Engines of Amtrak - Acela Express
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High speed rail in the United States has been a well debated topic in modern society for quite some time now. However, it wasn't always that way as at one point, the US had plenty of well-known streamlined, fast steam and diesel locomotives pulling famous trains. A failing American rail industry in the 1960s and 70s although led to the collapse and abandoning of much of the established infrastructure. A renewed interested in high speed rail in the US throughout the 1980s and 90s though led to the eventual development of the Acela Express in 1999-2000. What else led to the research, development, and eventual implementation of the Acela? Find out in this episode of Engines of Amtrak. This is final episode I had to remake out of those taken down off TH-cam for copyright reasons so yay! Don't worry though, this won't be the last episode like last time when Engines of Amtrak first came out, I'll be remaking some more of the older episodes to a better standard and I'll be covering new episodes soon. On top of this, I'm looking to finally begin Engines of New York Central as well. Anyway, hope you enjoy and thanks for watching! Special thanks to those who submitted their pictures and videos for use in this episode as well!
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Super Mario Galaxy OST - File Select
Lo-fi type beat - Lighter
Mario Golf Toadstool Tour OST - Par Putt
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Jazz Spastiks - Apple Instrumental
Jazz Spastiks - Delicious Instrumental
Sonic Adventure OST - Introduction
Jazz Spastiks - Move Instrumental
Sonic Colors OST - Sweet Mountain Act 1
HOME - Chicken Soup
Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door OST - Mail for the Mario Brothers
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Watching the Acelas blast through Kingston Station is a wonderful experience, you just see the lights in the distance and next thing you know it's blasting by and the pedestrian bridge is shaking as if there was a earthquake
Oh Boy! The Long awaited Acela Express video finally arrives! Good thing I literally JUST finished presenting in class so I can just focus on this!! Love these vids so much, always so detailed and fun to watch. Thanks for the awesome videos!!
Bombardier: hey let’s name it American flyer
Lionel and American flyer: am I a joke to you?
Alstom be like: It comes from TGV.
0:21 Streamlined trains
I can't wait for the Avelia Liberty Next Year.
Edit this didn’t age well yet.
11:46 All Acela trains were suspended to maintain social distancing measures.
11:40 I think you all know where this is going... 11:45 Due to a specific, global event... URR URR!
All Acela trains were suspended to maintain social distancing measures.
11:08 Split apart
11:13 Hovra Da Grace Maryland
Me to but this could spell the end for the acela express this is disappoting as this is my favourite high speed train in America and the only high speed train in America.
Amtrak Acela Express Train #2151 made a high speed trip from New York City to Philadelphia, and broke a 150mph high speed record between those cities in 1 hour and 2 minutes.
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That's how you know he made it!!! One of the first Railroad channels to be sponsored!!! Awesome video!
Amtrak should sponsor his engine of Amtrak videos
I’m glad he got sponsored but why are ppl talking about hacking.
I can't wait for the ACS-64 locomotive on engines of amtrak! I absolutely love this series!
Hell yeah, been waiting!
6:51 I can’t recall the last time I saw a solid Comet IV consist on NJT.
It’s sad the current Acela are being replaced I hope Amtrak doesn’t scrap them and also the liberty horns suck I hope Amtrak can equipped them the hybrid k5la.
And Bring The Sucked Airhorn To Indonesia For Railroad In Indonesia
Why is it sad? They are 20 years old.
The Acela sure is not perfect, but it holds a special place in my heart as America's first high speed rail. All of the track improvements that went into the Northeast Corridor to accommodate the Acela were a HUGE benefit to every service that uses the corridor, too.
Especially with its hybrid K5LA
Amtrak should paint one of their Acela trains with one of the cursed fantasy paint schemes Lionel created
Sucks I was never able to ride these. However, I was ecstatic when I saw them at D.C Union Station! I took a short video of my trip back in 2018 and uploaded it onto my channel. The Veterans ACS-64 unit was also there, too!
Here in Port Huron we do at least get to travel the Blue Water through the Midwest Division of Amtrak at 110 mph.
Finally. I'd missed the old video.
9:09 They don't call it HELL gate bridge for nothing
I'm watching this on the Acela now and when he showed samples of the air horn the train sounded it's horn. I can confirm that's what it sounds like lol
Wow im a 8 years old boy and im a huge fan of trains! When i grow up i will take videos of trains!
11:45 URRR URRR!
I don’t want to chance this video getting demonetized or blocked for saying the incident by name.
Finally! Thank You Amtrakguy365!
“What is this, professionalism?”-Red (OSP)
The X2000 painted in Amtrak colors looked sexy
you could've added in the recent tests Amtrak had for the Acelas when they were adding Acela cars to the trainsets to see if it was efficient to run longer lengths of Acelas at high speed to meet the demands of increasing passengers. I had wondered what ever happened to the results of those experiments, then the Liberty showed up.
