MBTA test train on South Coast Rail Fall River, MA Line - 8/13/2024

In this video we follow the MBTA test train which has been operating on the rebuilt South Coast Rail lines. On this day the train was made up of MBTA GP40MC 1117, a bilevel, two ex-CTRail coaches, and cab car 1647 running on the Fall River Line between Berkley and Fall River. We see the train at various locations around Fall River, Freetown, and Berkley, MA.
8/13/2024
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[@heathcliff8624]

Thanks for filming.

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Thanks for watching!

[@user-wo3dx1eo2h]

Thanks!

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Thank you!! Much appreciated

[@SkyeAnts]

Love to see this type of content, definitely keep up the content

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Thanks! Will do!

[@portalman1677]

Its good for the rails to be active down here again for other then freight

[@GoldenSpikeRailroadStories]

The US Army Corp of Engineers hates using the lift bridge. If you are thinking about commuter service, they don't want to rise and lower the bridge THAT many times in a day, Sorry

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

This is a video in Fall River, MA and has nothing to do with the Cape

[@portalman1677]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos Down here in Taunton all we see is freight traffic until SCR announced the East Taunton station years ago

[@portalman1677]

@@GoldenSpikeRailroadStories wrong video buddy

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Yes, that’s true but someone else replied to your comment talking about a bridge on cape cod which is irrelevant to this video lol

[@rrad8106]

Great catch for the signal and switch tests! It was interesting to see the train running up to speed in the later test runs. I gather these test runs are for specific portions of the line. Will they be starting end-to-end tests?
WPRI interviewed the head of rail safety for the Southcoast Rail project. His responses were all about ensuring the safety of the line. That if they run hundreds of tests, if one fails, they start from 0 again. It was assuring that no stone will go unturned.
Sidebar question - your videos: Are you the only videographer or do you have a team of folks stationed along the RoW?

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Thanks for watching! Some of the tests have run end to end but the itinerary seems to change day to day based on what testing is needed. As for the filming it is only me.

[@rrad8106]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos Excellent job catching the trains! It's looks like you have a crew of videographers to get to the different crossings and bridges!

[@F40-RULES]

“Thanks for watching”!

[@SEIC2K6IsImproving]

Rail service is incoming to the south coast

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Thanks for watching!

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

So strange seeing mbb’s in ctrial paint as well as a horizon car cab car in the south side.

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Thanks for watching!

[@bosskxx1]

Its such.a shame they didn't invest in double tracking the whole line.

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Maybe one day they can do it on SCR Phase 2

[@jasonhadfield1551]

I enjoyed the video

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Thanks for watching!

[@jasonhadfield1551]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos u are very welcome

[@bobbender2922]

Boring.

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Don’t watch it then

[@SkyeAnts]

Instead of hating on other channels, maybe you can actually post videos on your TH-cam channel. How can you hate when you literally have no videos posted yet?

[@MassachusettsRailfan98]

Cmon man make some videos before you hate