New Jersey Transit ABB ALP 44 training video, May 1997

Offered for historical purposes only.
The ABB ALP-44 is an electric locomotive which was built by Asea Brown Boveri of Sweden between 1989 and 1997 for the New Jersey Transit and SEPTA railway lines. NJ Transit and SEPTA have retired their fleet, with the last NJT ALP-44s retired in 2011, and the single SEPTA ALP-44 retired in December 2018.

[@Conrailfan2323]

No training video is complete without that corny 80's music. Haha. This is an excellent find. Thank you for sharing. Amazing how the Arrow III's have outlasted the ALP44's.

[@Wes8761]

Conrailfan2323 love the music. Would love if i could find it

[@kevinwong6588]

And the Comet IIs which are even older (1982-1988).

[@9751asd]

Also what the video doesn't mention is the real reason why they purchased the ALP-44's they brought them to replace both the beloved U34CH's and the EX Amtrak E60's they brought off amtrak in 1983

[@ecoRfan]

I miss those 44’s badly. Great blast from the past.

[@EpicThe112]

Actually saw one myself it's probably a North Jersey coast line train Long Branch New York Penn Station summer 2009 because the PATH train platform and northbound Northeast Corridor North Jersey coast line are the same in Newark Penn Station

[@MidnightAspec]

They’re still sitting in long term storage outside the Port Morris yard. 40°54'40.4"N 74°40'43.5"W goo.gl/maps/ZADJZphnmgYVgWcq5

[@RDC2003]

me too! 4425 preserved tho!

[@ecoRfan]

@@RDC2003 4424 got preserved

[@RDC2003]

@@ecoRfan ik i realized after posting

[@WorldwideRailfan]

my right ear enjoyed this video

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

This was before stereo was a thing kid

[@MGIC21]

Man this train must have been an operational headache

[@harrisongrant8558]

So this is basically the American equivalent of some of the BR training films made by SPA films in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, and this is kind of what I've been looking for.

[@sethsimmons5845]

This is gold, thank you so much for sharing!

[@joshostrowski8411]

The most R A D I C A L training video of the 80s.

[@EpicThe112]

Actually mid-to-late 1990s because of the ALP-44M being ordered to operate direct Dover to Midtown Manhattan via Morristown Summit East Orange Newark Broad Street then Midtown Manhattan 34th Street Penn Station.

[@joshostrowski8411]

@@EpicThe112 oh yeah, i did not think of when the ALP-44M's went into service. just thought that the music was r a d i c a l.

[@EpicThe112]

@@joshostrowski8411knew it because if you're riding NJ Transit in 2004 you should see these paired up with another ordered at the same time as Comet IV 1996 basically running East Orange New York Penn Station from Dover. I actually had a family friend of mine who joins up from their house in West Orange right up to East Orange or Orange train stations where they catch the 34th street Penn Station bound ALP-44M

[@ecoRfan]

Video is from 1997, but music, I dunno

[@brookingsbeachcomber]

what a cool blast from the past, thanks for posting this RJ

[@lokomac8]

Thanks, Steve. I'll be putting up some more old archival stuff from my collection you may find interesting when time allows.

[@Mnrr6131]

Rip 2308. Also this is why I like the AEM-7

[@TrippaMazing87]

It feels like there needs to be some horror in this.. I’ve become so conditioned to vhs tapes being terrifying lately

[@EpicThe112]

There's a reason to why the ALP-44M s were ordered is that NJ Transit opened Dover to New York Penn in 1996

[@Wes8761]

I am willing to bet that they are. They also aided with the midtown direct service

[@EpicThe112]

@@Wes8761 absolutely correct and these locomotives along with the newer ALP-45DP ALP-46 & ALP-46A are able to change voltages 11-12.5kv 25hz PRR Northeast Corridor to Erie Lackawanna Railroad post 1984 and 2003 North Jersey coast line Aberdeen to Long Branch 25kv 60hz to which the Arrow IIIs can't do because they need to have a triangle indicating the voltage to use 25kv Erie Lackawanna Railroad NJCL Long Branch to Aberdeen-Matawan and 12kv PRR

