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Black River and Western Railroad

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No. 60 at the station in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Overview
Headquarters	Ringoes, New Jersey, U.S.
Reporting mark	BRW
Locale	Hunterdon County, New Jersey, U.S.
Dates of operation	1961–1962 1965–present
Predecessor	Pennsylvania Railroad Central Railroad of New Jersey
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	No
Length	16 miles (26 kilometres)
Other
Website	blackriverrailroad.com brwrr.com

The Black River and Western Railroad (reporting mark BRW) is a freight and heritage railroad operating in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, between Flemington, Lambertville and Ringoes. The railroad operates vintage steam and diesel powered locomotives.

History

The Black River & Western Railroad (BR&W) was started by William Whitehead in Oldwick, New Jersey, in the late 1950s. A portion of the defunct Rockaway Valley Railroad went through his back yard. He and his sons started collecting rolling stock and an engine (Lackawanna #565). They started laying tracks but then the expansion of I-78 halted their dream of building a railroad at that location. They moved their equipment to the Chester Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) with the hope of starting a railroad there.

BR&W was officially incorporated in 1961. The railroad's name is derived from the Black River, a river near Chester and the original name of the borough. The "and Western" is standard railroad nomenclature. Following a brief stint of test operations on CNJ's Chester Branch, equipment was moved to Flemington, New Jersey in 1963 and the search for a place to start their tourist train was continued. A leasing arrangement was created with the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) that allowed a tourist train to operate from Flemington to Lambertville on the original Belvidere-Delaware Railroad (PRR Belvidere Division) Flemington Branch (originally the Flemington Railroad & Transportation Company) in 1964. BR&W paid $5,000 a year and rehabilitated the railroad (PRR operated freight service on the line during this period). Steam engine No. 60 operated its first passenger test run on April 25, 1965 and pulled the first trip out of Flemington on May 16, 1965. Weekend and holiday schedules were devised.

BR&W assumed ownership and operations of the Flemington Branch from the CNJ connection in Flemington to Flemington Branch Junction in Lambertville on March 16, 1970, purchasing it from PRR successor Penn Central (PC). With the acquisition of the rail line and its freight operations, on top of the existing tourist passenger service, a true shortline railroad was born. Base operations were established in Ringoes, New Jersey, and remain so today. Freight interchange after the 1970 purchase was made with PC at Lambertville and CNJ in Flemington. PC filed for bankruptcy that June.

PC continued to operate freight under bankruptcy protection until April 1, 1976 when Conrail (CR) assumed operations (the last PC freight train to operate on the Belvidere Division was on March 31, 1976). BR&W then purchased three miles of trackage in the Lambertville area that was part of the Belvidere Division mainline on March 31, 1976 before Conrail took over. BR&W also purchased the Flemington-Three Bridges portion from the bankrupt CNJ. Although coal, iron ore and general freights were rerouted to other lines such as the North Penn Branch, CR continued operating smaller interchange freight trains to Lambertville. In March 1977, a new interchange was built at Three Bridges, New Jersey with the former Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV) mainline.

Freight service to Lambertville ended by 1995 with tourist operations ceasing by the end of 1998, when the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) prohibited operations south of Ringoes due to poor track conditions. There was talk in 1999 of Trap Rock Industries quarry using the stub-ended section north of Lambertville for unit stone trains, resulting in a frenzy of track repairs taking place on the Ringoes-Lambertville segment to accommodate the anticipated traffic. The quarry ultimately backed out with the final work train operating in June 2002 to retrieve all remaining rolling stock.

Black River Railroad Historic Trust formed

In 2001, a separate non-profit entity known as the Black River Railroad Historic Trust (BRRHT), was formed to take over the tourist trains on the line. BRRHT does not own most of the passenger cars and until 2011, fees had to be paid to the BR&W for their use. BRRHT owns one diesel locomotive switcher, an SW9 numbered 438. It currently leases some coaches from the railroad and has use of several locomotives.

In 2014 the BRRHT started to clear the line between Ringoes and Lambertville for passenger trains. In 2016 the first passenger train went down the first mile of the newly restored line in almost 20 years. In 2017 the BRRHT restored the first 2.5 miles of the line which is where Bowne Road Station is and Black River have been doing special events. In 2019 the BRRHT opened a further 1 mile towards Mount Airy Road.

