This is what I love about east coast cities. Boston-New York-Philadelphia-Washington DC are all interconnected, and seem as 'one metropolis'. I always feel connected to these cities. Chicago and Miami are different. Even though Amtrak goes to those cities, they feel like excursions rather than jumping on a train with an hourly schedule.
I’d assume it had something to do with the icy weather. High speed trains can get a loss of power up here in the north sometimes during extreme cold, so it just makes it a lot easier on the drivers.
From what I’ve heard from my friend studying the NORAC manual, one pantograph is used to de-ice the catenary while the other pantograph powers the train
Northeast Corridor, especially through NJ and Connecticut are the best places to watch different types of electrified train transport pass by at speed in the US... We had a friend of the family (retired now) that worked for years for the SEC, and his job constantly had him going back and forth from NYC to DC via Amtrak at least twice a week!
I used to railfan there as a kid when the GG1's and Metroliners ran through there. Plus you'd see freight trains regularly. Brings back great memories, and also fun to see the newer trains run there.
So Cool! I love seeing those speeding Amtrak trains kick up snow during the winter ❄️🥶 Princeton Junction train station is a nice train station! I like that vicinity! It's awesome! 🙂 It gives me therapy! 🙂
I’d do this every year before I moved out of NJ. Whenever there was a heavy enough snowstorm, I’d go down to the station and just watch the trains fly by, pulling wisps of snow with them
We seriously need faster trains in the northeast corridor. A 280 mph Maglev train between Washington D.C, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston is long overdue.
The Sprinters with the Amfleets can do 125, the old Acelas can do 150, the new Acelas can do 165 (but will be able to do 187 with track upgrades), and the Sprinters with the Viewliners (sleepers with two sets of windows) and the Amfleets can only do 110.
Thin ice on contact wire, that prevents reliable current collection and leads to arcing between pantograph's contact shoe and contact wire. This greatly increases shoe and wire wear, and can cause a contact wire cutting with stopping srrvice for an hour and more. PRR had "Double pantograph" order for this weather. First pantograph breakes and cleans ice for better current collection by second photograph. Acela wins with its four(!!!) raised pantographs for one (train's onboard) 12 kV primary power circuit.
They aren't light rail. They are electric multiple units (EMUs) called Silverliners that were built in the mid 1960s. I guess the narrow oval windows were just the style back then.
I believe it’s because when these trains were built in the ‘70s, people throwing rocks at train windows was a big problem. That’s why these trains, along with the old Amfleet cars, have such small windows.
This is what I love about east coast cities. Boston-New York-Philadelphia-Washington DC are all interconnected, and seem as 'one metropolis'. I always feel connected to these cities. Chicago and Miami are different. Even though Amtrak goes to those cities, they feel like excursions rather than jumping on a train with an hourly schedule.
1:41 Friendly Engineer!
More like the filmer is friendlier
I like how there was an ACS-64 in TSW2 livery.
Winter Storm Acela has arrived, with a nice 125 mph bluster.
I think it’s 135 for the Acela through Princeton.
With a nice snow Ecco
The Acela can cap out at 160 mph. The Amtrak and the Maryland MARC trains cap out at 125 mph. The NJ transit can cap out at 100 mph at least.
@@Waltjoh100 Acela is not going 160 anywhere in revenue service yet. Just 150.
I never knew trains could kick up that much snow. Also, how come some of those ACS-64s had both pantographs up?
One panto is for scraping snow/ice and the other is for electricity
One "clears" any ice on the wire. The other one draws the power
It’s so that the first pantograph knocks away any ice on the catenary and the second picks up power.
I’d assume it had something to do with the icy weather. High speed trains can get a loss of power up here in the north sometimes during extreme cold, so it just makes it a lot easier on the drivers.
From what I’ve heard from my friend studying the NORAC manual, one pantograph is used to de-ice the catenary while the other pantograph powers the train
Lol there’s a TSW2 ad on the side of #662 at 0:58… I didn’t expect that!
Holy smokes. There was. Good eye
Awesome to see the Amtraks and Acelas in action on the snowy day. Well compiled videos. Love your video quality.
Northeast Corridor, especially through NJ and Connecticut are the best places to watch different types of electrified train transport pass by at speed in the US... We had a friend of the family (retired now) that worked for years for the SEC, and his job constantly had him going back and forth from NYC to DC via Amtrak at least twice a week!
Holy shit the TSW 2 paint scheme train is in the video cool
Wow wow Fabulous Shots
I used to railfan there as a kid when the GG1's and Metroliners ran through there. Plus you'd see freight trains regularly. Brings back great memories, and also fun to see the newer trains run there.
I would have like to have a toaster come out just for old times
Great quality! I love the cute little horn at 1:50
Fantastic Footage man! Liked
WOW the acela had both pantographs on one power car up
Amazing video
Snow storm by speeding trains
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Nice snow footage well done
Most awesome vid!!!!!!!!!!
Oh cool! Princeton junction, my home station
So Cool! I love seeing those speeding Amtrak trains kick up snow during the winter ❄️🥶 Princeton Junction train station is a nice train station! I like that vicinity! It's awesome! 🙂 It gives me therapy! 🙂
I’d do this every year before I moved out of NJ. Whenever there was a heavy enough snowstorm, I’d go down to the station and just watch the trains fly by, pulling wisps of snow with them
Muy bien. Excelente. Y gracias
0:11 0:57 1:13 1:31 2:35 2:54 3:09 3:26 3:42 4:02 4:25 4:50 5:08 5:28
Excellent.
Awesome Video! Nice catch of 662! 01:30 02:35 04:53 These ACS64 using both pantograph!
It’s probably to scrap the ice off while the other one collects power
Awesome video.
