Please note: This film was spliced together by the photographer in order of location, not chronologically. That is why you see some Penn Central painted GG1s intermixed with older footage.
It was the era of big engineering. I am always agog when I look at battleships. Everything from the steam plant to the guns just huge. Now we think it is a marvel if the phone company run a cable back to the neighbourhood cabinet in a day.
Before being deployed to Vietnam, where I witnessed the battleship New Jersey, BB62 off the coast of Qua Viet, firing inland, the ship was at dry dock in Philadelphia, 1967, being overhauled. If you think battleships are huge in the water, they are a site to see with no water around them. @@clangerbasher
A TOUR DE FORCE chronicle of action on the Northeast Corridor. Many great PRR trains captured in gorgeous fidelity (plus other roads). HATS OFF to the filmmakers and the Railroad Media Archive for making this footage available to Pennsy fans -- and the world. WOW!
5:56 these are the Erie Lackawanna croxton yards and this is today's location of the Secaucus transfer Frank Lautenberg station . The tracks underneath are the former Erie and later Erie Lackawanna main line to Jersey City Pavonia terminal in yards. These tracks would be known as the Bergen County and Pascack Valley lines under NJ Transit. A new connection would be built between HX & Upper Hack (new Laurel interlocking). Splicing the line into the NJ Transit main line which was actually the old Lackawanna Freight Maine known as the original boonton line. The footprint of the tracks below are today occupied by the road leading to exit 15x NJ turnpike. Croxton yards in the distant left remains today ask a Norfolk Southern / Conrail Intermodal and Freight yard.
Dear Railroad Media Archive, Thank you so much for your upload, I am a 15 year old kid living along the old corridor route, and can't tell you how much I appreciate seeing these beasts in action, let alone color. Ever since I was little I've been fascinated with the P5As, MP54s, and most of all the beautiful GG1s of the corridor. It's truly a shame I will never get to see these incredible machines in action, but thanks to these videos I have the second best thing. Funnily enough, I am currently working on a virtual recreation of the corridor from LANE interlocking to Linden, and specifically needed reference photos of the now gone South Elizabeth Station house and tower. -Henry (PS: It would be of great appreciation if you would happen to know what was on the New York-bound tracks following the platforms? In some pictures I've found it seems to be forested with a path leading off to what I'm guessing was a parking lot.)
Morning Sun Books' Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities series of books would be a great reference for you. Unfortunately, they're out of print and not exactly cheap on the second hand market.
Thank-you for this magnificent video. I shall try to be as brief as possible; I am a former Pennsy passenger and Pennsy fan, and historical rail buff in general, especially the era of the early 1960's when Pennsylvania Station NY. was in its final years. I was in the station in the fall of 1963 just prior to the start of demolition as a 5-year-old, and while I am thankful for all the books, videos and pictures about it, nothing can replace the feeling of being inside that great monument. While a child and young teen, I travelled many times on the Pennsy and Penn Central from NJ to New York Penn Station. The video provides a great time capsule. During the 1960's, I watched trackside from central NJ stations, prior to the raised platforms, and what a feeling it was to see 18-23 car trains with GG-1's, horns blaring, speeding by at over 90 mph. Your video gives us a nice collage of diversified passenger cars and trains, such as Clockers, Philadelphia expresses, Washington trains, a New Haven Southern railway combined Senator, Southerner and Asheville special, Congressional cars, even C and O cars at Newark on what is probably the FFV, Lehigh Valley service to NY which ended in 1961, the Silver Meteor, and ACL trains, etc. I have a plethora of old timetables, and many memories, and one can guess I am not an Amtrak fan. The filming locations were also interesting, many around what is now Secaucus Jct. area and just east of the Portal Bridge area to the tunnel entrance. At South Elizabeth, eastbound trains in general slowed before the Elizabeth curve, and that is why they do not pass at high speed. As in the video, I do remember seeing a New Haven locomotive, possibly an EP-5? and Long Island RR cars parked just west of the Post Office! Nothing can replace that era; it is gone forever, but your masterpiece is a testament for the ages!!!
