actually, that is reversed!! at present, it will take another 40 years for 645 parts to become scarce, and 710 parts another 60 years! as for sc-44 parts, 14 years!!! this is based upon OEM and aftermarket parts supplier for both manufacturers.
As a European, the NJT plans doesn’t look *that* impressive, but for the country which has literally spent 1 h by billion per kilometre on a metro line, it’s quite alright. It’s definitely among the best transit systems in North America
@@JoeyDNetsfan It is really. Maybe MTA in NY, maybe TTC in Ontario, maybe CTA in Illinois, maybe STM in Quebec are the other candidates, but it's not so far flung to say NJ Transit is either the best or one of the best transit agencies in a continent known for terrible public transportation
@@JoeyDNetsfan it’s a low bar, but yes, once the Chris Christie-shaped clog was extracted it’s back to being decent, which is all you have to be to be one of the best transit systems in North America.
Sydney trains plans: we’re adding lifts at some extra stations and getting more of the same old train before closing half our lines for a privatised automated metro that has half the capacity and quality Melbourne metro plans: *BILLION DOLLAR ORBITAL RAIL NETWORK WITH EXPRESS SERVICES FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE CBD ALSO A REBUILD OF ALMOST THE ENTIRE NETWORK TO DODGE EVERY SINGLE LEVEL CROSSING PLUS ONE HUNDRED NEW TRAINS AND TRAMS FOR EVERY SINGLE LINE AND ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS FRICKING EVERYWHERE*
Listen, I agree that the Sydney Metro should have been done very differently and definitely shouldn’t have been privatised. But the quality and capacity of the Sydney Metro is the opposite of what you are implying. The frequencies the Metro is capable of, mean that capacity is actually great, and the quality is the same as any other modern Metro project around the world. The Sydney Metro is also going to cost less and provide more for the city of Sydney than SRL will do for Melbourne. I love the SRL, but $100 Billion is insane.
@@KhanPiesseONE Sydney Metro is cool, but it is a neoliberal hellscape in its current form. One step further and they'll let the private companies to write the damn standards.
@@FreedomtowerStudios which one is the portal bridge again? (also i had a dream last night where there was a train from Hoboken along the train tracks in Bergen County closest to the Hudson, like the one that goes through Closter and those towns
@@NiennaFan1 Pause the video at 0:07.....thats the portal bridge. And as for your dream, thats another planned project, only it'll be a light rail line to Englewood
Mumbai Suburban railway plans : we are adding escalators and elevators at our suburban railway stations and will replace old non ac trains with newer ac fleet by the end of this decade Delhi rrts plans : WE ARE BUILDING ENTIRELY NEW SEMI HIGH SPEED FULLY GRADE SEPARATED REGIONAL RAIL WITH MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS TO THE METRO AND WILL FINISH 8 LINES BY THE OF THIS DECADE
Yeah, they are a joke. Heavy barges with a crappy layout, saddled with a stupid 1.5kv power system. Why you’d run gallery cars on what’s basically a rapid transit line is beyond me, but Metra loves dumb thing (witness their love of two stroke diesels made by a company that no longer exists)
Meanwhile, on the NJT AC Line: "We might make it all the way down the line without losing our engine, who knows? If you do, welcome to Atlantic City. Good luck, fucker.
I will bitch and moan about how shit our rails are down here and how we need more, the AC-Philly line desperately needs help, shit still *Works* lmao and is at least cheap cuz tickets are only like $5, sometimes $8
Get back to me when the HBLR actually gets to Bergen County A lot of these NJT plans have zero chance of seeing the light of day, as much as I love the idea of basically all of em
We really need a decade+ of near blank-check infra spending with a focus on the future. Build most of this out, upgrade existing lines too at least 90+mph standards everywhere that's realistic.
If it's federally funded it might happen. NY and NJ don't reciprocate state income taxes...so NJ just sends more state income tax dollars to NY and foots the 'train bill' for it. NY is like, "Thanks for sending us even more talented people to tax...we didn't have to pay anything for them, you pay all the bills, and as an added bonus make those workers even more angry by taxing them again in your state." Unlike NJ & PA which still play nice and have a reciprocal tax agreement.
