Busy Evening at the Elizabeth, NJ Train Station

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Published 2013-04-18
This is the latest of several videos I've posted showing the various Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains that pass through the Newark, New Jersey train station on the Northeast Corridor line. It was a busy evening, where I caught the following locomotives:

Amtrak 660 - HHP-8
NJT MU
Amtrak 945 - AEM-7
Amtrak 953 - AEM 7
NJT number not visible (46 something?) - ALP
Amtrak 947 - AEM-7
NJT number not visible - ALP
NJT - MU
Amtrak number not visible - HHP-8

The HHP-8 are interesting in that we won't be seeing them for much longer. They were bought in 1999 as replacements for EMB AEM-7 engines (several seen in this video) and as a complement to the similarly-styled Acela. However, they have been plagued by reliability problems with correspondingly high per capita maintenance. They now us 15 of the locomotives on the Northeast Corridor on Boston to Washington DC trains.

The first AEM-7 here, number 945, was very "chatty" with his horn. I believe the short blasts as it passed by were meant for me, and there were two more as it passed the head-end of the NJT MU at the station. Friendly engineer!
All Comments (5)
  • @Organgrinder1010
    I live one city block from a rail line that last saw a train so long ago that trees have grown between the rails. For any kind of train watching I must drive fifty miles to Greensboro NC. A handful of Amtrak trains and many freights, but nothing at speed. Used to live a block from a very busy C&NW line in Chicago, with constant CTA Rapid Transit as well. Also rode the North Shore Electroliners until they ceased in the early '60s. But that was decades ago. I still miss the sounds.
  • @njcurmudgeon
    I have a video on here called "Railsongs" - an admittedly corny title, but the point was to focus on the sounds of the trains as much as the sights, which is as good as music! But yeah, I can see how NC would be a contrast to the busy Chicago systems.
  • @njcurmudgeon
    Glad you enjoyed it! Where do you live that leaves you deprived of trains? We get Amtrak, New Jersey Transit for passenger service. In Newark, you'll see PATH and in Trenton some SEPTA into Philadelphia. Fortunately, they have enough variety to make it interesting. Freights are Norfolk Southern and CSX. I have a bunch of other videos on here that show most of these.