Good thing you were there Thursday and not Wednesday...switching issues at Hunter had RVL service cut back to Cranford with subtstitute buses to from Newark to Union, Roselle Park, and Cranford.
nice action! I fanned the Lehigh Line on Sunday afternoon, another beautiful day. when there isn’t a heritage unit, 23G is always the highlight of the afternoon (scheduled out of Croxton 3:45). always so many engines and the leader (on Sunday) had an awesome P5!
I love the gauntlet tracks at these stations. I see the Tropicana juice train pretty often as it uses the old Reading (current CSX) New York Short line which my house backs up to. I still remember in the late 80's and early 90's when they were Orange boxcars and then the white Tropicana boxcars were introduced
I used to see those Tropicana cars run through Washington, DC when I used to live and work in the Area. Now when I see freights in the SLC area, they're either UP or short line trains. And there certainly aren't any Tropicana cars.
The windows are not dirty. There is a major problem with the polycarbonate windows installed on these cars. What appears to be dirt are tiny cracks in the window coating. One option NJT is looking at is replacing all the windows but that can cost upwards of 8 million bucks. Another option - NJT is working with Rutgers engineering department to see if there is some way of restoring the existing windows.
It’s not fun riding on these trains and not having the vaguest idea where you are. The Long Island Rail Road has the same problem with their M7’s on the sunny side of the train.
Great article in the New York Post about Conductor Paul .
Good thing you were there Thursday and not Wednesday...switching issues at Hunter had RVL service cut back to Cranford with subtstitute buses to from Newark to Union, Roselle Park, and Cranford.
Wow
Great video! And Thank You for your service!
This was my boyhood homeland. Hillside-Union !
Awesome catches looks like you had a blast
I did!
nice action! I fanned the Lehigh Line on Sunday afternoon, another beautiful day. when there isn’t a heritage unit, 23G is always the highlight of the afternoon (scheduled out of Croxton 3:45). always so many engines and the leader (on Sunday) had an awesome P5!
I love the gauntlet tracks at these stations.
I see the Tropicana juice train pretty often as it uses the old Reading (current CSX) New York Short line which my house backs up to. I still remember in the late 80's and early 90's when they were Orange boxcars and then the white Tropicana boxcars were introduced
Great video
Nice action. Nice salute to military. 💚💚🇺🇲
I used to see those Tropicana cars run through Washington, DC when I used to live and work in the Area. Now when I see freights in the SLC area, they're either UP or short line trains. And there certainly aren't any Tropicana cars.
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The windows are not dirty. There is a major problem with the polycarbonate windows installed on these cars. What appears to be dirt are tiny cracks in the window coating. One option NJT is looking at is replacing all the windows but that can cost upwards of 8 million bucks. Another option - NJT is working with Rutgers engineering department to see if there is some way of restoring the existing windows.
It’s not fun riding on these trains and not having the vaguest idea where you are. The Long Island Rail Road has the same problem with their M7’s on the sunny side of the train.
I tried to explain this to Tim. Part of the problem is the cleaning solution that's being used. It's scratching the polycarbonate windows.
Well, hopefully they can resolve the problem, so passengers know where they are instead of riding in the twilight zone
Nice! 288 also actually originates out of Rossville, TN not Rossport.
To err is human, to forgive divine
Great video! How to use source information on the freight trains?
I know somebody who can give me information plus I look at CSX symbols NS symbols, Wikipedia
Hey Tim. Do you have plans to do another acela ride from DC to New York?
Not in the foreseeable
How do people know where these freight trains originate and to their destination?
There are online guides. I also have a source who can tell me what those trains are.
Are you going to the New Jersey Devils VS Philadelphia Flyers game on Saturday February 17th at MetLife Stadium?
No
@@3985uprr that’s fine