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110MPH Amtrak Trains In The Empire State

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2019
  • Come along as we visit Amtrak's Hudson Line and witness trains zooming by at their maximum authorized speed of 110mph. Trains in this video consist of every type of train that runs up and down this line every day from the Lake Shore Limited to Empire Service and all in between. Majority of these clips are located in Castleton on Hudson except one which is located on CSX's Mohawk Subdivision. Enjoy the video.

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  • @trumpingtonfanhurst694
    @trumpingtonfanhurst694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Train horns are the best example of the Doppler effect

  • @kevinknecht
    @kevinknecht 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    (3:52) Dang! Check out that open window and the venetian blinds right after the train passes by!

  • @derricktherailfan
    @derricktherailfan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    1:29 I love that sound of K5LA horn and it's nice!
    1:54 the fastest amtrak train I have ever seen!!!

    • @AcelaRailan2150
      @AcelaRailan2150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The Amtrak Acela goes faster than that at 150 mph, but yes that was fast for 110 mph!

    • @ncvsdiablo
      @ncvsdiablo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I travelled on the Northeast Regional from Aberdeen to New York and the train made up to 125mph.
      But 110mph with a Diesel loco is quote impressive.

  • @railroader6829
    @railroader6829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    That storm looked like it could produce a tornado!

  • @shawnpowell5876
    @shawnpowell5876 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL video compilations of AMTRAK TRAINS blistering the rails! It's just mind blowing of how fast they travel! Thanks for sharing this video and I'm viewing this from the 1st state of Delaware.

  • @ceciltrane5418
    @ceciltrane5418 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very good job selecting the backdrop for these trains. Beautiful piece of machinery especially at speed.

  • @afrazier792
    @afrazier792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    1:45 That train was fast!

    • @MrRobjs83
      @MrRobjs83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah I forgot how fast they really can go sometimes

    • @fairportrailfanproductions8801
      @fairportrailfanproductions8801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Gold Gamer 705 is now in Empire Service paint

    • @dfk4500
      @dfk4500 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes!!!! Like it had wings!!!!!

    • @georgelugenalt200
      @georgelugenalt200 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      5*85 +2*60 in 5 seconds. 113 feet per second. x3600/5280 = 77 mph.

    • @joeldumas5861
      @joeldumas5861 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@georgelugenalt200 imperial mixed with Babylonian maths 👏👏👏

  • @monica012077
    @monica012077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Very nice work! I haven't been up that way in years, I miss it. That's a lovely thumbnail of my favorite P32AC-DM as well. Cheers

    • @albertcarello7133
      @albertcarello7133 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Monica Matos: My favorite locomotives too!!!

  • @PaulsDMVRailroadsandAviation
    @PaulsDMVRailroadsandAviation 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    A couple of these seemed like they were going even faster than 110mph!

    • @nah_144
      @nah_144 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know like here 1:55

    • @MrRobjs83
      @MrRobjs83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      4:40 yeah I forgot some of them really do go that fast!

    • @Adumzzinthehouse
      @Adumzzinthehouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      If only they did go over 110mph, it’s not because the track speed limit, the P42 genesis is limited to 110mph.

    • @Adumzzinthehouse
      @Adumzzinthehouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But going downhill makes a it a little faster.

    • @leeharveyoswald5277
      @leeharveyoswald5277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      no, the slower ones are probably 80 mph and the faster ones 110. The speed limit for most sections is 80 and the genesis's maximum operational speed is 110.

  • @dhw314
    @dhw314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I lived on First Street in Castleton from 1979-2009. Some of these shots are taken near the old Hamilton Printing Company (just north of castleton ) and I especially remember the time one of these trains hit a tractor trailer at this location. can't recall if the trailer was trying to pull out onto route 9J or from 9J into the printing company but soon after that they put a red light signal up to prevent future incidents. We always joked how Castleton had a red light at a railroad crossing and a flashing blinker light at the main intersection of 9J and route 150

  • @arthursogaugelioneltrains5744
    @arthursogaugelioneltrains5744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the way the train horn sounds.Plus the metal tires on trucks.Grinding against metal rails.

  • @rcsrailfaningproductions1225
    @rcsrailfaningproductions1225 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you can really feel the wind through the screen! great video!

