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The classic train photo. A train coming around a curve into a straighwaway. This August 2000 photo has a lone CSX GP38-2, number 2798, and a single boxcar approaching Farmingdale. |
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Same day as above. I like this photo as the train is in the shadows cast by the trees. |
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After leaving the shadows, the train prepares to cross Route 524/547 in Farmingdale. |
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After allowing a crew member to throw the switch, the locomotive and boxcar proceed onto the Freehold Secondary for delivery to the Howell lumberyard. |
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A cool October 2000 morning finds CSX sub-lettered GP40-2 4422 and a GP15-1 travelling toward Farmingdale. This photo is a quarter-mile south of the Route 33/34 overpass In Howell. |
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This photo sees the same train as above after it has crossed Route 547, near Routes 33 and 34. Both locomotives wear the Conrail Quality logo, something I will miss seeing. |
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After seperating some of the cars, the train approaches Farmingdale to drop off some cars in Howell. |
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In this photo, the train departs the Southern Secondary for the Freehold Secondary. |
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After dropping off and picking up freight cars from the lumberyard, the train backs onto the Southern Secondary. |
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The final shot of this sequence. The crew backs the train past the Route 524/547 crossing and reconnects the train. Call it a day for them at this point. |
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This November 2000 photos sees newly painted CSX GP40-2 4402 (ex-Conrail) laying over in Lakewood, not Lakehurst as what usually happens. In this photo, you can see the result of the recently completed trackwork in this area. |
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Here is another angle of the above locomotive. As of December, the Southern Secondary has not seen any NS painted locomotives. |