Good morning Mike, an interesting video, from a wide variety of passenger trains and locomotives, as well as railway companies. Thanks for showing and explaining, I wish you a nice weekend and best regards from Germany
Quite an interesting video on the Amtrak California Comet 1B cars. I saw a few 1B car like types on the San Joaquins service. I most recently saw the Siemens Venture coaches and business class cars last month. Looking forward to see if I can get another shot of the Comet 1B cars sometime soon when I go back to NorCal sometime soon! Great video. I gave it a thumbs up.
When the EPA or CARB forces them to, I'm guessing... The F59 is a very reliable and well-built locomotive, so they could last another decade or two (with good maintenance). Sadly, the increasingly strict emissions standards in California are causing a lot of fine engines to get retired prematurely.
It looks like that route has mostly done away with the double deck cars. Anyone know if Amtrak has fixed the food and beverage issues on the sets using venture cars? I know they were planning on all vending machines on those trains, but were currently running without food or beverage for purchase.
I wish Amtrak uses the Horizon Cafe and Coaches on the Pacific Surfliner, Amfleet I Cafe and Coaches on the San Joaquins, Capitol Corridor, and more other trains for short hour routes.
In fact, California has three of the top five Amtrak intercity routes in the country. Only the high speed services like the Acela and the Northeast Regional beat the three California routes on ridership. California has been quietly making some crazy investments in rail since the 90s. If you go by states rather than by regions, California has the largest passenger rail system of any state in the country now. It's kind of a crazy transformation in a relatively small amount of time.
@@davidng2336 It seems that liking objectively substandard rolling stock despite it obviously being substantially worse than the new stuff has become like a badge of honor in the foamer community. The reality is that there are classics and then there's just old junk. Something does not become a "classic" just because it is old. It has to also be good, at least for its time. The whole point of a "classic" is that it's something that is old and maybe even functionally obsolete, but it's still in some way good. A piece of trash low-cost thing that no one liked when it was new never becomes a classic. It just becomes old junk! The Comet cars were atrocious even when they were new and still in transit service. They sucked even harder in the 90s when they were converted for intercity service on the San Joaquins. And now they're old and even worse. They simply don't deserve to be a classic. They were never good.
@@TohaBgood2 the R32 subway cars in New York City, on the other hand, while you may think of them as old junk, have become so iconic to the city that so many of them are saved in museums. I guess it depends on the reputation.
@@davidng2336 It depends on whether the original thing was ever good. The Comet cars were trash from the outset and became even more trash when they were converted from EMUs to unpowered cars. They were complete garbage by the time they were again retrofitted to become intercity cars. This was always a cost-cutting measure where a lower level of quality was accepted to keep costs down and move quickly. The sooner these are all replaced by gorgeous new Venture cars the better. Those are actual premium cars that are used on premium services like Railjet and Brightline! They actually have a shot at becoming future classics.
they’re all retiring soon but right now one of the siemens sets is having maintenance done on it, so they entered a comet set back into service temporarily
1:40, the NJT train has Bombardier and Alstom built cars, no Comarrows. Twice showed a Comarrow consist with no Cafe car. Did it replace the Siemens consist with no food service car? One of the Horizon Cafe cars redone for the San Joaquin line is at Beech Grove per a drone flyover.
@@coolleo149 Dude, the "first comment" meme is just a way to promote videos from your favorite creators. Videos without comments get fewer recommendations so people came up with silly games to boost videos that you as a viewer want to do well so that the creator is incentivized to make more of. Settle down. It's not a big deal.
Quite ironic that the San Joaquin is probably the ONLY train in the Amtrak system to operate Comet cars of all things. Nice video though!
I love how they look more like NJT after the Amtrak overhaul than anything Amtrak.....
Idk how ur vids are this entertaining. Just watching trains is somehow relaxing. Thank you for making our childhood.
One full set managed to come back into service due to one of the venture sets having an issue with them
Amtrak California Comet 1B train cars celebrate for 53 years. That's fantastic and terrific video!
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I'm so used to seeing these comet cars on NJT's Atlantic City Line trains that seeing them all the way on the west coast feels surreal.
Cool design in my opinion!
Haven’t seen a Horizon car on the San Joaquins yet. But great video as always!
Great video! Interesting that the Comet 1B's were bought from NJ Transit.
0:11 0:12 Amazing videos with Amtrak California. 🙂❤️💖
Crazy Amtrak gave these another life
Those comet cars are quite attractive
You're so close to 1Mill!!!!!!
The first train channel that about to hit 1 mil 🎉🎉🎉🎉 !!!!
Couldn't help but notice that you're almost at a million subscribers! Congrats!
Amazing video!! Man, use to love seeing these things roll down on the San Joaquin, great captures.
These videos about Amtrak my favorite trains are marvelous and fantastic
Good morning Mike, an interesting video, from a wide variety of passenger trains and locomotives, as well as railway companies. Thanks for showing and explaining, I wish you a nice weekend and best regards from Germany
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Quite an interesting video on the Amtrak California Comet 1B cars. I saw a few 1B car like types on the San Joaquins service. I most recently saw the Siemens Venture coaches and business class cars last month. Looking forward to see if I can get another shot of the Comet 1B cars sometime soon when I go back to NorCal sometime soon!