  • @SteveBlancoMusicianWarrior
    @SteveBlancoMusicianWarrior ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done video! I absolutely love the Genesis engines in that phase III livery. So menacing.

  • @dfk4500
    @dfk4500 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow!!!!! Love your videos man! Be blessed & be safe!!

  • @MSRTA_Productions
    @MSRTA_Productions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The first 2 felt like they were going 90

    • @ArturoRailProductions
      @ArturoRailProductions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      you would be correct

    • @MrGeforcerFX
      @MrGeforcerFX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ArturoRailProductions because of the road crossings?

    • @ArturoRailProductions
      @ArturoRailProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrGeforcerFX Correct

    • @amtrak706
      @amtrak706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MrGeforcerFX No, not because of the road crossings. There are plenty of 110mph grade crossings, including several in this video. The first few trains were going sub-110 due to physical characteristics such as signals, train length/weight, or locomotive performance. Not every Empire train manages to hit 110 on every run.

  • @GARails
    @GARails 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:47 What was once Amtrak P32 #705 in the phase V livery is now Amtrak P32 #705 in the Phase III Livery as of last year.

  • @richardcianciosi7272
    @richardcianciosi7272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was on an Empire Service train coming back from Poughkeepsie NY. The train was moving so fast you could barely move aboard it. I talked to a very knowledgeable Cafe Car Attendant. He told me because the Engineer had no ticketed on or off between Poughkeepsie and Albany, the Engineer was doing the P32's top speed of 110mph. I was wowed when I was told the Engineer was doing 110mph. The train also got to Albany a lot faster I will admit.

    • @xxEJSubaru20xx
      @xxEJSubaru20xx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was using a GPS speed checker and It read between 105 and 110 mph going to Albany from Poughkeepsie

    • @amtrak706
      @amtrak706 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      All Empire Service trains run 110mph between Albany and Hudson NY. The conductor most likely meant that your train would not be making any passenger stops in the 110mph section, so it would be full speed all the way through.

  • @railfanbryan7225
    @railfanbryan7225 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Those were some FAST Amtraks!! Nice catches! New sub from Bakersfield CA

  • @TexansRailfan
    @TexansRailfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome introduction of the video I subscribed

  • @maurice5977
    @maurice5977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I didn't know that the P42 genesis went 110 mph ,but I see I was wrong, great video !!!!

  • @KreativeFotoVideo
    @KreativeFotoVideo ปีที่แล้ว

    fantastic video🤝🤝

  • @NERJ607
    @NERJ607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Always wondered when MBTA will decide to do this.... lol

  • @D445Scilla
    @D445Scilla 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome spotting. I subscribe. Greetings from Calabria to Usa!

  • @galaxyrailfanning7860
    @galaxyrailfanning7860 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Epic video!

  • @William_sJazzLoft
    @William_sJazzLoft 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I didn't know there were trains other than Keystone Service and NorthEast and Acela that went over 100 mph. Wow!

    • @ConrailQuality775
      @ConrailQuality775 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Michigan too....they’ve been that way for almost 10 years now

    • @truckerkevthepaidtourist
      @truckerkevthepaidtourist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      part of illinois service too Chicago to st louis

  • @MrCancer1965
    @MrCancer1965 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Footage.

  • @dianalee681
    @dianalee681 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW!!! Many Thanks!!! 😊

  • @SpandauJerry
    @SpandauJerry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That tracks reminds me on our rail system of my childhood here in Germany back in the 60th

    • @brianog5267
      @brianog5267 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah isn’t it insane… Marshall plan built back Germany after all the destruction caused x2…. So that now you have great trains and we have old diesels… crazy stuff

  • @AlexLopez-rx8lw
    @AlexLopez-rx8lw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Empire Service and The Lake Shore Limited. Nice.

  • @csxchicagoline5523
    @csxchicagoline5523 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fast! Cool Video!

  • @shahzadafridi686
    @shahzadafridi686 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wao super video bro

  • @peterfrank29
    @peterfrank29 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That spot by the nature trail is a great spot

  • @checkyoursix5623
    @checkyoursix5623 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    First one looked like Lake Shore Limited, with the Boston-bound cars behind the engines, and the NYC cars behind them. Locomotives with 700 series numbers are P32AC-DM, dual power so they can run underground in NYC.

  • @William_sJazzLoft
    @William_sJazzLoft 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is amazing footage. Is it fairly easy to set_up?

