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Hello all, I must say, I too was stunned to hear about the John's passing tonight. It is never easy to deal with someone's passing. I can only imagine what his family and close friends are going through right now. While I only had a small handful of communications with John over the years, I can cer...

here's the photo from weather channels site. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/2005GLI/E07A0277-19CE-4547-8CE9-E9518BBC9A3.jpg Hello All, I was just looking through the photos of all the Scouts working hard on that project. It is truly a labor of love. My best wishes and congratulations on a j...

Hello All, Hello Pacobell73, Well, if you don't mind travelling about an hour or so north into NJ, I'd suggest Sherban's Diner, 222 Front Street in South Plainfield, NJ. It is located adjacent to Conrail's portion of the Lehigh Line. NS, CSX, and CP (D&H) all pass this location. The line is (now...

Hello All, Well I have a few more heavyweight truck questions, so I decided to revive this thread. Can anyone tell me what the differences are between the types of trucks shown in the links provided below? I guess what I'm trying to find out is, do these truck types have names or designations? Are t...

Hello all, Well, this thread took me down memory lane. So many movies over the years have been shot here in NJ, but it is amazing how that one scene from a movie version of a Broadway Hit sticks so vividly in my memory all these years later. Just makes you want to stand by the bridge and sing: http:...

Hello All, I was just wondering, What ever happened to all the ExpressTrak reefers Amtrak had? I have been looking all over the net to see who might have bought them from Amtrak, but to date, I haven't yet located a final disposition roster. I believe there was over 100 of those cars on the Amtrak r...

Hello all, Hello Mr. Deasy, Just a quick question for Mr. Deasy Am I understanding you correctly, Did the trucks under the Ms. Stillman's "Cannonball" actually fail, or were they just not "rated" correctly for the weight of the car? The "Cannonball" was a heavily modifi...

Hello all, I just have one quick question here today. Does Amtrak still permit private cars on their trains with "bolt" pedestal trucks? I know today nearly all heavyweights rebuilt to Amtrak specs usually ride on 3-axle cast pedestal trucks. However, I was looking at a whole bunch of pict...

Hello All, Hello Mr. Westr, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Jhdeasy, Thanks to all for the responses! As to the 12-1 heavyweights, I agree with Mr. Norman, I believe the area for the Porter's quarters was most likely a part of the men's lounge. The problem is its been nearly 50 years since the last heavyweights...

Hello all, I have just a couple of quick questions. (Note to moderators, I'm placing it here in the Amtrak forum because it is passenger related. Not sure if it is appropriate for this forum) I was just rereading a couple of articles in the Summer 2008 issue of Classic Trains. In reviewing the floor...

Hello all, If memory serves me correctly, the Miracle Worker train scenes were actually filmed on the Gladstone Branch at the Gladstone station. I don't recall the year, but it was very early, near the time the BR&W was formed. Now, if I can only find my old BR&W book from the 1970's that ha...

Hello all, Hello Mr. Levin and NJT 4272, I've enjoyed watching all the speculation in this thread. I think many are hopeful (myself included) that we will see a restored operating GG1 back under the wire someday, somewhere. In the mean time, lets enjoy these photo opportunities with static engines w...

Hello all, Hello NJT 4272 and Otto, Well, I can't imagine what all the fuss is about. So the GG1 may be going on a little trip somewhere. So what, its not like 4935 hasn't been photographed with PRR business car 120 somewhere on the system before. In fact, I recall a photo appeared on the cover of e...

Hello all, I am truly saddened to learn that the CNJ freight station in Toms River is indeed lost. A gentleman I know mentioned to me quite some time ago that the CNJ freight station in Toms River was no more, but I wanted to believe that was not the case. He did mention to me however that CNJ freig...

Hello all, I just have one quick question here today. Does anyone know if the Kitchi Gammi Club got a truck changeout recently? I have noticed what appears to be a new set of trucks under the car in photos I have seen around the web. The trucks do not look like the ones the car arrived in Morristown...