Pressed Into Passenger  Contributor's Pick!       
As NJ Transit struggles to comply with the federally mandated Positive Train Control requirements many cab cars have become unavailable as they are retrofitted with the new PTC systems. In order to maintain service locomotives have been acting as "cab cars" on the east ends of train all across the system. Sometimes those engines used are those normally reserved for non-revenue work trains such as seen here. Eastbound Train #1204 is seen here just after crossing the Hackensack River at Upper Hack drawbridge and was lead by one of four GP40-2s on the NJ Transit roster. These engines are usually assigned as work and protect power to outlying terminals such as Dover, Long Branch and Morrisville and have rarely been used to power scheduled revenue passenger trains.
Date: 5/11/2018 Location: Secaucus, NJ   Map Show Secaucus on a rail map Views: 494 Collection Of:   Michael Sullivan
Locomotives: NJTR 4300(GP40-2) NJTR 4516(ALP45-DP)   Rolling Stock: NJTR 6211 (Passenger Car) NJTR 6551 (Passenger Car) NJTR 6504 (Passenger Car) NJTR 6574 (Passenger Car) NJTR 6529 (Passenger Car) Author:  Michael Sullivan
Pressed Into Passenger
Picture Categories: Bridge,Passenger,Action This picture is part of album:  NJ Transit - 2018
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