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My Current Gear:
Sony HDR-CX900 Camcorder
Magnus VT-4000 Tripod with Fluid Head
Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone
For videos uploaded between April 2013 and April 2015, I used a Canon Vixia HF R400 camcorder.
Sony HDR-CX900 Camcorder
Magnus VT-4000 Tripod with Fluid Head
Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone
For videos uploaded between April 2013 and April 2015, I used a Canon Vixia HF R400 camcorder.
Amtrak P40 816 Great K5LA, Metra CB&Q F40, and More on the BNSF Racetrack!
On May 17, 2023, we are at La Grange, IL on the BNSF Racetrack. The action is varied and heavy as we see a parade of Amtrak long distance trains, Metra expresses, and BNSF intermodal flying through!
0:00 - EB Amtrak #6 California Zephyr
AMTK 816 P40DC 816 Phase V - Great old cast K5LA!
AMTK 22 P42DC 22 Phase V
0:32 - WB Amtrak #5 California Zephyr
AMTK 169 P42DC Phase V
AMTK 196 P42DC Phase V
1:11 - WB Amtrak #3 Southwest Chief
AMTK 10 P42DC Phase V
AMTK 136 P42DC Phase V
1:53 - WB Metra BNSF Express
METX 211 F40PHM-3 CB&Q Heritage
2:55 - WB BNSF Intermodal meets WB Metra BNSF Local
Intermodal:
BNSF 6906 ES44C4 H3
BNSF 8248 ES44C4 H3
BNSF 6213 ES44AC H3
BNSF 9125 SD70ACe H3
BNSF 7850 ES44DC H3
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METX 208 F40...
0:00 - EB Amtrak #6 California Zephyr
AMTK 816 P40DC 816 Phase V - Great old cast K5LA!
AMTK 22 P42DC 22 Phase V
0:32 - WB Amtrak #5 California Zephyr
AMTK 169 P42DC Phase V
AMTK 196 P42DC Phase V
1:11 - WB Amtrak #3 Southwest Chief
AMTK 10 P42DC Phase V
AMTK 136 P42DC Phase V
1:53 - WB Metra BNSF Express
METX 211 F40PHM-3 CB&Q Heritage
2:55 - WB BNSF Intermodal meets WB Metra BNSF Local
Intermodal:
BNSF 6906 ES44C4 H3
BNSF 8248 ES44C4 H3
BNSF 6213 ES44AC H3
BNSF 9125 SD70ACe H3
BNSF 7850 ES44DC H3
/
METX 208 F40...
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Видео
Reading 2102 - Spectacular, Thunderous Full Throttle and Wheelslip with Heavy Freight!
Просмотров 26 тыс.2 года назад
On April 26, 2022, Reading & Northern T-1 2102 made history as it pulled a 50 car empty coal train from Reading to Jim Thorpe, PA. The massive locomotive put on an awe-inspiring show blasting up Hometown Hill, complete with wild wheelslip and utterly deafening exhaust! Then, follow along as we catch the train (and a regular diesel-powered freight) at a selection of additional locations along th...
110 MPH Amtrak Trains on the Empire Corridor
Просмотров 35 тыс.3 года назад
Between Hudson, NY and Schenectady, NY, track speed on Amtrak’s Empire Corridor reaches 110 MPH in several locations. On May 26, 2019, we are trackside at several of them to see Amtrak trains hustle through at maximum authorized speed. First, an eastbound Empire Service doing every last bit of 110 MPH absolutely rockets through the Hamilton Way grade crossing on the outskirts of Castleton-on-Hu...
Heavy Freight on Conrail Shared Assets at Bound Brook, NJ
Просмотров 5613 года назад
On Sunday, June 13, 2021, we are trackside on the Conrail Shared Assets Lehigh Line at Bound Brook, NJ. Here, heavy Norfolk Southern and CSX freight trains sweep around a curve adjacent to the local NJ Transit commuter station. We see several interesting catches, including a CSX "Spirit" unit, one of the oldest active original NS Dash 9s, a shiny-new NS rebuild, and a bizarre hand-painted (cray...
Quillable Nathan K5LA and Custom Amtrak P42DC Sounds for ESU LokSound 5
Просмотров 5 тыс.4 года назад
If you are interested shoot me an email at amtraksounds@gmail.com. This took quite a while to make! The two stage horn is simulating the dual Graham White 501 solenoid as used in the Genesis series as well as the Acela, HHP-8, and F59PHI. Part of an entire custom Amtrak P40/42 sound project I'm working on, as well as a P32ACDM variant. More videos coming soon with additional features as describ...
