Jared Steele
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HiDef: Odd Locomotive Leaders in South Jersey-E8, Switcher, Leasers, and More!
It's now 2024, and the chances of seeing something interesting leading freight trains is slimmer than ever. Thanks to PTC and Cab Signal requirements, massive storage lines of "the cool stuff", and other reasons, it is now increasingly hard to catch oddball locomotives leading. However, in South Jersey, that isn't always the case, which brings me to the point of this video. Thanks to the aforementioned requirements not applying to the rules in effect on Conrail's South Jersey District, we can see some rather unique locomotives leading trains. Featured in this video are the following leaders, in respective order:
JTCX MP15AC 9615
NS GP38-2 High Hood 5241
CEFX AC44CW 1051
SRNJ M420W 3517 (Seen on NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line)
JTCX MP15AC 9615 (again)
PRR E8A 5711
NS AC44CW 3990
WFRX SD70MAC 8895
All of these units would not normally be seen leading a train, especially on most mainlines, which makes my home coverage area a special place in the modern railfanning world. Like what you see? Don't forget to leave a thumbs up and subscribe for more content like this!
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HiDef: Delaware-Lackawanna Blitz!-Three Trips to the Poconos!
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Over the past few months, I've ventured up to the Scranton, PA area to cross off an operation I have failed to document properly over the course of my time as a railfan-the Delaware Lackawanna. In July, I managed to catch former LV C420 #414 towing a short Office Car Special, and later playing pseudo "mid-DPU" on a freight switching move. Next, we'll follow PO-74 a few weeks later with ex-GECX ...
HiDef: Broad Top is Back! EBT 16 in Freight and Passenger Service!
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Continuing my trip from this past weekend, me and my good friend Dave left Cumberland early Sunday morning and headed for home, but not without a very important stop first. The East Broad Top had recently got its first narrow gauge steam locomotive up and running, and was debuting it for the entire weekend. Fans were treated to both freight and passenger runs throughout the day. The East Broad ...
HiDef: C&O 1309 Returns at the WMSR!
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On the weekend of 2/18, me and my good friend Dave set off for a weekend adventure to capture WMSR 1309 and the EBT 16 (video coming soon). Little did we know, the railroad would keep the 1309 in C&O livery from a photo charter earlier in the week. We'll chase two trips out of Cumberland up to the depot in Frostburg on an unseasonably warm and sunny February day. The 1309 was also sporting a So...
Chasing CNJ 113 in the Snow! 2022 Minersville Santa Trips!
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On Sunday, December 11, 2022, me, my dad, and a friend went out to Minersville, PA for the day to chase CNJ 0-6-0 #113 pulling Santa Trains. An unexpected surprise came in the form of pure snow instead of forecasted rain/wintry mix. Watch as we catch the steam locomotive in several locations between Schuylkill Haven and Minersville, including some pacing in West Cressona! The snow really made f...
HiDef: Conrail WPCA-11-Vintage Locomotives In Tow!
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Conrail Shared Assets runs a Monday-Friday road local from their Pavonia Yard in Camden, NJ to Carneys Point, NJ-the WPCA-11. Occasionally, this train will tow locomotives destined for or originating at SMS Rail Lines' Bridgeport, NJ facility. In this video, we'll showcase four instances of this happening. First, we'll see an ERIE E8A and some ex-NYGL coaches being brought down. This equipment ...
HiDef: The Next Chapter-Incredible R&N 2102 Freight Test Run!
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On April 26th, 2022, The Reading and Northern Railroad operated a test train with their newly restored 4-8-4 "T-1" #2102, unassisted, accompanied by 50 empty coal hoppers and a caboose. The train ran from North Reading to Jim Thorpe, and then back to Tamaqua, where the coal hoppers were dropped off and the engine was turned, then towed back to Port Clinton with some diesel help due to the steam...
HiDef: RARE! Last Active GE C39-8 In Action-PN W230 in Daylight!
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In the Spring of 2020, SEPTA announced it would be running on a reduced schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic. This would mean that normally nocturnal freight W230, operated by the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad (PN), would be able to run during daylight hours. With this news, I headed out to chase the operation one day in April of last year, and was not disappointed. Aside from the gust...
HiDef: South Jersey Snow Action-Coaches in Tow, New Diamond, and Snow Banks!
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In this video, we'll see some recent catches in the South Jersey area! A massive Noreaster ripped through the area and dropped a significant amount of snow in its path. We'll catch Conrail locals WPCA-11, WPCA-51, and WPMI-61 all traversing through the white powder, the first good storm South Jersey has seen in a few years! We'll also see a rare move of two historic passenger cars on WPCA-51 a ...
HiDef: Rare EMDs Ring in 2021! High Nose and YN2 GP38-2 Leaders!
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Happy New Year to all my subscribers! I decided to start this year off on the right foot and utilize an opportunity to see a couple of rare EMDs in action. First, we'll see Conrail Shared Assets local WPCA-51 on the Beesleys Point Secondary with increasingly rare NS High Hood GP38-2 5241 leading. Then, with word of one of the last YN2 "Bright Future" EMD standard cabs being assigned to CSX's Wi...
