RDG CNJ B&O Route of the Queen of the Valley

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Published 2019-04-11

This clip fest follows the route of the RDG/CNJ "Queen of the Valley" train from Jersey City to central Pennsylvania. Beginning with scenes from the busy corridor between JC and Bound Brook with its huge variety of Reading, CNJ and B&O trains, we then move to the Allentown/Bethlehem area and onward to Reading. There are a few scenes from a side trip on the RDG Perkiomen Branch, as well as Tamaqua and the Main Line north of Reading. These were included despite being off-topic simply because they were too good to omit.

All Comments (21)

@mattsmocs3281 5 years ago

This is the kind of content we need more off
@wabisabi6875 3 months ago

There's some real nice footage of Rahway Valley buried in here among all the bigger roadnames. Thanks for sharing.
@seven8n235 5 years ago

What a glorious film! I was born in Jersey just a few years too late to see for real. Thanks for posting
@nonewherelistens1906 5 years ago

Amazing film. Caught the end of one era and the beginning of another.
@tombell108 5 years ago

WOW!!!! That's about ALL I can say about this absolutely amazing VIDEO! Great job! Of a bygone era that's sadly come and gone!
@scoobycarr5558 5 years ago

Those camelback engines looked small but capable of hauling ass on fast passenger trains ...
@mikeggg5671 5 years ago

Amazing video! I am a subscriber and a devoted RDG fan. Your videos are stunning - please keep up the good work! 1:18 is the CRUSADER!!!! 1:38 RDG T1 RDG G3 pacifics! CNJ Camelbacks! CNJ Trainmasters! There's something for everyone!
@bobjohnston8316 2 months ago

I’ve wondered for years which train carried a CNJ RPO. Somebody bought one, no doubt for scrap price, and it sat for years on an industrial siding near Valley Forge National Park. That was in the 1960’s. It’s gone and the siding is long gone, too. You have to love those CNJ Pacifics with the big Elesco feedwater heaters. And the Reading 3000’s. THEY were the heavy duty haulers before the T1’s came along.
@OldsVistaCruiser 4 years ago

The Crusader was a Jersey City to Philadelphia train. It was RDG's flagship train.
@mister_fjk1972 5 years ago

great jersey railroad footage, including obscure Rahway Valley Railroad
@105C09 5 years ago

Matt's Mocs is right. Thank you for sharing these treasures of a more gentile time gone by.
@billlazenby9808 3 years ago

Brought back good memories. Worked for the CNJ (1968-74) as Signal Maintainer. Steam engines were long gone by then but towers and Newark Draw Bridge were still in operation .
@nhyardlimit 5 years ago

Excellent, thanks for this film!
@lazyrrr2411 5 years ago

An eclectic selection of Time & Types
@redbarnz 3 years ago

Man, those steam engines were fast as hell!
@grenzer45 4 years ago

Wonderful video of great railroading! We’ll never see anything this cool again in real life but at least we have films like this to watch and dream over.
@markwilliams5811 3 years ago

Great to see the rail history of years gone by. Nice job and Great show!!
@iusetano 5 years ago

That was fantastic. Thank you.
@raritanriverrailroadfan4418 5 years ago

Great shots of Rahway Valley #15! Always nice to see her in Steamtown.
@donaldjudy9887 3 years ago

Loved, loved, loved this video! I grew up on the Reading main line. You had both my favorite all time Engine, The Crusader and my favorite engines in general, the camelbacks!