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west point wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2023 12:23 am Was the ride that smooth or do you have some kind of camera stabilization?

I've been running around a bit lately, and I forgot to share this. Anyways, as of Sep 24, 2023, Track 2 at GRUNDY Interlocking is back in business. However, on that particular day, Amtrak's maintenance crew were on site working in the area. This led to some horn shows for their safety. I rode Amtrak...

I went to Hoboken on Oct 1, 2023 for the Heritage Unit exhibit, and it was nice seeing a majority of the Heritage locomotives and passenger cars up close, all in one place. I captured it on video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0PEESDSADQ Here's what was on display: 1. ALP-46A No. 4636 (PRR H...

@ChuChuBob First things first, great photos & I've been a fan of your work for a very very long time. Regarding the stop near Linden, we (the passengers) were told it was due to the defect detectors stating there was dragging equipment. Once the maintenance team rectified the issue, we were on t...

I rode the train yesterday and had a great time. There were a few delays, but all in all, the trip went well. Getting to & from the event took up my entire Saturday, and if I had to do it all over again, I would. It was my very first excursion & first time on the North Jersey Coast Line. Plu...

Update: 4506 has been removed from County Yard as of today Sep 24, 2023. Where to? Who knows? All in all, I doubt NJT will publicly say anything on this. I wonder what actually caused this & if there was any significant damage. I imagine railroads have minor hiccups or derailments like these tha...

This is from July 2023, but it's relevant. I was on Keystone 609 and we ran into signal problems near Newark. Made my approx 90 min ride a 4.5 hour ride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw0tiw0s8hI Sidenote, how can I embed YouTube videos here to make them playable directly in the forum? When I try ...

Near the rear of the locomotive it looks like wooden blocks maybe ? Part an (unsuccessful) re-railing process? I can imagine that poor track maintenance in County Rd was at least part to blame. While on the subject, what is the suspected cause of the problem at NY Penn earlier in the week? JS Belie...

Two derailments in one week? I said the same thing! However, it's safe to say this one flew under the radar, since the one near NY Penn had a larger effect. I have yet to see news outlets report this, I only saw one person on Twitter mention it on Sep 14. I guess we can say NJ Transit has NOT been ...

Although this thread has focused on the NEC south of Philadelphia, and mostly in the DC / Maryland area thus far, I'll adhere to the title "Track work on the NEC." Yesterday (9/16/2023), I noticed Track 2 at GRUNDY Interlocking in Bristol, PA was being replaced. This led to all eastbound t...

I captured this video of the aftermath -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_etfjd3GPE Rather than rewrite it, I just copied my own description from my YouTube video: As of Sep 16, 2023 NJ Transit's ALP-45DP No. 4506 derailed in County Yard, right next to the Jersey Avenue station. Be advised, this v...

Sorry to be so late in chiming in, but I wrote a history of the northeast corridor! It’s forthcoming from the University of Chicago Press this April. Cover, summary, etc to follow here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo212886389.html I love the suggestions others have made here...

NJT recently painted (maybe wrapped?) their ALP-46A locomotive #4640 in the "Disco Stripes" color scheme. The layout of the scheme made me think of Trainz and Train Simulator custom themes. For the razzle dazzle, they replaced the K5LA with a P01235 Horn, like the one on the E60s I found t...

Hey everyone, I just wanted to respond here to thank everyone for their submissions. I learned quite a bit from "The Men Who Loved Trains" & "The Wreck of the Penn Central" thus far. Also, "My Life as a Rear End" had me rolling on the floor laughing. Even the cover ...

When I went to ride Amtrak Keystone 669 to Philly, Amtrak informed me the train would terminate in Philly, rather than continue to Harrisburg. This was due to downed wires along the Keystone Corridor. I caught a video of my train pulling into Philly on Track 10, note the other Keystone "sandwic...