Amtrak Illinois 110mph High(er) Speed Rail - Odell, IL

[@MarkLac]

Several of these 110mph corridor no doubt have the potential to literally “Brightline” themselves to go even faster at 125mph in the future.

[@Trainmaster909]

FRA limits routes with grade crossings to 110mph

[@anastasiszaroliagis5066]

Needs aprouval tracks and electric power for more speed.😮.

[@Mrcharles.]

If they could get speeds up to 220 mph then you wouldn’t need feeder planes between St. Louis and Chicago.

[@thepuncakian2024]

If they don't upgrade the locomotives then it's kind of moot. Even if it's given completely straight track with no restrictions, the P42 can only top out at 110 mph.
Edit: but the SC44 can top out at 125 mph.

[@WazyKeys]

@@Trainmaster909 Not true but rare FRA do allow 125 mph at crossing if aprove by FRA

[@setandcentered]

LIVIN' THE DREAM

[@Slapjabber]

That curve is wild. The track looks warped and there is no angle in the curve, like a race track.

[@dennisyoung4631]

Awesome P42, with a little Soot!

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Nice catches the Texas eagle has gotta be the fastest long distance train outside the northeast

[@MP36er]

Thank you! It's the only Superliner-equipped train doing 100mph that I am aware of.

[@Perich29]

The Southwest Chief does 90MPH on some of the way right now thats the fastest train that we have running on the Arizona tracks.

[@notarotomwithhair5637]

and a bit in missouri

[@fafnir242]

​@@MP36er If there's data on it, I apologize and retract this statement, but the Texas Eagle definitely doesn't do 100 mph on this stretch. I was led to believe the Eagle was still limited to 80 on this stretch because the Superliners are not rated for anything higher than that.

[@Mrcharles.]

@@fafnir242No I think you’re right about that because of the height on those super liners. If they were more closer to the ground then speeds would be much faster.

[@railfanstreator94]

So that’s what 21 looks like from atop your car 🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂. Well done my friend and thank you again from the bottom of my heart for that day. We’ll do it again sometime 😊

[@nolantherailfan5048]

110mph is a lot faster than people realize

[@ronnie_5150]

If you say 177 kilometers per hour, it seems even faster. 😁

[@glemanimations3758]

1:17 - You won't see much superliner cars going this fast on a curve but they did!!!

[@Gevoface]

I happened to be on one of these when they were testing for 115!

[@bryanholley5262]

I missed that one. I never seen a train go 100 miles an hour in this vid.

[@az8theist977]

I think the first train was pretty close to 100mph. The others? Eh, not so much.

[@mccoy79productions66]

Very nice video!

[@thuggoe]

those tracks look nice and smooth

[@TheTransitDiaries]

How does it round a corner that fast, is it because of the banking, or does the camera angle make the curve look sharp?

[@MP36er]

The curve is indeed banked, but because I was zoomed in so far, the curve looks sharper than it actually is. The speed limit on the curve is 100mph.

[@TheTransitDiaries]

@@MP36er what curve radius allows for 100mph? 800meters?

[@mindlessgonzo]

Ah, so instead of an hour late, they can be 30 minutes late.

[@neilthompson2577]

They seem slower than 110 MPH

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

0:09

[@Perich29]

good job amtrak.

[@3506Dodge]

I"ve never seen trains that fast on single section tracks.

[@Montecat33]

Great video! What camera did you use to record this?

[@MP36er]

Thank you! Canon Rebel T1i

[@mistersurogat]

good location

[@ix.cryo1]

True freedom 🔥

[@RailfannerofIllinois13]

That’s a Lincoln river runner

[@ImanRailfans-th4ef]

🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍👍🚂🤝💪

[@toddvaughan3709]

If that train derailed the person is toast

[@rogelio1307]

Nice but what location is that

[@MP36er]

Thank you! This is three locations around Odell, IL. Around Milepost 82 out on the Union Pacific Joliet Subdivision.

[@rogelio1307]

@@MP36er okay

[@Mustang-GT_2028]

Play it at 2x speed, it will make it look like it goes 220 mph

[@RailfannerofIllinois13]

Lincoln service

[@J-Bahn]

Literally and unironically- thanks obama

[@bernardschmitt6389]

Thanks Illinois DOT

[@bernardschmitt6389]

They fund most of Amtrak Midwest

[@32INCHSTRIPER]

Not even close to 110..