PRR CNJ RDG B&O Interlude at Elizabeth

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Elizabeth station was arguably the premier train watching spot in New Jersey for sheer variety in the 1950's. Two extremely busy 4 track main lines crossed each other with the PRR going over the CNJ. On the Pennsy, GG1 powered "Clockers" with P70's, MP54 MU's, long distance trains with run thru equipment from the New Haven and the various roads from the South, as well as freights. On the CNJ, commuter trains by the dozen powered by FM H15's, Train Masters, EMD Geeps, and double ended Baldwin Babyfaces, Reading's Crusader and Wall Street trains, the B&O's fleet, and freights with a variety of CNJ and Reading power. Over/under shots were a regular occurrence. Step back in time and enjoy the show! Original film by Jack Grasso. Film transfer was done 20+ years ago by Walt Berko of Railroad Video, Leola PA.

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@howardsontz983 7 дней назад

I remember as a ten year old going by myself to downtown Elizabeth to watch the trains. Penn RR and the Jersey Central both had terminals next to the Arch. If you took the Jersey Central, it terminated in Jersey City and you could take a ferry across to Manhattan for free with your train ticket. Were great times. New Jersey Transit today is only a dim shadow of what railroading once was.

@jimnorton1459 4 года назад

I spent many hours at the Elizabeth station watching trains in the early 60s. Great memories!

@DanielPRails 4 года назад

It’s really interesting to see how much passenger service there used to be. It would have been a fun time to travel in my opinion

@blakemcnamara9105 Год назад

These railroads should come back. The roads have gotten too crowded.

@mikeggg5671 4 года назад

Reading Fs with the Crusader! And GG1s with matched trainsets. OMG to have lived in those days!

@hirampriggott1689 2 года назад

Jersey City station must have been a sight to see in it's heyday. I would loved to have seen a Philly-bound B&O train. I don't think anyone remembers we had two rail corridors between NYC and DC.

@ikonseesmrno7300 4 года назад

Wow! Talk about died & went to heaven.... in color!!!! I didn't know what to get giddy over first. Thanks for the awesome post!

@tony2.0bender 3 года назад

And, decent roaring sound!!

@GreenbeanProductions 3 года назад

Woah that first clip of the gg1 that’s where I live! Man times have change!

@KingofGamingAndTrains456 3 года назад

I know I wasn't born at the time this video was filmed, but being a train enthusiast myself, I probably would've LOVED railfanning in this area had I been around!

@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy Год назад

As a resident of the city, I hate that I will never see this happen. I was born in 92.

@F40PH-2CAT Год назад

What an awesome spot this was

@ronnyvonallmen6892 8 месяцев назад

Must have been a Wonderful way to travel…

@michaelsmodelrailroading7665 4 года назад

I had a friend who lived in Elizabeth, and got to spend some time train-watching around the Elizabeth station in the late '60s. Brings back some old memories.

@KingofGamingAndTrains456 2 года назад

Just watching this really makes me want to live in the 1950s!

@redthepost 4 года назад

Nice work. My favorite part of my home town. Great photo opportunities for those of us who were awestruck by cross traffic between the mighty Pennsylvania fleet and the rust bucket CNJ and Reading and B & O lines.

@tombarnes7196 4 года назад

That was terrific! Thanks for sharing. Trains were sure clean in those days!

@richarddrum9970 3 года назад

Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s near Metuchen, NJ, I had opportunity to visit Elizabeth, Rahway, New Brunswick and of course Metuchen stations and watch that parade of famous trains and locomotives passing by. They were special to be sure, the Acela is nice but doesn’t measure up the the GG1’s and E44’s that cruised that corridor.

@davestrains6816 4 года назад

Love these old trains! Thanks for sharing. Dave

@trainsupporter9088 4 года назад

Loved the variety. Sadly, I missed those days, but thanks for uploading this great video.

@floppaeditz123 Год назад

WOW! that shot with the CNJ trainmaster and the GG1 I had no idea that many railroads shared territory here. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing!

@redthepost 2 месяца назад

My home town.

@oldenweery7510 4 года назад

Great footage!! When I heard that Baldwin Babyface at 1:25 I was reminded of a sports-car racing competitor of mine once came over to me after practice, mimed listening to my engine and after I'd shut down, said, "You know that's what they sound like just before thy _blow,_ don't you?" I suppose some of it was track noise, but it reminded me of how Alco RS-3s sounded when they needed go be shopped. I loved the sounds of those _clean_ diesels as they glided through the scene!

@mj1234321 3 года назад

Wow, incredible footage!

@Sano_Kiyoshiro 4 года назад

Wonderful Video!

