The end of the lower Boonton Line east of Montclair

Found this because I saw that the last remaining tracks were ripped up from Kearny to Montclair. End of an era.

Interestingly enough the narrator notes around 11:00 that the Montclair Connection "would spare NJT transit the expense of rebuilding both this (I believe the Kearny Cut) and the Hackensack drawbridge." Meanwhile, when all was said and done, the Montclair connection cost over $60 million to do nothing more than make a 1500ft connector at grade between two existing lines.

Wow, I was only 6 years old and was already obsessed with trains very much. I remember seeing those trains back then. And the Comet Vs made their inaugural run on the old Boonton line just before it was abandoned. Some website says the Comet Vs ran on the old Boonton line before they began service on the NEC. They even ran Comet IIIs and IVs on the old Boonton line before it was closed. Fascinating.

I was fortunate enough to operate one of the last trains on the Boonton line on that last day as a student engineer. It seems so long ago. Haha

This is Perfect especially for the 20th anniversary of the Boonton lines closure

Good video wish this line was kept rode it many times like this route better

Very cool I remember seeing the connection of the booton and Montclair line I was there and worked for Njt started in 2002 awesome video

I really wish there was something that could be done with that line other than remove it and put up a bike trail. A connection to the NEC for Amtrak, Light Rail, even a turist railroad or something. Just seems like a waste of a perfect right of way otherwise.

Great job on the video. It was a shame that they didn't have the foresight to keep the line running as there are a lot of people in that area that the train would be very useful for commuting. They would never stop the train in the wealthy areas of Montclair, Summit,etc there would be such an uproar if they did. NJT should learn, that people will take the train instead of driving to NYC. Oh well live learn, great video.

Amazing video! Thank you for posting. the footage and narration is perfect! great job on this one!!!!

25:07 Debut of the Comet Vs. Also that’s what we see all the time on the Hoboken division nowadays.

What dvd is this from?

12:02 EMD power!

I Know Of A Montclair Location is this the same City and State? It's been 30 years sense I've been to that city, I Don't see an exact location in the Description Below maybe you can Help out with this ? Add the full location in the description by State & City.

This isn't the "lower Boonton." It's the Erie Greenwood Lake Branch east of the Montclair Connection. The Boonton Line is intact from the South Paterson connection with the Erie Main Line to its junction with the Lackawanna Morris & Essex Line just west of the Bergen tunnels.

20:19 Benson Street railroad crossing (Timestamp for me to find since I’ll forget where it is)

Taken on Summer of 2002

Nice video. Brings back memories of my assignments from Port Morris. I normally worked UM01, UM02, or UM03, depending on assignment changes. I've been retired 10+ years from NJT. I remember Pat L. when he was a mechanic at a garage in Madison. I was conductor on the wire train at that time, just to get a break from commuter service. The riders from Benson St., Rowe, and Arlington were some of the nicest around. Jimmy Wilson had a great idea for shuttle service from Benson but he was not a favorite of NJT. I started with the EL in 1970, finished with NJT 5/1/2013. My handle was "The Colonel."😎🚂🚃🚃🚃✝