[@thefateofslate9095]

There is a voltage change between the NEC and NJCL? I need to go to Jersey more often

[@EpicThe112]

@@thefateofslate9095 Yes there is Matawan Station exit 117. Because in 2004 NJ Transit made Matawan-Red Bank Long Branch 25kv 60hz from the 12kv 25hz-60hz 1980s voltage. Same thing for Morris and Essex lines 25kv post 1984 to NEC 12kv AC. Have a family friend who usually takes Morris & Essex line from Orange Station to 34th Street Penn Station. The only line where arrow III can run to the terminal is Northeast Corridor Trenton 34th Street Penn Station because all 12kv Amtrak wires. There's a triangle in the front for which voltage to run. Saw this at New Brunswick station 2004.

[@9751asd]

Also the narrator got it wrong the ALP-44 was purchased in 1990 to replace the troublesome ex Amtrak E60’s used since 1983 with the arrival of the ALP-44 the E60’s were slowly removed from service with the last runs being in early summer 1991 with all units being “tied up” by summers end and sat for 7 years until NJT finally retired them in 1998 with 961 being sold to the Navajo mine railroad in 1995 and 958 being donated to the URHS Shortly after retirement as for the ALP 44’s 4424 was donated to URHS earlier this year

[@ericlee3195]

Wow

[@CaptainTransit]

I wonder if there are training videos on the newer locomotives as well. (ALP-46, ALP-45DP, PL42AC, etc.)

[@Wes8761]

Captain Transit probably not as cheesy, loveable and catchy. This is cool because its cheesy and old style. There probably exist videos similar to this NJ transit doesnt make them public for some reason

[@CaptainTransit]

I think they’re not available to the public due to anti-terrorism concerns. Since the ALP-44 is no longer used, that’s probably why this video is available.

[@Wes8761]

Captain Transit there is one for the P42DC

[@seminolegonzalezairlines7757]

What is a PL42AC?

[@Wes8761]

Seminole Gonzalez Airlines its a NJ transit mainline diesel locomotive. Look up pictures

[@xvrvlzqz]

No videos like this one exist for the PL42AC

[@XBKLYN]

But where is Jeff Kovacs now?

[@Belleville197]

So there's no way to reset the traction motors if they're cut out? So what then? It has to go into the shops?

[@Wes8761]

Yeah, the guys at the MMC have to cut it back in

[@glenneldredge.8254]

Take carefully

[@glenneldredge.8254]

There’s no way home with this transit.

[@colamations5066]

The ALP 44 was first on septa

[@thefateofslate9095]

Nope! NJT introduced them in 1990, SEPTA in ‘93. Believe me I’m from PA, I wanted us to get the credit

[@EpicThe112]

NJ Transit introduced them in 1990 for Long Branch electrification while the ALP-44M came in 1996 for Dover-Morristown-Orange-Newark Broad Street-New York Penn Station service.

[@kevinwong6588]

2308 is actually a 1996 microprocessor unit, delivered as an in-kind settlement with ABB over the N5 (Norristown) cars.

[@kevinwong6588]

@@EpicThe112 Long Branch electrification opened in 1988 with E60s. The 1990 base order was for replacing the E60s and also for added fleet growth with the new Comet IIIs.

[@EpicThe112]

@@kevinwong6588 Thank you. Knew the ALP-44M entry into service with Comet IVs because I have a family friend that takes the train from East Orange or Orange to NY Penn Station.

[@glenneldredge.8254]

F45 speed traded 55 miles an hour

[@glenneldredge.8254]

OK let’s go find him.

[@glenneldredge.8254]

Check the battery is Shelly it’s OK and is fine

[@michaeledwards8267]

SUPER TOASTER

[@RedArrow73]

That's "Non Judicial Transit" to you, lady!