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Bob Kipp’s Slides
Old slides and pictures from the 1920s found in Bob’s Basement
Version 1.2
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Old pic of passenger car number 29
Note the old fence in background. Possibly the old shops area before the round house was built in 1919.
Assuming this was taken in 1917, good old no.29 would last almost another 20 years,
until 1935 or 1936 when she would be scrapped, as all passenger service would be discontinued by 1938.
Second shot of passenger car no.29
with two gentlemen in the front, also near the fence
Could these be the men who kept her clean, running, and safe?
Very
rare shot of open gondola 800 series (1 of 5)
Car Co. in 1903, and scrapped in 1928-1933.
Very Very VERY rare shot of open
gondola 600 series (1 of 14)
Great shot of Bergen Hill Station 1923?
The Bergen Hill station existed at least from 1912 (the earliest timetable I have) until the very end of passenger service in 1938.
I believe it was also the South Amboy Agency for the lower end of the line, until passenger service ended. Shortly after it was torn down.
Click here to read a
great write up as Don Ziebrec tracks
down the exact location of the Bergen Hill Station.
A
very ancient speeder stopped in front of Bergen Hill Station
We never would have believed that the Raritan River Railroad had a speeder, let alone a speeder in the early 1920s.
What a great photo!
Small maintenance shed located in Parlin
Parlin
with extra passenger loading platforms
A rare photo indeed!
That shelter didn’t last long.
Probably for the WWI rush!
Note: This is the second Parlin Station, being built sometime around 1915.
This is also the
second
There was a freight station to the right of this building.
The
The freight station burned down in a spectacular fire in 1969.
South
River Fire Pictures 1969
Milltown Passenger Station 1923?
The Milltown Station
survives to this day and still sits in
After passenger service ended in 1938, the Milltown Passenger Station was remodeled, moved 100 ft to the left, and raised
off the ground to become the Milltown Freight Station.
Milltown Freight
Station Pictures
An interesting history of the station I wrote up for the Boro of Milltown:
www.RaritanRiver-RR.com/HistoryMilltownStation.htm
New
Brunswick extra loading platform for passengers, probably for the WWI rush.
We didn’t know that
the
The extension didn’t last long.
Possibly
the
Here is
a panoramic shot from the late 1960s of the entire New Brunswick area.
The express building would be the last building on the right.
Here are
more shots of the New Brunswick area
I am not sure what bridge this is….yet.
But we’ll find out!
South
Amboy crossing with automobile
I am not sure what crossing this is yet…but we will find out.
Same crossing as above photo.
I am not sure what crossing this is yet…but we will find out.
Hall
Search Light signal (numbered 97)– location unknown
The Parlin Station is visible at the far left
there is snow on ground, signals, switches,
probably coal hopper cars and DuPont at right
Same shot
as above, only focused on the tracks.
After closer inspection of the photo, there is something
between he tracks in the center, maybe some sort of signal detector.
A 2 car
passenger train stopped at a search light signal
Engine 10
stopped near search light signal with men looking around.
Could they be testing a new search light signal system?
It’s the same location as above, only now men are looking about.
Men on
front of Engine Number 10
Now the some of the men seem to have jumped onto Engine number 10!
It’s a slightly different location then the previous 2 photos,
as determined by the fact that there are more tracks now on the right side of the train.
Passenger platform at Sayreville Junction?
Old shot of what appears to be a small passenger loading platform with a supply box next to it.
With the number of tracks in the picture, this could be the stop at Sayreville Junction.
Note the men at the far right of the photo
This could be the same location as the photo above
Again a slightly different location, as the switch the men
are standing on is not visible in the previous photos.
Supersized
picture of the front and cowcatcher of Number 10.
What is it that we should be looking for in this picture?
Is there anything added to work with the search light signals?
Engine
shop getting constructed, 1918-19
1919
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