A string of Arrow III EMUs pass through the Newark Liberty International Airport Station in 2018. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
NEWARK, N.J. — People equate New Jersey to many things. To me, it’s all about trains.
Whenever in New Jersey, I take the opportunity to travel by train. It’s one of the few places in the country where you can reasonably travel via train and make it somewhere you might want to reach.
That means it is also an ideal place for some railfanning. I took these pictures in March 2018 in Newark, N.J., Secaucus, N.J., and Montvale, N.J.
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Todd DeFeo loves to travel anywhere, anytime, taking pictures and notes. An award-winning reporter, Todd revels in the experience and the fact that every place has a story to tell. He is owner of The DeFeo Groupe and also edits Express Telegraph and The Travel Trolley.
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