Horsepower in the Hills: Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line, Summer 2016
Просмотров 6925 лет назад
We are trackside on August 24, 2016 watching Norfolk Southern trains battle the West and East Slopes near Altoona, PA. This the only manned helper district in the East, employing pairs of SD40Es on the front and rear of trains for extra horsepower uphill and extra dynamic braking downhill. In addition to a wild power move with the Veterans Unit and Illinois Terminal heritage unit, several inter...
NKP 765 Roars Through the Night at 60mph
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.5 лет назад
On the evening of Saturday, September 15, 2018, the crew of Nickel Plate 765 is wasting no time getting the Joliet Rocket consist back to 47th Street Yard for the second day's excursions. Storming through sleepy Blue Island, IL at 60mph with her Mars light flashing, she is putting on quite the show. My full film of the weekend's excursions, including onboard footage and more high-speed steam dr...
Last Days on the Amtrak West Side Line (ft. a P42 and 706)
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.6 лет назад
On Saturday, May 26, 2018, all Empire Corridor trains will begin running to Grand Central Terminal for some much-needed trackwork on the West Side Line. This means, however, that I will not be seeing any trains come past my apartment for over 3 months (the work ends in early September). It's a bit of a bummer, so I made sure to catch as many trains as possible down there today and I will do the...
Amtrak Hiawatha and "Polar Express" at Chicago Union Station
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.6 лет назад
I got to Union Station with some time to spare before I needed to get on the Lake Shore Limited to head back home, so I took my camera over to see the next listed departure. As luck would have it, Amtrak's Polar Express excursion train pulled in fresh from the "North Pole" a few tracks over as I waited to see Hiawatha #341 blast off for Milwaukee. IDTX 4621, a months-old SC-44, and Amtrak 90368...
Epic Amtrak HHP-8 Startup at BWI
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.6 лет назад
At least one half of the term 'Acela', a portmanteau of 'accelerate' and 'excellence', is on display on this February 2013 night as Amtrak HHP-8 #650 rockets away from BWI with my southbound Northeast Regional. That powerful spool-up and roar is an awesome trait of the Acela power cars and HHP-8s, but the higher-powered Hippos always seemed to me to have just a bit more of the sound and fury. T...
More CSX Fast Freight at Amsterdam, NY
Просмотров 4,6 тыс.6 лет назад
Amsterdam is always a great place to railfan, and my visit there on August 5, 2015 was no exception. Enjoy the sights and sounds of more 70mph railroading. Train 1: CSX Mixed Freight - 8/5/2015 4:33 PM - CSX ES40DC #5326 (YN3) - CSX ES40DC #5303 (YN3) Train 2: CSX Autorack Train - 8/5/2015 4:40 PM - CSX C40-8W #7874 (YN2) - CSX SD60I #8774 (YN4) Train 3: Amtrak Empire Service - 8/5/2015 5:13 PM...
Amtrak at Grand Central - Onboard and More Hotspots Around NYC!
Просмотров 9 тыс.6 лет назад
One of Amtrak's more interesting changes during the 2017 "Summer of Hell" at New York Penn Station was to terminate some Empire Services at Grand Central. I did not want to pass up this opportunity to get some rare mileage so close to home! Before boarding Amtrak Empire Service #235 out of Grand Central, we are at Harlem-125th Street to catch some interesting trains. After some more Metro-North...
Metro-North and Amtrak at Breakneck Ridge, NY
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.6 лет назад
A visit to Breakneck Ridge on August 5, 2015 yielded some nice action. Trains here are doing every bit of track speed and usually give lots of horn. Train 1: Metro-North Hudson Line - 8/5/2015 12:13 PM - Metro-North P32ACDM #224 - Metro-North Shoreliner I Cabcar #6111 "The Sugar Maple" Train 2: Metro-North Hudson Line - 8/5/2015 12:13 PM - Metro-North Shoreliner I Cabcar #6117 "The Maria Mitche...
NKP 765 - Super Power Steam in the Lehigh Gorge
Просмотров 12 тыс.6 лет назад
Sit back and enjoy this feature-length rail film! Nickel Plate Road 765's charismatic, thunderous 6-chime whistle echoes through scenic central Pennsylvania as she pulls the Lehigh Gorge Special, an excursion train over the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern from Allentown to Pittston, PA via Jim Thorpe and the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway. These trips took place August 22-23, 2015. This was NKP ...
