Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 20th Anniversary Special
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- The Pacific Surfliner is an intercity passenger train service that is operated by Amtrak and funded by the state of California through the California Department of Transportation, known as Caltrans. Trains travel 350 miles through Southern California from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. June 1st, 2020 marks 20 years of service for the Pacific Surfliner, so I'd like to take back over the last 20 years to see the trains rushing through Southern California throughout the course of their operation.
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And THIS, is why I love trains, the pacific surfliner got me into them when I was a little boy watching your videos with surfliners blasting through with those f59PHIs and their beautiful horns. Thank you so much for being the person that got me into this hobby, great video. Also, I think the 10th anniversary paint was my favorite
Same.
I used to ride the San Diegan in the Santa Fe days when I served in the U.S. Navy. In the early 1960s the U.S. Mail was still being carried on rail passenger services, so as a sailor I could get back to my ship in San Diego from Santa Ana in time for Muster using the 2 AM or 4 AM trains. Marines at the El Toro Air Station would get off at a flag stop if the conductor was being kind, and would wake them up. Sometimes they had to hitchhike back from San Juan Capistrano. Lucky for me the end in San Diego would mean being wakened for sure.
Amtrak has no need for running such empty trains, of course. But then if I would take a day time San Diegan, there might be an extra assistant conductor who would sell gum and candy bars, as there were no snack bar cars on those trains. I was told by an old conductor that at one time in the 1950s the service was sometimes just a Budd Car. Things are getting better.
Very interesting memories, thanks so much for sharing. The Santa Fe did indeed use two Budd RDCs on the San Diegans for a period in the 50s, but they were later sent off to Texas.
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It’s pretty cool how he puts all the heritage locomotives in their paint scheme order and then the veterans locomotive
I have to say, those new Siemens Charger locos look very sharp and stylish! They lend themselves well to a modern commuter rail service.
They're interesting locomotives! The Surfliner scheme looks neat on them!
@@CoasterFan2105I like the f59 phi locos better
@@CoasterFan2105I’m gonna miss there fade horns
Happy Birthday Pacific Surfliner!!!! RIP the F59PHI's
They still live on in some few commuter railroads
Ik but RIP the Amtrak F59PHI's
Yeah, We're Gonna Miss Those Old Railway-Trains, Now That They Both Off To Railway-Locomotive Heaven Now. (Sobbing). :'-((
Rest In Peace, My Old-Train-Friends. (Sobbing). :'-((
kev p Metra bought the Amtrak F59PHI’s so they have a few more years
Me: Watching Steam trains galore
CoasterFan2105: this video
Me: Yay!
Amazing footage! 20 years and still going!
Grew up near Solana Beach and rode the Surfliner frequently to Chatsworth, Ventura, and Goleta. Grew up watching your videos as a young kid in 2010. Can't believe you're still making high quality videos now 12 years later. The Surfliner will always be the best train in America!
I have seen the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner back then. Mostly in San Diego, California.
Nice! I have a lot of great memories seeing them in San Diego years ago.
CoasterFan2105 yeah.
Happy birthday Surfliner! You are an awesome train!
2:40 That’s a cool train! F59PHI.
Stay off, stay away! Stay alive!
It was neat to see that one for the 6 months it was running around on Surfliner!
Wait I know I another one coaster fan
The one with the kid hand prints
I miss 457 in that paint scheme.
Drdaaseerrinknk
I'm amazed on how much has changed for the Pacific Surfliner service. Thank you for the video.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Happy 20th Anniversary Pacific Surfliner!
Happy Birthday to the Surfline! Definitely one of the lines I still have to visit soon!
Mike; with the fall off or ridership due to the pandemic, the near future for Amtrak service, as it was before this crisis, really puts them in a financial pickle with or without a Federal government bailout. Your historical video documentary was fantastic and sold itself. grat stuff.
Thank you, Timothy. I'm glad you liked it. My hope is that no matter what happens in the future, my videos will be able to be looked at years down the line from now and still enjoyed as "historical" pieces. Little snippets of life in the world of trains from a different time.
Hard to believe the Surfliner has been running for two decades! Here’s to the future of the Pacific Surfliner!!!
It goes by fast! Before you know it, it'll be another 25 and then 30!
It’s like I had an awakening. I thought I only loved planes but.... I think I just like transportation.
I was only born in 2005.
I've always wanted to ride the Pacific Surfliner.