Recent history

In 2014, BRRHT announced that it was looking to reinstate service along the dormant Ringoes-Lambertville section now called the Alexauken Division. In May 2017, the first two and a half miles was re-introduced to passenger service. The in-service track reached Bowne Station, just over 4 miles north of Lambertville. Bowne Station included a picnic grove co-constructed with Woodsedge Farm and the railroad. Special picnic and farm trains were scheduled year for this new portion of the line, along with an evening departure from Ringoes every Saturday and Sunday that special events did not operate. Sadly, in 2021, the remains of Hurricane Ida caused disastrous flooding that washed out portions of the restored trackage. In addition, an entre section of embankment was destroyed near Lambertville.

Stations

Station	Status	Image	History
Three Bridges	Freight only station		Three Bridges was a former station on the Central Railroad of New Jersey's South Branch. The South Branch ran from a wye at Somerville, NJ station to Flemington. While there is no actual station and passenger service does not go this far, Three Bridges is where the BR&W interchanges with Norfolk Southern. Today a small shed stands across the track from where the station did. Last BRW passenger train to Three Bridges ran in 2016.
Flemington (Main Street)	Station building utilized by local bank		Flemington was the former terminus station of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's South Branch in Flemington, New Jersey. Service at the station began on July 1, 1864 and passenger service was discontinued on April 25, 1953.
Flemington (PRR)	Station building currently used for retail space		Originally used by the Pennsylvania Railroad, then when the BR&W came, they put a small shack not too far from the PRR Station. Then in the 1970s, the shack was removed and replaced by wooden car #101; and was used until it was burned in 1991. The station on the line marked the terminus to the Flemington Branch.
Flemington (Liberty Village)	Served by BRW		When nearby Liberty Village was being remodeled, Black River & Western sold off the original PRR station and per agreement, Liberty Village built them a new station closer to Route 12. Historically, the Pennsylvania Railroad interchanged with the Central Railroad of New Jersey just north of this station.
Copper Hill	Originally small station. Only siding remains.		Copper Hill was a small combination freight and passenger station, with a siding for loading produce from local farms. The area was named Copper Hill due to copper ore deposits found nearby, although the name is also thought to come from copperhead snakes that were found in the area. Siding is going to be used to allow trains to pass each other starting june 2022.
Hog Town	Abandoned		Hog Town is a small shack and was built around 1970 by the BR&W as part of their Great Train Robberies. In the off-season, the station was occupied by "The Mayor of Hogtown", who used to persuade passengers to vote for him as mayor (as part of a gag). The area got its name due to the nearby, and now demolished, home that raised hogs. The station is located next to the abandoned Hunterdon Concrete facility.
Five Birds Farm (formerly Muirhead)	Originally flagstop		Once part of the village of Muirhead (now gone), Muirhead was an early station for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The station closed in the 1920s. The station was moved a few hundred yards east and has been converted to event space, it is now owned by Five Birds Farm. The original site is used as a stop for the farm which works with the railroad to host modern events curated by nature, and has been renamed "Five Birds Farm".
Pumpkin Junction	Served by BRW		Pumpkin Junction is a farm station along the line constructed in 2008. The stop is used in October as part of the railroad's Pumpkin Trains.
Ringoes	Served by BRW		Ringoes was a former Pennsylvania Railroad station on their Flemington branch. Ringoes is the main yard and headquarters of the Black River and Western Railroad.
Boss Rd.	Originally flagstop		A flagstop during the PRR era of the branch line. Closed 1931, gone.
Bowne	Served by BRW		The original Bowne station was located south of the Bowne Station Rd. bridge. It was moved in the early 1930s north of the bridge near a home and has been converted into a shed. Today, the Black River Railroad Historical Trust has created a picnic grove where the station originally sat south of the bridge. This station can only be accessed by rail.
Mount Airy	Originally flagstop		A flagstop during the PRR era of the branch line. Closed 1931, gone. In the area where current active track ends.
Alexauken	Originally flagstop		A flagstop during the PRR era of the branch line. Closed 1931, gone.
Lambertville	Out-Of-Service. Building currently Lambertville Station Inn & Restaurant.		Just south of the junction between the Bel-Del mainline and the Flemington Branch, Lambertville serves as the southernmost station along the BR&W. The last train to depart the station was in December 1998. Black River & Western had plans to be back in Lambertville sometime in the early 2020s, as part of their Alexauken Division project.

Equipment

Locomotives

Locomotive details

Number	Images	Heritage	Model	Status	Location
60		Great Western Railway of Colorado	2-8-0	Undergoing 1,472-day inspection and overhaul	In service on the Flemington Branch. Only steam locomotive on the Flemington Branch.
438		Erie Railroad	EMD SW9	Operational	Owned by BRRHT, acquired from the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in 2014, in service on the Flemington Branch. Ex-Reading & Northern.

