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A Conrail Metuchen-based local shoves across the busy six-lane U.S. 1 grade crossing with a splat (shove platform) and a single CSX 50' box car. Evening rush-hour has just begun and a line of traffic is visible in the distance. The cars are held at a traffic light that has been preempted by the grade crossing signals (this feature is no doubt appreciated by crews). The short train is headed to RPM Warehousing in Edison a short distance away.
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The south/westbound Pennsylvanian has a private car placed right behind the power for the run from New York Penn Station to Philadelphia 30th St. Station. The car in question is the Sheriff Railcar "Cripple Creek", a former Illinois Central heavyweight business car.
Amtrak Cardinal Train No. 51 had train equipment problem early in the morning. KN701 heads to rescue the train at MP 15.7 on the Northeast Corridor.
NJT ALP-46 4602 hauls an interesting MMC extra from Morrisville, PA to the MMC. Included in the consist is NJT MP20GP 1005, two Comet coaches and three Arrow III "pairs". Following closely behind this train is another MMC extra with ten borrowed MARC coaches in tow.
Amtrak Thanksgiving holiday extra train 1054 is northbound at Edison with a borrowed set of MARC equipment.
Amtrak KN702 shoves west through Edison on track 3 with a lengthy maintenance of way consist including this former Penn Central N-11 caboose, AMTK 14035
There was a bit of work on a Saturday morning for this Raritan Central crew. After returning from Conrail's Metuchen Yard with interchange traffic and spotting a loaded car at a customer siding, it seems the morning's work is nearly complete. A pair of leased former Southern Pacific SW1500s shoves their short train into the yard and the crew will soon park their power.