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Viewing Album:  Was it still 1968 at South Amboy station?
 
By:Alan Page
Dates:3/11/1978 - 3/11/1978
Album Info:In a scene that could be 1968 if not for the black paint and white numbers, GG-1 4872 led Keystone-laden coaches into South Amboy station in March, 1978. As the catenary ended in South Amboy, a CNJ GP40P and a PC E-7A replaced the GG-1 to carry the train onward.
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PRR Coach 1703
Title:  PRR Coach 1703
Description:  A quartet of former PRR coaches await diesels to replace GG-1 4872 at South Amboy station in March, 1978. Former CNJ GP40P 3682 (CR 4111) and PC E-7A 4244 will couple on to continue the journey on the NY&LB past the end of the electrified lines.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 8:58:07 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  280   Comments: 0
PC E-7A 4244
Title:  PC E-7A 4244
Description:  PC E-7A 4244 and ex-CNJ GP-40P 3682 prepare to couple on to a set of PRR Keystone-laden coaches at South Amboy station in March, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:01:38 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PC 4244(E7A)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
CNJ GP40P 3682
Title:  CNJ GP40P 3682
Description:  CR E-7A 4244 and GP40P 3682 (CR 4111) couple onto a string of PRR coaches at South Amboy station on March, 11, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:04:35 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CNJ 3682(GP40P)
Views:  353   Comments: 1
PC E-7A 4244
Title:  PC E-7A 4244
Description:  The moment of truth as PC E-7A 4244 and ex-CNJ GP-40P 3682 couple on to Keystone-laden coaches as they ready to pull out of South Amboy station in March, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:44:27 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PC 4244(E7A)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
PC E-7A 4244
Title:  PC E-7A 4244
Description:  GG-1 4872 has uncoupled, PC E-7A 4244 and ex-CNJ GP-40P 3682 have coupled on, the Conductor gives the signal, and the EMD's ready to pull their Keystone-laden coaches out of South Amboy station in March, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:06:37 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PC 4244(E7A)
Views:  564   Comments: 0
PRR Coaches
Title:  PRR Coaches
Description:  CNJ GP-40P 3682 and PC E-7A 4244 pull a quartet of PRR coaches out of South Amboy station. GG-1 4872, uncoupled from the train at the end of the electrified lines, waits in the distance.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:12:22 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PC 4244(E7A)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
PRR Coaches
Title:  PRR Coaches
Description:  CNJ GP-40P 3682 and PC E-7A 4244 pull a quartet of PRR coaches out of South Amboy station. GG-1 4872, uncoupled from the train at the end of the electrified lines, waits in the distance.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:19:11 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PC 4244(E7A)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
NJDOT GP40P 4102
Title:  NJDOT GP40P 4102
Description:  CR-operated NJDOT GP40P 4102 (ex-CNJ 3673) pulls ex-Great Northern coaches through South Amboy, NJ in March, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:24:52 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJDOT 4102(GP40P)
Views:  403   Comments: 0
NJDOT GP40P 4102
Title:  NJDOT GP40P 4102
Description:  CR-operated NJDOT GP40P 4102 (ex-CNJ 3673) pulls ex-Great Northern coaches through South Amboy, NJ in March, 1978. NJDOT GG1 4872 waits in the background.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:26:54 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJDOT 4102(GP40P)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
NJDOT GP40P 4102
Title:  NJDOT GP40P 4102
Description:  CR-operated NJDOT GP40P 4102 (ex-CNJ 3673) pulls ex-Great Northern coaches through South Amboy, NJ in March, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:29:28 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJDOT 4102(GP40P)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
NJDOT GP40P 4100
Title:  NJDOT GP40P 4100
Description:  CR-operated NJDOT GP-40P 4100 (CR roster 4100, ex-CNJ 3671) pulls a string of ex-Great Northern coaches through South Amboy, NJ in March, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:32:26 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJDOT 4100(GP40P)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
NJDOT GG1 4872
Title:  NJDOT GG1 4872
Description:  After uncoupling from her train of PRR coaches at South Amboy station, GG-1 4872 waits for tracks to clear before heading back to the engine terminal on March, 11, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/11/1978  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 9:38:28 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJDOT 4872(GG1)
Views:  310   Comments: 0

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