  • @barbaraurban9824
    @barbaraurban9824 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Having taken the NYC to Albany route several times, it is fun to watch the speed build up on my phone's gps.

  • @soyounoat
    @soyounoat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:55 - Window shades as train approaches 3-story bldg.
    Top video quality! Freeze video as train passes and it looks to be sitting quietly for a photo.

    • @ceciltrane5418
      @ceciltrane5418 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So I did. You're right.

  • @raiderpatches9825
    @raiderpatches9825 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kick as video!!!

  • @westwasbest
    @westwasbest 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That second Crossing is the Hamilton press in Castleton New york, and I remember when a tractor-trailer got hit by the train and propelled a Volkswagen Beetle size roll of paper right through that upper brick wall, driving by you can still see the discolored bricks, after that that's when they integrated a traffic signal along with the railroad signals and tried to enhance the Crossing

  • @chazzstorie2981
    @chazzstorie2981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lake Shore Limited Chicago section also does up to 110 mph between Albany and Schenectady.

  • @maximagmhondafan8892
    @maximagmhondafan8892 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Looks like some of these went 120-125mph!!

    • @jackpez
      @jackpez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They can’t

    • @monica012077
      @monica012077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You should watch some 125 mph footage. It's much faster than this

  • @Terk131
    @Terk131 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to take the Empire line out of Utica to NYC and the train cruised along to Albany, in Albany they switched crews and either fueled up or switched out Engines and then they would haul ass down the Hudsen line, it was crazy onboard cause for a while you cruised then bam your flying.

  • @Dansvideos03
    @Dansvideos03 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sweet! I caught P048 with two Phase 3 Viewliners

  • @gregoryyearwood3035
    @gregoryyearwood3035 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Beautiful! I've traveled from NYC to Niagara Falls on the Empire Builder several times over a decade ago and those trains never exceed 75 miles per hour...

    • @BoBo0807
      @BoBo0807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's quite a feat, considering the Empire Builder goes from Chicago to Seattle.

    • @DanMeyer80
      @DanMeyer80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      BoBo0807 pretty sure he meant Empire Service

    • @renegadetenor
      @renegadetenor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It wasn't the Empire Builder.

  • @Mir_notwanted
    @Mir_notwanted 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This train is the heart Amtrak of my home town

  • @AcelaRailan2150
    @AcelaRailan2150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was amazing high speed diesel P32s, P40s and P42s

  • @ron234halt
    @ron234halt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice to see they raised the speed limit: the last time I rode one was in 2004. Back then, the top speed for the diesels was 80mph... at least it was for my train (NY to Albany).

    • @alwhalen3488
      @alwhalen3488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You must have been on a slow train. 110 MPH for passenger has been in effect from Rensselaer to Stuyvesant since at least 2000 when I ran trains there. Unfortunately I could only do 50 MPH with freight.

    • @amtrak706
      @amtrak706 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alwhalen3488 The 110mph territory south of Albany was put in in the mid 80s under Conrail.

  • @peterfrank29
    @peterfrank29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    where on the Mohawk Div. By Jumping jacks?

  • @auzziecrunt8538
    @auzziecrunt8538 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't wait to visit New York State to record these trains. I'm doing a train review and also train spotting for 2 days. One alone the Empire Service and the other along the NE corridor

  • @bayblader2289
    @bayblader2289 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow you got to see the same heritage unit lots of times in the same place Niceeeee!

  • @burton48
    @burton48 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice camera work

  • @geoffreylee5199
    @geoffreylee5199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice piece, but a bit of tightening in the editing would make it great.

  • @indianrailwaywesternrailwa1398
    @indianrailwaywesternrailwa1398 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good click 👍

  • @PDXGal
    @PDXGal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great videos! Be nice to know train line and location. Thanks!

    • @westwasbest
      @westwasbest 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most of it is a long route 9j between Castleton and Albany New York, the Empire line

    • @FFred-us9tw
      @FFred-us9tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@westwasbest Not Empire, It's the Hudson line. Amtrak runs it's Empire Service on it.

  • @alouisschafer7212
    @alouisschafer7212 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine double stacked freight trains at that speed. Should be possible to build such trains and establish special railway corridors for those speeds.

