ever bothered me there. Someone else on this forum can hopefully help you with the names of the establishments...

I hope I was of some help.

Steve

Hey forum. I just for people looking up information on Lehigh Line action and locations a while ago i asked about that and ended up starting a 6 page topic on the Lehigh Line. This is the link and i hope it helps. http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=431 And Kim congratulations on getting editors pick at rrpicturearchives.net! I actually got my first editors pick this past saturday with a shot of the NYSW SU99 in Warwick, NY. Have a good day everyone.

CNJFAN wrote:It's true that some Sunday's can be rather uneventful, but 2 Sundays ago there were 9 trains between 7:30 Am and 10:00 Am, not counting NJT, so it does vary.
There have also been Sunday's that had only 1 train but lately, it has been rather busy.
Yesterday I saw only 2 because the rain and the wind became overwhelming so I left.

I will definitely make the attemp- just won't be able to do it anytime soon. I'll probably get there in May after school is out. I'm off for winter break but I don't plan on getting out there 7:30 in the morning when the weather is 0 degrees! I jog sometimes at 5 in the morning during winter break but running around is completely different than standing still in the cold!! Haha. Thanks for the invite and hopefully will bump into you when I get there!

Nick

OCtrainguy: Those are GREAT shots in South Plainfield - where exactly is that crossing??

Nothing like a warm car in the middle of January!!

kpiersol wrote:OCtrainguy: Those are GREAT shots in South Plainfield - where exactly is that crossing??

Nothing like a warm car in the middle of January!!

Kim, thanks for the compliment. I actually didn't really use the heat that day. I just layered myself and made a couple of trips to the diner for some hot chocolate! That grade crossing you see is the Front Street crossing where Metuchen Road meets Front Street. I access Metuchen Road from Belmont Avenue as I come off Route 287.

OCtrainguy wrote:Speaking of cold weather, it reminds me of an extremely cold January 2004 morning I spent at South Plainfield. Temperatures stayed in the single digits and I think the highest temperature while I was there was six degrees. The rail acitivity was pretty good though.

http://octrainguy.com/LehighLine-jan04.html

Geez OC! One of the CSX engine's numbers is 666 in that page! Freaky man! Anything bad happen to you after that?