I just stumbled on this. What a great video. I grew up in Riverdale with the Erie's Greenwoood Lake branch in my back yard. It did not take me too long to discover Pompton Junction and the Susquanna. My friends and I sometimes walked to Pompton Lakes via the Erie and NYS&W tracks, hoping for a train. Seeing and hearing 5 rs 1's passing by Federal Hill was also a great thrill. Standing at the crossing near the Pompton Lakes station the first time we Saw the GP 18's was a great surprise.n Thanks for bringing back some great memories.
@@fbm314 on google earth there is a building with solar panels on the roof, I believe that is Churchill furniture. Behind that building you will see a building that has two curved sides and has a addition off one side going in the direction of the side street. If you use the 3D version the the round house is currently red.
I was an engineer on the NYSW from 86 to 2011. Most of the early stack trains between Binghamton and WS I would have been on. So enjoyed the presentation. I believe the wreck you referenced with the ATV happened in Franklin. You are correct many corners were cut to get the stacks running especially on the crossings.
Outstanding video ! I grew up in Pompton Plains remember passenger service on Erie and Susquehanna. My parents always went shopping Friday nights in Pompton Lakes (60's) and would see a large freight come through around 7PM crossing the bridge behind the stores on the Susquehanna.
An excellent presentation! I love the narration and background of each photo. I pause as the old picture is shown and go to Google Earth to see the modern day view. Yes many changes! My home of Dubois,Pa was part of the Sea-Land stack trains between the west coast and Little Ferry,NJ starting I believe in 1986 and ending in 88 or 89. This leg of the route was the B&O’s ex-BR&P main from Buffalo. I managed to get Kodachrome shots of some of the ex-Santa Fe SD-26’s being delivered to Guilford and ex-BN SD-45’s going to the Susie-Q. Some of the SD-26’s were involved in a major head-on derailment near Concord,NY involving a North and Southbound. The Northbound left Dubois without the latest train-orders instructions to take a siding and wait for the Southbound to pass. Unfortunately there was at least one crew member killed. And lastly my uncle’s last trip as a brakeman before retiring was on one of these stack trains in 1987 just before the cabooses were discontinued on most trains.
Great video .. I worked on the EL from 1970 - 1973 as a firemen. I ran many E8's across the turntable in Hoboken. My father and grandfather both worked and retired from the EL.
Butler Day Express was a regular train in the time table. Bob and friends named the trains. And printed green passenger time tables, Management offered each of the regular 200 riders 1000 dollars to never come back just one person accepted.
Trains taken off when state aid disappeared. It was the same old ex Boston And Albany open window cars . Some running with boards in the windows. No a/c of course. I rode it a few times. My friends were Bob Underwood and Ronald Wallace growing up. Passenger services nationwide were bankrupted as mail and express was put on trucks. Eastern railroads were all short haul with low revenue fares cause of the short distances. But with yards, terminals and labor that all railroads had. Railroads of the west still were buying new cars in the 1960's for their long distance high revenue name trains. Eastern railroads with short hauls were dropping trains. Of course loss of the mail and express was the end of it all coast to coast. Which resulted in Amtrak four years later May 1, `1971
The diamond was fixed a few years ago. They took the kink out. It's now a "owl" diamond. One way low speed. Much smoother. Love this presentation
Fantastic you guys wrote books!
Love this presentation. I have the first Garbely book and believe that I have ordered and paid for the second Garbely book.
I just stumbled on this. What a great video. I grew up in Riverdale with the Erie's Greenwoood Lake branch in my back yard. It did not take me too long to discover Pompton Junction and the Susquanna. My friends and I sometimes walked to Pompton Lakes via the Erie and NYS&W tracks, hoping for a train. Seeing and hearing 5 rs 1's passing by Federal Hill was also a great thrill. Standing at the crossing near the Pompton Lakes station the first time we Saw the GP 18's was a great surprise.n Thanks for bringing back some great memories.
grew up in pompton plains in the 1960.s then lived in Riverdale 35 yrs spent alot to time along the greenwood lake branch passenger trains and frieght
Also in Hawthrone not everything is gone. There is a roundhouse still standing with and addition on it. Can be seen very well from google earth
Where exactly can you see that in Hawthorne?
@@fbm314 on google earth there is a building with solar panels on the roof, I believe that is Churchill furniture. Behind that building you will see a building that has two curved sides and has a addition off one side going in the direction of the side street. If you use the 3D version the the round house is currently red.
There was several tracks off the turntable going towards the river. I also heard there was a dock that went into the river not sure of the purpose
Probably a car ferry over to lower Manhattan
I was an engineer on the NYSW from 86 to 2011. Most of the early stack trains between Binghamton and WS I would have been on. So enjoyed the presentation. I believe the wreck you referenced with the ATV happened in Franklin. You are correct many corners were cut to get the stacks running especially on the crossings.
Very interesting photos
I have news paper photo of Hackensack sign being removed by the railroad they say it was going to Endgwater
Outstanding video ! I grew up in Pompton Plains remember passenger service on Erie and Susquehanna. My parents always went shopping Friday nights in Pompton Lakes (60's) and would see a large freight come through around 7PM crossing the bridge behind the stores on the Susquehanna.
An excellent presentation! I love the narration and background of each photo. I pause as the old picture is shown and go to Google Earth to see the modern day view. Yes many changes! My home of Dubois,Pa was part of the Sea-Land stack trains between the west coast and Little Ferry,NJ starting I believe in 1986 and ending in 88 or 89. This leg of the route was the B&O’s ex-BR&P main from Buffalo. I managed to get Kodachrome shots of some of the ex-Santa Fe SD-26’s being delivered to Guilford and ex-BN SD-45’s going to the Susie-Q. Some of the SD-26’s were involved in a major head-on derailment near Concord,NY involving a North and Southbound. The Northbound left Dubois without the latest train-orders instructions to take a siding and wait for the Southbound to pass. Unfortunately there was at least one crew member killed. And lastly my uncle’s last trip as a brakeman before retiring was on one of these stack trains in 1987 just before the cabooses were discontinued on most trains.
Great video .. I worked on the EL from 1970 - 1973 as a firemen. I ran many E8's across the turntable in Hoboken. My father and grandfather both worked and retired from the EL.
If you're a former. U do this .
Butler Day Express was a regular train in the time table. Bob and friends named the trains. And printed green passenger time tables, Management offered each of the regular 200 riders 1000 dollars to never come back just one person accepted.
Trains taken off when state aid disappeared. It was the same old ex Boston And Albany open window cars . Some running with boards in the windows. No a/c of course. I rode it a few times. My friends were Bob Underwood and Ronald Wallace growing up. Passenger services nationwide were bankrupted as mail and express was put on trucks. Eastern railroads were all short haul with low revenue fares cause of the short distances. But with yards, terminals and labor that all railroads had. Railroads of the west still were buying new cars in the 1960's for their long distance high revenue name trains. Eastern railroads with short hauls were dropping trains. Of course loss of the mail and express was the end of it all coast to coast. Which resulted in Amtrak four years later May 1, `1971