  • @engineersdash7564
    @engineersdash7564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That's enough to make your hairs stand up.

  • @cavcoproductions
    @cavcoproductions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amtrak: 110 mph
    TGV: (186 mph) hold my beer
    Shinkansen: (198 mph) hold my sake
    Shanghai Transrapid: (267 mph) hold my baijiu

  • @barroningram7286
    @barroningram7286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is what North Carolina. rail service should think about doing increasing the speed to 110 between Raleigh and Charlotte I know a lot of people don't consider that as high-speed rail but something that expense you have to take baby steps first, we may never see 180 mph trains on that line with Norfolk Southern freight trains but 110 mph may be possible .

  • @yeahman70
    @yeahman70 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:44 sounds like a AEM-7 now it 707 my favorite it sounds the best i saw it a couple months ago

  • @dslife1
    @dslife1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those things were cruising!!

  • @florperez1302
    @florperez1302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very fast 110 MPH

  • @michaelgatien4277
    @michaelgatien4277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    at 0:01, no one forgets the sound of a K5LA Nathan AIrchime Horn :D
    do you know in 2020 if the WOLVERINE uses the the K5LA? the horn sounds different and I've been to Battle Creek and Kalamazoo.

    • @amtrak706
      @amtrak706 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The wolverine now uses Charger locomotives, which have raised letter K5LAs that sound a bit different. Nathan changed their castings around 2007 so the new horns longer play the same notes and also have a harsher, less pleasing tonality to them.

  • @michaeld53
    @michaeld53 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    why do those signal clangers stop when the gates go down? is that an east coast thing?? out in Oregon they go till the gates go up!!

  • @johnrich2102
    @johnrich2102 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid!! But I miss the Turbos

  • @Adumzzinthehouse
    @Adumzzinthehouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some of these must have been going downhill, such as the last one. Some of them were going past their limit. The last train was going 114mph by the way,

  • @tomster927
    @tomster927 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Exhilarating!

  • @SilverThunder710
    @SilverThunder710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    1:54 is at LEAST 130 Mph!

    • @GARails
      @GARails 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ArkLaTex Multimedia hahaha no those P32AC-DMs can’t even go 130mph. They top out at 110mph

    • @GodzillaLegendary-vt1pr
      @GodzillaLegendary-vt1pr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      G_B Enderman yes but no

    • @GARails
      @GARails 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Godzilla Legendary 2019 no genesis can go over 110mph.

    • @SilverThunder710
      @SilverThunder710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not if its on a hill and gravity helps it to that speed

    • @GARails
      @GARails 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ArkLaTex Multimedia / TehArklatexSpartan the speed won’t change

  • @walterschivo9123
    @walterschivo9123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How come the Amtrak whistles are loud and eerie like?

  • @gda44256
    @gda44256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It doesn't appear that all these were 110mph catches

    • @GingerRailfanProductions
      @GingerRailfanProductions  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      gda44256 Correct, one clip was filmed on the Mohawk Sub, but the rest were taken in Castleton On Hudson which is only a few miles south of Albany. Some of these train were still accelerating from their Albany departure and slowing for the signal in Albany, especially the Lakeshores since they are heavier. The Empire Services, Maple Leafs, and Adirondack were doing the line’s max speed.

  • @bentheswitchsportsfan06
    @bentheswitchsportsfan06 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    5:33 Isn't that a tornado trying to form?

    • @TDDrummer2
      @TDDrummer2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No wonder why they’re going so fast, the trains are just trying not to get sucked up by tornado and YEETED across the state

    • @dr.donchristie7093
      @dr.donchristie7093 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Unlikely in Upstate New York.

    • @Jeepin290
      @Jeepin290 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dr.donchristie7093 Not really. In the countryside we have smaller tornadoes that are barely dangerous but do knock down power lines and trees.

    • @dr.donchristie7093
      @dr.donchristie7093 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're still "unlikely," Ayyoltz, compared to the situation in southern and midwestern parts of the country. OTOH, given global warming, we're seeing them -- albeit small ones -- more frequently in the Northeast.

    • @jacobcornelius1278
      @jacobcornelius1278 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m just saying, I see that thing here in Kansas my ass is going downstairs

  • @oscartobaroatmeal6734
    @oscartobaroatmeal6734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:48 That was really fast, I think it went beyond the speed limit.

