The moving classic music back ground score matched very well with the noble monsters gliding upon the rails. The viewer was taken on a very great journey indeed. And now one is in a state of understanding of the saddness of the number of box cars, retired in a field...
Thank you so much for this series of videos of the Erie/Lackawanna. I grew up in Paterson, NJ. About 500 ft. from the River Street station, on the Erie main line, in the N. end of the city. I am from the era before Erie/Lackawanna. I saw steam every day on Erie commuter trains. Even rode them often to Jersey city Terminal. Went to high school just a few blocks from the Lackawanna Boonton line. And the Lackawanna station in Paterson. From one of the class rooms, I could see commuter trains climbing around Garrett Mountain after the station stop. ( that ROW is now I 80). They were heading west. Thanks for the fond memories.
At 5 minutes 25 seconds. The F-40s were my absolute favorite Diesel Electric Locomotive to operate. I loved sitting up high on this locomotive. I always felt other than a GG-1 the F40’s offered the best protection when hitting any semi trucks,concrete trucks or any large vehicles going around the gates that are down or somehow getting stuck in the gauge of the rails. I never operated any U-Boats/U-33’s on any passenger trains. They were used strictly on the Hoboken Division on NJTRO. After NJTRO retired the E-8’s, E-7’s and the GG-1’s. For a short period of time the E-60’s that had HEP. The E-60’s could develop lateral motion that was scary. I often wondered why none of the E-60’s that when the stabilizing shock absorbers on the trucks would wear out. These locomotives would develop the Extreme Lateral Motion between 70 and 80 mph. That either the flanges on the wheels would break off or the rails would either spread or break. I hated operating the E-60’s so much. That I wouldn’t bid on a South Amboy NJ assignment. Where the Electric E-60’s would swap out with a Diesel Electric Locomotive. Even if it paid more than the next highest paying assignment I could hold. On the Newark Division of NJTRO. It was GP-40’s, F-40’s and the ALP-44’s. I did make the last ever engine change at South Amboy NJ to Bay Head on a F-40 number 4120. After the E-60 number 967 was uncoupled from the train.
Thanks a trainload for these videos. I just finished binge watching all four parts. There's a lot of memories in them. I lived right next to the Bergen county line of the Erie / El/CR/NJT from 1963 to 1977. In fact part of our driveway was on railroad property; we were that close. This video also closely approximates my peak years of railfanning. Again, thanks so very much for helping me pass the time while I'm recovering from hip surgery.
Born in 1960 Grew up in the Vailsburg section of Newark NJ. As kids we used to play hooky from grammar school and hike to South Orange to ride the electrics west through Chatham and Summit on fishing adventures. We used to love to squash pennies on the tracks. There was an engineer named Whitey we became friends he used to let us ride in the control room with him. Great memories. Thanks for this 🙂
The four part videos brought back some really great memories. Thanks for sharing. While not a big fan of CONRAIL, I even enjoyed seeing the EL power running around Horseshoe curve. I remember the NKP 759 excursion over the EL very well. We chased it (by car) when it was in the Binghamton area. It was impressive to watch and sounded great. I grew up near Binghamton and enjoyed watching the EL freight trains in the 1970's, particularly the "UPS" NY-100 and CX-99 trains. Still have a piece of the hard candy they used to give on the Phoebe Snow.
What a funky period. Con rail take over. Engines from al roads. Not maintained. 2 out of 8 worked from deaferd maintaining. Lucky to get paid once a monthif lucky. Typical debacle. Funkadelic 🤣🙃.
The moving classic music back ground score matched very well with the noble monsters gliding upon the rails.
The viewer was taken on a very great journey indeed. And now one is in a state of understanding of the saddness of the number of box cars, retired in a field...
Will always miss the chug of the GE U34-CH locos. Could here them a mile away from the station where we lived in Ramsey.
Thank you so much for this series of videos of the Erie/Lackawanna. I grew up in Paterson, NJ. About 500 ft. from the River Street station, on the Erie main line, in the N. end of the city. I am from the era before Erie/Lackawanna. I saw steam every day on Erie commuter trains. Even rode them often to Jersey city Terminal. Went to high school just a few blocks from the Lackawanna Boonton line. And the Lackawanna station in Paterson. From one of the class rooms, I could see commuter trains climbing around Garrett Mountain after the station stop. ( that ROW is now I 80). They were heading west. Thanks for the fond memories.
At 5 minutes 25 seconds. The F-40s were my absolute favorite Diesel Electric Locomotive to operate. I loved sitting up high on this locomotive. I always felt other than a GG-1 the F40’s offered the best protection when hitting any semi trucks,concrete trucks or any large vehicles going around the gates that are down or somehow getting stuck in the gauge of the rails. I never operated any U-Boats/U-33’s on any passenger trains. They were used strictly on the Hoboken Division on NJTRO. After NJTRO retired the E-8’s, E-7’s and the GG-1’s. For a short period of time the E-60’s that had HEP. The E-60’s could develop lateral motion that was scary. I often wondered why none of the E-60’s that when the stabilizing shock absorbers on the trucks would wear out. These locomotives would develop the Extreme Lateral Motion between 70 and 80 mph. That either the flanges on the wheels would break off or the rails would either spread or break. I hated operating the E-60’s so much. That I wouldn’t bid on a South Amboy NJ assignment. Where the Electric E-60’s would swap out with a Diesel Electric Locomotive. Even if it paid more than the next highest paying assignment I could hold. On the Newark Division of NJTRO. It was GP-40’s, F-40’s and the ALP-44’s. I did make the last ever engine change at South Amboy NJ to Bay Head on a F-40 number 4120. After the E-60 number 967 was uncoupled from the train.
Thanks a trainload for these videos. I just finished binge watching all four parts. There's a lot of memories in them. I lived right next to the Bergen county line of the Erie / El/CR/NJT from 1963 to 1977. In fact part of our driveway was on railroad property; we were that close. This video also closely approximates my peak years of railfanning.
Again, thanks so very much for helping me pass the time while I'm recovering from hip surgery.
Born in 1960 Grew up in the Vailsburg section of Newark NJ. As kids we used to play hooky from grammar school and hike to South Orange to ride the electrics west through Chatham and Summit on fishing adventures. We used to love to squash pennies on the tracks.
There was an engineer named Whitey we became friends he used to let us ride in the control room with him. Great memories.
Thanks for this 🙂
EL MU's on the Morristown Line, my dad's route for decades....and childhood memories for me on the way to NYC..
The four part videos brought back some really great memories. Thanks for sharing.
While not a big fan of CONRAIL, I even enjoyed seeing the EL power running around Horseshoe curve.
I remember the NKP 759 excursion over the EL very well. We chased it (by car) when it was in the Binghamton area. It was impressive to watch and sounded great.
I grew up near Binghamton and enjoyed watching the EL freight trains in the 1970's, particularly the "UPS" NY-100 and CX-99 trains.
Still have a piece of the hard candy they used to give on the Phoebe Snow.
Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed.
What is up with the Horse Shoe Curve in the beginning of this video. It’s all good.
HEY ! Where 'Ya Goin' ?
CUBA 🇨🇺
Read. The Wreck of the Penn Central and the coming of Conrail.
What a funky period. Con rail take over. Engines from al roads. Not maintained. 2 out of 8 worked from deaferd maintaining.
Lucky to get paid once a monthif lucky. Typical debacle. Funkadelic 🤣🙃.