@@dstevans NJ and NY are states that get hosed by the Feds, while taker states benefit. Although NJ and NY aren't exactly well-run either. My main concern was just how steep the fares are on NJT. Much of outer zone ridership hasn't recovered from the pre-Chris Christie years. When CC was governor, budget cuts resulted in fare hikes and service cuts circa 2010. The overall ridership however peaked off in about 2016. If anything, federal funding should be taken advantage of while it's there. Because by this point next year, with a change in Congress, it could all be gone. Many of these studies have already been conducted, including showing which are most feasible. Better get the funding before it goes away.
@@ecoRfan But don't forget how Christie so considerately encouraged train travel by causing massive traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge! (I think I was caught in that traffic)
At least the Raritan Bay Bridge is being built but damn do I really want those Jackson/Lakehurst lines. It'd just be cool to see some sort of NJCL expansion, not to mention the restoration of Camden & Amboy right of way for passenger use, but damn is it such a disappointment that they'd completely dodge Great Adventure - which is conveniently marked in red on the map. If there is a branch line that just follows 537 from Freehold Boro with some sort of express service connection, I bet that would provide an excellent service. If they find a way to connect the line to Philadelphia, I bet that would be even better for revenue. It would certainly make my life easier since I live on the NJCL and express trains stop at my station. I get why they missed it though, the extensions are using existing right of ways that need no repair (other than electrification)...
@@NiennaFan1 0:16 - 0:20. It's at the mouth of the Raritan River, on the North Jersey Coastline between South Amboy and Perth Amboy. Footers are already up (which means vertical construction is very close to start) and cranes have surrounded the bridge all year.
Since I live in NJ I quite like the NJT plans but the metro is just really small in plans like literally converting and cargo engine to pull passenger trains.
I really wish the RUN (Regional Unified Network) proposal from ReThinkNYC was implemented. It would cost a fortune but it would be transformational for the New York metropolitan area
MBTA Replacement plans: Uhh IDK Metra replacement plans: *Converts freight engine to passenger* NJT Replacement plans: *ALP45 Spam* Everyone else: *C H A R G E R*
I ride NJT EVERY DAY PATCO IS AMAZING BUT FREQUENTLY BREAKS DOWN AND TAKES LONG TO LEAVE THE BUSES OF NJT ARENT EVEN SHOWING UP RIGHT NOW SINCE THE BLIZZARDS
Meanwhile, in Canada: GO Transit and Metrolinx are both on the chopping block, with DB and SNCF competing for the new Toronto RER/S-Bahn system, and no one is talking about it.
Dang even the UK looks Sci fi compared to the US when it comes to rail. Despite still using old rolling stock for freight and having passenger trains that can do 140 mph but limit is 125 because of the track that can't be botherd to get upgraded. Plus having a branch of a new and already way overbudget high speed rail system plan cut. Still better than the US.
Ok where should I start America is 10x bigger then the UK one state that has rail pretty much sums up the size of the UK two rail has been neglected by the government since the 60s for more money in cars and corrupt politics three people don’t even like taking trains here in America people rather drive then sit next to someone plus America is car cultured and not dependent on public transit personally I like trains but the government fucked us over we used to be the world standard until after WWII and with dumb leaders it’ll stay that way until private agency make their own rail
In New Jersey trains do 165mph on the main line through the state. It’s probably one of the few places in the USA that has faster train service than the UK.
NJT tries its best and has my respect. Still waiting on all of those planned expansions though (looking at you Northern Branch Corridor Project). Also that silver aesthetic feels a bit dated. Anyone else agree? Just me? Alr.
How buying a 6-axle, heavy AF retired freight loco and convert it into a passenger loco instead of buying Amtrak’s retiring Genesis locos? Metra: *YES*
Trust me the GEs Genesis locos are way more clapped out than the SD70 conversion they’re doing. Can’t get parts for the GEs as easily not as cost effective as the EMDs
@@mattk9644 Don't worry, I'm well aware that all politicians put themselves first to varying degrees, although luckily not all of them are equally horrible!
