A lot of the infrastructure was identifiable from my memories in the late 1960's and 1970's and some still exists! My father was a tug boat captain for the PRR, so the coal dumpers are seen on the hill to the right of the engine house. The power plant is no longer there. There are a lot of condos and townhomes in the area now! NJ Transit is rebuilding the bridge across the Raritan River. At one point in history, South Amboy had the highest concentrations of bars per capita in the US according to the Guinness Book of World Records. There were many sidewalks between the passenger platform and bars that did a brisk business in package goods sales (mainly beer) when the locomotives were being changed! There is a new station there now.
I have loved in South amboy my entire life and can identify just about every location and area this was filmed so much has changed. Seeing this footage is absolutely fascinating.
A lot of the infrastructure was identifiable from my memories in the late 1960's and 1970's and some still exists! My father was a tug boat captain for the PRR, so the coal dumpers are seen on the hill to the right of the engine house. The power plant is no longer there. There are a lot of condos and townhomes in the area now! NJ Transit is rebuilding the bridge across the Raritan River. At one point in history, South Amboy had the highest concentrations of bars per capita in the US according to the Guinness Book of World Records. There were many sidewalks between the passenger platform and bars that did a brisk business in package goods sales (mainly beer) when the locomotives were being changed! There is a new station there now.
I have loved in South amboy my entire life and can identify just about every location and area this was filmed so much has changed. Seeing this footage is absolutely fascinating.
Superb video, thanks for presentation, from Germany
Wow, can't believe I'm the first commentor. You've been on a real streak with these videos. Really wonderful.
Thank goodness that people kept these films. Now, one good thing that AI could be used for is to remaster these archives for better quality.
Never saw the steam era version of this. Even caught a few CNJ trains.
South Amboy is like the little Harrisburg of the PRR System
Thank you for sharing.👍
These videos are a treasure . Thank you ! 👍
Wow! Wonderful video! Thanks for sharing!
That's some good footage. Thanks!
This is surely is grande, mes amis !
K4 class my beloved
But no mechanical stoker :(
The ‘Black 5s’ of the PRR.
K4s had stokers... G5s did not...@@richcook2007
I was born 50 years too late.
Wow nice! The quality is so good for the 50s! I wish there was actual sound though.
No consumer cameras recorded sound back then.
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Believe these are Emory Goulash films.
These were taken by Wilson Jones.
I can’t take the projector sound