Wanting to get a look at the Jersey Central and Lehigh Valley just before they disappeared into Conrail, future Classic Trains magazine Editor Rob McGonigal spent several hours on March 17, 1976, at CNJ’s Bound Brook station. Here is his train log.
08:51 Reading RDC2 9165 and RDC1 9164, Crusader, eastbound
08:55 CNJ GP7 1524 with short mixed freight eastbound; works yard west of station 35 min.
09:04 CNJ GP40P 3678 with 7 car suburban train westbound
09:44 CNJ GP40P 3678 pushing 7 car suburban train eastbound
09:45 CNJ GP40P 3677 with 11 car suburban train westbound
10:16 CNJ RDC1’s, 2 cars westbound
10:31 LV U23B’s 501, 511, and 508 with piggyback train eastbound; sets out first 5 cars at CNJ yard 23 min.
10:34 CNJ GP40P 3677 pushing 11 car suburban train eastbound
10:50 CNJ RS3 1533 with short mixed freight eastbound; works yard west of station 1 hour
11:00 LV U23B’s 503, 512, and 502 with fast mixed freight eastbound
11:25 CNJ GP40P 3678 with 7 car suburban train westbound
11:42 CNJ RDC1’s, 2 cars eastbound
12:26 CNJ RDC1’s, 2 cars westbound
12:51 CNJ GP40P 3678 pushing 7 car suburban train eastbound
13:11 LV C628’s 630 and 625 with fast mixed freight westbound
13:36 CNJ RDC1’s, 2 cars westbound
13:40 CNJ RS3 1543 with short mixed freight westbound
13:49 CNJ SD35’s 2502 and 2507 with mixed freight westbound; works yard west of station
