NJT Raritan Valley Line Cab Ride: Newark to High Bridge (~2000)

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Jersey Mike's Rail Videos

Jersey Mike's Rail Videos

Күн бұрын

This video was shot by a friend of the channel around the year 2000 and captures a westbound trip along New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line. Train runs partly express with the first stop Westfield. Power is provided by F40PH-2CAT #4124.
Also included is a trip on the former Conrail Lehigh Line from NK interlocking to CP-ALDENE. Note the classic signaling and the still open NK (NewarK) tower. NK was built by the Lehigh Valley Railroad and contained a GRS CTC machine that controlled from NK down to CP-ALDENE. Along with the classic tower operation is a lot of classic LVRR/Conrail signaling with bracket masts and old signal bridges.
The NJT RVL was re-signaled in the 80's and retains that setup to this day.

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@Bestroblozianxxx
@Bestroblozianxxx 4 жыл бұрын
I am a retired engineer who hired out in 1966 with the Central Railroad of new Jersey and conrail and New Jersey transit I Operated The last train that went to Phillipsburg in 1983, this line is the old central railroad main line jersey city to Allentown and JimThorpe PA
@jthe_railfaner2643
@jthe_railfaner2643 3 жыл бұрын
Wow thx for your service!!!!
@christophercherry2146
@christophercherry2146 2 жыл бұрын
Why CSX. Trains don't operate in brooklyn nyc
@overthetop52
@overthetop52 2 жыл бұрын
How did those Trainmasters handle?
@louv4437
@louv4437 Жыл бұрын
You ever drive a GG1?
@lennysvideoz
@lennysvideoz 10 ай бұрын
How did the equipment you operated back in your early days on the railroad behave?
@jeffg.8964
@jeffg.8964 9 ай бұрын
I know I’m late to this rodeo but this is what a head-end cab ride video should be: no background music, no useless chatter, just the normal sounds from the engineer’s perspective, and identification of the mileposts, stations, interlocking, CPs-that’s it. Bravo!
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 9 ай бұрын
This does include in-cab commentary but it's live.
@jeffg.8964
@jeffg.8964 9 ай бұрын
@@PositionLight Yes, those are the normal sounds. I meant voice overs.
@markiewodi3371
@markiewodi3371 Жыл бұрын
I’m not in nor near the East Coast, but I do appreciate a no BS train ride simple locations that are labeled clearly, no comments…. Totally awesome!! Thanks!
@samuelitooooo
@samuelitooooo 3 жыл бұрын
This is the only Raritan Valley POV on KZbin that goes all the way to High Bridge. Thank you!
@FanRailer
@FanRailer 8 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@UnionCountyPhotography
@UnionCountyPhotography 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Fan Railer 😃
@lennysvideoz
@lennysvideoz 3 жыл бұрын
didnt you use this for a sound mod?
@trainmancorey
@trainmancorey 8 жыл бұрын
One of the best Cab Ride videos I ever seen.
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 7 жыл бұрын
Etho Smith is from Railroad video Productions ?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much.
@acdcking1234
@acdcking1234 6 жыл бұрын
Old Cnj main
@josephrussell7736
@josephrussell7736 6 жыл бұрын
××××××××××
@thecooltrainguy5920
@thecooltrainguy5920 9 ай бұрын
Wow this was before Union was built! Such an awesome video!
@jkk5us
@jkk5us 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video. I started as a Towerman at Queen Tower on the CNJ October 17, 1974. I retired as the Division Engineer of the Newark Division, so I had all the infrastructure on the Newark Division including the RVL from 1995 to 2005. I also designed the present RVL signal system starting in 1985. It is still the most reliable on NJT.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! Great job and thanks for watching.
@Bestroblozianxxx
@Bestroblozianxxx Жыл бұрын
As a retired NJT engineer I ran this line from 1982 to 1994
@easternroutemainlinevideos6823
@easternroutemainlinevideos6823 7 жыл бұрын
This is the best F40PH Cabride on youtube so far!
