Hoboken Terminal. AM Rush. July 30, 1990.

This is a long unedited (as filmed) video of the morning arrivals into Hoboken on July 30, 1990. I was not selective in what I filmed. All train movements within my sight were documented. When multiple movements presented themselves, U34CHs had priority, as they were the most endangered at the time.
If I remember correctly, I caught the first Port Jervis Line train down to Hoboken and filmed until my RCA VHS Camcorder batteries died. The camera was on loan to me from my girlfriend's father. To make the most of this camera loan, I took a train back home, charged the batteries, and shot the Hudson Line later that afternoon. I finished the day back on the Graham Line with a westbound Port Jervis train a few miles west of Salisbury Mills station. My apologies for lack of tripod and sporadic, indecisive, camera movements.

[@ShluffyMonster]

4100, she is still around to this day. I have seen her many times and i find it cool to see her back when she wasnt super old (she still runs well).

[@LibertyRailfan]

Another fabulous video, great having these U34CH locomotives filmed.

[@1990sRailfan]

Thanks, I grew up with those engines. You could hear them barking blocks away. I clearly remember the EL diamond on the nose, as a child, during the 70's.

[@LibertyRailfan]

1990s Railfan I remember seeing them pass by / stop at Arlington train station.

[@davidcolantuono3622]

If a time machine is not possible, then I want my spirit to go back to these good old days after I die.

[@1990sRailfan]

That's a great comment! I'd like to go back 50 years.

[@NickyD]

i would love to since i would die to see these days now i wasnt even born to 1993

[@CaseysTrains]

Thank you for uploading this. It great to see more videos of the Arrow IIs, Comet Is (A-B as well), and U34CHs all still in service. A friend of mine is modeling the Comet I-A while I'm modeling a U boat myself. I have the NJT Stripe shell just need a chassis to put it on.

[@1990sRailfan]

Thanks for watching! What scale is the U-boat shell?

[@georgemurphy2579]

Walter's did make HO scale coaches with NJ DOT logos. Those engines were on their way out at that time...thanks for this!!!

[@mclifford34]

Great video! You captured a great piece of railroad history. Always loved the U34CH’s.

[@1990sRailfan]

Thanks for the comment!

[@RailheadRailfanProductions]

I was born in '96 so I either missed or don't remember any of this kind of stuff... great video and got yourself another happy subscriber!

[@1990sRailfan]

Welcome to the channel Railhead and thank you for subscribing. I knew back then that I wasn't only filming this for myself but rather for those who did not exist yet but may want to what it was like. Nice channel you have there! I'm subscribed.

[@RailheadRailfanProductions]

1990s Railfan thank you for the resub! Although I live in the Baltimore area it's still nice to see the trains of my child hood

[@1990sRailfan]

Ha! I grew up in NY State, but now live in the DC area.

[@christianmcgowan8597]

This video is greatness

[@jpprophete1988]

My greatest regret was never being able to ride the comet 1A’s. Wish I could go back in time and do that.

[@GTOPaul]

At 5 mins in you have 4180. At 20.5 mins in you have 4167. In July of 2007 as I was leaving our ocean terminal in Houston, I spotted both these locos that were in a group of 5 with NREX reporting marks. They would eventually go to Brazil on one of our ships.

[@1990sRailfan]

That is interesting. Thanks Paul.

[@michaelwakeham3404]

Wow how this video was filmed so clear and so perfectly in 1990 is amazing to me, this is great to see, i was only 5 in 1990 so i never got to see alot of this great old school equipment like comet IB and arrow 2 and others and seeing how diff jersey city is in the background and no HBLR is sooo strange to me but im happy i founf this video thank you

[@1990sRailfan]

Thank you for a great comment!

[@myvptrains]

I quite enjoyed this video. Makes me wish I had filmed more trains in the past, I didn't regularly until 2012.

[@1990sRailfan]

Glad you liked it. I stopped railfanning and put the cameras away by 2000.

[@chefjavier]

Great video from an old era. Great Erie locomotives for sure.

[@1990sRailfan]

Thanks Chef!

[@KevinCNYC1991]

What a great film. Not only did you catch many U34CHs (including 4183), you also caught the Ex-CNJ GP40Ps, the Arrow IIs (which retired a few years after the U34CHs were last on NJT's property), Arrow IIIs before they were rebuilt with AC traction motors and equipment, and many Comet I and II coaches. Incredible stuff back then.

[@1990sRailfan]

Thank you. At the time, I was wishing all this equipment could be Erie Lackawanna E-8s ,Stillwells, and the old MUs.

[@KevinCNYC1991]

Funny you mention that, I have an audio CD called "Erie Lackawanna Commuter Operations" that I recently got a week ago. Has sounds of old MUs, RS3s, E8s, one recording of a GP7, a single recording of an ALCO PA, and several clips of the U34CHs. Incredible stuff.

[@1990sRailfan]

Ha! Do you know if they are still making that tape? or was that vintage stock? Sounds like something they would have put out years ago.

[@KevinCNYC1991]

Very much still being made. The sounds are actual sounds from the real deal. Its product number PR-275 on this site. www.vintagerailroadaudio.com/Product.aspx

[@1990sRailfan]

I'll check it out, thanks.

[@DarkStormPowerz]

29:42 & 38:32 U34CH 4151 with the white paint and the NJ Transit logo on its nose.

[@mr.conductorfromsts4204]

Arrow II of NJT (Ex-PC) had Leslie S2M Horn and Arrow III of NJT had WABCO AA2 Horn

[@jamalstewart8063]

(Elementary Young Boy is Drinking Nestle Quik) (High School Student is holding a camcorder)

[@Bammer2001]

The first time I heard of the city: *Bugs Bunny:* Hoboken?! OOOOH, I'm DYING again!!

[@responderbuff471]

Thanks

[@1990sRailfan]

You are welcome.

[@javonbrandon]

Any pcc cars back then

[@ElliottConceptsX]

Do you have any Videos of the PATH Train K-Car 1990s?

[@1990sRailfan]

Unfortunately I do not. I wasn't big on light rail transit at the time, sorry man.

[@bryantarailfan]

30 years

[@boomaglev7859]

9:43 Cabcar 5120!!!!1!!

[@1990sRailfan]

What is the significance of 5120?

[@boomaglev7859]

@@1990sRailfan 5120 was involved in the secaucus train collision in 1996 but it was trailing so it didn't get any damage

[@1990sRailfan]

@@boomaglev7859 Ah yes, I remember that wreck.

[@johnburke777]

The 2 car train. Where was coming from?

[@1990sRailfan]

I don't know. Without watching the video again, I'm assuming it is an electric MU train. I wasn't tuned into the electric line happenings.

[@TheGlenRockianRailfan]

I think it was from the Montclair Branch, I have seen photos of 2 car sets of Arrow II and Arrow III trains there

[@1990sRailfan]

Thanks Glen Rock!

[@Godfather8133]

Why do many of the sets leave the doors open on the card when departing

[@1990sRailfan]

My guess is, the sets are empty headed out for their daily layover (storage).

[@jvohanian]

It was standard operating procedure to run with the doors open back in the day, since most (if not all, at the time) of the HOB division was low-level, and you couldn't trainline at low-level platforms with these cars (except for the sliders, which didn't have traps, but they ran open door anyway).

[@mr.conductorfromsts4204]

I can see the World Trade Center buildings

[@RetiredEE]

GP40P's, double-slip switches and no graffiti!!!