Although the southern section of the Amboy Secondary can see as many as four movements in a day, a "morning" northbound is the rarest catch but sometimes the stars align and the railroad gods come... (more)

SA31 crosses the first of four bridges over the Manalapan Brook on the recently downgraded Freehold Industrial Track. The line was first built in 1853 as the Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad (aka t... (more)

A rare covered hopper-only SA31 behind CSXT 4405 crosses the wooden bridge over a frozen and snow covered Lake Manalapan.

SA31 crosses the South River at the west end of Browns Yard before heading down the Amboy Secondary to the Hightstown Branch and the Freehold Secondary.

The only freight to use the NJCL south of the Raritan River Bridge, SA31, pulls through the South Amboy station which is undergoing a $20 million restoration including high-level platforms, heated... (more)

SA31 slowly crosses Main Street (Rte. 615) due to the lack of gates.

SA31 heads south past the abandoned tobacco and snuff mill in Helmetta seen from a different vantage point.

A perfect fit...as the one-car SA31 crosses the South River just west of Browns Yard before at the beginning of its journey to Freehold and back. Special thanks goes to Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD GP38-2
Location: East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: NS 5286
Train ID: CR WPSA31
Photo Date: October 30, 2008

Happy Halloween! SA31 is doing all of 7.9mph through Jamesburg, which has gotten into the spirit of the season by lining the RoW with scarecrows.

Happy Halloween! With Halloween the next day this year's pumpkin crop is already down to the rejections and a few runts that have not been picked.

Unfortunately, no one was out on the volleyball courts on the south shore Lake Manalapan as SA31 truddles past, tip-toeing along the north shore.

SA31 rolls past the abandoned Helme Products Inc. Snuff Mill on a sunny afternoon. The factory buildings are set to be torn down in the near future making way for a development project to be done ... (more)

Not goin' anywhere for a while..grab a Geep. 'SA31 sits on the Lake Manalapan bridge waiting for clearance down to Freehold allowing the photog to nab many different angles. For a body of water in... (more)

A fisherman concentrates on the waters of Lake Manalapan as newly repainted NS 5269 brings the Freehold local over the bridge. A special thanks goes out to Rick, the fisherman and for the crew of ... (more)

After living in central NJ for almost 20 years, I finally catch the local on my "hometown line". The elusive SA31, runs 1 or 2 times a week with no particular schedule and usually at night. Here, ... (more)