Metra just announced a plan to convert all their old as shit diesel locomotives that don’t even meet Tier 1 EPA standards into battery powered locomotives. That way they can keep their EMDs instead of buying sleek brand new Tier 4 EPA standard locomotives currently used by Metrolink in LA all because Metra has an unhealthy love affair with their EMDs, many of which are like 50 years old already. Keep in mind Tier 1 EPA standards are the bare minimum. I mean I get that battery powered locomotives are better than continuing to run on diesel but I just wish they would electrify their entire system. They already have one line that’s electrified but they all need to be electrified
Is there such a thing as a freight or passenger locomotive? They're just locomotives and will pull anything but obviously one's just for freight use wouldn't be able to power up the heating and lighting on a passenger train but they could pull it! Obviously a high speed passenger loco wouldn't be geared up for a heavy ballast train but it could pull light freight.
hmmm NJIT with a decently sized expansion, especially in S NJ.. I'm surprised most of the lines in South-Western NJ were never done before. They'll get a ton of funding so I'm expecting some maintenance upgrades to their train fleets.
MOSTLY IN NORTH JERSEY BECAUSE 1. has a larger population than so. Jersey 2. has a greater % of commuters to areas serviced with rail 3. historically has had more towns serviced by rail 4. has more urban population centers than so. Jersey (Newark, elizabeth, New Brunswick,, jersey city vs. camden & Trenton
@@sarcrazy530 south Jersey as don’t want it. South Jersey could’ve had a morestown light rail, nimbys said no. They’re finally going ahead with the glassboro- camden line so there’s that.
@@korbermeister1 yea I guess you’re probably right, it’s unfortunate tho. The thing that’s annoying is many towns (like mine) used to have streetcars going through them but now it’s only freight trains. It would be cool if they could be both but maybe I’m being too optimistic
@@sarcrazy530 honestly, you should do a casual survey of friends and family in the are and ask them “would you support or oppose light/heavy rail/commuter train in our town/area to Philly/wildwood/camden” and see the responses you get. I’ll bet the the majority of adults will say oppose, teens & tweens will more likely support.
@@maas1208 bro, Metra's trying to convert some Freight locomotives in passenger regional rail locomotives... and NJT is trying to replace old bridges, tunnels and right of way with ultra modern and future proof infrastructure
We thinking of Meta I think what an dumb design Chicago Union Station is. While it has 24 tracks only two are through tracks all other are terminal tracks, at a Station which can be accessed from two sites (north and south) but is build like two terminal stations facing each other. Why! Why operate it is such a way, it makes no sense.
Because when it was originally built, it was the end of the line terminus for multiple railroads with very little overlap on their systems. While they probably should build more through tracks, as a cental hub for multiple lines, where you would need to change trains anyway, it works fine. The design is hardly "dumb". Chicago Union Station still acts as an end of the line terminal for every train stopping there, or is the origin station, so the only real need for more through tracks would be to accommodate more particularly long trains and ease transferring operations between the north and south yards.
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We gotta drag ace combat levels of insanity and project scope into rail projects. can't let the aviation nerds have all the fun
Preach it
I knew that song was somewhere deep in my memory. Time to go back and play ace combat 4.
*AWACS intensifies on the platform P.A.*
Thanks to this comment I now want an armoured train/rail artillery game
haha yes
Amtrak when parts for SC-44 go out of stock: *Mild*
Metra when parts for EMD prime movers go out of stock: *Very severe*
actually, that is reversed!! at present, it will take another 40 years for 645 parts to become scarce, and 710 parts another 60 years! as for sc-44 parts, 14 years!!! this is based upon OEM and aftermarket parts supplier for both manufacturers.
it do be like that sometimes
Hi soshelist railfan
@@leobragaurbe Yes what great spelling of the word “socialist”
@@Maunico0809 It was joke lmao r/woosh
NJ Transits 3D animators are on fire
ong
Metra Electric passengers: "please, I just want a consistent schedule so I can go to work and back and see my family"
Metra: "CHINKEN NUNGIT"
I burst out laughing
As a European, the NJT plans doesn’t look *that* impressive, but for the country which has literally spent 1 h by billion per kilometre on a metro line, it’s quite alright. It’s definitely among the best transit systems in North America
And remember NJ is a small state
Don’t hold your breath
NJT among the best in the continent? 😂😂😂😂😂
@@JoeyDNetsfan It is really. Maybe MTA in NY, maybe TTC in Ontario, maybe CTA in Illinois, maybe STM in Quebec are the other candidates, but it's not so far flung to say NJ Transit is either the best or one of the best transit agencies in a continent known for terrible public transportation
@@JoeyDNetsfan it’s a low bar, but yes, once the Chris Christie-shaped clog was extracted it’s back to being decent, which is all you have to be to be one of the best transit systems in North America.
