Belvidere & Delaware Railroad (BDRV) 8142 - EMD SW1200RS
Photo Gallery
BR&W SW1200RS sitting at the engine shed.
BR&W SW1200RS sitting at the engine shed.
The Polar Express slowly rolls alongside and across River Road. With the sun setting, the Christmas lights decorating the train are able to shine brightly.
The Belvidere & Delaware Polar Express rolls past the River Road crossing with Black River & Western SW1200RS 8142 leading the way.
SW1200RS 8142 leads an evening run of the Polar Express as it crosses Carpentersville Road.
The Belvidere & Delaware Polar Express slowly runs alongside River Road as it approaches the current end of the line.
The Belvidere & Delaware Polar Express rolls across River Road with SW1200RS 8142 on the point.
Black River & Western SW1200RS pulls the Belvidere & Delaware Polar Express across River Road.
The crews shifting cars around in Three Bridges.
The crews shifting cars around in Three Bridges.
The crew of the 8142 making a quick pose before continuing their work.
The crews getting ready to work shifting cars around in Three Bridges.
The crews getting ready to work shifting cars around in Three Bridges.
The crews getting ready to work shifting cars around in Three Bridges.
The crews getting ready to work shifting cars around in Three Bridges.
7 Rolling Stock And 2 Locomotive
Recent brush cutting on the curve before the Ringoes station has opened up views such as this that haven't been seen since the 1990s.
8142 coming back to pick up more cars.
8142 switches out a loaded centerbeam flatcar.
The photo freight met up with the daily freight train in Three Bridges, which was powered by ex-CP Rail SW1200RS #8142.
BDRV 8142 is seen at NS/BR&W interchange next to the CNJ era crossing sign. The interchange was put in at this point in the 1970s, near the end of the CNJ, so as to avoid having to cross an old, dangerous bridge near Neshanic on the CNJ South Branch. CNJ assigned a locomotive to this segment of the line to work industry in the Flemington area before the BR&W took over operations in 1976. The last CNJ unit to work this line, RS-3 1554, went to the Black River along with the line. Today the South Branch east of here has been abandoned.
Three Black River Engines at Ringoes
On the BR&W, Main Street, 1144 hours.
On the BR&W, Main Street, 1112 hours.
Working on the BR&W, Main Street, 1203 hours.
Working on the BR&W, Main Street, 1153 hours.
Passing under the abandoned Lehigh Valley bridge over the Delaware River after retrieving formerly leased SD9 (nee-CofG) from Hudson Yard on the NS Portland Secondary, #8142 heads south on BDRV tracks towards Carpentersville, 1231 hours.
After retrieving formerly leased SD9 (nee-CofG) from Hudson Yard on the NS Portland Secondary, #8142 backs into the siding under the NS Lehigh Line to also pick up a parked Jordan Spreader, 1226 hours.