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Conrail’s North Jersey Coast Line by Robert D Callahan Hard Cover
Conrails North Jersey Coast Line by Robert D Callahan
Hard Cover
80 pages
Copyright 2015
CONTENTS
Conrail RS-3 5372 former CNJ 1542
GP7 1529
Conrail Freight ER-1
E8 4246
Conrail RS-11 7652
GP40P 4106
GP38-2 8177
E8 4322
GP40 3190
Ex PC E8 and CNJ GP7
Three E8s
GP40P 4111
Conrail E8 4256
Pony Express
Pony Express 4101
Train 3317
Remanufactured E8 4325
GP40P 4104
GP40P 4111
The 1st 4285
The 2nd 4324
The 2nd 4325
Pony Express
The 2nd 4272
E8 210
Train 3360
NJ Transit GP40P 4100
E8 4257
Six former Southern Railway E8s
CNJ GP7 5906
E8 4323
GP40P 4112
Two former Southern units led by 4334
Train 3385 with 4324 leading
The 4285 leads train 3303
New NJ Transit 4106 still wearing CNJ blue and yellow
Gp40P 4102 train 5328
The 4101 leads train 5386
The 4325 and former Southern unit with train 3318
4102 with train 5353
4285 with train 3314
E8 4328
4102 and former BN coaches wearing NJDOT blue & silver
GP40P 4110 former CNJ 3681 with train 5328
Train 3315 led by 4285
Train 3311 with 4325
Amtrak GG1 4921
4285 leads train 3389
4325 leads train 3303
4305
Push Pull train
Train 3355 with 4320
Variety of power and paint schemes
Amtrak GG1 4924
GG1 4876 with train 3355
Train 3361 with GG1 4877
GG1 4877 repainted in PRR
Amtrak GG1 4912 with train 3383
Amtrak 4934 with train 3314
4884 NJDOT GG1
4326 built as NYC 4083
Pony Express
4305
Arrow III 1372
Third electric train to run to Matawan of the first day of service
4877 with train 3364
4325 4328 E8s
GG1 4875 with train 3354
4881 and 967 cross the Raritan River
GG1 4872 with train 3361
GG1 4879 leads train 3320
NJ transit
GG1 4884 with train 3375
Pony Express
Arrow II
INTRODUCTION
On April 1, 1976, the Central Railroad of New Jersey and Penn Central, co-owners and operators of the NY&LB, were absorbed along with other bankrupt northeastern roads into the Consolidated Rail Corporation. Conrail then began operating passenger service along its North Jersey Coast Line under contract for the New Jersey Department of Transportation. NJDOT had been funding replacement equipment for the state's commuter operations since the late 1960s. CND's shore trains had been re-equipped with new GP40Ps and coaches purchased from a variety of roads, some of which were Burlington Northern, Kansas City Southern and Rock island; however, by 1976, much of the former PC motive power and rolling stock covering the New York runs was suffering from years of deferred maintenance and required rebuilding or replacement.
The pressing need for service improvement served as the catalyst for the equipment variety seen on the following pages. E8s were rebuilt by Illinois Central Gulf at Paducah, KY, Conrail at Elizabethport and General Electric at North Bergen. In an effort to present a new image for the benefit of passengers, NJDOT's blue, silver and red scheme, which had debuted on the U34CH fleet operating on former Erie Lackawanna lines out of Hoboken Terminal, began appearing on North Jersey Coast Line power. Conrail provided its own E units and locomotives from its freight pool as required. Several E8s acquired from the Southern Railway added a splash of Southern green. Created in 1979, the colors of NJ Transit began appearing on locomotives in 1980. Further enhancing the equipment mix were Amtrak GG 1 s and E60CHs, which supplemented NJDOT's own GG1 fleet as needed. In addition to passenger train operations, Conrail had its core business of freight trains to run and several views of freight action are included.
Major improvements to the railroad's infrastructure took place as well during this period. Examples of such projects which appear in this book were the rehabilitation of the Navesink River bridge and the extension of electrification from South Amboy to Matawan. Although the book is intended to serve as a photographic remembrance of North Jersey Coast Line operations under Conrail and NJ Transit assumed operation of the railroad from Conrail effective January 1, 1983, several images taken after this date have been included as they portray trains whose consists remain relatively unchanged from the Conrail period. All in all, it was a fascinating period and provided the foundation for further enhancements resulting in the North Jersey Coast Line of today. Enjoy your ride through these pages.
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