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Cigarette Capers Make Off With $2,000 in Smokes During Great Metuchen Cigarette Heist of 1938

November 8, 2019 Todd DeFeo

In the early morning hours of Dec. 8, 1938, a 71-car westbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train ground to a halt at the Grove Avenue crossing in Metuchen, N.J.

A Look Back at the 1977 Metuchen Derailment

June 22, 2018 Todd DeFeo

In the grand scheme of railroad history, the 1977 derailment of a freight train in Metuchen was a decidedly minor event.

The Meatballs are Gone, But Metuchen is Still Here

November 2, 2017 Todd DeFeo

There are “new” stops along the Northeast Corridor. Others — such as North Rahway — are gone, but the line is otherwise much the way I remember it.

Metuchen Wreck Illustrated Railroad Woes of Late 1970s

July 31, 2015 Todd DeFeo

By the late 1970s, railroad were not in a state of good repair. The issue over railroad safety and repair became an issue after a June 1977 Conrail derailment in Metuchen, N.J. In that wreck, 17 cars derailed and took the busy Northeast Corridor out of commission.

Throwback Thursday: Views from Metuchen (2003)

September 5, 2013 Todd DeFeo

All photos taken Aug. 15, 2003, in Metuchen, N.J.

Boiler Explosion a Reminder of Railroads’ Perils

September 30, 2012 Todd DeFeo

The Pennsylvania Railroad mogul locomotive, “drawing a long train of freight cars,” just passed through Metuchen, N.J.

Arrow III Pulling Into Metuchen, N.J.

January 3, 2011 Todd DeFeo

These images were taken in August 2003 in Metuchen, N.J.

New web site features trains in Metuchen, N.J.

September 10, 2003 Railfanning.org

A new web site features pictures of trains speeding through Metuchen along the Northeast Corridor.

‘Does this train go to Metuchen?’

August 24, 2003 Railfanning.org

A dozen eyes gazed down the tracks, hoping a train was close to the station.