US Navy Earle Railroad

Nice video! I was on the 2000 excursion with my then five-year-old son. It was a great trip. It's a shame that nobody has videos of the train out on the pier. We went all the way out to the end. As I recall, the pier is three miles long. Pretty cool.

Where did the passenger cars come from? I'm remembering that they're from the collection of the proposed Phillipsburg railroad museum. is that correct?

NellieBly wrote:Where did the passenger cars come from? I'm remembering that they're from the collection of the proposed Phillipsburg railroad museum. is that correct?

URHS, they are sitting in Boonton today.

Hearing the train coming up to Leonardo right now. First Ive heard the train in a few weeks!

Train ran today, left the pier at about 4:50pm an SW1200 was leading, the second engine was SW900M 65-00636, he had about 20 boxcars and flat cars.

NJTArrow2 wrote:Train ran today, left the pier at about 4:50pm an SW1200 was leading the second engine was SW900M 65-00636 he had about 20 box cars and flat cars.

I heard them this morning - someone or something must have been in the way on their way out to the pier in the Leonardo complex, becuase the eng was on the horn a LOT....sounded nice!

I heard them the other morning, a few days ago (I don't remember day - everythings a blur....) about the same time.

The sound of a switcher working hard in the cold crisp air is a sound that is unmistakable to me.....even with the windows closed and the heat on, the sound/rumble travels for miles over open water! Wakes me right up.....good or bad, I dunno.

Jtgshu wrote:

NJTArrow2 wrote:Train ran today, left the pier at about 4:50pm an SW1200 was leading the second engine was SW900M 65-00636 he had about 20 box cars and flat cars.

I heard them this morning - someone or something must have been in the way on their way out to the pier in the Leonardo complex, becuase the eng was on the horn a LOT....sounded nice!

I heard them the other morning, a few days ago (I don't remember day - everythings a blur....) about the same time.

The sound of a switcher working hard in the cold crisp air is a sound that is unmistakable to me.....even with the windows closed and the heat on, the sound/rumble travels for miles over open water! Wakes me right up.....good or bad, I dunno.

Hahaha It would be good to me,they'll probably run the rest of the week and maybe next week, it seems that when a ship comes in they'll run Mon-Fri the week after it comes in if it doesn't come in on a weekend.

Train left with the same power today around 4:55pm.

I just heard him heading out to Leonardo. The sound was traveling pretty well to Red Bank this morning. Some mornings, provided it's quiet without much background noise, I can hear him from the time he blows for Swimming River Road right through to Oak Hill Road. As JT mentioned, it's fun listening to those vintage EMD prime movers working hard with a heavy train.

Until it's demise a few years ago, the 1205th Transportation Battalion maintained a detachment at NS Earle, in addition to other training locations that soldiers reported directly to on drill weekends. Some of this training was rather austere, nonetheless it was MOS specific training most of the time. I was personally involved with the training that was conducted at the Pioneer Valley Railroad while serving withthe 226th TC Co. (Railway Operating); a subordinate element of the 1205th at that time.

Train ran again today,left the pier around 4:35pm, same power and 25 boxcars.

No visual on the train but I heard horns. I'm in the area of West Park Ave and Shafto Rd.

Saw the train cross Sleepy hollow Rd around 4:50pm today with engines VO1000M 65-00367 #1,SW1200 65-00361 #6 and about 20 cars.

The train left the pier today around 4pm with the same power!

Someone managed to get pictures of the two out of service units at Earle in mainside at the engine house!!
65-00622 VO1000M
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2900364
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2900343
65-00349 80T
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2900387
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2900386

Happened to see the train cross Middletown-Lincroft Rd around 415pm today with the same power!