NJT Boonton line. Great Notch

[Keither754]

It's a shame they closed Great Notch station. Isn't it?

[YankeePat94]

I walked on that trail at that spot, but is was on a weenkend so there was no service, and BTW, when I got closer to the tracks I heard a horn, but then I realize it was for Great Notch FD's horn for a call.

[SgtDonuts]

Comet 1!

[Sonic3000]

There's talk about closing down the great notch station due to low ridership.

[ERIELACKU34CH]

they had a hearing on September 3rd. the scheduled stops are down to like, two a day. and ridership is about 20 people at that station. the big new Montclair State Universtiy station, witha huge parking garage, is less than a mile away.

[Sonic3000]

It's also kind a shame if they do close it down I mean personally I never been at the station, I really felt bad when they closed the Arlington Station here in Kearny, and I was one of the person at the hearing showing support for the station to stay opened. But the good news is, we are going to have a new station here in Kearny by 2012.

[ERIELACKU34CH]

i was really pissed that they closed the whole "lower boonton line" (glen ridge:benson st., blooomfield:rowe st, and north arlington. now that line is needed more than ever.

[cbehr91]

There was also a minor ruckus from residents of Montclair, along the original part of the line, not wanting diesel-powered trains going through their town.

It'll be seven years this September since the lower Boonton Line was shut down; it was claimed by the weeds rather quickly.

[ERIELACKU34CH]

NS H02 still uses the "lower boonton line" for local frieght. now the original part of the line doesnt go through montclair. it comes up through bloomfield and glen ridge and stops at the connection, but the residents of montclair do put up a rucus. thats why the montclair line is the only one in the system with no weekend service.

[ERIELACKU34CH]

just to let you know the plan to close great notch didnt get approved, and we actually added a train or two to the new schedule which goes into effect on the 19th

[tv15busy]

@ERIELACKU34CH do you think there will be weekend service west of Bay Street???? Even when the new hudson tunnels are built????

[ERIELACKU34CH]

@tv15busy actually the only thing stopping service west of bay st is weekend work on bridges which will start this summer

[tv15busy]

@ERIELACKU34CH but do you think upper montclair and montclair state university will get weekend service and possibly weekend midtown direct???

[pilotboy088]

what pl42ac was it?

[TrainiacProductions]

Great video! Are those Comet IB cars? The ones that look like arrows?

[ERIELACKU34CH]

yup, i beleive they are just old de-powered SEPTA silver-liners.

[cbehr91]

No, they're de-powered Penn Central Arrow Is and IIs. Is this station going to close?

[ERIELACKU34CH]

actually, NJ Transit posted notice just last week. the big new Montclair State University Station is about a mile away, has a huge multi story parking garage. and great notch has about 20 riders a day. check the schedule, youll find maybe one train each way stops there.

[dutchtrainmanserie22]

Cool new diesel locomotive,look like the New Voith maxima 40 cc diesel locomotive.

[ERIELACKU34CH]

you know that's right because the PL42 is a joint American/Eurpean product.

[dianaweiss69]

I sure don't miss riding that piece of shit every day!

[pilotboy087]

the pl42ac's are good in style but they suck in tech

[RCdash9]

Those PL42 engines are strange.

[ERIELACKU34CH]

I dont really like them. F40's and GP-40's are much cooler. and of course the old U-boats are the best.

[trainzrok]

yea there always breaking down, i prefer the EMD engines

[sarginto]

do you mean the U34CH

[ERIELACKU34CH]

U34's are General Electric, GP-40's and F40's are EMD. The PL42 is a joint venture with canada and EMD