I was 8.
i’ve lived in san diego for 14 years. i was born in 2005, and i swear, the first sound i remember hearing was an F59PHI horn.
Nice, the only time I saw an F59PHI happened to be the old Santa Fe depot in San Diego
Not a bad sound to remember!
Its a shame that they aren't using the F59phi's anymore. I always wanted to see them.
Yuri Barney Ikari well come on down to Chicago IL to see them
They're very popular among commuter railroads. Like @Railfan Luis0327 pointed out, Metra has them. In fact, Metra just bought a bunch from Amtrak a few years back.
you can still head to Sacramento on the San Joaquin divisor since they'll have theres until 2023, or over to Metra in chicago where they have the EX-Pacific Surfliners and EX-Cascades.
They were cool locomotives. Glad they're still running with Metra.
@ coasterfan2105 And Seattle sounder trains
From the 1820s to the late 1950s, considered to be the golden age of American Railroads.
Another amazing video thank you for this gift
Yo mama
Completely unnecessary 😑
You're very welcome! Thank you so much for watching!
CoasterFan2105 hey no problem keep up with the amazing videos
Happy birthday Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
Awesome video CF! hopefully we get something special coming out of *Pacific Surfliner 20 soon!*
Thank you! That would be cool!
Incredible Video:) A lot has changed on the surfline since 2000.
Thank you! Yes indeed, quite a bit has changed.
Also their service is so courteous and they have a nice lunch service on the train and it is very courteous and very friendly so if you ever ride amtrak you will love every minute of it
I love the other horn of the cab car at 11:36
Nice video! Can't believe its been almost 20 years and its still going strong.
Thanks, Alan! It's almost hard to believe!
Amtrak is the best way to travel so you dont have to do any driving and their cars are so comfortable and the scenery is amazing I would.ride amtrak again if I had the chance 🤩
its nice of how he got these shots just for us. Thank you
CoasterFan2105
Great video Mike, I love Amtrak
Thanks! I do too!
Congrats on 20 years Amtrak
This is just the amtrak Pacific surfliner, amtrak is nearly 50 years old
Happy 20th anniversary Surfliner!
Great heritage unit display!!
What???
Thank you!
@@flaredradiators A reference to the 4 heritage units I put back to back to back at about 4:30 in the video.
Happy Anniversary for Amtrak Pacific Surfliner for 20 years!
Happy 20th anniversary to the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner bro I miss the old train F59PHI bro that was the best train ever and I am still sad that it had turned into Metra. Hope they turn it back to Amtrak because Amtrak is more famous than any other trains and people are loving it I still miss the F59PHI the best train ever more than Metrolink Coaster and other similar locomotives to the Amtrak. Well Happy 20th Anniversary once again to Amtrak surfliner.
Nice video!
Thanks, Boris!
Wow very extensive archives. Another excellent video Mike.
Happy Birthday To Amtrak Pacific Surfliner And Yet Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Is Now 20 Years Old Now 😃😁 And R.I.P The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner F59PHI
Time flies!
CoasterFan2105 Yep It Does
i remember not liking the stay off stay alive paint but i kind of dig it now, looks like a convincing daylight ltd scheme
I love the surfliner f59phi horn at 4:08
is dirt to at 4:08 I found 🤔
CoasterFan2105: *UPLOADS VIDEO*
me: *CLICKS FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT*
:D
you make the BEST train videos
i hope you are staying safe in the pandemic maddness
Very cool!
Thanks!
Congrats
Wow F-59s are cool I wish I could’ve seen one in person
Thank you for the old Amtrak and the new one Amtrak but I think I like the old one better but thank you for making this video on the 20 anniversary of Amtrak my 3rd favorite train. Any way can you do anniversary on the bullet train and the big boy to please and thank you and keep up the good work on showing us on these train videos? Sincerely Christopher wright let's go trains
I like the Amtrak Surfliner
Me too!
@@CoasterFan2105 same
Fun Fact: The original Surfliner consist was Business Class, Cafe, Coach, Coach, Coach/Baggage, in 2005, the sets were reversed. By 2010, all consists were reconfigured to Business Class, Cafe, Coach, Coach, Coach, Coach/Baggage. Now the consists are Business Class, Coach/Business, Cafe, Coach, Coach, Coach/Baggage
Yup!
Oh thanks coaster fan 2105
This should be in chronological order.
