

“The 4101 will serve NJ Transit customers for years to come, and as our Rail Operations team looks forward to 2023 and its 40th anniversary, we dedicate 4101 to the men and women who have made it possible,” the commuter agency said.ĪBOVE: New Jersey Transit GP40PH-2 4101 leads Pascack Valley Line Train 2111 at Secaucus Junction on November 12, 2022. Originally classified as a GP40P, it and its stablemates were rebuilt with head-end power by Conrail in the early 1990s.

It wore the Department of Transportation scheme from about 1979 until the commuter agency created its own identity in the early 1980s. Locomotive 4101 was one of the original 13 steam heat-equipped passenger locomotives operated by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, according to NJ Transit. – Earlier this month, New Jersey Transit placed its latest heritage locomotive into revenue service – GP40PH-2 4101, which has been painted in New Jersey Department of Transportation colors. NJ Transit’s Newest Heritage Unit Enters Service
