New Jersey Transit Heritage Festival at Hoboken Terminal. 9/15/24 

Nice meeting you today. So the story I got from an NJ Transit employee regarding 4519 was that the unit was involved in an accident about a year ago. Some of the E.L. wrap was scrapped. You can still see some scratches on the left side. While it sat at MMC awaiting cosmetic repairs, mechanics started cannibalizing it to repair other locos. The head of ops had a fit when he found out and ordered 4519 to be put back together. Even the pantograph was removed. It took over a year but 4519 is now back in revenue service. Rumor has it that NJT is planning a new heritage unit in the near future.

Went to this event n enjoyed it very much

As always, I so appreciate your wonderfully produced historic tutorials on our local rail heritage. You are a wonderful "storyteller" in providing the important impact local rails & railroads had on our region & for the people who lived here.And of course, you are "pretty good" with your camera angles, too! Thanks for sharing. This is Peter M; out!

Thanks for being there and bringing us with you! It looks like a fun event! I'm reminded of the fact NJ Transit used to hold Hoboken festivals in the 1990s and through the early 2000s until costs and especially post-9/11/2001 security concerns put a stop to them. Hopefully the Heritage Festival is a sign of a continuing trend! Who can really put a value on the public relations benefits NJT reaps from these doings? I'm sure they far outweigh the costs!

Wonderful meeting you

Hi Tim it was great seeing you there in person once again!!! The event itself was a great success. I had fun, and hope you did as well.

Pretty damn good combo of audio & video. I just love classic engine noise.

Its was pleasure meeting you Tim!

7:23 hey, that's the train i was on! awesome meeting you again, tim!

Love seeing the heritage engines, especially the 4210 in he old Erie livery. Brings back childhood memories of meeting my Aunt and Uncle at the Paterson station in the 50s when they running the old diesels. My uncle worked for the Erie as a clerk and was transferred to Cleveland. They always came to visit for a couple weeks at Christmas. A few years later I used to ride the Lake Cities back and forth to Meadville, PA during college vacations. I graduated in 69, just before they killed that train.

Pleasure seeing you there! Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did

Great stuff Tim! Wish I couldve saw you out there

This was a fun event! The Lackawanna MU was certainly the highlight for me, what an amazing piece of preserved equipment. Lovely video!

awesome video! i was told by a friend i was in the comet V when you were nearby, wish i could have met you. overall, this was a fun event to be at and i hope you had a great time! great stuff too!

A great video young man, thanks for sharing this

At 9:30, that little silver lever between the throttle and the brake is the horn lever, just like on Silverliner IV cars.

9:58 the horn on the Arrow III is that metal lever below the window

Nice i went there u might've saw me in a marvel t shirt 😅

Very Nice Engines👍👍🔥

I saw somebody who I thought looked familiar and knew it was you. As talkative and as much of a people person I am I can't believe I let that chance to meet you pass me by. Oh well maybe next time who knows

Cool. NJ has some nice heritage painted locomotives.

You must of gotten there after I left! I had the PRR unit lead my train from Trenton to Secaucus. Unfortunately going past New Brunswick there appeared to be a trespasser strike. Did have a good time at the Red Sox Yankees game even though your Sox lost. Hope to see you at any other rail fan events

Was there, and kicking myself that I didn't see you while I had the chance. Fantastic day, regardless!

Wow, love the big GE

I’ve been inside of 4210 and 4101 used to ride them when I worked for Njt

Oddly enough, I sort of like the Arrow IIIs. They ran them on the Montclair Boonton line (only to Bay St.) when I visited over Labor Day weekend. Incidentally, that's why I had to transfer at Newark Broad St. to continue to NY Penn Station. Nice to see an ALP-45 in a special Atlas trains livery, too. Anyway, get those Arrow III rides in while you can, everyone. Oh, and doesn't the Montclair portion of the Montclair Boonton Line feel more like an interurban than a commuter rail line?

Great video. I exited the HOB PATH yesterday evening and saw that classic GE unit by itself on our walk home How pretty. Had no idea about the Festival so thanks for capturing it for us.

I wish they would bring the GP heritage units to the AC line a little bit more. Or give the locos on the AC line a similar treatment

I was there, I thought I saw you.

Nice meeting you again today!

I enjoyed the video👍👍

I’m surprised they haven’t put high level platforms at Hoboken.

Excellent my friends 😊 awesome 😮fantatic Greeting 🙋🏻‍♂️ from Argentina 🇦🇷 suscribete

My Pop commuted from Montclair Watchung Station to Hoboken 5 days a week via Erie during the 1950s...then the ferry to the City. I took the trip with him a couple of times. Wish I knew what the exact power was at that time, but it was definitely coal and steam at least early on. Tim or others do you know what it would have been?

i was there, and i wanna come and meet you personally

6:24 I'm in the black sweat pants, gray sneakers and black shirt

And 4502 was still at Spring Valley I’m afraid. Great video! Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend this unforgettable event, because I broke my left foot when I was playing soccer for fun at Gillette 15 days ago.

Wasn't able to make it. See you in Boonton in 2 weeks?

I went there. What were you wearing? I was wearing ns shirt, and a hat with an amtrak and ns tag, only telling you that just in case you passed me

No Chineese History Locomotive 😮

Great video, and forgive me laughing at hearing you actually praise a GE locomotive !

0:42 is that U34CH operational

Question did the Lackawanna charge extra to ride in the OLS CLUB CAR ?