HiDef: CNJ Heritage Unit Visits South Jersey! Lots of K5LLA Action!
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4/2020 Back in the Spring, Norfolk Southern's "Central Railroad of New Jersey" Heritage Unit, #1071, came into South Jersey on NS H79 (38G). Later that same night, WPCA-36 took the H79 power and used it to bring a unit train of steel slab gondolas to the port of Paulsboro. We'll chase and pace them along the way. I apologize for not showing the entire train, as the rain kept getting heavier and...
HiDef: NS 3564 with a Cab Mounted K5LA in 2020!
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Over the years, it has become increasingly difficult to find locomotives on Class I railroads with cab mounted airhorns. Back in the Spring, NS local H90 was running with NS SD40-2 3564, which still retains its K5LA airhorn above the cab. In this short chase, we'll see H90 on a weekday run down the C&F secondary as light power out of Chapmans Yard, and then crossing Route 100 as they go prepare...
HiDef: Two Odd Trains-NS Weed Sprayer and LORAM Ditch Digger!
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Over the course of Spring 2020, I managed to catch two oddball moves that I had never seen before. The first was in late April, as Norfolk Southern's weed sprayer was out and about along the Reading Line, spraying herbicides along the right of way to prevent weeds from growing. Flash forward a couple months along CSX's Cumberland Subdivision where we find LORAM DC-2 heading from Brunswick to Cu...
HiDef: Five Chimed Harmony-A Chase of the Reading and Northern NRFF!
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On Thursday May 14, I ventured up to Reading, PA to chase the recently popular Reading and Northern NRFF (North Reading Fast Freight) from North Reading Yard to Pittston and back. I was not disappointed, as the train sported a trio of SD40-2's, the northbound leader, SD40-2 3058, being equipped with a classic RS5T horn. We'll chase the NRFF all the way up to Pittston and then back down til I ra...
HiDef: Geared Steam Locomotives in Action at Cass! Fall Colors, Train Ride up a Mountain, and More!
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Hey folks, A little bit of a throwback here, but I've basically been to the Cass Scenic Railroad every year since 2013, and other than a quick video from 2013, I have yet to upload any of the footage. With that being said, due to the COVID-19 crisis and having some more free time, I figured I would change that fact. The Cass Scenic is one of my favorite places to visit, as it is mesmerizing to ...
HiDef: RARE! NS 995 with Egyptian Export Units ASSEMBLED
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HiDef: RARE! NS 995 with Egyptian Export Units ASSEMBLED
HiDef: RARE! Cape May Seashore Lines Light Engine Move over Conrail!
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HiDef: RARE! Cape May Seashore Lines Light Engine Move over Conrail!
HiDef: SD40-2/SD40E3 Lead Mixed Freight Train with a Bonus!
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HiDef: SD40-2/SD40E3 Lead Mixed Freight Train with a Bonus!
HiDef: Cab Ride on Black River and Western #60!
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HiDef: Cab Ride on Black River and Western #60!
HiDef: Pacing CSX 1776, 3194, AND 911 Long Hood Forward!
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HiDef: Pacing CSX 1776, 3194, AND 911 Long Hood Forward!
HiDef: Double GP38-2 High Hoods in 2019!
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HiDef: Double GP38-2 High Hoods in 2019!
HiDef: NKP 765 Steam Locomotive at 70 MPH!
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HiDef: NKP 765 Steam Locomotive at 70 MPH!
HiDef: Cass Scenic Railroad "Big 6" Shay Steam Locomotive Doubleheader
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HiDef: Cass Scenic Railroad "Big 6" Shay Steam Locomotive Doubleheader
Reading and Northern 425: 2018 Autumn Leaf Excursion Chase! (HiDef)
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Reading and Northern 425: 2018 Autumn Leaf Excursion Chase! (HiDef)
HiDef: NS SD60 Leads Mixed Freight in 2018 with RS3L Horn!
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HiDef: NS SD60 Leads Mixed Freight in 2018 with RS3L Horn!
HiDef: Pacing a Steam Locomotive at Speed with Stack Talk and Whistle!
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HiDef: Pacing a Steam Locomotive at Speed with Stack Talk and Whistle!
HiDef: A Mini Chase of Winchester & Western's C&M Local!
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HiDef: A Mini Chase of Winchester & Western's C&M Local!
HiDef: SD80MAC Leads First Train Over New Switch!
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HiDef: SD80MAC Leads First Train Over New Switch!
N&W 611: The Return to Petersburg-HiDef Action of "The Cavalier"!
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N&W 611: The Return to Petersburg-HiDef Action of "The Cavalier"!
HiDef: Vintage SRNJ Diesels En Route to The Reading and Northern!
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HiDef: Vintage SRNJ Diesels En Route to The Reading and Northern!

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