@w.keithmcdonald8461
@w.keithmcdonald8461 5 жыл бұрын
you can say that again...…………………..
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 4 жыл бұрын
Do you think you can do you North Coast line next soon and Main and Bergen county line from Railroad video Productions
@FordEscape12345678
@FordEscape12345678 3 жыл бұрын
At cranford, I love how the train you were on blew "shave and a haircut" and the eastbound train blew "two pits."
@retroguy9494
@retroguy9494 3 жыл бұрын
ROTF LMAO!! Its two BITS dude....not 'pits!' HAHAHAHAHA!!! Two bits is equal to 25 cents. So back when the tune began, a shave and a haircut cost a quarter! LOL! 😜 And I liked it too! Back when you could actually DO fun stuff like that before everyone started getting all butt hurt with the rules!
@Noah-gq7pq
@Noah-gq7pq Ай бұрын
@@retroguy9494 i think the two pits was a typo
@retroguy9494
@retroguy9494 Ай бұрын
@@Noah-gq7pq Maybe. But yet, it's been 3 years and he didn't correct it!
@de-fault_de-fault
@de-fault_de-fault Жыл бұрын
I rode the RVL regularly in this era and I remember watching them build the station at Union day by day as I passed. I started riding every day again about a year ago and it really is amazing to compare how that area looks now vs. 20 years ago. That station has done the area a world of good. Also interesting to see construction just starting on Plainfield’s high platforms. I actually forgot they were newer than 2000.
@overthetop52
@overthetop52 2 жыл бұрын
My Friend Frank Strunk retired from NJT& Did the Raritan Line for many years.He goes to my church & he's enjoying retirement
@davidausterman5915
@davidausterman5915 7 жыл бұрын
Awesome F40 sounds! They remind me of a vacuum cleaner with a turbocharger.
@slowb4lls1
@slowb4lls1 3 жыл бұрын
I just damn sold my freaking GT35r dyson like two weeks ago funny you mention that. Used to have a T70 Broom 🧹 as well, shit used to get crazy
@davidausterman5915
@davidausterman5915 3 жыл бұрын
@@slowb4lls1 lol. Dude never sell a good vacuum. Especially if it has a gas engine or can blow snow.
@slowb4lls1
@slowb4lls1 3 жыл бұрын
@@davidausterman5915 I know man, I blowed it huh, literally. That’s funny man I was laughing when I typed that this am and I’m like he posted this 4yrs ago I’m sure he won’t notice
@davidausterman5915
@davidausterman5915 3 жыл бұрын
@@slowb4lls1 I had to respond. Your post cracked me up!
@slowb4lls1
@slowb4lls1 3 жыл бұрын
@@davidausterman5915 I cudnt help it either
@trainluvr
@trainluvr 10 күн бұрын
I used google maps to look at High Bridge then travel there, and I come home to this video being suggested to me!
@tyrese3745
@tyrese3745 7 жыл бұрын
6:37 - Site of then-future Union Twp. Station, right by Kean University
@AllAboardAudio.
@AllAboardAudio. 8 жыл бұрын
Wow. This is golden. I hope for more cab rides in the future. Thanks for sharing this.
@dannyocean9814
@dannyocean9814 4 жыл бұрын
I love hearing the air as he slows down and when he bails it
@Noah-gq7pq
@Noah-gq7pq Ай бұрын
yea i get wood when i hear it
@c.j.w.0863
@c.j.w.0863 Жыл бұрын
11:34 the two trains greet each other!!!!
@jaymorgenthal9479
@jaymorgenthal9479 3 ай бұрын
I remember when an engineer went through a red light on the Newark Bay Bridge and went through an open lift and plunged 2 Locomotives and coaches into the bay killing 48. it was a Bay Head to Jersey City train. i was 7 years old and I remember the picture of the coach hanging off the open span .
@richarddrum9970
@richarddrum9970 5 жыл бұрын
I remember taking this line from Metuchen to Newark and back by the old Pennsy MU’s several times with my parents in the early 1960’s. Great ride then for a youngster.