Visiting units

Number	Images	Heritage	Model	Status	Location
112		Lehigh Valley Railroad	SW1	Operational	Owned by LVRX, restored 2010, painted as BR&W #400 in 2015 for 50th anniversary. In service on the Flemington Branch.
2006		DRRV	GP38-2	Operational	Assigned to BR&W Flemington Branch. Used for freight service.
9206		Pennsylvania Railroad	SW1	Operational	Owned by LVRX, in service on Flemington Branch.
752		Northern Pacific Railway	EMD GP9	Operational	In service on flemington branch. Ringoes.
811		Nickel Plate Road	EMD GP9	Operational	Assigned to Belvidere & Delaware River Rwy. Lettered for Black River & Western, however used for Delaware River Railroad excursions.
908		LV	SW900	Out of service	Leased to Kinder-Morgan, Newport News, Virginia, stored out of service.
909		Portland Power Plant	SW9	Operational	Formerly numbered #9009.
915		Winchester and Western Railroad (WW)	SW900	Out of service	Stored out of service in Ringoes. Ex-Wilmington & Western Railroad
1202		New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad	SW1200	Operational	Assigned to Maryland & Delaware Railroad.
1206		Canadian National Railway	SW1200RS	Operational	Leased in West Virginia.
1259		Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)	SW1200RS	Operational	Leased in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
1539		Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad	SW1500	Operational	Leased to Kinder-Morgan, Newport News, Virginia.
1567		Penn Central (PC)	SW1500	Out of service	Stored out of service in Ringoes.
1823		New York Central Railroad (NYC)	GP10	Operational	Assigned to Maryland & Delaware Railroad, briefly leased from Winchester & Western Railroad in the late 1990s. Formerly numbered #732.
1849		Northern Pacific Railway	GP9	Operational	Leased to Kinder-Morgan, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania.
1850		Chesapeake & Ohio Railway	GP9	Operational	Leased to Kinder-Morgan, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania.
1853		Texas Mexican Railway	GP9	Out of service	Shopped in Tennessee, stored out of service.
1854		Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)	GP8	Operational	Leased to Kinder-Morgan, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania.
1856		NYC	GP10	Stored	Stored in Ringoes.
1858		Grand Trunk Western Railroad	GP9u	Operational	Leased to Kinder-Morgan, Newport News, Virginia.
1888		CP	GP9u	Operational	Assigned to BR&W freight operations.
1889		CP	GP9u	Operational	Leased to Kinder-Morgan, Newport News, Virginia.
8142		CP	SW1200RS	Operational	Leased in Pennsylvania.
9581		Norfolk Southern Railway	SD9m	Operational	Leased to Kinder-Morgan, Newport News, Virginia.