@jimschneider1123 Год назад

Amazing how the 4 track CNJ line is now just a memory from Elizabeth to Roselle Park. Lots of little things out there to let you know the CNJ ran thru there. An old 4 track cantilever on Linden Ave between Westfield Ave and E. 1st Ave. A must see to any CNJ enthusiast.

@lindarusso2557 Год назад

its very sad. im from Elizabeth and i remember going on the bridge over chilton street to watch the trains run. now its all overgrown with brush and believe it or not, huge deer have taken up residence! is that cantilever where the roselle animal hospital is?

@Kfinnerty127 Год назад

I was young but caught one NJT shop move and a Conrail local drilling roselle paper with two boxcars circa 1986. God I wish I could go back then to Linden rd.

@georgemurphy2579 2 года назад

Old busses old taxi cabs, and, CNJ, B&O, Reading, Pennsy - what days they were. Women wore dresses and men wore ties. People were respectable.

@richarddrum9970 4 года назад

I did live then and lived in Metuchen, NJ. saw many of these trains and rode the MU's into Newark with my parents several times. Nearly bought the farm once with a GG1 standing a bit too close to that yellow line, eek.😬 wonderful time of railroading.

@mbenz64 2 года назад

It's nostalgic and sad at the same time, I remember riding the train from Plainfield to Elizabeth as a pre-teen in the 70's (with supervision by older siblings). Then when I was a few years older in 1981 and tried it alone, the train went up a ramp in Roselle Park and crossed Westfield Ave. It's a good thing I have a good sense of direction, or I would have been lost! Living in Roselle now since 1989, I am reminded of the Central Jersey line every single day. I still can see tracks behind my Denist's office. Where did that line go past the Elizabeth station, Bayonne?

@fmnut 2 года назад

Jersey City. The terminal was what is now Liberty State Park.

@NedPooleD818 4 года назад

Great video- like my dream Lionel collection in 12 inches to the foot scale!! Whats there these days??

@fmnut 4 года назад

Amtrak overhead. Parking lot and weeds underneath. The CNJ main traffic was re routed by the Aldene Plan.

@NedPooleD818 4 года назад

What’s amazing to a British viewer is that in the 1950s practically every train was steam hauled - we were still building them as part of our 1955 Modernisation Plan!! Love the RDC too - they still look modern to me:-)) Oh for a Delorean to go back and pay a visit!!

@fmnut 4 года назад

@@NedPooleD818 Yes, you were about a decade behind the US in dieselization. Canada sort of split the difference.

@PC10.8 4 года назад

Very awesome!

@TheBerkshire759 3 года назад

Thanks!

@Amtrakirby Год назад

If I ever had a Time Machine I would definitely go back to railfan In places like North Philadelphia Penn Station Jersey City Hoboken 30th St., Station Reading terminal Station

@jabgaming2592 Год назад

imagine if these tracks wasn’t demolished

@6680thSOG 3 года назад

LOL 3:20 the White Shirt Express! People dressed with class when they travelled back then.

@mittelfruh 4 года назад

Classic footage, but what was that woman thinking at 1:23 as she walked onto a live track?!

@fmnut 4 года назад

She wanted to be the first one aboard the stopping train, probably to get a better seat.

@mittelfruh 4 года назад

@@fmnut I guess, but standing in the middle of the near track was not too smart. I just hope she lived a long life after this footage was taken, and not killed some other time she waited for a train.

@fmnut 4 года назад

@@mittelfruh if you notice in the following scene, a train on the near track was holding clear of the station and did not move up until the other train pulled out. I would bet there was an employee there to let passengers know when it was safe to foul the near track for boarding.

@mittelfruh 4 года назад

@@fmnut Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation. Cheerz

@hampton400 4 года назад

Pennsy and Been-Oh in color with sound. What could be better?

@mikeggg5671 4 года назад

The only thing... actually having been there!!!

@amtrak207 4 года назад

Omg

@RedArrow73 4 года назад

I read somewhere once that a GG1 was essentially powered by 12 MP54 traction Motors (2/Axle). Am I correct?

@danielrichter5066 4 года назад

RedArrow73 No, they were quite a bit different. The GG1 used twelve 385 hp AC commutator motors. There were 2 motors per axle which drove the wheels through a quill drive. Basically the drive gear was not connected directly to the wheel but drove it through a cup and spring which acted like a shock absorber. The main transformer had 26 taps to provide current to the traction motors. The PRR’s MP54 had two 200 hp series wound AC motors on one truck of the car. These motors were geared directly to the axles. These motors accelerated slowly when compared to a similar size DC motor. So the MP 54’s PRR built for the LIRR with DC equipment were quicker accelerating.