The idea was scrapped because of cost. The original factory was closed down over 20 years ago. The cost of buying 40 new coaches, two for each train set was outrageously expensive. That’s when they decided to just build entirely new trains
You my friend did an amazing job here. Thanks for sharing😁
I actually saw an Acela yesterday (August 31st) in Jersey (don't know which city in Jersey) on my way to Steamtown
4:52 Sonic : Honk 2x (HI THERE!)
11:04 THIS HAPPENED 2 DAYS AFTER THE CAYCE TRAIN COLLISION 💥!!!!!!!
Both of those experimental units are in Philly currently
Do you have plans on doing the Talgo trainsets used in the Pacific Northwest?
Great job on that Bombardier pronunciation!
Me: british my brain: acela and class 43, best trains ever
@JohnWilliam Tollerson The Oil and Gas cabal.
your nearly at 50,000 subscribers!
I love amtrak horns
What I learned from this video is that AmtrakGuy 365 has a bird. Very Nice.
I actually have a cat. That little cuckoo noise is part of the song lol
@@AmtrakGuy365 tf? Aw. I thot for a lil while I was going crazy. Fabulous video as usual
Love to see us hsr history
4:31
Niceeeeee horn
And we're BACK!
Have you seen the Lionel O scale Hi Rail Acela Express. Or the cover of the Lionel 2021 Catalog.
poggg! keep up the great work man!
Hey Amtrakguy365 can you remake an Episode about the Predecessor of the Acela Express: The Budd Metroliner
Never have understood the horn fetish of yank train drivers (Engineers), if they did that over here in Aussie land there would be hell to pay.
The power cars on the Avelia bother me so much. Why didn't they make the shape align with the passenger cars? The inside of the cars looks very nice, at least.
Good and great!!!!!! Thank. You
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20 years in service and already end of life? Meanwhile in Germany we overhaul the first generation ICE trainsets for second time, to keep them in service until 2030 at the minimum. Which would have them nearing 40 years in service. By then we probably have the 6th or 7th generation on order.
The 4th generation is currently shipping, and already signed a contract for the 5th generation.
These trainsets were leased for only 20 years. Amtrak doesn’t own them, so might as well get some new trains while they have the money to.
I like the new train, but the power units don’t match the the round profile shape of the passenger cars.
I hear you Toadstool Tour
very cool video
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If this gets striked down I will delete TH-cam
Wow it came out exactly 59 minutes ago
The old EOA vids are breaking
@11:45 are people getting demonetized for mentioning COVID??
Since February…2020
What does saying Corona Virus have to do anything with the video getting blocked?
TH-cam’s stupid rules
Wait you can get demonized for saying COVID 19 wow
You always were, especially if you refer to it as even the names people used such as “Wuhan Virus” “Wu Flu” “The Coof” don’t work anymore. It seems only mainstream media companies are allowed to say “COVID-19” or “Coronavirus” because of the big business deals TH-cam made with big news companies in 2018 and 2019.
Amtrak guy can you do a how to vid on how to make a engines of seres cuz I want to make one
Pls
The Acela was a design catastrophe, being 6" too wide to tilt correctly. What a mess!
11:15 lucaas moment
nice
I was the only that I hear September 11 instead of December 11 6:47 💀
What was the movie-style action scene at the 9:30-10:00 mark? lol
Acela meas Acceleration and excellence
POG
It's crazy how heavy the cars are but then again the weight of the whole train set is the weight of one big boy
There's a lot of information out there about this - it's primarily due to United States safety requirements for crash / impact testing and integrity, indeed these companies manufacture very similar train designs at a fraction of the weight for other countries.
It does pay off though, as can be see on both sides of things (crashes inside vs. outside the US).
Wow
@@EstorilEm
On the flip-side, though, how many collisions between trains happen in the US vs elsewhere? Our equipment might be able to stand up to rough track and take collisions a lot better, but in Japan and most of Europe those kinds of incidents don't happen anywhere near as often.
@@VestedUTuber I wouldn't say it really happens often in the US either, more so historically all freight trains were super heavy and freight companies have no intent to buy lighter locomotives due to the weight of freight trains in general, so all commuter trains had to be heavy enough to withstand collisions with them specifically, and this sort of doctrine just continues today. Just like everywhere else, there are the few big accidents but it's not a common thing.
14:24 I love how Sonic says: Now Back To Engines Of Amtrak!
Last night I Went to Union station, dc, and saw four of these together sitting at the platforms. They are truly beautiful. They almost sparkle under the station lights.
12:50 now there’s a surprise
@@YaoboyProd2K15 hi
HELL YEAH BOI!!! BEEN WAITING FOR THIS EVER SINCE THE SDP40F!!!
