Nostalgia & History > CNJ - NJT -- Raritan, NJ, December 1973

The very recent post of the CNJ-NJT at Cranford in 1982 was a reminder to post some of my CNJ-NJT pictures from a decade earlier and at Raritan, NJ. The first image is from December 1973 and shows what was likely one of the last trains to use the two yard-lead tracks right in front of the Raritan station. The yard-lead tracks were severed that afternoon and a new lead was cut into the eastbound main before the First Street (?) crossing. This change was in preparation for a bridge to be put in over the road.

DocJohn

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Nice shots; control cab 1319 looks like it has an ongoing cab fire?

Is that a Hy-Railer station wagon? Almost looks like an American Motors product!

Tom Y

Thank you. What you are seeing is steam from the steam generator on the GP-40P at the rear of the train. Crew may have been bleeding the line.

John

Tom, there was a platform between the EB and WB main for the trains that did not terminate in Raritan. Believe car was on that platform.

John