Alco RS-1 NYSW 252 in Bicentennial Pain sits by the roundhouse at Little Ferry, NJ, on May 3, 1976. John Treen Photo, collection of Timothy Tonge.

At this time this NYS&W boxcar was used for storage space at the Little Ferry roundhouse. The car was scrapped a few years later.

With white flags flying, a clean NYSW SD45 F45 pair depart Little Ferry with a passenger train

The NYS&W Bicentennial unit is still looking good in 1978, a few years after receiving the red, white, and blue paint.

"90 Degree Yellow Jackets"

In the over 90 degree heat, NYS&W SD40-2 3018 and three additional SD60s are seen resting in the facilities prior to departure toward Bogota,... (more)

The Susquehanna’s bicentennial RS1 spends the weekend with a GP18 at the road’s Little Ferry, New Jersey engine terminal. The NYS&W’s diesel roster, originally a group of mid-1940’s Alco s... (more)

Flying white flags, a Susquehanna Little Ferry - Maybrook excursion crosses the Overpeck Creek as it departs Little Ferry. Doing the honors are an SD45 and an F45, both ex-BN units.

The Susquehanna dieselized early, acquiring a fleet of Alco S2's and RS1's that put steam out to pasture by the late '40s. The NYS&W demanded a lot of these 1000-hp units. They would often overhea... (more)

The Little Ferry, N.J., engine terminal of the New York, Susquehanna & Western was certainly from an another era, with its ramshackle buildings and rough track. Sadly, all of it was bulldozed, rep... (more)

CSX Q417 clears CP5 with 4710 and 7895 in the lead. Track work until the end of June has changed the starting times of many Riverline trains. After dusk brings a lot of traffic to the once busy da... (more)