Thanks for confirming. I also meant to comment that the shots of the Seaboard cars at Newark on what was a Florida train were really great. Brought back memories of my grandparents taking the Meteor to their winter home in Florida. @@RailroadMediaArchive
@@robpinon309 Another good video showing pre-Amtrak action on the corridor mainly in New Jersey is Revelation's "Garden State Keystone". As far as I'm aware it's only available on DVD.
I will look for that when I have the chance, thanks for recommending it. Also, I enjoy some of your other videos, and will comment on those when I have a chance. @@RailroadMediaArchive
Pennsylvania Station should never have been torn down. It was a beautiful terminal. What I always notice in these videos from the 1950's or earlier. even the 1960's, is how well the people are dressed!
Fantastic video of a unique part of American railroading history! :D I was just wondering, would it be possible for me to use this footage as part of an upcoming documentary I'm creating about the history of the Budd Metroliner?
This must of been taken right before Amtrak. The old Penna. Station shown said 63. Merge of Penn, NY Central on some livery, that happened in 68. I was on a train 1970 PC then from NY to DC around that time. I recall walking thru several cars, it was a long distance consist. Maybe to Florida, SCL ? . The interior had red seats and plush red faded club chairs. You could tell it was past it's prime, but in it's day was real nice.
Thanks for the fantastic upload!!!The GG1 was a timeless multipurpose locomotive...what legends are made of. (Recall even into Amtrak era, a trip on the Silver Meteor in 1980 was pulled out of Penn by all black GG1 with AMTK lettering...)
Great video! I got to ride behind and photograph GG1s back in the late 60s and early 70s. I was able to take the train to Penn Station several times, but the earliest was in 1964, so I missed seeing Penn Station before it was destroyed. Your video brought back some wonderful memories.
I had the funny thought that if The Sopranos had happened in the 1960s, the iconic opening would have had Tony leaving New York for Elizabeth on one of these trains.
Some really great views there, particularly in Newark of the Dock Bridge. There were passenger trains from other railroads and freight trains, and Erie trains running under it. The film is not quite all from 1963 because the Penn Central got in there at least twice.
OUTSTANDING VIDEO. ! Nothing better than watching GG1s for 20 minutes. Well Done. ! The US was doing their part in the 40. 50 and 60s to save the planet. LOL. If America had followed up with more electric power throughout. Things might be different. Keep Up the Great Work. Stay Safe out There 🇺🇸
North Rahway, South Elizabeth and South Street (Newark) station stops. Remember trains stopping there. Stops all gone now. The steps leading up from the street to the platform are still there if you look close.
great seeing the PRR / PC on the rails. and of coarse the old rolling stock that we took for granted all the great art work on the cars! now ir is just car numbers and thugs graffiti .
It's just an mp3 file I downloaded off the internet from a foley (sound effects) site. I don't remember which one. Then when I edit a video use it as the audio track.
Please note: This film was spliced together by the photographer in order of location, not chronologically. That is why you see some Penn Central painted GG1s intermixed with older footage.
While we all love watching the trains, I can't help but marvel at the infrastructure the railroad and railroads built back in the day.
It was the era of big engineering. I am always agog when I look at battleships. Everything from the steam plant to the guns just huge. Now we think it is a marvel if the phone company run a cable back to the neighbourhood cabinet in a day.
Before being deployed to Vietnam, where I witnessed the battleship New Jersey, BB62 off the coast of Qua Viet, firing inland, the ship was at dry dock in Philadelphia, 1967, being overhauled. If you think battleships are huge in the water, they are a site to see with no water around them. @@clangerbasher
A TOUR DE FORCE chronicle of action on the Northeast Corridor. Many great PRR trains captured in gorgeous fidelity (plus other roads). HATS OFF to the filmmakers and the Railroad Media Archive for making this footage available to Pennsy fans -- and the world. WOW!
Yes it's just marvelous . So happy this film 📽️ has survived !!! (somehow) 🤩
Incredible footage! NJ looked so beautiful back then.