Same!!! I remember watching the original episodes, and I was excited when the “Rail Breaker” episode came out.
Is SDP40F the loco of the Acela?
@@roninmasterxl2750 No lmfao
lol ok...
“The cursed Acela”
Let’s see show many people know what it is
Avila liberty
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I know
I don’t want to say though
Ooooooh boy not the falling off the layout
5:48 amazing video, i love the remastered version. for the timestamp there is a small correction. only the passenger cars had tilting technology in them, the power cars never had this ability. the avelia liberty sets coming soon do have tilting technology in all passenger cars and power cars
Then why need tilting track if they can tilt themselves? I don’t get it
@@Boypogikami132 It’s simple physics. Think about riding a motorcycle. When going really fast you tilt to turn even if the ground is tilted. This way you can spread more of you mass onto the ground and not flip over. The added tilt just helps the trains run faster without upgrading more infrastructure.
@@banksrail Correct. Since they want it to be high speed rail they need to take all the steps to make it as fast as possible.
Yes
The power cars on the Avelia don’t tilt because that will cause unnecessary wear and tear on the catenary, from what I’ve heard.
It really is a shame that the US gov. has not invested more heavily in reviving the railways. Apart from the NEC, that does deserve a complete overhaul, and modernisation, so many other areas have potential for high speed rail connectivity, such as Florida, Texas, California, etc. You guys in the US deserve better public transportation.
I would agree but theres a logical reason as to why they didnt. First off, Americas rail system is mostly designed for heavy freight. Not fast passenger service. America has alot of resources, so a good freight system is needed. 2. People in this country want cars, not trains. Even immigrants from other countries compliment how they can drive wherever they want without restrictions which they weren’t able to do in their home country. Third of all, alot of vehicles today are much cleaner than they were back then. Most even have to pass a CDC regulation in order to be driven in certain states. 4. America uses alot of money for other important things like military, schools, charities, other transportation, protection, town development etc. Europe and Japan on the other hand spend their money on highspeed trains. Which isn’t a bad thing, but they are not tax subsidized. Meaning that most of the money invested they’re not getting back. Yes the railroads did build America, but that was way before the invention of cars, planes and buses. Which goes on to my next point. Planes are much faster while cars and buses are much cheaper. And most people wouldn’t to for example sit on a long distance train like the empire builder from chicago to seattle when you can get a 3 hour flight. If you wanted highspeed travel you’d fly on a plane. If you want to go slower and save money, you’d drive or take the bus
@@subzerofromny735 All true. People have a weird fixation on HSR as a demonstration of technical achievement, but there are many places where it's not ideal. In America (the continent) the only place it makes sense is the northeast corridor. Heavily urbanized with big, congested cities that are spaced closely. This mimics the situation in Europe and Japan, which is why HSR is a good fit there.
The rest of the US... Not so much. Cities are spread far apart and are so sprawling that cars are mandatory. In the rare case where people choose to travel by train, they're not in a hurry to arrive at their destination and are mainly doing it for the enjoyment of the trip.
You can throw all the money you want at fast trains and infrastructure, but people around here would still rather fly or drive when given the choice. As long as that is the case, HSR will remain a cool but unprofitable concept.
@@subzerofromny735 Trains are way faster and cheaper than planes in distances of 300 Km, they even have more interior space, you can bring your own food with you, you don't need to worry about battery restrictions...
@@castome7pi no! Plane are much cheaper
@@fuckheinschitt239 In USA plane airlines are way more developed than rail ones giving a lower price per person but in other countries like Japan where that Is not the case trains are way better in the conditions I said up there
Its the fastest train in America YESSS
Avelia Liberty: NOT ANYMORE
Love this series!
Also the new Acela reminds me of a toy train, mainly due to the carriages and power car design.
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I've been waiting for this *TOO LONG!*
Same
Yes brother
Germany started a highspeed network already in 1971, with some major routes refurbished to allow for speeds up to 125 mph. These were loco-hauled firts class trains, pulled by the now gone DB class 103 (formerly E 03) electric.
*Insert comment complaining about the Avila Liberty horn being European, even though it’s a Nathan Airchime horn with KS-2 and KS-4A bells*
I didn't know that, I always thought it was a European horn
Since I’m from the East Coast (living in Rhode Island) the time I rode the Acela was the smoothest I ever rode on a train in my life.
Ah yes. Acela express. YES!
Also in early :D
(I'VE) been waiting for this for nearly or over 2 years now (since I wasn't able to see the original.)
Fun Fact, I was the girl in that pic at 12:31
Nikki in North Philly lol
I had to look for you. But hey there you are in front of a pole
I really don't like the new Avila Liberty. it looks like a big white wedge. It just doesn't look the same.
I was waiting for this!!
