Train Window Views - New Jersey

New Jersey is a state of multiple personalities based on appearances. Jokes about things like the refinery visible from the Turnpike are a favorite topic for non-residents. Within the state is the argument about the culture of north versus south. Affluent towns and working class communities. Urban and rural.
This series focuses on images not seen by many. It is what’s visible by train. Most people are used to street-facing views of the state. But, because of restricted access to railroad rights-of-way, these scenes are missed by most or, at least only partially visible.
Embracing the challenges of sun glare, scratched and dirty windows, reflections, and motion blur, these images portray the honest, rough character of man-made scenes along rail routes in northern New Jersey. The coarse effect of these filters adds subtle changes suited to the subject matter.
These photos examine things I find intriguing or curious—industrial sites, power plants, warehouses, transportation infrastructure, suburban back yards, and so on. They are an important part of the visual fabric of New Jersey and tell another aspect of its complex story.

Rail Line Under I-95
©2020 Peter Aldrich
View of NJ Turnpike from Northeast Corridor line
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Rail and vehicle bridges over Hackensack River
©2020 Peter Aldrich
Jersey City
©2020 Peter Aldrich
Former wool factory along Main Line, Clifton
©2020 Peter Aldrich
Former mill along Main Line, Passaic
©2020 Peter Aldrich
Old wire and cable factory along Northeast Corridor line in Newark
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Old factory building along Northeast Corridor rail line
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Train window view-NJ Meadowlands
©2018 Peter Aldrich
View over the Hackensack River
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Kearny rail yard and shuttered Bergen power plant
©2020 Peter Aldrich
Roofing plant, Kearny
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Near Waterfront Connection, Kearny
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Industrial scene, Newark
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Harrison
©2019 Peter Aldrich
11 Minutes
©2016 Peter Aldrich
Storage Tanks, Linden
©2019 Peter Aldrich
View near Roseville interlocking, Newark
©2019 Peter Aldrich
14 Minutes
©2017 Peter Aldrich
Train window view-Harrison
©2017 Peter Aldrich
Houses along tracks-East Orange
©2017 Peter Aldrich
View from Main Line, Paterson
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Buildings, Paterson
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Meadowlands and Turnpike, Secaucus
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Meadowlands and NJ Turnpike
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Tracks near Harrison
©2016 Peter Aldrich
Crossing the Hackensack
©2016 Peter Aldrich
View near Journal Square station, Jersey City
©2019 Peter Aldrich
View from PATH train crossing the Hackensack
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Retired coal-fired power plant, Jersey City
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Industrial buildings, Newark
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Stickel Bridge over Passaic River, Newark
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Tracks and McCarter Highway in Newark
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Houses, Elizabeth
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Back yards along the Raritan Valley line
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Long-dormant trackside factory along Boonton line
©2019 Peter Aldrich
Concrete Products Plant, Wayne
©2023 Peter Aldrich

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