Sydney trains plans: we’re adding lifts at some extra stations and getting more of the same old train before closing half our lines for a privatised automated metro that has half the capacity and quality
Melbourne metro plans: *BILLION DOLLAR ORBITAL RAIL NETWORK WITH EXPRESS SERVICES FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE CBD ALSO A REBUILD OF ALMOST THE ENTIRE NETWORK TO DODGE EVERY SINGLE LEVEL CROSSING PLUS ONE HUNDRED NEW TRAINS AND TRAMS FOR EVERY SINGLE LINE AND ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS FRICKING EVERYWHERE*
No that's Adelaide your thinking of. "We're only electrifying one additional rail line and we ran out of money to do anything else again."
@@ThebusofdoomFSX Wait is Adelaide the one with the good or the bad train/metro plans?
Listen, I agree that the Sydney Metro should have been done very differently and definitely shouldn’t have been privatised. But the quality and capacity of the Sydney Metro is the opposite of what you are implying. The frequencies the Metro is capable of, mean that capacity is actually great, and the quality is the same as any other modern Metro project around the world.
The Sydney Metro is also going to cost less and provide more for the city of Sydney than SRL will do for Melbourne. I love the SRL, but $100 Billion is insane.
@@KhanPiesseONE Sydney Metro is cool, but it is a neoliberal hellscape in its current form. One step further and they'll let the private companies to write the damn standards.
lmao melbourne
MBTA plans: Just pray we can get Amtrak to electrify our lines.
GOD DAMN YOU CHARIE BAKER.
Two colossal Commuter Rail systems with two different mentalities
Collasal? SNCF is collasal
@@murphy7801 is known that SNCF is American...🤦🏽♂️
@@murphy7801 that the new Amtrak? gawd damnnnn
Now give Metra some credit. They completed that RI flyover that crosses the NS tracks.
don’t forget when they did/:
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Metra kinda sucks, NJT Superior.
@@Rexyboygamer-Vlogs New jersey doesn't exist its just a part of Pennsylvania
@@maas1208 that's eastern penna.-----Separated by a river that Sunoco blew up!!
If they did even one of these, I would cry for absolute joy
They started construction for the Portal Bridge, should be done in a few years
@@FreedomtowerStudios which one is the portal bridge again? (also i had a dream last night where there was a train from Hoboken along the train tracks in Bergen County closest to the Hudson, like the one that goes through Closter and those towns
@@NiennaFan1 Pause the video at 0:07.....thats the portal bridge. And as for your dream, thats another planned project, only it'll be a light rail line to Englewood
Watch Chuck Walsh on TH-cam with the Lackawanna Cutoff
cant wait for the unannounced among us letsplay you did with donoteat and NJB to release!😁
The, *what*
Metra plans versus the plans of any passenger rail service in the northeast:
METRA: "Well, what the hell else are we SUPPOSED to do?"
Use existing corridors for new crosstown RER like service similar to paris line RER C
@@qjtvaddict But that costs money... XD
@@qjtvaddictFrance is a war criminal
Mumbai Suburban railway plans : we are adding escalators and elevators at our suburban railway stations and will replace old non ac trains with newer ac fleet by the end of this decade
Delhi rrts plans : WE ARE BUILDING ENTIRELY NEW SEMI HIGH SPEED FULLY GRADE SEPARATED REGIONAL RAIL WITH MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS TO THE METRO AND WILL FINISH 8 LINES BY THE OF THIS DECADE
true. Im from delhi and i approve.
Metra: I am a strong independent railroad, I don't need any SC-44, F125, or electric engines.
Eh electric locomotives]:|
Highliners: "am I a joke to you"
Yeah, they are a joke. Heavy barges with a crappy layout, saddled with a stupid 1.5kv power system.
Why you’d run gallery cars on what’s basically a rapid transit line is beyond me, but Metra loves dumb thing (witness their love of two stroke diesels made by a company that no longer exists)
@@philipnasadowski1060EMD does exist its now called progress rail
@@philipnasadowski1060 at least we don't get yearly hurricanes
please bro, just one more lane bro please
I've replayed this way too may times and it still hits
Chuck Walsh is a legend
Meanwhile, on the NJT AC Line:
"We might make it all the way down the line without losing our engine, who knows? If you do, welcome to Atlantic City. Good luck, fucker.
