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New York, Susquehanna & Western
Over Sparta Mountain
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© 1999 Steve Barry steve@daylightimages.com
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| The New York, Susquehanna & Western forwards freight traffic from the west to the eastern side of New Jersey. It utilizes Conrail from Binghamton, New York, to Warwick, New York. At Pelton Road, Warwick, the NYS&W enters its own trackage for the final part of the run. During this stretch, the NYS&W main line goes up and over Sparta Mountain. Here's a look at some of the variety between Warwick, New York, and Butler, New Jersey. |
NYS&W SD70 4050 leads an eastbound train through Baird's Farm just south of Warwick, New York, on February 12, 1997. Note the E-unit in the consist.
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An excursion for the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey, using New Jersey Transit GP40PH-2B 4200, poses at Baird's Farm on October 15, 1995.
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Susquehanna SD45 3634 and F45 3636 lead an eastbound train though Franklin, New Jersey, on March 21, 1997.
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Canadian Pacific SD40-2 5675 leads a pair of Susie-Q locomotives along Lake Grinnell, near Monroe, New Jersey, on October 20, 1997.
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