We seriously need faster trains in the northeast corridor. A 280 mph Maglev train between Washington D.C, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston is long overdue.
Epic! I love seeing the Acelas fly by.
Why were some of the trains operating with both pantographs raised?
It’s so that the first pantograph knocks away any ice on the catenary and the second picks up power.
I wish 662 was still in that Phase 3 wrap, that looks awesome
@ the 58 second mark Train sim world 2 is advertised. Nice shutter speed to capture that. Stay safe.
Are those like the bullet trains? Sure throw that snow. Beautiful!! Love to see.
Yes there high speed trains
No, most of them were just regular Amtrak trains bypassing at high speed
*high speed trains*. USA is a small country so faster trains than 200 km/h would not make any sense.
@@strobi0001 What??? "USA is a small country" It's the third largest nation by land in the world, and within those top three by far the most populous.
@@strobi0001Small country? You floundering bafoon, some states here are bigger than some countries
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Those Sprinters were achieving speeds close to the Acela in some cases, even while tugging those old Budds.
Those r actually amfleet passenger cars
The Sprinters with the Amfleets can do 125, the old Acelas can do 150, the new Acelas can do 165 (but will be able to do 187 with track upgrades), and the Sprinters with the Viewliners (sleepers with two sets of windows) and the Amfleets can only do 110.
@@tealmer3528 I've seen Crescents doing 125
AWESOME action
The Corridor
Both pans up to knock ice off the wires.
Any one notice all acs 64s have 2 pentoghaphs?
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Cool
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And the acala has 1 pentoghaph
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Nice informative video. Thanks
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i remember 40 years ago, there was no platform at Princeton Junction stop.
Never expect that USA will have train announcement like UK
lol jeez, I know we have our issues but we aren't the 3rd world shithole everyone in Europe thinks we are! 😎
Um we do have trains here too just not everywhere
What kind of camera are you using? I like the fast shutter speed you used....I can stop action and see amazing detail.
Surprised to see that the Arrow llls are still in service
Damm 😍
3:29 I saw ACS-64 618 at Penn Station in New York on the 9th of Jan.
I rode behind it on New Years Day on the NB Carolinian. DC-NY in under 3 hours!
3:42 What's with the Acela with dual pantographs up on each engine?
One pantograph is to remove the ice from the wire and the second one is to collect the power
Freezing temperature protocol, so one blade can scrape off ice while the other actually picks up the current.
It’s so that the first pantograph knocks away any ice on the catenary and the second picks up power.
I can imagine they have a better electric connection to the catenary when it has some ice built up
I noticed the ACS-64's, some were running both pantographs instead of just the single...any idea?
If I remember correctly, its to help knock any ice or snow off before the rear one
Thin ice on contact wire, that prevents reliable current collection and leads to arcing between pantograph's contact shoe and contact wire. This greatly increases shoe and wire wear, and can cause a contact wire cutting with stopping srrvice for an hour and more. PRR had "Double pantograph" order for this weather. First pantograph breakes and cleans ice for better current collection by second photograph. Acela wins with its four(!!!) raised pantographs for one (train's onboard) 12 kV primary power circuit.
It’s so that the first pantograph knocks away any ice on the catenary and the second picks up power.
Maybe on that acs 64 has so much snow that's why there's 2 pentographs
My guess is that the snow makes it harder for the pantographs to connect so they put both up
Cant wait to see 160 mph Acela IIs kicking up snow at Princeton junction
Lol this people that move out the way when amtrak is passing by so they dont get hit by a gust of snow
May I ask the model of the camera?
It's the 50th anniversary in this day
Amtrak!!!
Also captured the TSW loco.
Isnt that part of the line going to be set for 160mph Acela II? 4:29 can you explain that.
How long do u stay out for these videos
@Fan Railer, Do you still play TSW 2 on Pc? Do you have an account on dovetail game forum?
I can't to watch this when this section of track allows speeds of 160 mph with the avelia liberty and snow on the track
Great video. Why to American trains have such small windows?
If your talking about the njt emu then it was builted in the 70s, shit has lot of problems
Now you see the train now you don’t
Train made blizzard…
Awesome great video my friend
I didn't know that the train sim world 2 livery for amtrak was real 😂 0:56
That was the entire point of the livery. It was a promotional partnership that ran for about 6 months or so.
@FanRailer ohh ok. I just thought that dovetail made a special livery for just in game. That's cool to see in real life.
1:41 - 2:16 why do the light rail trains have narrower windows than the regular trains?
I wonder this. Maybe it's cheaper
They aren't light rail. They are electric multiple units (EMUs) called Silverliners that were built in the mid 1960s. I guess the narrow oval windows were just the style back then.
I believe it’s because when these trains were built in the ‘70s, people throwing rocks at train windows was a big problem. That’s why these trains, along with the old Amfleet cars, have such small windows.
Not sure what you mean by light rail, the design of that particular train just has smaller windows. It’s not a light rail train tho.
Not light rail, but also because when they were built in the '70s rock throwing was an issue.
0:54, number 662
4:29 metroliner cabcar at front
They really should invest in outdoor heating....
1:48 shave and a haircut
SNOWPIERCER LOL!!
The 50 year old NJ transit Arrows are going to be replaced by Alstom multilevel EMU's in 2024
2:39 why the two pantographs working ??? Never seen that in an electric loco at such speeds...
it's to clear ice off of the catenary. the front one clears while the rear functions as normal
Oh look another video of the 662. That thing is played out faster than the 642. Sighhhhh
besides the locomotives the rest of the rolling stock looks like freshly imported from India as they have by now better ones then the US
China is way ahead of USA when it comes to high speed trains. Trains in USA looks like steam engines
Both countries subsidize their rail systems. The US government doesn't invest in rail as much as other countries like China and Japan do.