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3/13/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Grab shot
Title:  Grab shot
Description:  A grab shot from a passing PATH train of NJT 4100, the class unit of the ex CNJ GP40P's. The "P" in the model designation is still active, as evidenced by the steam leaking from the lines.
Photo Date:  11/13/1979  Upload Date: 12/29/2013 4:11:11 AM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  NJT 4100(GP40P)
Views:  539   Comments: 1
Class unit
Title:  Class unit
Description:  The GP40P class unit has a Raritan train in tow at Cranford, as seen from the Crusaders RDC.
Photo Date:  4/20/1981  Upload Date: 1/30/2013 12:56:09 AM
Location:  Cranford, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4100(GP40P)
Views:  639   Comments: 1
All kinds of good stuff
Title:  All kinds of good stuff
Description:  This view of the Harrison lay up yard shows some of the variety of equipment that was running out of Newark in the late 70s. Most prominent is CR 4101, a former CNJ unit still in its original owners paint, though renumbered into the CR passenger unit series. To the left of the GP40P is a coach in Great Northern Big Sky blue, one of a fleet of cars acquired from BN at Amtrak start up, and used mostly on the NY & Long Branch, for which that train set became known as the "Bay Head Empire Builder." At right, we see the Reading RDCs used on the Crusader, which had another three years to live at this point. It used the CNJ via the Aldene Connection out to Bound Brook, then onto the Reading for the trip to Philly.
Photo Date:  6/28/1978  Upload Date: 12/4/2016 4:47:27 AM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  NJDOT 4101(GP40P) RDG 9163(RDC1)
Views:  868   Comments: 1
CNJ units
Title:  CNJ units
Description:  Another day at Harrison, we see a different GP7P, and a GP40P in the rain. Note the coach behind 5908. It's one of the BN cars acquired by CNJ that ran on the Bay Head Builder, now repainted in the last CNJ passenger car scheme.
Photo Date:  10/15/1979  Upload Date: 8/8/2012 1:48:34 AM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  NJT 5908(GP7) NJT 4102(GP40P)
Views:  1122   Comments: 1
CNJ action
Title:  CNJ action
Description:  The Central RR of New Jersey main hosted trains to Raritan, as well as several to Phillipsburg every day. One of the more important stations was Bound Brook, where at this time it was still possible to get a train to Reading Terminal in Philadelphia twice a day. By this time, the four track main was mostly a mockery of what had once been a busy railroad. Fittingly, one of CNJs GP40Ps handles a mid day Raritan train here.
Photo Date:  4/27/1981  Upload Date: 1/13/2013 4:11:05 AM
Location:  Bound Brook, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4102(GP40P)
Views:  888   Comments: 6
NJ Transit 4102
Title:  NJ Transit 4102
Description:  NJ Transit head past the tail tracks where E units wait for Bay Head trains with a former CNJ train on the NY&LB. This angle shows the extended hood that accomodates the steam generator. Note the Southern E 8 at the extreme left of the frame.
Photo Date:  8/17/1981  Upload Date: 11/6/2011 2:09:42 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4102(GP40P)
Views:  656   Comments: 2
Work extra
Title:  Work extra
Description:  The steam generator wont be needed for this train, a work extra cabooses hop.
Photo Date:  7/26/1983  Upload Date: 11/19/2013 1:46:56 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4102(GP40P)
Views:  413   Comments: 1
Newark train
Title:  Newark train
Description:  A CNJ side train that originated from Newark passes the ready tracks at South Amboy behind a pair of ex CNJ GP40Ps. From the equipment, this is the former "Bay Head Empire Builder," named for the cars which came from BN, and ran til the early 80's still in BN and GN colors.
Photo Date:  11/6/1984  Upload Date: 8/2/2014 1:51:08 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4103(GP40P) NJT 4102(GP40P)
Views:  634   Comments: 0
Newark bound
Title:  Newark bound
Description:  A going away shot of a Newark bound train from Phillipsburg-the mid day P-burg train usually got ex Santa Fe or Rock Island long haul cars-on the ex CNJ. The power would run around the trains at the end of the run, making for a challenging view for the engineers. CNJ did have cab cars on some trains, adapted from their 1925 coaches. They typically ran on the east end of the train, though there were not enough to cover all the trains.