@mdteletom1288
@mdteletom1288 4 жыл бұрын
Metuchen is on the main Northeast corridor line, not the Raritan Valley line, which this is. The only stop in Middlesex County this line made was in Dunellen, I believe.
@Echothemisfit
@Echothemisfit 2 жыл бұрын
Yea metchen is not on RVL
@Trainfan1055Janathan
@Trainfan1055Janathan 3 жыл бұрын
I'm working on this route in Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019.
@nah_144
@nah_144 3 жыл бұрын
How is it coming along now?
@Trainfan1055Janathan
@Trainfan1055Janathan 3 жыл бұрын
@@nah_144 I have the tracks from Cranford to Newark and from Nerark to Rahway.
@nah_144
@nah_144 3 жыл бұрын
@@Trainfan1055Janathan Nice! Keep up the good work.
@ecoRfan
@ecoRfan 8 жыл бұрын
This had to be 2000. Notice the ad for "Chicken Run" at 3:08; that movie came out in June 2000.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 8 жыл бұрын
Good catch!
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 7 жыл бұрын
Jersey Mike's Rail Videos now was this on Railroad video Productions on DVD ?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 7 жыл бұрын
I don't believe so unless they ripped it off. As far as I am aware, It was only sold privately at some train shows for a brief period if time.
@ecoRfan
@ecoRfan 7 жыл бұрын
Jersey Mike's Rail Videos also to add to the description: Hunter Interlocking became a 45 mph zone around 1998. It was a 15 mph or something zone before.
@geralderdek282
@geralderdek282 7 ай бұрын
Seeing these areas of NJ I've never seen before,and I'm from central jersey,reminds me of a verse from an old Billy Joel song. "You need a house out in Hackensack is that all you get for your money"!😅
@77Keith
@77Keith 8 жыл бұрын
Great video. like going back in time
@EpicThe112
@EpicThe112 4 ай бұрын
1:03:08 I-78 exit 18 US-22 East Somerville Annandale Train station. Although it's quicker to use Exit 16 from the West 1:04:20 Annandale I-78 exits 16-18 in normal operation takes 1hr 30 if held up by broken down train from NY Penn takes 1hr 45. Well done video and for some Annandale/High Bridge riders they'll try to drive down 78 east to either Exit 45 Summit or exit 57 newark penn
@minivan0914
@minivan0914 3 жыл бұрын
Really awesome video!!!! Great job!
@Conrailfan2323
@Conrailfan2323 8 жыл бұрын
Amazing footage. Thanks for posting this.
@ademirsegura6307
@ademirsegura6307 4 жыл бұрын
20 years later still good
@ENYoriginal
@ENYoriginal 5 жыл бұрын
Milepost 33 must have been Finderne Avenue station....the unlabeled station in the Train yard. Just like Long Island Rail Road's Lower Montauk branch...
@supremerailfan
@supremerailfan 6 жыл бұрын
I can tell it’s an F40PH you can tell by how the AMP drops when you knock it into idle
@BIDuniversalinfo
@BIDuniversalinfo 8 жыл бұрын
That locomotive sounds like an F40PH-3C either in the Metro North or NJT paint scheme. Nice video.
@MYVP.
@MYVP. 8 жыл бұрын
I'd bet it'd be in NJT paint. Considering this line doesn't leave NJ
@victoriacyunczyk
@victoriacyunczyk 6 жыл бұрын
I have heard about Metro North equipment on the Morristown Line, so it isn't impossible.
@CentralJerseyRailfan
@CentralJerseyRailfan 5 жыл бұрын
Victor Cyunczyk The Metro North equipment seen on the Morristown Line is part of their West of Hudson equipment pool, which are operated by NJ Transit on their Hoboken Division.
@blackwatchaudio5630
@blackwatchaudio5630 5 жыл бұрын
It's a PH-2.
