22-04-01 PHOTOS: Florence

Over the past 20 years the NJT RiverLINE has been far more useful than I assumed when it first opened. In addition to serving as a cheaper substitute to the SEPTA R7 for connecting to NJT at Trenton and the occasional access to the Camden waterfront, the RiverLINE has also served me as a Park N Ride alternative to Hamilton and, more recently, created a second NJ loop option for my SEPTA winter fan trips. In the Spring of 2022 I discovered a new use when driving down from North Jersey with a friend. They needed to stop near Doylestown, PA while I was looking to continue down to South Jersey. The solution was to drop me off at the turnpike adjacent Florence Park Ride station where I would then continue to my destination. Of course I am going to do a post based on the resulting photos that you can find here ( mirror ).

The Florence station is located at the northern end of a double track segment that runs adjacent to the Conrail Burlington yard. Although freight use of the RiverLINE track is time restricted to overnight, the Burlington Yard is seperate from the RiverLINE with direct access to many local industries and can operate during daylight hours.

The RiverLINE uses a system of timed meets to get a 15 minute headway on a line with a good amount of single track operation. On this day northbound LRV #3508 was the first to arrive and wait for the southbound.

This arrived in the form of LRV #3510.

Heading south past the freight yard, CSX GP38-1 #2531 was waiting its next call to duty.

While riding I tried taking some cab view videos with mixed results. The first one covers the arrival into Burlington and Beverly stations and the second one portions in Pennsauken and Pavonia.





Juniata Terminal SW1500 #9625 and associated PRR caboose was sitting at the Pavonia Yard RiverLINE facility where it handles various work and rescue duties.

Up on blocks, LRV #3514 either had its engine module removed for maintenance or was a victim of Camden's aggressive recycling community.

Transferring to PATCO at Broadway I encountered #1044 on an eastbound train.

Skipping down the NEC to the BWI Airport Rail Station here is a selection of MARC equipment including MP36PH-3C #32 and #19, SC44 #82 and Cab Cars #8052 and #7856.

Here a Washington bound MARC express train barrels through the BWI Airport Rail Station on track one with bi-level cab car #7854 in the lead and MP36PH-3C #19 providing the power. MARC operates a variety of service patterns in the peak periods to even out loads and travel times.



On the Amtrak side of things we have ACS's-86 #636, #637, #605 and #648 along with Acela Express power car #2023.

Heading up the NEC we pass BAY tower that has certainly seen better days.

SEPTA Silverliner IV #414 at 30th St Station.

Current PATCO schedules tend to cause meets at the Haddonfield station with eastbound trails departing just as westbound trains arrive. Here, the eastbound train led by rebuilt car #1011 pulls out just as a westbound train trailed with rebuilt car #1061 arrives.



The new ADA elevator at the Haddonfield PATCO station was open for service.

PATCO rebuild cars #1082 at Haddonfield and #1064 at 15-16th and Locust.

I'll wrap things up with another Amtrak ACS-86 at 30th St.

That's all for now, next time I'll be headed out along the CSX Metropolitan Sub.