Photo Date:  4/27/1981  Upload Date: 1/13/2013 4:15:42 AM
Location:  Bound Brook, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4103(GP40P)
Views:  467   Comments: 2
Two units to Phillipsburg
Title:  Two units to Phillipsburg
Description:  NJ Transit continued running two rush hour trains to Phillipsburg NJ, as well as a mid day run, until 1983. Here one of the rush hour trains is ready to go from Newark Penn Station behind a GP7P-note the squared off end on the long hood of the lead unit-and a GP40P. NJ Transit adopted the paint scheme used on the EL U34CHs until it came up with the "disco" scheme in the mid 80s. Many of the fans thought this was an elegant paint scheme, and that the new scheme was not an improvement.
Photo Date:  5/7/1982  Upload Date: 11/6/2011 2:18:58 AM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 5905(GP7) NJT 4103(GP40P)
Views:  832   Comments: 1
Going away
Title:  Going away
Description:  A GP40P leads a Bay Head train going away from South Amboy. Raritan Bay is in the distance.
Photo Date:  4/6/1981  Upload Date: 6/7/2014 2:30:09 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4104(GP40P)
Views:  500   Comments: 1
Cab car to Raritan
Title:  Cab car to Raritan
Description:  One of CNJs home built cab cars leads a Raritan bound train at Hunter Tower just after leaving Newark Penn Station. It will take the connection here to the ex LV, which will get the train to the ex CNJ at Aldene.
Photo Date:  1/12/1981  Upload Date: 3/10/2013 4:41:22 AM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4105(GP40P)
Views:  673   Comments: 1
Ex CNJ Bay Head train
Title:  Ex CNJ Bay Head train
Description:  The CNJ trains to the shore were moved to Penn Station in 1967, allowing the CNJ to close its Jersey City station, and ease connections to New York. Those trains continued to use CNJ power and coaches, and originated from Newark Penn Station. Heres one with ex CNJ 4105 taking on passengers.
Photo Date:  4/20/1981  Upload Date: 1/30/2013 1:01:02 AM
Location:  Newark Penn Station, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4105(GP40P)
Views:  554   Comments: 1
CNJ power on the NY&LB
Title:  CNJ power on the NY&LB
Description:  The NY and Long Branch was jointly operated by PRR and CNJ prior to Conrail. CNJs trains originated from their Jersey City terminal until 1967, when the Aldene plan moved them into Newark Penn Station, with a cross platform transfer from New York connections. Here we see on of them, led by GP40P 4105. Note the crossing gates. They were manually operated at this time.
Photo Date:  4/27/1981  Upload Date: 1/13/2013 4:20:26 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4105(GP40P)
Views:  798   Comments: 1
Old and new
Title:  Old and new
Description:  A pair of ex CNJ GP40Ps passes a then new F40 waiting for a train from New York as it makes its way to Bay Head.
Photo Date:  11/6/1984  Upload Date: 8/2/2014 1:52:51 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4105(GP40P) NJT 4109(GP40P) NJT 4128(F40PH-2)
Views:  683   Comments: 0
West bound on the CNJ
Title:  West bound on the CNJ
Description:  A Raritan train seen from the cab car of an eastbouod train on the ex CNJ from Phillipsburg, just off the Aldene connection.
Photo Date:  12/31/1983  Upload Date: 12/31/1983 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Roselle Park, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckeut
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4107(GP40P)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
Lite power parade
Title:  Lite power parade
Description:  Two sets of lite power move through the station to the pocket track where they will wait for trains arriving from New York.
Photo Date:  7/26/1983  Upload Date: 11/19/2013 1:21:51 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4305(E8A) NJT 4326(E8A) NJT 4108(GP40P) NJT 4111(GP40P)
Views:  881   Comments: 1
More lite power
Title:  More lite power
Description:  The steam generator end of a GP40P passes by on its way to the pocket track. There was still a fair amount of steam heated equipment in NJ Transit at this time, and these boilers got good use.
Photo Date:  7/26/1983  Upload Date: 11/19/2013 1:55:50 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4111(GP40P) NJT 4108(GP40P) NJT 4326(E8A) NJT 4305(E8A)
Views:  1055   Comments: 1
Long hood first
Title:  Long hood first
Description:  Commuter trains on the Bay Head line didnt usually run backwards, as there was a loop to turn at Bay Head. This unit must have come in off the Raritan Valley and was not able to be turned before going out to the shore. It does show the rear end configuration well. Note the first three cars of the train-they are ex Empire Builder cars acquired from BN, the first one still in its GN Big Sky garb.