@user-iy9lg5nj1l
@user-iy9lg5nj1l 5 жыл бұрын
@@blackwatchaudio5630 😃
@markhayes6407
@markhayes6407 Жыл бұрын
You can tell that's an F40. It is a loud screaming engine
@leoross5777
@leoross5777 3 жыл бұрын
damn,..i used to be headquartered at boyd, used to ride this line to raritan and back everyday. back in the late 80s they would make an employee stop right at the tower good times back then
@mdteletom1288
@mdteletom1288 4 жыл бұрын
I used to take this line to Newark when I worked at PSE&G, first from Fanwood and then Dunellen. Those were some slow rides.
@Charonview
@Charonview 7 жыл бұрын
Wow-way cool! Used to live near Whitehouse in the 80's. My understanding is that the station is actually in the town of Whitehouse Station. Did not see any sign of the old unused tower that was just a bit to the east of the station, not even a foundation. Guess - sigh, it is gone.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 7 жыл бұрын
Queen and Boyd towers are still standing.
@Charonview
@Charonview 7 жыл бұрын
Hopefully the wrecking ball does not get there. Interesting that the NK tower is still in use. Always wondered what the Whitehouse tower was for, without a switch track in sight for miles either way. The ROW is wide enough for double track, so maybe it was double tracked at one time with crossovers in that area.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 7 жыл бұрын
White House had a block station and a hand operated crossover. Not sure there was ever a tower there. raildata.railfan.net/cnj/cnj_pg08.html
@Charonview
@Charonview 7 жыл бұрын
Found a reference to the tower on: www.jcrhs.org/cnjtowers.html. Says it was for pusher service and coal facilities. A short line "Rockaway valley RR" used to connect at Whitehouse but was shutdown by 1917. I think the tower was built after that though. I do have a photo of it that came from another website, but cannot find the site.
@mikedecarlo3919
@mikedecarlo3919 6 жыл бұрын
This was very interesting!! Thanks!!!
@MidnightAspec
@MidnightAspec 6 жыл бұрын
As long as I’ve been in the area of the RVL (Somerset County), I’ve never seen North Branch before. Looks like a ballast spread with ‘North Branch’ signage staked in the middle of it.
@Patriot18S
@Patriot18S 8 жыл бұрын
Passed Union before it opened in 03 Arrows were common on the NJCL before the change of voltage gaps in 02
@UnionCountyPhotography
@UnionCountyPhotography 3 жыл бұрын
WOW that freight is awesome!
@thewestpointrouteguy8611
@thewestpointrouteguy8611 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, enjoyed the ride. Unless I'm mistaken, I did not see the first at grade crossing until about MP 28. I've got a spare bottle of Windex.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 6 жыл бұрын
Wealthy east coast railroads were able to invest a lot in grade separation.
@Saxshoe
@Saxshoe 5 жыл бұрын
There is a handful level crossings on the LV line, at least as far east as Clark.
@georgemurphy2579
@georgemurphy2579 4 жыл бұрын
Those engines used to scream at full rpm
@MYVP.
@MYVP. 8 жыл бұрын
I've watched this like four times now...
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 7 жыл бұрын
Mr. Yo Video Productions I've Watch the Pascack valley line way too many times but it's a really nice cab ride seems short because a lot of train stations on the Pascack valley line are close by in Bergen county and 2 Rock land county
@blackwatchaudio5630
@blackwatchaudio5630 5 жыл бұрын
Try going fron Dunellen to Bound Brook in 5 minutes on route 28. You might make it in 15 if you hit all the lights.
@611isthebest
@611isthebest 5 жыл бұрын
Man a BN skin trailing on the Lehigh line wow
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 5 жыл бұрын
What?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 5 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, just noticed that!
@MetroSouthRailVideos
@MetroSouthRailVideos 3 жыл бұрын
11:35 wow! The other Train responded SAAHC
@Noah-gq7pq
@Noah-gq7pq Ай бұрын
i must say bro great job on this,,its appreciated
@aeyb701
@aeyb701 Жыл бұрын
What time of year? I ask because the distant haze makes me think hot and humid high summer. Loved the video, with the driver’s enthusiastic application of the horn lever (I don’t think solenoid switch in this case, given his or her ability to quill the volume). Noticed a couple deer scurrying down the left bank around I think 5 minutes from the end. I learned so much background info from all the comments too.
