by SusqTrek
Hello All,
Allow me to introduce myself. I am a new member here but I have been reading alot of the threads here for a long time. I am a longtime NYS&W fan out of Garfield.
I pay particular attention to the activity around Passaic Junction - Elmwood Park area. I pass the Marcal plant and PJ yards on a daily basis and constantly scan for trains. The yards are packed with parked cars that seem to get daily rotation and the Marcal plant gets switched out it seems like everyday. I hardly see any actual trains though. I guess it's just my schedule or whatever. The trains that I have caught recently have been the leased NS & CSX engines. I did catch one switching the cars out of Marcal on a recent Sunday morning. That was interesting.
So driving home on Friday night(5:45), I get stopped at the Marcal Plant. Gates go down, and I'm about 8 cars back.
The train was lead by 3 NYS&W engines, 30??, 3022 & 3014. These are the first yellow jackets I've seen in North Jersey for many, many months. The third appeared to be brand new, with a bright flawless paint job! It was great to see. The whole train was about 50 cars long. A nice mix of hoppers, Union Pacific train cars, tall rubbish cars, 3 Golden West boxcars and NS & Southern cars.
Anyway, thought I would share this sighting. Hopefully they will stick with NYS&W power.
I also have some amateur questions, if you will bear with me.
Is this Friday night train a normal weekly scheduled train?
When is the best time to catch trains around Passaic Junction?
Are there any other good spots to view/ photo trains in North Jersey?
Thanks
Ken
Allow me to introduce myself. I am a new member here but I have been reading alot of the threads here for a long time. I am a longtime NYS&W fan out of Garfield.
I pay particular attention to the activity around Passaic Junction - Elmwood Park area. I pass the Marcal plant and PJ yards on a daily basis and constantly scan for trains. The yards are packed with parked cars that seem to get daily rotation and the Marcal plant gets switched out it seems like everyday. I hardly see any actual trains though. I guess it's just my schedule or whatever. The trains that I have caught recently have been the leased NS & CSX engines. I did catch one switching the cars out of Marcal on a recent Sunday morning. That was interesting.
So driving home on Friday night(5:45), I get stopped at the Marcal Plant. Gates go down, and I'm about 8 cars back.
The train was lead by 3 NYS&W engines, 30??, 3022 & 3014. These are the first yellow jackets I've seen in North Jersey for many, many months. The third appeared to be brand new, with a bright flawless paint job! It was great to see. The whole train was about 50 cars long. A nice mix of hoppers, Union Pacific train cars, tall rubbish cars, 3 Golden West boxcars and NS & Southern cars.
Anyway, thought I would share this sighting. Hopefully they will stick with NYS&W power.
I also have some amateur questions, if you will bear with me.
Is this Friday night train a normal weekly scheduled train?
When is the best time to catch trains around Passaic Junction?
Are there any other good spots to view/ photo trains in North Jersey?
Thanks
Ken