Great compilation!
What a truly magnificent structure Penn Station was!
5:56 these are the Erie Lackawanna croxton yards and this is today's location of the Secaucus transfer Frank Lautenberg station .
The tracks underneath are the former Erie and later Erie Lackawanna main line to Jersey City Pavonia terminal in yards. These tracks would be known as the Bergen County and Pascack Valley lines under NJ Transit. A new connection would be built between HX & Upper Hack (new Laurel interlocking). Splicing the line into the NJ Transit main line which was actually the old Lackawanna Freight Maine known as the original boonton line. The footprint of the tracks below are today occupied by the road leading to exit 15x NJ turnpike. Croxton yards in the distant left remains today ask a Norfolk Southern / Conrail Intermodal and Freight yard.
Dear Railroad Media Archive,
Thank you so much for your upload, I am a 15 year old kid living along the old corridor route, and can't tell you how much I appreciate seeing these beasts in action, let alone color. Ever since I was little I've been fascinated with the P5As, MP54s, and most of all the beautiful GG1s of the corridor. It's truly a shame I will never get to see these incredible machines in action, but thanks to these videos I have the second best thing. Funnily enough, I am currently working on a virtual recreation of the corridor from LANE interlocking to Linden, and specifically needed reference photos of the now gone South Elizabeth Station house and tower.
-Henry
(PS: It would be of great appreciation if you would happen to know what was on the New York-bound tracks following the platforms? In some pictures I've found it seems to be forested with a path leading off to what I'm guessing was a parking lot.)
Morning Sun Books' Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities series of books would be a great reference for you. Unfortunately, they're out of print and not exactly cheap on the second hand market.
Thank You for showing the entire trains not just locomotives.
I like that you added the projector sound. Makes it soothing and rings back memories of watching my mom's 8mm films.
Brings back great memories. Thank you!!! 20:26
Excellent, thanks for sharing
Thank-you for this magnificent video. I shall try to be as brief as possible; I am a former Pennsy passenger and Pennsy fan, and historical rail buff in general, especially the era of the early 1960's when Pennsylvania Station NY. was in its final years. I was in the station in the fall of 1963 just prior to the start of demolition as a 5-year-old, and while I am thankful for all the books, videos and pictures about it, nothing can replace the feeling of being inside that great monument. While a child and young teen, I travelled many times on the Pennsy and Penn Central from NJ to New York Penn Station. The video provides a great time capsule. During the 1960's, I watched trackside from central NJ stations, prior to the raised platforms, and what a feeling it was to see 18-23 car trains with GG-1's, horns blaring, speeding by at over 90 mph. Your video gives us a nice collage of diversified passenger cars and trains, such as Clockers, Philadelphia expresses, Washington trains, a New Haven Southern railway combined Senator, Southerner and Asheville special, Congressional cars, even C and O cars at Newark on what is probably the FFV, Lehigh Valley service to NY which ended in 1961, the Silver Meteor, and ACL trains, etc. I have a plethora of old timetables, and many memories, and one can guess I am not an Amtrak fan. The filming locations were also interesting, many around what is now Secaucus Jct. area and just east of the Portal Bridge area to the tunnel entrance. At South Elizabeth, eastbound trains in general slowed before the Elizabeth curve, and that is why they do not pass at high speed. As in the video, I do remember seeing a New Haven locomotive, possibly an EP-5? and Long Island RR cars parked just west of the Post Office! Nothing can replace that era; it is gone forever, but your masterpiece is a testament for the ages!!!
Correct, there was a New Haven EP-5 and Long Island coaches at NYP.
Thanks for confirming. I also meant to comment that the shots of the Seaboard cars at Newark on what was a Florida train were really great. Brought back memories of my grandparents taking the Meteor to their winter home in Florida. @@RailroadMediaArchive
@@robpinon309 Another good video showing pre-Amtrak action on the corridor mainly in New Jersey is Revelation's "Garden State Keystone". As far as I'm aware it's only available on DVD.