@bradleybabbitt24
@bradleybabbitt24 5 жыл бұрын
51:55 - about a two minute straight horn usage. I Cant believe my ears.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 5 жыл бұрын
Probably an area with reported kids near the track.
@easternroutemainlinevideos6823
@easternroutemainlinevideos6823 5 жыл бұрын
This is the first time i heard a engineer quill the horn for crossings. Its pretty cool :)
@AlexanderTheSimmer
@AlexanderTheSimmer 2 жыл бұрын
I like that sound, it sounds like a vacuum cleaner and an airplane
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of that is the turbocharger.
@TheAnunnaki-NYC
@TheAnunnaki-NYC 10 ай бұрын
Whats that abandoned railroad bridge just south of Newark Penn station as soon as you exit. I’ve always noticed it.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 10 ай бұрын
CNJ Newark Branch. There used to be a station about where the Prudential center is. A HBLR branch uses part of the right of way in JC.
@davidjames8613
@davidjames8613 4 жыл бұрын
Wow this was the year when I was born
@Noah-gq7pq
@Noah-gq7pq Ай бұрын
man that window is filthy
@davidhopson729
@davidhopson729 7 жыл бұрын
He needs to blow that horn like that. Trespassers and drivers will just pull right out in front of you.
@SeanBodine
@SeanBodine 4 жыл бұрын
Back when NJT trains had good horns.
@666truckerman
@666truckerman 8 жыл бұрын
I guess the windshield washer fluid was empty that day.😩
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 8 жыл бұрын
I don't think it exists.
@leonjones12
@leonjones12 7 жыл бұрын
Would be cool if there was also footage that showed the sides.
@koykorom
@koykorom 4 жыл бұрын
25:40 That's my stop!
@NERJ607
@NERJ607 3 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@OldSchool-px1xk
@OldSchool-px1xk 8 жыл бұрын
What's the speed limit on that route? Train seems to run quite slow or has this been filmed with a lot of zoom? But anyway a great video, like the one he shot on the Capitol Limited.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 8 жыл бұрын
60 on the Lehigh Line, 60-80 on the RVL.
@cbalducc
@cbalducc 8 жыл бұрын
Those signals look like they date back to Lehigh Valley/Jersey Central times.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 8 жыл бұрын
A few were modified in the Conrail era.
@markcinque106
@markcinque106 5 жыл бұрын
I love that Horn Show!,29:59
@NSandBNSFrailfanProductions
@NSandBNSFrailfanProductions 3 жыл бұрын
R you the one who gives me horn salutes nice vid
@_mynewcareer
@_mynewcareer 3 жыл бұрын
I miss the comet 1b
@TheRandomRailfan
@TheRandomRailfan 5 жыл бұрын
Great video! What happened to Finderne? It was still there in 2000 but the train didn't stop between Bridgewater and Somerville, where it was located. Did it not have a platform and got limited service or something?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 5 жыл бұрын
According to Wikipedia the station is at 37:25 and only had three trains a day stopping there. Station closed in 2006.
@TheRandomRailfan
@TheRandomRailfan 5 жыл бұрын
@@PositionLight Oh ok. Thanks for explaining! I take it that it didn't have a platform?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 5 жыл бұрын
@@TheRandomRailfan It appeared to have a short stretch of paving.
@TheRandomRailfan
@TheRandomRailfan 5 жыл бұрын
@@PositionLight I did kinda see it if you mean on the left side. I just blew it off as nothing.
@georgemurphy2579
@georgemurphy2579 4 жыл бұрын
Old video! F40s and eastbound Arrow 1 converted cab car?!?!
@johnmcguire5028
@johnmcguire5028 8 жыл бұрын
sounds alot like 4124
@jwslijm7278
@jwslijm7278 3 жыл бұрын
Very strange. Todays travel from Newark to High Bridge takes 30 to 40 minutes more time.
