The Lehigh Valley actually took over operation of the CNJ/Pennsylvania Division after CNJ withdrew, and during the Conrail years the "best" of both lines between Allentown and the Wilkes-Barre area …

Reading & Northerns veteran 4-6-2 is also coming out of the shop in the latter half of 2025. There were a lot of memorable trips with 425 during the years 2102 was being rebuilt.( 2017-2022) …

I was wondering if any of the eight ex-CNJ SD40s are still in use? I know Conrail rebuilt several of them into SD40-2s and were used in helper service. Did any of them make it into NS/CSX? If not, does …

The year is 1938, the location was the CNJ Communipaw terminal, and the photographer was my Dad, Harold Webber."During the 1920'-30's railroads were constantly upgrading passenger train consists …

Living near the former Central of New Jersey mainline in the late 1970s' and early 1980s' gave me the opportunity to ride and photograph the last open end observation car in North America operating in …

The Central Railroad of New Jersey built a magnificent station in downtown Elizabeth NJ, adjacent to and about forty feet below the Pennsylvania Railroad's Elizabeth station. There was no physical rail …

1. Conrail EMD GP7 5680 built Nov. 1952 as CNJ GP7 1522, no location given, and seen May 20, 1978. Bill Kuba photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection 2. Conrail EMD GP7 5769 built June 1953 as PC …

During the early 1970's the Reading used the former CNJ engine terminal in Bethlehem, Pa. Here are a few memories. The Lehigh Valley also shared the facility. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/26/11 …

I model Conrail in the late 1970s, and I was trying to get models of CNJ GP7s and GP9s. It is clear that none exist in HO that are RTR. I wanted to model Conrail 5679, and Conrail/NJ DOT 5681. Conrail …

Since my post last week of Reading/CNJ dining car service was well received, I thought I would try again, this time with early 20th century Northern Pacific. While the NP promoted itself as "The …