Looking forward to the replacement for the Acela on the Northeast corridor. It is now 2 years after you made this video. Time for an update. Really have enjoyed your videos. thanks...
Thank you Doctor Chungus, I appreciate that, man.
Well done! Glad you touched on the history of the Metroliner as well as the future of Acela service. Nice overview.
Not even five minutes in and you're already hitting the nostalgia button with the old Mario game music. Well done!
6:59 So do they have to use the Acela Express to replace all freight and passenger trains pulled by locomotives in the United States because he said "it really was a new era for American railroading."?
What's ironic is that you mentioned the HST at 0:48, which is double the age of the Acela and while it has been replaced on two major high speed routes, it's still running some long distance services and expected to operate even after the current Acela trains retire, while the US replace their trains after 20 years, UK trains usually last at least 30 years, with most lasting 40+ years. The HST was supposed to be a stop-gap until APT tilting trains arrived (British Rail pioneered advanced tilting technology), but the APT never reached its potential and was outlasted by the train it was intended to replace. Awesome video though!
Per my friend who works for Amtrak, the Avelia set will be replacing the old Acela fleet by 2024. It's definitely interesting..
Potentially unpopular opinion, but the Northeast Corridor is the only place where high speed trains make sense. Here, the cities are densely populated and relatively close to each other, much like Europe, making the train a sensible option. But the further west you go, the less dense cities become. Distances between the largest cities would mean that the travel time would be anywhere from 4-6 hours. It only gets worse from there: cross country distances, even when using the highest speed of the Avelia Liberty, would take 12-24 hours to cross, meaning all-daylight runs would be out of the question.
To be completely honest, I would love a high-speed long-distance sleeper service. That said, not everyone is a rail enthusiast. It might be possible to convince general public to trade the stress of driving or the lead time of airports for a much more relaxing experience at a premium. But most are going to look at the greater costs and longer travel times, and either drive or just take the plane.
I love the Acela, it’s very fun to ride and is a great high speed train!
@AmtrakGuy365 You didnt mention "teh event" to not risk getting demonitized, yet you likely still got demonitized anyway for using copyrighted Nintendo(nt) music
i really hate how much the term covid-19/corona virus is unnecsarily political and censored
As an European, I really like the Acela as it brings a bit of familiarity and the design is great. It is sad and honestly I'm a bit suprised that they will be retired after just 20 years of service, I'm sure they could have been refreshed for another 10-20 years. The new Avelia sets are ... eh.
Yeah, the Acela express sets, being 20 years old, didn't age really well due to technical issues, but served a faster link from Washington DC to New York City.
American train sets generally don’t age as well as in Europe. Due to harsh weather conditions but mainly the bad state of its infrastructure. American trains just take way more of a hit on old bumpy tracks, plus the trains are heavier due to safety regulations what also wears out the engines
I really wish the U.S. would invest more into high speed rail, specifically for routes where regional airlines operate. Perhaps consult with the Japanese and or French and the companies that manufacture the Shinkansen and TGV. High speed rail trips could be more convenient and possibly even faster when considering transit times to the airport and the time it takes to go though security as well as the time spent waiting at the gate and then for departure. As well as the time spent transiting through the airport at your destination and then traveling to your end location from there. You could theoretically travel from city to city instead of from inside or outside the city, to an airport. Then taking a plane to your destination airport and then taking another method of transportation to your final destination. Trains can theoretically be more efficient than planes and are easier to power with renewable energy, as I don’t see Hydrogen or Hybrid planes being a thing anytime soon. I just want the U.S. to at least try to catch up to Europe in terms of easy passenger rail travel. If we are ever going to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, reliable and affordable high speed rail will have to be part of the equation. I also believe enabling easy and convenient access to fast and reliable rail transportation will help encourage people to travel more for leisure and recreation and possibly help stimulate the economy. Imagine how cool it would be to quickly travel to New York or Boston for the day (I live in Philly) or, perhaps stay the weekend without having to drive for several hours, there and back. The fact that you can travel from London to Paris in just over 2 hours on the TGV, speeding along the tracks at nearly 200 MPH (Approx = 320 km/h) is just so cool to me and I hope to do it one day when I visit London on vacation.
If you're itching for a trip report, go to Simply Railway's review on the Acela Express.
th-cam.com/video/6WNbxtt7N4E/w-d-xo.html
I’m excited for aveila Liberty but I’m sad the Acela Express is getting replaced and I’m the 500th comment
Average speed of 70mph? What!? Even suburban passenger trains here in Australia have higher avg speeds
They could have named it after the legendary toy train company, but no.
That would have been epic.
you should do the F- and E- units, like do one with a few examples of those units (F9, F7, F3, E2...etc) and how they were used in systems, defects, stuff like that.
Anyone else hearing a cuckoo clock at 3:08 in the video?
Yah