Great video. I gave it a thumbs up.
The Comets sure have one interesting history.
I’ve seen the Amtrak California commet 1B cars before on the Amtrak San Joaquin trains before. Great video!
Amazing video!
When will Amtrak California retire its last f59phi’s
When the EPA or CARB forces them to, I'm guessing...
The F59 is a very reliable and well-built locomotive, so they could last another decade or two (with good maintenance). Sadly, the increasingly strict emissions standards in California are causing a lot of fine engines to get retired prematurely.
@@InventorZahran Where would they go next tho?
It looks like that route has mostly done away with the double deck cars. Anyone know if Amtrak has fixed the food and beverage issues on the sets using venture cars? I know they were planning on all vending machines on those trains, but were currently running without food or beverage for purchase.
I wish Amtrak uses the Horizon Cafe and Coaches on the Pacific Surfliner, Amfleet I Cafe and Coaches on the San Joaquins, Capitol Corridor, and more other trains for short hour routes.
Man I probably rode some of those coaches in NJ back in the 80s 😆
Unique Amtrak locomotive and also you are so close to 1M subs
I don't like comc card set
Is it me or do the Comet I-B “ComArrow” cars look like Silverliner IV’s?
Wow this is new I didn’t know California had Amtrak to that is so awesome
In fact, California has three of the top five Amtrak intercity routes in the country. Only the high speed services like the Acela and the Northeast Regional beat the three California routes on ridership.
California has been quietly making some crazy investments in rail since the 90s. If you go by states rather than by regions, California has the largest passenger rail system of any state in the country now. It's kind of a crazy transformation in a relatively small amount of time.
I just rode on one of these a week ago!
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I don't like to comc card set
I understand. They do look very outdated, and out-of-place alongside Amtrak California's other equipment.
Nice video
Great video!
Fantastic video
Wow nice video super se uper radhe radhe
It’s a shame to see these getting replaced by those Siemens venture cars. When is your video on CP 2816 coming out?
Why a shame? The Venture trains are the same type of train that premium Railjet services use in Europe. They're a great modern train.
@@TohaBgood2most people are attached to the classics. It will always be a thing.
@@davidng2336 It seems that liking objectively substandard rolling stock despite it obviously being substantially worse than the new stuff has become like a badge of honor in the foamer community.
The reality is that there are classics and then there's just old junk. Something does not become a "classic" just because it is old. It has to also be good, at least for its time. The whole point of a "classic" is that it's something that is old and maybe even functionally obsolete, but it's still in some way good. A piece of trash low-cost thing that no one liked when it was new never becomes a classic. It just becomes old junk!
The Comet cars were atrocious even when they were new and still in transit service. They sucked even harder in the 90s when they were converted for intercity service on the San Joaquins. And now they're old and even worse. They simply don't deserve to be a classic. They were never good.
@@TohaBgood2 the R32 subway cars in New York City, on the other hand, while you may think of them as old junk, have become so iconic to the city that so many of them are saved in museums. I guess it depends on the reputation.
@@davidng2336 It depends on whether the original thing was ever good. The Comet cars were trash from the outset and became even more trash when they were converted from EMUs to unpowered cars. They were complete garbage by the time they were again retrofitted to become intercity cars.
This was always a cost-cutting measure where a lower level of quality was accepted to keep costs down and move quickly.
The sooner these are all replaced by gorgeous new Venture cars the better. Those are actual premium cars that are used on premium services like Railjet and Brightline! They actually have a shot at becoming future classics.
Great video
Awesome catches!
Amtrak Amfleet for the Capitol Corridor/San Joaquins and Horizon for the Pacific Surfliner.
Comet cars in the Bay Area? I thought they were only seen in SoCA.
Maybe we''ll get lucky and see an Amfleet coach in the Bay Area.
Bro boleh kah mengambil sedikit cuplikan vidio nya untuk bahan tambah hehehehe
I think I’m planning on riding them sometime, as long as they don’t retire
they’re all retiring soon but right now one of the siemens sets is having maintenance done on it, so they entered a comet set back into service temporarily
I heard they will save these for other routes or special events down the line.
1:40, the NJT train has Bombardier and Alstom built cars, no Comarrows.
Twice showed a Comarrow consist with no Cafe car. Did it replace the Siemens consist with no food service car?
One of the Horizon Cafe cars redone for the San Joaquin line is at Beech Grove per a drone flyover.
Are the Arrow I cars still opening on Amtrak
on may 17 i going to in Emeryville with my Seth and on 18 i take the California zephyr to Chicago .
Hey do you know if 2105 will be saved?
My brother in law train
I like Amtrak trains
Hello from nw oklahoma
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1B train cars
I don't like that, comic cards
Hello
I don't like comc card set
ill miss this. the ventures wont replace the feeling of seeing a comet car
I'm the first.
No one cares
@@coolleo149 Dude, the "first comment" meme is just a way to promote videos from your favorite creators. Videos without comments get fewer recommendations so people came up with silly games to boost videos that you as a viewer want to do well so that the creator is incentivized to make more of.
Settle down. It's not a big deal.