Birthday Buffing on the Raritan Central - July 10, 2019

On July 10, 2019, also known as my birthday, my good friend Danny and I headed up to Edison, NJ to chase the Raritan Central Railroad around during their morning operations throughout the Raritan Center Industrial Park.
We arrived at Conrail's Metuchen Yard around 6:30 AM to see job RC-1 working the yard with their inbounds, headed up by GP30M 5 and GP38 2244, which were being worked hard as they set out their cars and picked up cars to take back to the Raritan Center with them. We chased RC-1 to Fieldcrest Avenue in Edison as the train made their way back to the yard.
After taking their usual breakfast break, the RC-1 crew headed back out to work, using one of their "new" former Georgia Central GP20s, RCRY 2092, to shuffle the inbound cars around, making a great deal of noise and exhaust while doing so before calling it an early day around 10 AM.
Meanwhile the 8 AM crew, RC-2 is seen pulling empties off the Northfield Runner and back into the RC Yard with the GP38/GP30M pair.
Thanks for watching!

[@Norfolk7130]

Great video!

[@trainutjob]

Norfolk7130 thanks dude!

[@RTS4018]

Excellent video, Happy belated Birthday to you. how many engines did they from the GC? Are they purchasing more power as well?

[@trainutjob]

RTS4018 thanks boss!! I appreciate it a lot man! They have the 2092 and the 2093, which when I went up there was out awaiting a new traction motor with their own GP20, 701. I’m not sure if they’re purchasing more power as they have a good fleet as is but I think they’re trying to retire their GP10, so more power may be coming!

[@RTS4018]

@@trainutjob the 7579? or the 7545?

[@ericposey3782]

What line did the GP30M come from?

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

Happy Belated Birthday DD. You're getting old my good dude 😜🤘