Photo Date:  4/6/1981  Upload Date: 6/7/2014 2:32:27 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4109(GP40P)
Views:  578   Comments: 2
CNJ power
Title:  CNJ power
Description:  A Newark bound Bay Head train approaches its station stop at South Amboy. It will do its stop and continue to Newark without an engine change, as this is a former CNJ run. For some reason, I picked the gloomiest days to go out and ride.
Photo Date:  4/20/1981  Upload Date: 1/13/2013 4:23:15 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4109(GP40P)
Views:  574   Comments: 1
Off to the races....
Title:  Off to the races....
Description:  well not exactly. Its not a race, its just 4876 heading back ot the engine house while 4109 ties on to its train
Photo Date:  7/26/1983  Upload Date: 11/19/2013 1:52:44 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4109(GP40P) NJT 4876(GG1)
Views:  793   Comments: 1
Where the magic happens
Title:  Where the magic happens
Description:  In todays world, where steam service facilities are hard to come by, engine crews have to bring their own. The tool car trails the engine, tender, and canteens as the train rolls through Hillburn, just west of Suffern.
Photo Date:  7/30/1988  Upload Date: 8/14/2015 5:13:19 AM
Location:  Hillburn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NKP 765(2-8-4) NJT 4109(GP40P)
Views:  911   Comments: 0
Helping out
Title:  Helping out
Description:  This trip to Hoboken will get an assist from the NJT GP40P at left. The trip arrived at Port Jervis behind NKP 765. The M&E units will take the train back. The NJT unit is backing down to get the Berk, and will pull it back to Hoboken after turning it on the wye at Campbell Hall.
Photo Date:  7/30/1988  Upload Date: 8/14/2015 4:48:05 AM
Location:  Port Jervis, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  ME 17(C430) ME 18(C424) ME 16(C430) NJT 4109(GP40P)
Views:  1295   Comments: 1
Pouring it on
Title:  Pouring it on
Description:  Looks like NKP 765 is doing most of the work as the engine and its tool cars pass Arden. Rather than take a lot of time to have the Berk back to Campbell Hall, turn, and return to Port Jervis, the train headed to Hoboken behind M&E Alcos, with the steamer returning behind this NJT unit.
Photo Date:  7/30/1988  Upload Date: 8/14/2015 5:06:23 AM
Location:  Arden, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4109(GP40P) NKP 765(2-8-4)
Views:  696   Comments: 0
NJ DOT 4110
Title:  NJ DOT 4110
Description:  NJ DOT, a former CNJ unit, leads an empty train past the Harrison NJ PATH station in a heavy rain.
Photo Date:  3/6/1981  Upload Date: 3/6/2011 1:25:23 AM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4110(GP40P)
Views:  989   Comments: 2
Long hood first to Raritan
Title:  Long hood first to Raritan
Description:  A train with a long hood first GP40P heads for the CNJ main
Photo Date:  7/21/1981  Upload Date: 6/26/2014 1:47:33 PM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4111(GP40P)
Views:  470   Comments: 1
CNJ side
Title:  CNJ side
Description:  With ex CNJ power. An ex Jersey Central unit arrives with a train from Newark, where the trains once originated on the CNJ in Jersey City began their trips after 1967.
Photo Date:  7/26/1983  Upload Date: 11/19/2013 1:43:26 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4111(GP40P)
Views:  448   Comments: 1
Double headed
Title:  Double headed
Description:  A pair of NJ Transit units have this Hampton train in tow, led by a unit that should be familiar with the route, an original CNJ GP40P.
Photo Date:  3/4/1987  Upload Date: 4/19/2015 4:01:27 AM
Location:  Bound Brook, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4111(GP40P) NJT 4119(F40PH-2)
Views:  574   Comments: 0
Nose out.
Title:  Nose out.
Description:  Now loaded, 4112 heads out of Newark and down the corridor to Rahway, where it will head for the shore on the NY&LB
Photo Date:  7/21/1981  Upload Date: 6/26/2014 1:44:57 PM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4112(GP40P)
Views:  419   Comments: 1
Bay Head train
Title:  Bay Head train
Description:  A CNJ side train for the New York & Long Branch waits on track A at Newark for connections.
Photo Date:  7/21/1981  Upload Date: 6/26/2014 1:42:52 PM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4112(GP40P)
Views:  372   Comments: 1
Ex CNJ power
Title:  Ex CNJ power
Description:  A pair of ex CNJ units rolls past the station to stage for a train from New York.
Photo Date:  7/26/1983  Upload Date: 11/19/2013 1:57:13 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 4112(GP40P)
Views:  346   Comments: 1


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