Inoperable units

Rolling stock

Rolling stock details

Number	Images	Heritage	Status	Type	Notes
297		CNJ	Operational	Combine car	Acquired in 1967 from CNJ. First in service 1968 (just restored).
322		CNJ	Operational	Passenger car	Built from coach. Used for First Class Service. Acquired in 1967 from CNJ, originally CNJ 1186. First in service 1968. Named John L. Bishop (just restored).
605		DL&W	Operational	Passenger car	Acquired from EL in 1972, originally DL&W 605, renumbered to 305 in 1972. First in service 1972. Out of service in 1999. Restored by the BRRHT and returned to service for North Pole Express service in 2018. Renumbering back to 605. This car was damaged in the 1917 Kingsland explosion.
1009		CNJ	Operational	Passenger car	Owned by BRRHT, acquired in 2005 from Steamtown. Restoration completed in May 2015.
5		GM&O	Out of service	Business car	Privately owned.
585		DL&W	Passenger car	Out of service, under restoration	Acquired from EL in 1972, originally DL&W 585. First in service 1972. Open-Air Car built from Coach. Out of service in 1997–98. Undergoing restoration by the BRRHT.
302		DL&W	Out of service	Passenger car	Acquired from EL in 1972. Converted to open air car, out of service by 1999.
303		DL&W	Out of service	Passenger car	Acquired from EL in 1972, originally DL&W 608. First in service 1972. Out of service by 1999.
304		DL&W	Out of service	Passenger car	Acquired from EL in 1972, originally DL&W 606. First in service 1972. Out of service by 1999.
319		New Jersey Transit, ex GN	Out of service	Passenger car	From NJT. Originally assigned to the Empire Builder as Great Northern 1223.
320		New Jersey Transit, ex GN	Out of service	Passenger car	From NJT. Originally assigned to the Empire Builder as Great Northern 1229.
491		Canadian National	Out of service	Passenger car	Acquired early 1990s, in service by 1993. Used as aux coach. Originally numbered 4991. Retains black window stripe hinting at its CN heritage, CN Number (4991) showing through on east side. Last passenger run 2019, currently out of service.
1318		CNJ	Out of service	Passenger car	Remains in Lambertville, NJ. Round Roof CNJ Coach. Acquired from NJ Transit in 1984.
1362		USAT	Out of service	Passenger car	Used as storage
1369		USAT	Out of service	Passenger car	Used as storage
420		CNJ	Out of service	Baggage car	Used as museum car at Ringoes station, owned by the BRRHT.
494		Canadian National	Out of service	Passenger car	Acquired early 1990s, in service by 1993. Originally numbered 4988. Last train was the Easter bunny express of 2015. Out of service 2015. Was lettered for BDRV until 2016. On display in Ringoes station and used for Christmas events in the station.
17112		USAT	Out of service	Passenger car	Privately owned, display
8424		New York Central	Out of service	Passenger car	Owned by BRRHT, Used as a workshop for restoration projects.
"Chenango"		PRR	Out of service	Passenger car	Privately owned, Residential, Originally named "Herald Square," painted in NYO&W livery.
103		Southern	Boxcar	Stored	Ringoes Yard
111		CR	Boxcar	Stored	Three Bridges Yard
304		CR	Ballast hopper	Stored	Three Bridges Yard
308		CR	Ballast hopper	Operational	Flemington Branch
309		CR	Ballast hopper	Operational	Flemington Branch
310		CR	Ballast hopper	Operational	Flemington Branch
601		LV	Boxcar	Stored	Ringoes Yard
15555		CR	Ore car	Stored	Owned by LVRX, Painted in PRR, Stored, Ringoes Yard
16002		LIRR	Crane car	Stored	Ringoes Yard
16003		Amtrak	Flatcar	Stored	Used with 16002, Stored, Ringoes Yard
475532		?	Flatcar	Stored	Owned by LVRX, Painted PRR, Once used as an open air car, MOW, Flemington Branch. Stored at Copper Hill.
487052		CR	Hopper	Scrapped	Scrapped in 2022.
497310		PRR	Boxcar	Operational	Rounded Roof, Stored, Ringoes Yard
770506		CR	Flatcar	Stored	Ringoes Yard
133		C&O	Caboose	Operational	Assigned to the Bel Del
385		SOU	Caboose	Operational	Assigned to Dover & Rockaway River Railroad
596		MMA	Caboose	Operational	Involved in the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster.
645		MEC	Caboose	Operational	Privately owned
2727		ATSF	Caboose	Operational	Privately owned, painted in Wabash livery,
477375		PRR	Caboose	Out of service	Privately owned
C-140		ERIE	Caboose	Operational	Owned by BRRHT
200		RDG	Caboose	Out of service
595		N&W	Caboose	Out of service
1417		DRGW	Caboose	Out of service	Privately owned
24531		New York Central	Caboose	Display	Privately owned
95106		LV	Caboose	Display	Owned by BRRHT, named the "Who Hack".

Former equipment

Former Locomotives

Number	Heritage	Image	Model	Current owner
M-55	Arizona Eastern Railroad		Doodlebug	Colebrookdale Railroad. Operating.
14	Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal		0-6-0T	Ulster & Delaware Historical Society
41	AT&SF		CF7	Scrapped 1995.
42	AT&SF		CF7	Maryland & Delaware #2632, scrapped 2019.
50	Trap Rock		Davenport	Leased for MOW, scrapped mid 1990s.
56	PRR		T6	Georges Creek Railway 101
57	Washington Terminal Company		RS-1	Privately owned; stored on East Penn Railroad in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
58	Minneapolis & St Louis		RS-1	Also wore #211, Scrapped circa 1992.
148	Florida East Coast		4-6-2	United States Sugar Corporation; currently operational in Clewiston, Florida
204	Minneapolis & St Louis		RS-1	Was #59 on paper, scrapped circa 1992.
400	Broward County Port Authority		SW-1	Scrapped 2009.
400	LIRR		44-Ton	Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum
565	DL&W		2-6-0	Steamtown National Historic Site
780	EMD		GP-10	Scrapped 2019 due to many issues.
782	C&EI		GP7	Owned by Vintage Locomotives Inc., scrapped 2021.
820	ERIE		NW-2	Miller Mining Co.
1540	P&LE		SW1500	JLCX; traded for JLCX 1256 (BDRV 1206)
1554	CNJ		RS-3	Anthracite Railroads Historical Society; Leased to the Delaware-Lackawanna.
1848	Bangor & Aroostook		GP9	Winchester & Western #576
4666	PRR		Doodlebug	Privately owned; brought to Allentown and Auburn_Railroad in April 2016. Currently in operation as of late summer 2016.
7079	U.S. Army		65-Ton	Privately owned, New Castle, DE

