They've actually been storing equipment there for well over a year now. The Maine Eastern equipment coming down in late 2015-early 2016 necessitated that equipment from the Museum be moved elsewhere to make room, and those transload tracks happened to be the elsewhere.
GenesisSanctuary Oh wow. I rode Whippany when they had the anniversary and traveled toward Morristown, and the year before that. They were nearly done paving the yard.
Why would they have done that? Amtrak only operates on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey, and their Dash 8s very rarely ever come into this state for any reason. They have absolutely nothing to do with any rail operations in Morris County.
Sorry for the late response, but they did away with them strictly because ALCOs are high maintenance and require tons of attention. And, now that ALCOs get scarcer every year, finding replacement parts became a hassle. So the M&E decided it was time to retire them. Nowadays, they run MP15DC's and their SW1500.
@@trevordaily253 Tri State Historical Society and the Morristown and Erie exclusively said that it was part of modernization, and the ALCo's were deemed unnecessary because they had their SW1500 and three new MP15DC's for use. The M&E also said that the ALCo's became harder and harder to maintain as they aged because they couldn't find parts as easily for ALCo's as they could EMDs, so when 19 went OOS, then they decided it was time to retire their ALCO fleet. Late last year and early this year, they finalized the removal of their ALCo's by selling off 4204 to the Delaware Lackawanna and their M420W to a rail predation group in Belvidere, NJ. The M&E's lack of business spawned after they sold off the ALCo's. In 2017, they lost the county branches, and in 2018, they lost the Bayway contract.
What does ERIE refer to in the name of this RR? I cannot find an Erie, New Jersey. Erie, Pa. does not appear to have ever been a destination on this line. Perhaps in the old days, bad track or lack of locomotive maintenance gave engineers an 'erie' feeling of impending doom. But I think that is spelled 'eerie'. EDIT: After reading Wikipedia, it appears the Erie name may have come from a time when the Erie RR had a junction or connection with the M&E.
RR names had no indication of their terminus. For example, there was a short line in northern Indiana called the New Jersey, Indiana, & Illinois RR that only ran in Indiana. It was owned by the Singer Corporation and the company had plants in all three states.
Love the Rahway Valley equipment
Me too. It's now safely preserved at the URHS Boonton Yard.
Ya just gotta love all that old RR equipment. Nice video. Thanks for posting.
Yes, love those 70 tonners. And the end locomotive is an Alco RS1, unless I'm much mistaken
That’s very surprising!
In the beginning that yard looks nice! I didn't know they stored stuff in it now. I remember riding by when it was a WIP. Cool move!
They've actually been storing equipment there for well over a year now. The Maine Eastern equipment coming down in late 2015-early 2016 necessitated that equipment from the Museum be moved elsewhere to make room, and those transload tracks happened to be the elsewhere.
GenesisSanctuary Oh wow. I rode Whippany when they had the anniversary and traveled toward Morristown, and the year before that. They were nearly done paving the yard.
man that is some train
i also really like the crane locomotive i really would like to see that in operation in one of your future video's if it's no trouble?
I don't even know if it's operable. If it is, it's not something that I could just go out to see, since it's now in a private yard in Boonton.
When the "Caboose" is a vintage piece these days...
Nice videography. Love the sound of the 424...
what completely caught me off guard is the fact that theres 3 comet 5 cabcars parked amongst older equipment in some sidings.
Is the Jefferson transload facility a place that isn't used a lot that allows them the option of long term storage of equipment?
RVRR! Is it accessible? I’m wondering how I am able to see them in Boonton?
Was RS-1 brought to Boonton as well? I can't find it in the Whippany Railway Museum anymore.
No, it wasn't brought to Boonton because it isn't owned by the URHS. It's stored along the Whippany Line somewhere.
Nice work bud!
Thanks, Adam!
GenesisSanctuary Amtrak should've help them out with their equipment move by using there dash8 locomotives
Why would they have done that? Amtrak only operates on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey, and their Dash 8s very rarely ever come into this state for any reason. They have absolutely nothing to do with any rail operations in Morris County.
I wonder why the Morristown & Erie Railroad gave up running their Alco locomotives correct me if I'm wrong
TexasRailfan21 they have like zero business
Sorry for the late response, but they did away with them strictly because ALCOs are high maintenance and require tons of attention. And, now that ALCOs get scarcer every year, finding replacement parts became a hassle. So the M&E decided it was time to retire them. Nowadays, they run MP15DC's and their SW1500.
North Jersey Railroad Productions That’s not true. They don’t have a need for them as they lack the business.
@@trevordaily253 Tri State Historical Society and the Morristown and Erie exclusively said that it was part of modernization, and the ALCo's were deemed unnecessary because they had their SW1500 and three new MP15DC's for use. The M&E also said that the ALCo's became harder and harder to maintain as they aged because they couldn't find parts as easily for ALCo's as they could EMDs, so when 19 went OOS, then they decided it was time to retire their ALCO fleet. Late last year and early this year, they finalized the removal of their ALCo's by selling off 4204 to the Delaware Lackawanna and their M420W to a rail predation group in Belvidere, NJ.
The M&E's lack of business spawned after they sold off the ALCo's. In 2017, they lost the county branches, and in 2018, they lost the Bayway contract.
North Jersey Railroad Productions Yes because they don’t have the business. Alco parts are still readily available.
Very surprised to see NS run anything with Friction Bearing trucks....
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What's with the signal at the switch? Is it a block signal or does it tell the position of the switch?
Crossing activation indicator
why does the train stop right in the crossroads with the road?
What does ERIE refer to in the name of this RR? I cannot find an Erie, New Jersey. Erie, Pa. does not appear to have ever been a destination on this line. Perhaps in the old days, bad track or lack of locomotive maintenance gave engineers an 'erie' feeling of impending doom. But I think that is spelled 'eerie'. EDIT: After reading Wikipedia, it appears the Erie name may have come from a time when the Erie RR had a junction or connection with the M&E.
The railroad connected to the Erie RR branch in Essex Fells, NJ decades ago, thus the name M & E.
RR names had no indication of their terminus. For example, there was a short line in northern Indiana called the New Jersey, Indiana, & Illinois RR that only ran in Indiana.
It was owned by the Singer Corporation and the company had plants in all three states.
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