South Jersey, home to 1.8 million, served by exactly 2 lines that run once a month for $700 one way
I will bitch and moan about how shit our rails are down here and how we need more, the AC-Philly line desperately needs help, shit still *Works* lmao and is at least cheap cuz tickets are only like $5, sometimes $8
@@BruhMoment-re8nc it can be double tracked for the most part with the exception of Haddonfield cause the whole damn station is entrenched.
As a railfanner who follows news on NJT. I approve this video
Get back to me when the HBLR actually gets to Bergen County
A lot of these NJT plans have zero chance of seeing the light of day, as much as I love the idea of basically all of em
We really need a decade+ of near blank-check infra spending with a focus on the future. Build most of this out, upgrade existing lines too at least 90+mph standards everywhere that's realistic.
Some of these plans already have funding or are under construction. The gateway project, for example.
I think it gets to North Bergen, there's the bergen!!!
@@NiennaFan1 loool
@@Ry_TSG as well as the Lackawanna Cut-Off
NJT the unsung hero of transit and why the state is not-so-strangely the largest collective railroad suburb in the America's... ish?
Really doubt such expansion will happen at NJT
If it's federally funded it might happen. NY and NJ don't reciprocate state income taxes...so NJ just sends more state income tax dollars to NY and foots the 'train bill' for it. NY is like, "Thanks for sending us even more talented people to tax...we didn't have to pay anything for them, you pay all the bills, and as an added bonus make those workers even more angry by taxing them again in your state." Unlike NJ & PA which still play nice and have a reciprocal tax agreement.
@@dstevans NJ and NY are states that get hosed by the Feds, while taker states benefit. Although NJ and NY aren't exactly well-run either.
My main concern was just how steep the fares are on NJT. Much of outer zone ridership hasn't recovered from the pre-Chris Christie years. When CC was governor, budget cuts resulted in fare hikes and service cuts circa 2010. The overall ridership however peaked off in about 2016.
If anything, federal funding should be taken advantage of while it's there. Because by this point next year, with a change in Congress, it could all be gone. Many of these studies have already been conducted, including showing which are most feasible. Better get the funding before it goes away.
@@ecoRfan But don't forget how Christie so considerately encouraged train travel by causing massive traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge! (I think I was caught in that traffic)
@@NiennaFan1 yeah that was an ironic twist
At least the Raritan Bay Bridge is being built but damn do I really want those Jackson/Lakehurst lines.
It'd just be cool to see some sort of NJCL expansion, not to mention the restoration of Camden & Amboy right of way for passenger use, but damn is it such a disappointment that they'd completely dodge Great Adventure - which is conveniently marked in red on the map. If there is a branch line that just follows 537 from Freehold Boro with some sort of express service connection, I bet that would provide an excellent service. If they find a way to connect the line to Philadelphia, I bet that would be even better for revenue. It would certainly make my life easier since I live on the NJCL and express trains stop at my station. I get why they missed it though, the extensions are using existing right of ways that need no repair (other than electrification)...
Which one is the Raritan Bay Bridge? which lines does it connect? (I do know where the Raritan Bay is)
@@NiennaFan1 0:16 - 0:20. It's at the mouth of the Raritan River, on the North Jersey Coastline between South Amboy and Perth Amboy. Footers are already up (which means vertical construction is very close to start) and cranes have surrounded the bridge all year.
Okay, can you explain that again to me in 3 sentences max?
@@Rexyboygamer-Vlogs Raritan Bay Bridge building now. Me want RR to amusement park. Connecting the AC line good.
@@sogenesis5738 but no new train lines are coming out of it, darn
NJT has unlock achivement : succesfull operator
Hurricanes: I'm about to end this man's whole career
Guess which is gonna do better later....
Since I live in NJ I quite like the NJT plans but the metro is just really small in plans like literally converting and cargo engine to pull passenger trains.
I live in south jersey. Can you explain the viddo haha
South Jersey is amazing.
@@Rexyboygamer-Vlogs as a man who has lived here his whole life i can confirm new jersey does indeed suck.
I thought it would just be "oh haha funny meme"
Goddamn was I blown away!