    • @dolfyparodies8309
      @dolfyparodies8309 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It can’t do that, P32AC-DM’s which are the locomotives you see in this video are a max speed of 110

    • @Adumzzinthehouse
      @Adumzzinthehouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Some are actually going a few miles over 110mph because some where going downhill.

  • @jo5kyguy
    @jo5kyguy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    BRING BACK PHASE 3 FOR ALL TRAINS 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @garyK.45ACP
    @garyK.45ACP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How did you determine the speed? They look more like 70-80 mph to me. Is any of this verified...I mean, other than by a post on the internet?

    • @ConrailQuality775
      @ConrailQuality775 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. Likely by employee timetable or Amtrak press release.

    • @crashcast_e6339
      @crashcast_e6339 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @phillyslasher bruh this guy was just wondering how fast the train was actually going, like damn

  • @BluTransit
    @BluTransit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Adirondack or Maple Leaf side?
    wow how long is the time gap between each train?

    • @alwhalen3488
      @alwhalen3488 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trains run every 1 to 2 hours in each direction, at least they did before COVID.

  • @chegeny
    @chegeny 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:59 Watch for the engineer of the 703 to wave at us 👋

  • @bluedoris88
    @bluedoris88 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks great views,I model Amtrak,Geoff,U.K,.

  • @cats0182
    @cats0182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think the LSL is limited to 79mph because of the sleepers?

    • @cats0182
      @cats0182 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what I read somewhere.

    • @QuickBurn70
      @QuickBurn70 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Track speed 79 max for passenger trains once the LSL leaves the Hudson Line. The sleepers are good for 110, since the same ones do that all the time on the NEC.

    • @packr72
      @packr72 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Viewliners are good to 125mph.

    • @FFred-us9tw
      @FFred-us9tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@packr72 Not all of them. Viewliner I's are capped at 110. cars numbered 62000-62049 are 110 max. The Viewliner II's are good for 125.

    • @barbaraurban9824
      @barbaraurban9824 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was on the LSL and we did hit 110 between Albany and Schnectady according to my gps.

  • @railfanxyz7435
    @railfanxyz7435 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really liked that clip with 703 & 712.

  • @ZRHTrainspotter
    @ZRHTrainspotter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:00 was 115-120mph not joking

    • @Smag2205
      @Smag2205 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is!

    • @FFred-us9tw
      @FFred-us9tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Physically impossible. The Locomotives are incapable of exceeding 110MPH. I run them all time.

    • @ZRHTrainspotter
      @ZRHTrainspotter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Might be able to reach 112-114mph

    • @FFred-us9tw
      @FFred-us9tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ZRHTrainspotter Not possible. This line has ACSES (PTC) and this system does not allow over the MAS at all. They also have cab signals that enforce 110MPH max and the locomotive’s also have a stand alone governor that will put them in a penalty if you exceed 110MPH as well. So their is absolutely no chance you will ever see one operating above 110MPH. Ever.

  • @Sacto1654
    @Sacto1654 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just wait until the Siemens ALC-42 arrives later this year. We may be able to see 125 mph running on some Amtrak lines now certified for 110 mph--the type of speeds only achieved by the old British Rail trainsets with diesel prime movers.

    • @renegadetenor
      @renegadetenor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hell, the Milwaukee Road E6s achieved that in 1941. So did the F7 class Hudsons. (steam). Old school still best.

    • @FFred-us9tw
      @FFred-us9tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Going 125MPH with a (non overhead electric) locomotive has been done in the US since the early 70's with the UA Turbotrain and Rohr Turboliners on Amtrak. It's hardly something only the British achieved. And the current Siemens Chargers which have been in regular service for years are capable of 125MPH, as is the EMD F125 which have been in service for 5 years. So their is no need to wait for the ALC-42 to get trains above 110MPH. The ALC-42 is simply a Long Distance version of a standard Charger. It has a larger fuel tank and a larger capacity HEP (Head End Power) system for longer trains. Because of this it's actually 200HP less than an SC-44. But all Chargers are rated for 125MPH. The reason you are not seeing trains on the 110MPH routes going any faster has noting to do with the Locomotives rated top speed. It has to do with with the class of track. To go above 110MPH you need to change to Class 7 track. This means added costs with maintenance and inspections and installing and maintaining impenetrable barriers at all highway grade crossings. This would cost an enormous amount of money (well over 100 Million USD) for an increase in speed of 15MPH. Over the course of a trip, an added 15MPH speed increase on the 110 sections would shave off a few minutes at best. Hardly anything close to hours.

