Yes, I didn't remember much from that day, but I did remember him.

​@@1990sRailfanPretty sure that those ALP-44s and GP40FHs were pushing and pulling express trains on the NEC.

Thanks for watching and commenting George. Always nice to hear from railroaders at that time. I'm curious as to when you started your Railroad career.

1990s Railfan I began at Sunnyside in 1989 AEM 7s were still fairly new, and ALPs had not been delivered yet.

Thanks Cameron. I was 22 when I shot this...time flies!

Thanks, part of the reason for filming this stuff was for the younger generations.

@@1990sRailfan yea...dude i never got to see the time when trains were on time and there were more good consists

Thank you!

Thanks, I wish I went to the corridor more often. I liked the looks of the E60s with those heritage cars. I read today that the arrows will be gone by 2020.

I have a feeling those Amfleets will be around for another 20 years, still look pretty good, small windows on the Amfleet I's kinda suck though.

Michael Breen Amtrak still has their ACS64's

The ACS64s came 20 years after this footage was taken!

Comet IIs still exist

Thanks man...

ya

LOL Videobomb!!!

The Northeast Corridor is an extremely busy place, you have to stay alert if you don't want to miss any action.

...and conmon.

I’m almost sure he retired lol

@@ShawnLamont1997 That’s for sure and enjoying life lol

I hadn't watched this footage for years, probably since the time of shooting, the only thing I remember clearly from that day was the engineer and his amusing gesturing from the cab.

" These trains make me feel very nostalgic. There's nothing I like about today's trains."...I know what you mean, when I was about 13 years old I felt exactly the same way, with much older trains than these of course.

Even the Arrow IIIs have changed today from the way they were. I didn't mind them adding additional headlights to the front of them (as other trains have). What bothered me (and still bothers me) is when they changed the pantographs. Before 2012 or so, Arrow IIIs used to have twin arm pantographs. But then, they decided to remove the twin arm pantographs and replace them with the single arm pantographs that ALPs have. That's fine for ALPs, but I don't like them on Arrow IIIs. Edit: Also...speaking of ALPs, I miss the original ALP44s that are shown in this video. Now, all we have are ALP46s and the even more ridiculous double moded ALP45s. I'm sorry if I seem to be ranting, but I grew up with the earlier trains and they have a very special place in my heart. While I'm a 1980s kid and was a child before even the ALP44s showed up, I didn't mind their inclusion. But, these newer modern trains, I can't accept. I've tried, but I failed...and now, I despise the modern trains, though I sort of tolerate the Arrow IIIs. I don't like their single arm pantographs, but I try not to focus on them and instead, focus on the Arrow IIIs themselves.

Hey, no worries. I think it's all relative to the age of someone to what they hold dear. To be honest, the only equipment I might have a nostalgic feeling towards in this video would be the E60s and heritage cars and maybe the F40s. At the time of recording this video, I regarded this stuff as modern, and kind of boring, but I knew it was worth documenting. Now standing in this location 20 years before this video was shot during the Penn Central days, to me, that would have been amazing.

I used to go to Raritan to videotape some trains from between 1999 to around 2002 or so. Back then, I had the big handheld camera that held VHS tapes inside. I never was able to upload those videos online and I wish I could have to enjoy them again, as I've enjoyed this video. I don't know how to upload VHS tapes to KZfaq. How were you able to upload these classic videos from the 1990s?

Yes, a Canon AE-1 with Kodachrome 64.

1990s Railfan ah cool, I got the same camera. Get any good shots from that day?

I'm sure I did. I haven't looked at them in years. They are filed away. Ah, the days when you had no idea what you had on film until it came back from the lab. Thanks for watching.

Just being friendly in a silly way.

North Jersey Coast Line?

@@1990sRailfan Thought so. I guess they just kept the diesels on Bay Head-Hoboken runs?

@@TheRandomRailfan I know a few guys who worked for NJT, I'll see if I can find out.

@@1990sRailfan Neat. Thanks for that.

I was told the diesels would have been Bay Head trains. Also, there were trains out of Trenton that ran to Newark with diesels.

An agreement between the two rail agencies since NJT has 2 lines out of Hoboken that run to Upstate New York which is owned by Metro North. They had 2 Comet 3 cabs (5179, 5180) which have been since renumbered 5009, 5010, and are now out of service. Ironically, they’re on Metro North territory, last I heard sitting at Croton Harmon