I will look for that when I have the chance, thanks for recommending it. Also, I enjoy some of your other videos, and will comment on those when I have a chance. @@RailroadMediaArchive
Pennsylvania Station should never have been torn down. It was a beautiful terminal. What I always notice in these videos from the 1950's or earlier. even the 1960's, is how well the people are dressed!
Fantastic video of a unique part of American railroading history! :D
I was just wondering, would it be possible for me to use this footage as part of an upcoming documentary I'm creating about the history of the Budd Metroliner?
I LOVE those old GG-1s. BEautiful design, expert engineering.
what a great video ! South Elizabeth really was a heaven for Pennsyfans ! thanks !
This must of been taken right before Amtrak. The old Penna. Station shown said 63. Merge of Penn, NY Central on some livery, that happened in 68. I was on a train 1970 PC then from NY to DC around that time. I recall walking thru several cars, it was a long distance consist. Maybe to Florida, SCL ? . The interior had red seats and plush red faded club chairs. You could tell it was past it's prime, but in it's day was real nice.
Amtrak wouldn't come on the scene for another eight years I think: 1971
This was edited by location, not in chronological order.
Awesome Footage Thanks for posting this Video
Thank you for sharing. Very much enjoyed.👍
Thanks for the fantastic upload!!!The GG1 was a timeless multipurpose locomotive...what legends are made of.
(Recall even into Amtrak era, a trip on the Silver Meteor in 1980 was pulled out of Penn by all black GG1 with AMTK lettering...)
Marvelous time travel! Thanks for sharing;-)
Superb video, thanks for sharing, from Germany
Great video! I got to ride behind and photograph GG1s back in the late 60s and early 70s. I was able to take the train to Penn Station several times, but the earliest was in 1964, so I missed seeing Penn Station before it was destroyed. Your video brought back some wonderful memories.
Amazing seeing the pre-Secaucus junction days.
I had the funny thought that if The Sopranos had happened in the 1960s, the iconic opening would have had Tony leaving New York for Elizabeth on one of these trains.
GG-1 is my all time favorite Locomotive! I can remember seeing them when I was a little girl in NY & NJ, late 60's early 70's.
I agree. Beautiful design. Too bad the Penn Central logo had to be applied.
The GG1 could withstand anything including an undesirable paint job and still make an engineer proud@@GG1man
Some really great views there, particularly in Newark of the Dock Bridge. There were passenger trains from other railroads and freight trains, and Erie trains running under it. The film is not quite all from 1963 because the Penn Central got in there at least twice.
Awesome Footage Thanks For Watching This Video
I caught sight of the CN cars down from Montreal at about 4:35, Montreal to DC. Cool.
OUTSTANDING VIDEO. ! Nothing better than watching GG1s for 20 minutes. Well Done. ! The US was doing their part in the 40. 50 and 60s to save the planet. LOL. If America had followed up with more electric power throughout. Things might be different. Keep Up the Great Work. Stay Safe out There 🇺🇸
North Rahway, South Elizabeth and South Street (Newark) station stops. Remember trains stopping there. Stops all gone now. The steps leading up from the street to the platform are still there if you look close.
I am one of the shrinking number of people who photographed GG-1s running.
Albeit only once in August 1979.
Good Old Days...😎
great seeing the PRR / PC on the rails. and of coarse the old rolling stock that we took for granted
all the great art work on the cars! now ir is just car numbers and thugs graffiti .
At 6:50 to 7:00 we see the front of the beautiful Newark Penn station from apparently the mid or late 50's.
great time
RMA, how do you get the constant projector sound?
It's just an mp3 file I downloaded off the internet from a foley (sound effects) site. I don't remember which one. Then when I edit a video use it as the audio track.
@@RailroadMediaArchive 👍🏾💪🏾👊🏾
Seems weird seeing GG1s pulling passenger trains. For that matter, seems weird seeing passenger trains...
Is this footage John Prophet took?
Wilson Jones.
MSG made a toilet 🚽 out of Penn Station . Pathetic . 👎
Nearing the end of the Standard of the World. Sad.