Shoving over Hogback
The long, slow journey has only just begun for the crew of X4108 east. The train is crossing the "Hogback Bridge" over the North Branch of the Raritan River in Far Hills, NJ. A maintenance crew stands in the clear on the far side of the bridge and will resume their work once the train passes.
4108 was shoving a set of Arrow IIIs from Gladstone, NJ to the MMC after one unit of a married pair suffered truck damage in a derailment within Gladstone Yard several days prior. The pair was severed, with the other half able to make a shop move earlier. This move required the use of a dolly on one axle, which required restricted speed for the entire eastward move.
NJTR 4108 GP40PH-2
Shoving over Hogback
The long, slow journey has only just begun for the crew of X4108 east. The train is crossing the "Hogback Bridge" over the North Branch of the Raritan River in Far Hills, NJ. A maintenance crew stands in the clear on the far side of the bridge and will resume their work once the train passes.
4108 was shoving a set of Arrow IIIs from Gladstone, NJ to the MMC after one unit of a married pair suffered truck damage in a derailment within Gladstone Yard several days prior. The pair was severed, with the other half able to make a shop move earlier. This move required the use of a dolly on one axle, which required restricted speed for the entire eastward move.
NJTR 4108 GP40PH-2