Metro North at Bound Brook

Saw this special on NJT at Bound Brook today (Saturday 5/31/14). Went West at a high rate of speed, didn't stop and then East at a high rate of speed and again didn't stop. Had two cars and two engines. Metro North car #6708, New Jersey Transit car #6058, New Jersey Transit Engine #4003 and Metro North Engine #4910. Anyone have any idea what this was about?

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Some of the M.N. rolling stock ends up all over the place on NJT. JS

I was thinking stay equpt but this train didn't stop at all. Both times it flew past the station. It had 1 MN passenger c ar, 1 NJT passenger car, 1 NJT engine and 1 MN engine. I was thinking some kind of test train or special mgmt run. Still interesting though. Thanks for the reply.

Beats me. Just to be clear, this was on the NJT tracks and not Conrail, correct?
How long was it before the return trip? JS

The pictures show that it is on NJT tracks. The funny thing is, while I have not been able to catch every train to Port Jervis, I haven't seen an F40 out there for weeks on the Southern Tier.

Pumpers: Yes, the train is on NJT tracks.

I also posted this in the NJT section and I was told this: "It was running so that the equipment pictured may return to revenue service. That's all you need to know and all that needs to be shared with the public. Test trains run countless times each week for various reasons."

So I got my answer. Interesting sight to see.

"It was running so that the equipment pictured may return to revenue service. That's all you need to know and all that needs to be shared with the public. Test trains run countless times each week for various reasons."

Seriously, Hazmatmess? Ouch.
A little civility would have been nice on the other person's part. Anyway I just want to say I ENJOYED the photos and I was curious too, so thanks for posting all that!

BigDell wrote:

"It was running so that the equipment pictured may return to revenue service. That's all you need to know and all that needs to be shared with the public. Test trains run countless times each week for various reasons."

Seriously, Hazmatmess? Ouch.
A little civility would have been nice on the other person's part. Anyway I just want to say I ENJOYED the photos and I was curious too, so thanks for posting all that!

Ehhh, some peopl ehave good days, others bad. No big deal. Maybe it was carrying top secret nuclear launch codes.

I tried posting the video, great 8 second clip.