I really wish the RUN (Regional Unified Network) proposal from ReThinkNYC was implemented. It would cost a fortune but it would be transformational for the New York metropolitan area
0:11 some sins can be forgiven… but this… this is unacceptable
Lmao hey it could be worse picture gp40 with pantographs🤣🤣🤣
I will prefer old diesels being converted to electrics as it's better than scrapping them
@@trevorderper5050 eh diesel electric but I SWEAR I WOULD HATE TO SEE A STUPID PITAGRAPTH on it I rather keep classics diesel locomotives
it's better than third rail though, and I overall think less rumbling diesel engine is better for brick built structures and tracks
0:24 that Princeton thing is a monstrousity
Lackawanna Cutoff…
when the lackawanna is cut!!!!
0:11 THEIR MAKING THAT ENGINE?!?! I CANT WAIT TO SEE IT AT MY HOMETOWN STATION NETCONG STATION
It was a concept variant. They later scrapped the plan in favor of the ALP-45DP
@@_SP64_ dammit!! that woulda been so cool to see in my town
0:11 for NJ Transit: Ah yes a DE30AC/DM30AC with Pantographs, I would want to see that
Time to update the meme now metra is converting freight to haul passengers to Rockford.
"Babe, it's time for your budget flattening!"
Inject the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex line into my veins.
Alternatively: get me out of this suburban hellhole
double or nothing, extend it and the coast line to a joint Station in Toms River, where the lines alternate an hourly train all the way south to AC.
MBTA Replacement plans: Uhh IDK
Metra replacement plans: *Converts freight engine to passenger*
NJT Replacement plans: *ALP45 Spam*
Everyone else: *C H A R G E R*
Caltrain: Electrifying a line from complete zero just to have bi-level stadler kiss EMUs produced in the US
Note Chicago metro population 9.5 million vs New jersey METRO area 19.2 million, lots of Cash difference.
"I can only carry so hard" -NJ Transit
I ride NJT EVERY DAY PATCO IS AMAZING BUT FREQUENTLY BREAKS DOWN AND TAKES LONG TO LEAVE THE BUSES OF NJT ARENT EVEN SHOWING UP RIGHT NOW SINCE THE BLIZZARDS
PATCO isn't NJ Transit.
Meanwhile, in Canada:
GO Transit and Metrolinx are both on the chopping block, with DB and SNCF competing for the new Toronto RER/S-Bahn system, and no one is talking about it.
RM transit anyone?
The West Shore Commuter Proposal is awesome. Commuter/rapid transit service needs to be reactivated on the CSX Northern Branch !!
0:16 wth is going on there?
Replacement of the century old Portal Bridge
@@_SP64_ I meant the tracks that look like they've got a ramp in them.
@@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 the bridge being stuck open
@@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791it is the bridge disconnecting or connecting.
Dang even the UK looks Sci fi compared to the US when it comes to rail.
Despite still using old rolling stock for freight and having passenger trains that can do 140 mph but limit is 125 because of the track that can't be botherd to get upgraded. Plus having a branch of a new and already way overbudget high speed rail system plan cut.
Still better than the US.
Ok where should I start America is 10x bigger then the UK one state that has rail pretty much sums up the size of the UK two rail has been neglected by the government since the 60s for more money in cars and corrupt politics three people don’t even like taking trains here in America people rather drive then sit next to someone plus America is car cultured and not dependent on public transit personally I like trains but the government fucked us over we used to be the world standard until after WWII and with dumb leaders it’ll stay that way until private agency make their own rail
Who cares who has better all I care about is diesel and what still around from the past And what not
Hey hey UK rail was neglected since the 70s.
Also USA size doesn't matter two words: trans Siberian
In New Jersey trains do 165mph on the main line through the state. It’s probably one of the few places in the USA that has faster train service than the UK.
yeah at least were trying to make our railways better yet the UK's railroads are going on a mental crisis rn
Is there a video that goes through the NJ plans? That got me interested in hearing details.
NJT tries its best and has my respect. Still waiting on all of those planned expansions though (looking at you Northern Branch Corridor Project).
Also that silver aesthetic feels a bit dated. Anyone else agree? Just me? Alr.
Then a Hurricane ruins everything
This goes way harder then it should have, but that’s alright with me.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy on us.
And this is how the grifting begins.
@@jamesparson no cuz that's literally just the lyrics of megalith agnus dei
@@paperaviation147 You are right. The grifting begins a baptism.
