I would love to see a GG1 run again

The most beautiful locomotive of all time. We'll never get another one like her. Nothing can surpass or replace her legacy.

I unfortunately was born in 84 which I believe was the year these giant beauties were all retired. I missed these trains when they were on revenue service. Thanks a lot MOM!

I remember this changeover well. I commuted from a Bay Head to Newark for about a year in the early 70s. My train in the morning was a Pennsy run that went into NY city and made the engine change at South Amboy. There used to be a house next o the tracks where a dog was kept on a roof deck. he used to run around the small deck the whole time,a,train was,sitting there barking like crazy.

Operations with the engine change in South Amboy remained until extension of catenary to Long Branch opened in 1988. The E60’s took over later in 1983 to take the place of the GG1 with the veteran steam heated cars still in place for the most part until more Comet II’s came. When the E8’s were retired in 1987, so did the old steam heated cars. 1990 was when the ALP44’s came finally bringing push-pull to electric powered trains even though they already had it in both Hoboken Territory, Raritan Line and some Bay Head Trains to Newark and Hoboken. South Amboy went automatic crossings later in 1983, but it took until 2009 when a new island elevated platform was built changing the scene forever.

I don't know whether you modified the aspect ratio from 4*3 to 16*9 or if KZfaq did it but either way the geometry is off, making everything appear shorter in height and exaggerated in length. Would love to see it in it's proper aspect ratio. Very cool subject matter. GG1s were my favorite motors. I grew up in Flushing, Queens and on many a Saturday morning dad and I would take a 7 mile ride to Sunnyside to watch the action. We rode the first of the three round trips to Newark on "Farewell to the GG1" day, October 29th, 1983. I was 26 years old. Laugh if you want, but seeing one "alive" for the last time made me tear up. Sadly, because of numerous factors, we'll never see another one run.

Brings back memories i remember some of these buildings the station that had a ticket clerk,the conrail police station was right buy the southbound tracks on Augusta and broadway st, and the gate on Augusta steet was manualy operated.Even when up in age that GG1 was majestic locomitive,thanks for posting i enjoyed watching.

The day this video was shot, the #1 song on the pop charts was more than likely, "I'll be Watching You" by The Police, which would end up being the #1 song for 1983. This was a very special time in my life, when this was recorded, it is good to see videos from then. Other songs from then were, Our Bus by Mad, Maniac by Michael Sembello, Putting on the Ritz by Taco, She's a Beauty by The Tubes, Lawyers in Love by Jackson Browne, Always Something there to Remind Me by Naked Eyes, Family Man by Hall & Oates, Cuts Like a Knife by Bryan Adams, I'll tumble 4 ya by Culture Club, Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant. These songs should bring back memories of those days, which I have fond memories of.

I remember when they used the Baldwin "Sharknose" diesel back in the 50's through the mid 60s

Great video, well done!

Amazing machines!

Using wife's phone today not her opinions This is a great capture of one of America's greatest locomotives and the last GG-1s in service I was stationed overseas then so I couldn't go on a last ride I was hoping along with thousands of people that a Railroad Museums would get some and have excursions with them still do whoever shot this really captured something iconic thank you

Minimal setup and processing will provide the correct aspect ratio and cleanup that video. The audio seems very good. For example, even during streaming, VLC can correct this video. It should have been done during conversion from tape(?) to digital.

Wanna feel old?

DJL Rail Productions, if you could please upload this in it's proper original aspect ratio. The wide screen stretch make the old pictures and video look very weird and of course things to short and to wide then they really are in real life. Otherwise thanks for the video. I recall from somewhere it was mentioned that these change overs happened, but never saw one in a video, nor in person. Saw it today on a video screen!

I remember when the steam engine ran and then the G G 1 would go then come back to South Amboy and then go to the mu yard and then the steam would make the Bay Head run I was born in South Amboy and I was born in December 19th 1951

Do you have any videos of GG1 through Jamesburg NJ?

Cool video. In 1971, while learning electronic theory at Fort Monmouth, I rode through South Amboy on the way to Manhattan and back. If there were an engine swap then I don't recall.

That is Top G ! 💥

"NJ Transit GG-1