@jamiefoerst
@jamiefoerst 3 жыл бұрын
This was an express train
@davidcolantuono3622
@davidcolantuono3622 8 жыл бұрын
I love this video a lot. But, the engineer really lays on the horn a lot at certain times during the journey. It seems to go on for many seconds to a minute or so at some points. I know it's necessary for them to blow their horns near stations and railroad crossings. But, I believe the horn is a little overdone at times. Other than that, this is a great video.
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 8 жыл бұрын
David Colantuono Bergen also by Ridgewood station to let passagers know that it's gonna stop any moment
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 7 жыл бұрын
David Colantuono it seems so cool lay the horn usually they honk at crossings which is pretty scary but awesome
@_SP64_
@_SP64_ 2 жыл бұрын
There's no such thing as too much horn
@dexterthecorgi
@dexterthecorgi Жыл бұрын
@@_SP64_ There is if you happen to live near one of those crossings. Typical foamer remark.
@Bestroblozianxxx
@Bestroblozianxxx 4 жыл бұрын
This train at one time made stops at grant ave Clinton ave and middlesex
@RaisedLetter
@RaisedLetter 4 жыл бұрын
7:39 old Townley Defect Detector
@reg1275
@reg1275 7 жыл бұрын
That constant blow of air, is that him bailing off?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 7 жыл бұрын
Sounds like releasing air from the equalizing reservoir to apply the brakes.
@AirchimeLTDproductions174
@AirchimeLTDproductions174 7 жыл бұрын
when the f40 is (screaming) is the throttle at notch 8
@robkrasinski6217
@robkrasinski6217 5 жыл бұрын
Are the rails used beyond High Bridge? High Bridge has been the westernmost end of service since end of 1983 when service to Phillipsburg was cut. I understand that there is a breach in the right of way somewhere a few miles from HB.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 5 жыл бұрын
They are used to collect rust.
@robkrasinski6217
@robkrasinski6217 5 жыл бұрын
I wonder why the Lehigh Valley has been deprived of train service all these years? Now you have to take the bus to Manhattan, or drive east on I-78 to Clinton, NJ to the Annandale station.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 5 жыл бұрын
@@robkrasinski6217 The CNJ line pretty much parallels it.
@robkrasinski6217
@robkrasinski6217 5 жыл бұрын
@@PositionLight I was referring to the Lehigh Valley area in PA, where I'm from. Not just the NS freight line in NJ that was the LV at one time, but the Allentown-Bethlehem area where that line goes to the west. There have been studies to extend NJT from High Bridge to Allentown, PA. Would make sense, since Lehigh County has a high population and a lot of people moved from central NJ to PA. There is also a plan to rebuild the Lackawanna Cutoff and extend service from Dover, NJ to East Stroudsburg, Pa, Poconos, and Scranton. Also, Conrail and SEPTA ended diesel service from Bethlehem to Lansdale in summer 1981, and there was Allentown service from June 1978 to Sept 1979. NJT ended Phillipsburg service at the end of 1983 and was cut back to High Bridge. Since then, the ex-CNJ ROW has been severed in places west of Bloomsbury, and part of it is now used as the main freight line from Greens Bridge, NJ to Easton, PA since late 1988 because the ex-LV bridge over the Delaware River was found to be structurally deficient. Conrail at the time then shifted over to the ex-CNJ bridge and some of the ex-CNJ main past the ex-CNJ/DL&W station in Phillipsburg to Green's Bridge where the active track shifts back over to the ex-LV. Also, the new section of I-78 built in 1988 severed the ex-CNJ ROW near Alpha, a bridge was built over I-78 for the Conrail (now NS) ex-LV main, though with enough room for two tracks but there is just one track now. How about extending service from Hackettstown to Washington and Phillipsburg over the NS Washington Secondary? That line is way less busy than the NS Lehigh Line.
@jacobweiss6219
@jacobweiss6219 4 жыл бұрын
I’m still trying to figure out what the Hampton and Glen Gardner Station looked like under NJ Transit Prior to closing.