Damn tryin not to hate on this man bc I have been traveling on Metra since my childhood since we live near chicago. But to be honest, NJT ain't bad.
New jersey doesn't exist its just a part of Pennsylvania
The magic of funding.
Its so logical, it makes me tear up😭😭
The virgin Metra SD70ACe passenger rebuild vs the chad NJ Transit GP40PH-2.
Reported
@@maas1208 what happened here?
@@dash8no7498therailfanhe doesnt like the truth
How buying a 6-axle, heavy AF retired freight loco and convert it into a passenger loco instead of buying Amtrak’s retiring Genesis locos?
Metra: *YES*
Trust me the GEs Genesis locos are way more clapped out than the SD70 conversion they’re doing. Can’t get parts for the GEs as easily not as cost effective as the EMDs
Genny’s are slow as hell to load. Hard to keep a local schedule.
Go NJ!
East Pennslvania
So, how many more times will Bombardier submit Bi Level 3 designs with the wrong truck design?
Don’t expect them to last long or run well. Transit can hardly maintain the current multilevel coach fleet.
Another problem of Metra is that they *always seem to want to use EMD diesel engines* for whatever reasons.
Still waiting for the MOM project to get approved get approved tho.
Could you actually do a video on the njt expansion?
I SECOND THIS
I THIRD THIS
I love NJT sm
😂😂
@@JoeyDNetsfan ??
@@sonnythatguy7748 why?
God I love NJTRANSIT
I prefere metra just because of they're livrey looks really good on a GE locomotive
They need to extend the NCL all the way to Atlantic City
Or make the South Jersey Coast Line from Philadelphia to Cape May
@@_SP64_ YES THE TRACKS ARE THERE AND THE CAPE MAY STATION BUILDING IS SO CUTE WHY DON'T THEY DO IT ALREADY
@@NiennaFan1 they don’t wanna spend the money it’s corrupt politicians wake up democrats are not your friend in this state
@@mattk9644 Don't worry, I'm well aware that all politicians put themselves first to varying degrees, although luckily not all of them are equally horrible!
@@NiennaFan1 well true but an overwhelming Marjory are
Metra just announced a plan to convert all their old as shit diesel locomotives that don’t even meet Tier 1 EPA standards into battery powered locomotives. That way they can keep their EMDs instead of buying sleek brand new Tier 4 EPA standard locomotives currently used by Metrolink in LA all because Metra has an unhealthy love affair with their EMDs, many of which are like 50 years old already. Keep in mind Tier 1 EPA standards are the bare minimum. I mean I get that battery powered locomotives are better than continuing to run on diesel but I just wish they would electrify their entire system. They already have one line that’s electrified but they all need to be electrified
The crews can't operate locomotives that don't have EMD components
Literally the plot of fma
I've got nothing. I also want to blame the host railroads too
Doesn't NJT's "electrified portions" is just leeching on Amtrak's NEC
I cant tell if that's a SD70mac or If a whole different locomotive
Rewatching this in a Starbucks and making embarrassingly pornographic noises
SUS
Ok, what are each of these projects one by one?
With the portal draw bridge, I thought that was being quad tracked to ease the bottleneck
It is. 2 bridges are being built to replace the old one
Chad nj transit
Why was there a DM30AC with a pantograph?
I like it but it feels like a cursed image or what Alice of WTYP would call "Hauntology".
Is there such a thing as a freight or passenger locomotive? They're just locomotives and will pull anything but obviously one's just for freight use wouldn't be able to power up the heating and lighting on a passenger train but they could pull it! Obviously a high speed passenger loco wouldn't be geared up for a heavy ballast train but it could pull light freight.
you literally just answered your own question. of course theyre all locomotives. theyre just further designated based on their specific utility.
I’ll just say this now if they just got brand new locomotives they’d technically be helping out the Keystone line ……
hmmm NJIT with a decently sized expansion, especially in S NJ.. I'm surprised most of the lines in South-Western NJ were never done before. They'll get a ton of funding so I'm expecting some maintenance upgrades to their train fleets.
The easiest one is Philly to Cape May. NJT already owns the ROW, we need it.