  • @TickledFunnyBone
    @TickledFunnyBone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:54 that train was fast!!!

    • @MrRobjs83
      @MrRobjs83 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      they all were

  • @albertcarello7133
    @albertcarello7133 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    All trains here powered by GE P32 GENISES AC DM LOCOMOTIVES fascinating!!!

  • @kylegaspha2585
    @kylegaspha2585 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:30 how many mph was that train going?

  • @jameslinde3029
    @jameslinde3029 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is weird how some of the heritage color units have a more shrilly horn.

  • @LamborginiBugatti1745
    @LamborginiBugatti1745 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:43 is the best K5LA I have heard

  • @davidho5632
    @davidho5632 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this on the segment of Albany to New York or Albany to Boston?

    • @alwhalen3488
      @alwhalen3488 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rensselaer-NYC

    • @davidho5632
      @davidho5632 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alwhalen3488 Thanks man!

  • @user-cv2ud6yf2j
    @user-cv2ud6yf2j 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤ Amtrak you got a yellow 🚦 slow down

  • @jroela4765
    @jroela4765 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is this at

  • @cornycorny2952
    @cornycorny2952 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pretty fast for square wheels.

  • @ildiavolo1890
    @ildiavolo1890 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    EUTrak: th-cam.com/video/vdEbOoM7OJs/w-d-xo.html (186mph)

  • @No-is2qf
    @No-is2qf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    crazy

  • @SKYSCRAPERTELEVISION
    @SKYSCRAPERTELEVISION 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Check out my Amtrak Cab rides...Gp40TC(?) F40's , FL9's & Turbo cab rides....1993 & 1994

  • @michaelcaplan7012
    @michaelcaplan7012 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When the red lights are flashing and the crossing gates are down just stay where you are for your own safety. There is no way you can judge the distance and speed of an approaching train.

  • @packr72
    @packr72 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this all former NYC mainline?

    • @DanMeyer80
      @DanMeyer80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes New York Central Water Level Route

    • @truckerkevthepaidtourist
      @truckerkevthepaidtourist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DanMeyer80 amazing how beautiful that line has been kept up through all the years too isn't it..

  • @brittanysmith103
    @brittanysmith103 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    All it it is fast

  • @tonyschiffiler4816
    @tonyschiffiler4816 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That first train was doing about 70 mph.

  • @hainam8614
    @hainam8614 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's so fast, unlike in my country....its only 40-50mph

    • @finnibat
      @finnibat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And yet its embarrassingly slow compared to the trains in every other industrial nation...

  • @OliversElevators
    @OliversElevators 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:30 that was not 110. That was more like 80.

  • @engineersdash7564
    @engineersdash7564 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've clocked a genesis at 120 they can run when they want to.

    • @FFred-us9tw
      @FFred-us9tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The P40, P42DC and P32AC-DM cannot go over 110MPH. it's not even possible. The overspeed will put them into a penalty between 110 and 112MPH.

    • @engineersdash7564
      @engineersdash7564 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FFred-us9tw I was in Colorado at the testing site when it was done.

    • @FFred-us9tw
      @FFred-us9tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@engineersdash7564 Then it was one in testing that was geared above 110MPH (So not the ones used in everyday service) and had the overspeed disabled. What happens in testing is just that. Not revenue service. So it has no bearing on this discussion. What location and month/year was this “test” you witnessed??? The FRA certified the P42 to 110MPH. That's why when they use P42's on Reginal trains on the NEC (which happens several times a week) they can't go over 110MPH. By FRA regs, by Amtrak rules and by the gear ratio and overspeed protection. Nobody has ever "clocked one" in revenue service going 120. The ONLY places they can even run above 90MPH all have ACSES or some other form of PTC. These systems in addition to the factory GE Overspeed protection prevent going even 1mph over.

  • @nancyhernandez7833
    @nancyhernandez7833 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What if subways went this fast

    • @PCRC-tt2lz
      @PCRC-tt2lz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The distance between stations aren't far enought to reach those speeds

  • @RailMan102_Productions
    @RailMan102_Productions 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This corridor should be going 200mph