@mattguy2998
@mattguy2998 7 жыл бұрын
this defanitly gotta be back in tha day cause plainfield station don't look like that
@thunderdrums6551
@thunderdrums6551 4 жыл бұрын
Where does it go if you keep going straight?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 4 жыл бұрын
Phillipsburg
@josephruiz7233
@josephruiz7233 3 жыл бұрын
@@PositionLight. Yup. But the portion of the line that cuts through Bloomsbury is in very bad shape. Also, it's siding track for Norfolk Southern.
@stuartlee6622
@stuartlee6622 5 жыл бұрын
What happened to the Hillside station??
@hirampriggott1689
@hirampriggott1689 3 жыл бұрын
Reading/Lehigh/B&O line.
@lehighlinervlrailfanproduc57
@lehighlinervlrailfanproduc57 3 жыл бұрын
wow no Union station back then wow
@ssweeps
@ssweeps 4 жыл бұрын
How fast is the train moving?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 4 жыл бұрын
~60mph
@thatguyy7581
@thatguyy7581 6 жыл бұрын
Before they resignaled, what signals did they have?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 5 жыл бұрын
A lot of searchlights.
@biskit84
@biskit84 7 жыл бұрын
Was that all 4 tracks wide, once upon a time? I notice most of the bridges are set up for 4.
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 7 жыл бұрын
Both the LV and CNJ trunks were 4-6 tracks wide back in their heyday.
@biskit84
@biskit84 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@user-iy9lg5nj1l
@user-iy9lg5nj1l 5 жыл бұрын
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@paulsomers6048
@paulsomers6048 Жыл бұрын
In the '40s to mid-'60s, when I grew up in Westfield, it was four tracks with Baltimore & Ohio, Reading, and Jersey Central running on it. B&O cut off at Bound Brook heading to Philly. The straight track from Elizabeth to Osborn St. Bridge in Westfield was rarely without at least one train in sight. As a youngster it was all steam!
@paulsomers6048
@paulsomers6048 Жыл бұрын
As a kid, my parents used to have me ride to Bethlehem to visit my grandmother, coming in on the north side of the Lehigh River. Rode the Queen of the Valley. Sometime they'd take me down to South Painfield to ride the Lehigh Valley, coming in on the south side of the River, right past the blast furnaces of Bethlehem Steel. Rode the Black Diamond then.
@katherinepenning172
@katherinepenning172 7 жыл бұрын
Why are we not going faster?
@southeasternpennsylvaniara1588
@southeasternpennsylvaniara1588 5 жыл бұрын
The camera was zoomed in so that’s the problem.
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 7 жыл бұрын
Hey Engineer someone calm down with the horn your gonna lose air like Nysw 3010
@ecoRfan
@ecoRfan 7 жыл бұрын
Thomas Nativo I know the guy and have had him numerous times. He doesn't lay on it quite like that anymore. Does however give shave and a haircut quite a bit.
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 7 жыл бұрын
ecoRfan Shave haircuts are awesome to hear from NJT trains
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 7 жыл бұрын
ecoRfan I've seen 4112 NJT but I miss the P5 horn sounded so cool and so does Train bell
@ALEXJScher
@ALEXJScher 7 жыл бұрын
I've only seen Westfield to Newark Penn
@mattguy2998
@mattguy2998 5 жыл бұрын
Furthest i ever went was somerville...never seen raritan all the day down
@kristinawashington1773
@kristinawashington1773 5 жыл бұрын
cool.
@Robbi496
@Robbi496 8 жыл бұрын
So the line it diverges from is the former LV, correct?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 8 жыл бұрын
correct
@Robbi496
@Robbi496 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@victoriacyunczyk
@victoriacyunczyk 6 жыл бұрын
Is this entirely the former Jersey Central?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 6 жыл бұрын
From NK to CP-ALDENE it is former LVRR.
@Bestroblozianxxx
@Bestroblozianxxx Жыл бұрын
Top speed on the Raritan Valley 79 mph
@Touchybanana
@Touchybanana 2 жыл бұрын
Is the Raritan Valley line supposed to be this slow?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 2 жыл бұрын
It's 60 on the first part, 80 on the next part then 70 on the last. The station stops limit speeds.