All in north Jersey tho 😢
MOSTLY IN NORTH JERSEY BECAUSE
1. has a larger population than so. Jersey
2. has a greater % of commuters to areas serviced with rail
3. historically has had more towns serviced by rail
4. has more urban population centers than so. Jersey (Newark, elizabeth, New Brunswick,, jersey city vs. camden & Trenton
@@korbermeister1 that’s true, but that just shows why they should do more in south jersey
@@sarcrazy530 south Jersey as don’t want it. South Jersey could’ve had a morestown light rail, nimbys said no. They’re finally going ahead with the glassboro- camden line so there’s that.
@@korbermeister1 yea I guess you’re probably right, it’s unfortunate tho. The thing that’s annoying is many towns (like mine) used to have streetcars going through them but now it’s only freight trains. It would be cool if they could be both but maybe I’m being too optimistic
@@sarcrazy530 honestly, you should do a casual survey of friends and family in the are and ask them “would you support or oppose light/heavy rail/commuter train in our town/area to Philly/wildwood/camden” and see the responses you get. I’ll bet the the majority of adults will say oppose, teens & tweens will more likely support.
I don’t know how to feel about associating you with ace combat music
I mean metra is getting new rail cars and are converting old f40ph’s electric
Nah bro NJ became a class 1 in a matter of second's
what actually happens:
what is that tram thing at 0:24?
One more reason why New Jersey is awesome.
NEW JERSEY DOESN'T EXIST ITS JUST A PART OF PENNSYLVANIA
In your mind
Is this something I am too Swiss to understand?
Metra to harass CDTX over telephone regarding the acquisition of additional F59phis
Meanwhile UTA is living in poverty and still kicking ass
i swear to god if metra uses SD70MACS i will throw hands at whoever got that idea
I did XD
Bro what if NJT revives the dead Lackawanna cut off to East Stroudsburg?
Please make a video about the GCL. I’m so tired of hearing people say it’s a bad thing
What about patco
And people say new jersey is the worst state!
It is
Metra is simple that’s why it’s better.
nj transit based. but i got the otrain
Alan is an Ace Combat fan!?!?
Metra's the good one right?
haHAA
Man is trying to be funny...
No, metra is the bad one here.
@@StefanWithTrains3222NJT isn't any better
@@maas1208 bro, Metra's trying to convert some Freight locomotives in passenger regional rail locomotives... and NJT is trying to replace old bridges, tunnels and right of way with ultra modern and future proof infrastructure
@@StefanWithTrains3222 Metra is Improving its infrastructure on the UP-N and Rock Island lines
I LOVE NJ TRANSIT I LOVE NJ TRANSIT I LOVE NJ TRANSIT I LOVE NJ TRANSIT I LOVE NJ TRANSIT I LOVE NJ TRANSIT I LOVE NJ TRANSITI LOVE NJ TRANSIT
NEW JERSEY DOESN'T EXIST ITS JUST A PART OF PENNSYLVANIA
@@maas1208 PENNSYLVANNIA DOESNT EXIST ITS JUST PART OF NJ TRANSIT
@@pixel6854 Pennsylvania > New Jersey
Do you mind if I post this on tiktok?
But i like the 70mac
Can you send this to me pls?? 🥺🙏🏻
What is the link to the song?
th-cam.com/video/xs0EjlmQ9rY/w-d-xo.html
@@alanfisherextras oh thanjs
We thinking of Meta I think what an dumb design Chicago Union Station is.
While it has 24 tracks only two are through tracks all other are terminal tracks, at a Station which can be accessed from two sites (north and south) but is build like two terminal stations facing each other. Why!
Why operate it is such a way, it makes no sense.
Because when it was originally built, it was the end of the line terminus for multiple railroads with very little overlap on their systems.
While they probably should build more through tracks, as a cental hub for multiple lines, where you would need to change trains anyway, it works fine. The design is hardly "dumb". Chicago Union Station still acts as an end of the line terminal for every train stopping there, or is the origin station, so the only real need for more through tracks would be to accommodate more particularly long trains and ease transferring operations between the north and south yards.
NEW JERSEY DOESN'T EXIST ITS JUST A PART OF PENNSYLVANIA
@@maas1208 the virgin Chicago Union Station vs the chad Hoboken Terminal
@@_SP64_Until a Hurricane ruins everything
@@maas1208 you can say the same thing about Chicago's snowstorms. Even then both terminals are great in their own ways
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