Former Leased and Other Locomotives

Number	Heritage	Image	Model	Leased or on BR&W tracks	Owner	Notes
412	B&O		VO-1000	Late 1990s to the early 2000s	SMS Lines	Stored on Flemington Branch
418	NJT		F3	Late 1990s to 2015	URHS	left in 2015
436	Erie		SW9	2012-2015	URHS	left in 2015
475	Nickel Plate Road		GP9	Late 1990s	Winchester and Western	Worked Bel-Del Freight
732	NYC		GP9	Late 1990s	Winchester and Western	Worked Bel-Del Freight, Bought in 2018
1523	CNJ		GP7	Mid 1990s to early 2000s	URHS	Restored at Ringoes and operated on the Flemington Branch
1524	CNJ		GP7	Late 90'	URHS	Restored at Ringoes
1712	Clinchfield		GP16	2012	Everett Railroad	Leased for Bel-Del Santa Train
7000	PRR		GP9	Late 1990s	URHS	Restored in Ringoes

Former Passenger Equipment

Number	Heritage	Image	Disposition	Notes
99	LIRR		Sold in 1983, on display in Wantagh, New York.	Jamaica
100	Belfast & Moosehead Lake		Sold to the New Hope & Ivyland railroad, scrapped in 2015 after vandalization of the car and structure collapse.	Wooden Car. Baggage R.P.O. Car
101	Bangor & Aroostook			Wooden Car. Combine
102	Bangor & Aroostook			Wooden Car. Combine
103	DL&W		Disintegrated along the New Hope & Ivyland at Wycombe, PA, scrapped mid 1990s.	Wooden Car. Coach
104	Philadelphia & Reading		Out of Service at the Connecticut Eastern Railway Museum.	Wooden Car. Coach
105	Canadian Northern			Wooden Car. Business Car
106	DL&W			Wooden Car. Office Car
301	DL&W		Out of service by late 1990s, scrapped 2006.	Steel "Boonton" Car, In service by 1972. Originally DL&W 600. Open-Air Car built from Coach.
311	Erie		Out of service mid 1970s, scrapped.	Steel "Stillwell" Car, In service by 1966. Open-Air Car built from Coach.
312	Erie		Out of Service in the mid 1970s, on display in Whitehouse, NJ.	Steel "Stillwell" Car, In service by 1968.
313	Erie		Out of Service in the mid 1970s, on display in Whitehouse, NJ.	Steel "Stillwell" Car, In service by 1968.
321	CNJ		Out of Service by 2000s, scrapped 2006.	Steel CNJ Coach. Acquired from CNJ in 1967, in service 1968. Original number 1135. Converted to a control car for the 4666 (Doodlebug) by early 1980s.
492	Canadian National		Out of Service by 2000s, scrapped 2006.	Acquired early 1990s, in service by 1995. Originally numbered 4996. Was supposed to be BR&W 492, unknown if ever renumbered.
4907	Canadian National		To New Hope & Ivyland by 2001.	Acquired early 1990s, in service by 1993. Originally numbered 4907. Was BR&W 493 on paper, never renumbered on car.
700	Pennsylvania Railroad		To New York State in 1976, now part of a diner in Somerset, MA.	Pullman Parlor Car No. 7002 built for the PRR in 1912, was used on the Broadway Limited.
1324	CNJ		Sold to Green Mountain Railroad, remains on the Bel-Del near Holland, New Jersey.	Round Roof CNJ Coach. Acquired from NJ Transit in 1984.
2004	NYC, LIRR		Sold 1995 to New Hope & Ivyland, stored out of service in Wycombe, Pennsylvania.	Syosset

Former Rolling Stock

Number	Heritage	Image	Type	Disposition	Notes
11	?		Crane Car	Scrapped by 2017	Original BR&W piece
193	LIRR		Rotary Snow Plow	Steamtown N.H.S

Former Cabooses

References

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Further reading

• Jagger, Jerry J. (2016). Black River & Western Railroad. Images of Rails (1st ed.). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-2412-6.

External links

• Official website

• New Jersey railroads
• Railway companies established in 1961
• Heritage railroads in New Jersey
• Spin-offs of the Pennsylvania Railroad
• Flemington, New Jersey
• East Amwell Township, New Jersey