I've done that for a number of the "review" videos recently, so I thought I would mix things up. I'll have to do that for the 25th!
Its good to see the f59s back in the old days
Good memories!
Yep
Happy 20th cheers to 100
Happy 20th indeed!
ever since i moved to Australia i only got one video of the F59PHI surfliner. honestly i wish i got more footage, i miss them.
Amtrak is my favorite train!
There is a place in Labuan Niguel where you can film trains with a In N Out restaurant in the background. It is on Camino Capistrano.
Yup! CP Avery
#462 was the last unit with ann M-Bell, which lasted until late 2016.
RIP F59. Press F to pay respect
They were awesome.
I was actually planning a trip on the Surfliner to visit friends the week that the stay at home order went into effect. I was really disappointed having to cancel that
I love you coasterfan2105
How cool video Pacific Surfliner 20th Anniversary. ❤️🌸
Thank you!
Nice video Mike, I here that the Pacific Surfliner is starting to do limited runs now. I definitely want to take a ride to SLO when things get back to normal , thanks
Thanks, Jeff! They're slowly starting to add more trips back. One trip restored to SLO effective June 1st.
Used to see this train every time I went to Pismo beach. Unfortunately the coronavirus has made me not see them my last 2 trips :(
They're coming back in June! Well, at least one of them.
Awesome video 👌
Thanks!
Excellent Video
🌸🌸🇮🇳🌸🌸
Thank you!
Great Video Mike!
Thanks, Rhett!
1:56 4:58 12:40 14:57 15:47 21:38 23:44 24:35 25:44 26:12 29:44 29:53 30:03 30:27 32:35 40:16 41:13 41:26 45:28 46:12 46:43 47:13 50:20 50:31 55:13 56:48 57:03 1:04:10 1:07:58
it would be cool if amtrak sponsored this video
It would!
I still kind of wish the train was still named "San Diegan".
Harrison La time traveler As a guy from the neighbor city (TJ) it would be really cool!
Interesting train
im a big fan
Happy 20th anniversary f59phi!
GOOD VIDEO
Thank you, Timothy!
Nice shots!!🙂😀
Happy Birthday
NICE
Thank you!
Mmmhmmm excellent
Thank you, Ethan!
CoasterFan2105 no problem
21:07, I've stayed there many times.
Awesome Video Mike
12:58 look, a rare find, a Surfliner with only Surfliner cars. 👍
Yup! And did you see the Surfliner with only 4 Surfliner cars?
CoasterFan2105 sure did. You know how to catch em!
Rip f59 on surfliner. I’ve been Railfanning for nearly 12 years & it sucks they don’t use it anymore :/
Awesome catches Mike :)
At 21:36, oh yeah the one I've been waiting for.
There’s actually a train track that is right next to my school and it runs surfliner trains and also freight and the occasional metrolink.
3:18 I’m being catcher to many times on yt
Oh yeah it’s 455
21:41 is in Fast Diesel Trains!
Yup!
Awesome Video Mike! I really enjoyed it a few minutes in. Also can you film Metrolink Trains?
Thank you! New Metrolink video coming out next month!
Me seeing thumbnail: oh look that’s me in different paint
Ohh by the way can you trains videos on bullet train, big boy, and Amtrak train sets? I think that will so cute and beautiful on these trains and the display too? Please and thank you sincerely Christopher wright
Yeah! And I should make a video of Pacific Surfliner 20th Anniversary and upload too until June 1st!
Sounds awesome!
Nice bid
Thanks!
it's amazing how many people i know who have never ridden a train lol.
Hard to believe!
I got to ride the Amtrak Palmetto train for the first time. It was awesome.
3:24 ahh 90208 and a F59PHI 1 amazing engine and one amazing NPCU lost from amtrak.
I used to hate when I got stuck with the p42 / Horizon set
And now, they are a rare combo on the Surfliner!
Hey speaking of June 1, it’s almost close to its anniversary of the Pacific Surfliner
Yup! That's why I posted this video!
12:55 13:25 my parts favorites
Woah
When I watch videos of trains passing station's I just make my own announcement of the train does not stop here
8:11 is my fav
I’ve seen a lot of F59PHI before my self
Awesome! Glad you had the opportunity!
Thank you and I am subscribed
17:04 it's funny how Mike is hiding in the bushes
XD
Lol yeah but I spot him while passing bye XD
17:04 Santa Barbara!