The Adventures of Port Jervis

[@rudygarbely]

Thanks for visiting us in Port Jervis - you guys are welcome back any time!

[@maxtransit3526]

Thank you Rudy! Hope to see y'all soon!

[@reinervollert5224]

Port Jervis NY and Matamoras PA was a great Place to grow up.... Thank You ao much for sharing..... It has been many Years since I last visited... So The Progress Shown is a Delight...

[@maxtransit3526]

You're very welcome, I highly recommend visiting when you get the chance!

[@carringtonpageiv6210]

I live in North Jersey and as a rural retreat every now and then I take the hour and change drive out to High Point State Park, and when looking west or one of the directions, I can see Port Jervis. This is going to be my mini tour of that area I’ll usually just see from the highest point in New Jersey. thank you for this.

[@maxtransit3526]

That sounds like a fun time! And thank you for watching!

[@exploding_pineapples]

Amtrak train getting delayed for an hour immediately is such an Amtrak thing to do

[@henryjpridejr]

What a nice video I retired from metro north I currently work for the path train and I live in port Jarvis you guys covered all the feels for me thanks love this video

[@maxtransit3526]

Thank you for watching! Glad to cover all the feels!

[@Outdooracademe]

I remember chasing the 614 to Port Jervis and the show he put on there was awesome. Rudy is right, the PJ railyard was a mess and a bulldozer pulled the turntable. I didn't get a chance to see the museum yet and you've done such a great job with this video I can't wait to get out there. Thank you so much for doing this, you did an incredible job. The views off the trestle were terrific. I'm partial because it's my neighbor!

[@maxtransit3526]

Thank you for the praise and for the insight of the 614! I hope you will get the chance to visit the History Center soon and enjoy it as much as we did!

[@intercityrailpal]

The west end of the Erie is worse! A super railroad GONE! If it wasn't for NY state the rest of it would be on the east end too.

[@robertvarner9519]

You guys made the trip that I wanted to make. Thanks....now I don't have to do it. I'm too old and tired anyway.

[@maxtransit3526]

I understand but I am glad you got to experience it one way or another!

[@FeliceChiapperini]

Fun video!

[@maxtransit3526]

It was very fun to make!

[@leslieadkins5774]

Utterly charming film...thanks!

[@maxtransit3526]

Thank you for the compliment!

[@guyfaux3978]

Hoyt-SKermerhorn (pronounced "Skimmahawn" by old school Brooklynites); SEE-caucus Junction; and the circle-T in NYC train systems indicates an emergency telephone.

[@maxtransit3526]

Thank you for this information! I will now know how to pronounce these places and identify the phones!

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,I live near Scranton PA,,,,,Big things are in the works for a connection to Scranton with amtrak for passenger service down to NY and NJ.......Last time I heard about Port Jervis,,,,,was in 2014 ,,,,I heard there was an old rail yard there,,,,and I wanted to see it ....Thank you for turning a rail cemetary into a Mecca of life.......This max transit video was a blessing to me......I heard there was a spot near the Kittatinney bridge where the three states border,,,,,gotta come and see that too.......Also gonna look into those books.....To add to my Rail history......

[@maxtransit3526]

I also want to take a chance to go to the tri-state border next time I am out there. And thank you for the compliment! Happy reading!

[@intercityrailpal]

Very nice video. I enjoyed it. Please hop on the nation system of name trains. The ones under attack every year. But your video was great! And that is from a Erie - Lackawanna passenger fan! Next time try to eat at the Erie Hotel and restaurant too.

[@maxtransit3526]

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it! I will stop by the hotel and restaurant as suggested!

[@tedharrison4109]

Too bad they didn't mention the Main Line that used to run from Port Jervis through downtown Middletown, Goshen, Chester, Monroe and Harriman. It then merged with the current line that continues to Secaucus, NJ. That moved all the service to a rural line that by-passed the towns mentioned previously and eventually meeting at the line in Harriman. It took the heart out of all those towns and abandoned the beautiful train stations. It made no sense, but is done is done ! There were also a lot more trains that used to use all these tracks because there was a train bridge that crossed the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, NY. Those trains went from the Campbell Hall Junction in Orange County, NY and passed through the extensive rail yards in Maybrook, NY and continued through Walden, NY and on to New Paltz and Highland crossing over the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie. There was a fire on that Trestle bridge and was not repaired. It eliminated the only RR crossing over the Hudson for hundreds of miles north of NYC. The region never fully recovered after that and many businesses closed without RR service. The only good thing was that the RR bridge in Poughkeepsie was reopened as a rail trail for people to walk across the river. No vehicles are allowed just people and bikes. Hope this fills in a little history lesson for the area. I find it hard to believe that they would not repair such a critical crossing since there are no other ways across the Hudson for hours in either direction.🤔

[@maxtransit3526]

Thank you for this information, it definitely does add more to the story. It does sound like a shame to not reestablish what was an important connection. Maybe someday it can be converted to a rail-with-trail

[@trainglen22]

Krispy Kreme doughnuts are superior to Tim Hortons in Montreal too!

[@TheFlyingLithuanian]

Max told me to write "first"

[@maxtransit3526]

To be clear, I said I BET you would say first. Never said to actually write it.

[@thomasfarrell2209]

What does this have to do with Port Jervis?

[@Theofficaltransitpenguin]

Go to Oyster Bay Railroad Museum

[@wallycox4579]

Please hire an audio engineer.

[@bradhamrick1267]

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