@markcinque106
@markcinque106 5 жыл бұрын
GO NJT!,19:25
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 4 жыл бұрын
I like Nj Transit Trains but I wish on my lucky day as a Railfaner if I gotta Cab ride inside the Diesel Locomotive either GP40PH-2s or GP40PFH-2b or F40PHs like this one running on Rartain Valley line and PL42AC .
@xtremepyrotech
@xtremepyrotech 8 жыл бұрын
Listen to that F40 scream
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 8 жыл бұрын
xtremepyrotech how long can this engineer hold this horn at every crossing he through sounds cool
@xtremepyrotech
@xtremepyrotech 8 жыл бұрын
Supposed to be the FRA rule 19B Two long, one short and One Long but the crossing are close on the RVL as you see and there are ALOT of trespassers so you might as well let them hear ya..
@xtremepyrotech
@xtremepyrotech 8 жыл бұрын
Thomas Nativo Supposed to be the FRA rule 19B Two long, one short and One Long but the crossing are close on the RVL as you see and there are ALOT of trespassers so you might as well let them hear ya..
@thomasnativo6491
@thomasnativo6491 7 жыл бұрын
xtremepyrotech what's the FRA rule mean ?
@R3VStudios
@R3VStudios 7 жыл бұрын
Thomas Nativo Federal Railroad association
@dieseldave3879
@dieseldave3879 Жыл бұрын
🚂👍
@stuartlee6622
@stuartlee6622 5 жыл бұрын
The Metro North Harlem Line is much more scenic.
@vincentp.locollo3343
@vincentp.locollo3343 7 жыл бұрын
WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF THE LINE!
@easternroutemainlinevideos6823
@easternroutemainlinevideos6823 8 жыл бұрын
F40PH-2CAT?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 8 жыл бұрын
+Mbtafan1062 Productions I would believe so.
@easternroutemainlinevideos6823
@easternroutemainlinevideos6823 8 жыл бұрын
+Jersey Mike's Rail Videos yup! sounds amazing!
@FanRailer
@FanRailer 8 жыл бұрын
Someone mentioned 4124.
@easternroutemainlinevideos6823
@easternroutemainlinevideos6823 8 жыл бұрын
+Fan Railer nice!
@billlazenby9808
@billlazenby9808 8 жыл бұрын
Great video. As a former CNJ Signal maintainer it was nice seeing the sights once again
@victoriacyunczyk
@victoriacyunczyk 6 жыл бұрын
What passenger cars were this unit pulling?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 6 жыл бұрын
Comets.
@AaronTheEagle1
@AaronTheEagle1 6 жыл бұрын
Comet III?
@CentralJerseyRailfan
@CentralJerseyRailfan 5 жыл бұрын
AaronTheEagle1 TV Either Comet II (unrebuilt), III, or IV
@c.j.w.0863
@c.j.w.0863 Жыл бұрын
Probably a mix Comet IIs (Non rebuilt) and Comet IBs (depowered Arrow I MUs) because that’s the rolling stock the RVL often used at the time. I remember seeing them on the NJCL as a kid as well.
@LIRRMEDFORD
@LIRRMEDFORD 7 жыл бұрын
Train 5737?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 7 жыл бұрын
Your guess is as good as mine.
@jetfixer170
@jetfixer170 6 жыл бұрын
5711
@davidmurray6829
@davidmurray6829 2 жыл бұрын
What month in the year 2000 on New Jersey Transit Raritan Valley Line?
@PositionLight
@PositionLight 2 жыл бұрын
Summer?
@davidmurray6829
@davidmurray6829 2 жыл бұрын
@@PositionLight What Summer? June,July, or August of 2000
@joezegers
@joezegers 3 жыл бұрын
Back when New Jersey didn’t have a real governor because of Whitman and McGreevy
@christopherstehn
@christopherstehn 4 жыл бұрын
the uk train don't have fpd40 not like us only in usa that they do
@FordEscape12345678
@FordEscape12345678 3 жыл бұрын
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