THE ABANDONED BOONTON LINE EX ERIE GREENWOOD LAKE LINE R.I.P 1840's?-2002
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Uploaded by johnyboy087 on Oct 4, 2009
This is a quick slideshow of the abandoned Boonton Line. It was discontinued by NJT in 2002 resulting with the opening of the Monclair Connection. NS used the line from Monclair up to North Newark then it backs up the old Oange Branch to serve Hartz Mountain (closed up and moved as of summer 2011) in Bloomfield. I DONT TAKE CREDIT FOR ALL THE PICTURES, HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JAMES RILEY, RRPICTUREARCHIVES.NET, AND THE KEARNY ALUMNI FOR THE PICTURES and any other photographer that has taken pictures of this line. R.I.P 1840'S?-2002.
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The good news is that the line is not abandoned and NS is not going to abandon it. It is just out of service. "We want to do what we can to preserve existing freight rail (lines)," NS said.
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so sad that this railroad is now abandon. that line had alot of survice back in the day.
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A fantastic tribute to the NY&GL. I was familiar with each spot. I also liked how you got a picture of the Newark Branch below the bridge.
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@sickskillz14 I grew up in Kearny on Devon Street and always remembered those NJT trains and the occasional frieght trains. I was 10 in 1980 and those duel tracks were alive and the area was thriving with commuters. Its a shame how time has passed and it was all left there to rot. I often wondered if they would ever be used again. There were a lot of Kearny shots in this posting that brought me back. I used to play on those tracks all the time walking up and down them especially to the FUDD.
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Great video a good friend of mine was the last operator on the swing bridge
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if it wasn't for the overgrowth that would be a sweet speeder ride!
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what is with the stupid music ?
homedad40 6 months ago
@homedad40 ask youtube
johnyboy087 6 months ago
I sincerely thank you for posting up this video and footage.. I live nearby the old arlington station in kearny and pass by these track one day hoping they'll be in service once again in my lifetime..
sickskillz14 7 months ago
@sickskillz14 Thanks for watching! I hope to that it will one day be back in service.
johnyboy087 7 months ago
So whats the history behind the Bascule bridge over the Passaic that was shut down and never opened again?
Iceboy575655 9 months ago
@Iceboy575655 Sorry, I dont know the history about the bridges :(
johnyboy087 9 months ago