HHP-8 and AEM-7 Horn Action at Miner’s Lane Crossing
Просмотров 15 тыс.6 лет назад
It is May 2013, and all the old electrics are still in service. Here at Miner’s Lane in Waterford, CT is one of the last public grade crossings on the Northeast Corridor. Even better, it is not a quiet zone. AEM-7s sound their melodic 1st generation K5LAs, and HHP-8s blast their thunderous Acela-style hybrid K5LAs. Train 1: Amtrak Northeast Regional - 5/27/2013 11:32 AM - Amtrak HHP-8 #656 Trai...
Last of the AEM-7s and a 4-Way Meet at Prospect Park, PA
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.6 лет назад
Last of the AEM-7s and a 4-Way Meet at Prospect Park, PA
Chasing the 2017 Amtrak Autumn Express
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.6 лет назад
Chasing the 2017 Amtrak Autumn Express
Metro-North Train 8851 at Breakneck Ridge with New Sony CX900 Camera!
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.9 лет назад
Metro-North Train 8851 at Breakneck Ridge with New Sony CX900 Camera!
Amtrak and CSX at Speed in Amsterdam, NY with New Sony CX900 Camera!
Просмотров 44 тыс.9 лет назад
Amtrak and CSX at Speed in Amsterdam, NY with New Sony CX900 Camera!
High Speed Amtrak and NJT Trains with Great Catches at Princeton Junction
Просмотров 62 тыс.9 лет назад
High Speed Amtrak and NJT Trains with Great Catches at Princeton Junction
Fast CSX Trains and Foreign Power in Amsterdam, NY
Просмотров 96 тыс.9 лет назад
Fast CSX Trains and Foreign Power in Amsterdam, NY
Amtrak and Shore Line East Trains at Miner's Lane
Просмотров 6 тыс.9 лет назад
Amtrak and Shore Line East Trains at Miner's Lane
CSX Trains at Iona Island with Norfolk Southern and BNSF Power
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.9 лет назад
CSX Trains at Iona Island with Norfolk Southern and BNSF Power
Viewliner II Baggage Cars on the Amtrak Lake Shore Limited
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.9 лет назад
Viewliner II Baggage Cars on the Amtrak Lake Shore Limited
CSX Trains with a GP30 in Coal Country West Virginia
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.10 лет назад
CSX Trains with a GP30 in Coal Country West Virginia
HO Scale Lakeshore Limited at my Model Railroad Club
Просмотров 32 тыс.11 лет назад
HO Scale Lakeshore Limited at my Model Railroad Club
The NS Pittsburgh Line - The Amtrak Dash 8 Returns
Просмотров 28811 лет назад
The NS Pittsburgh Line - The Amtrak Dash 8 Returns
The NS Pittsburgh Line - An Evening Well Spent
Просмотров 14011 лет назад
The NS Pittsburgh Line - An Evening Well Spent
One of the last videos taken of P40DC 816.
RIP 816
1:35 why did that have a NER cafe car?
Back in 2019 when this was recorded, 448/449 usually ran with an Amfleet I club-dinette as the food service car and the business class seats were sold as a third fare class option. This train must have had the car swapped out for a full dinette Amfleet I, all of which have the NER logo.
SPEED and POWER (power solves all things)
ALL ABOARD!!! ALL ABOARD!!! Tickets please tickets? Well ya coming? Do the song.
102 before it got in the derailment?
Instead of my p42 I got this on my tri rail
I hope they bring this back, where did the autum express go?
This was the last year it operated. It was a victim of cost cutting and anti-excursion train policies that came in at Amtrak around this time.
@@amtrak706 oh
Is there notch 7-8? It looks like it doesn't instantly notch-up (from HEP to 7) unlike esu's stock file which would be correct. Can you confirm?
This uses a different ESU base file for the non-HEP mode 7FDL that does have notch 7 and 8. I’m not sure why ESU chose to remove those for their P42 file, but it’s completely inaccurate. For HEP mode, my file uses completely new custom sounds that transition from ESU’s idle to 900 rpm HEP mode.
@amtrak706 Thank you for the reply! I do have more questions regarding the sounds. I'll probably ask them later when all my remaining P42s get esu lok v5. Your right about the notching being inaccurate. HEP to 7 with one speed step is painful.
wOw! 😱
Is there any difference in sound between the P40DC and P42DC?
No, they are identical.
Slow down 😮 fast and furious!!!
Pretty Awesome!😄. I wish Tsunami2 soundtraxx could add those sounds☹.
reminds me of my childhood watching these.
0:08 that’s what I’m here for
I do love the look of the black paint on the Empire Service engines.
Does Amtrak own the former NYC from Manhattan to Albany or does Metro-North own part of it? And Albany to Buffalo and west and toward Boston is CSX owned?
Amtrak only owns the Empire Connection from Penn Station to CP 12 just north of Spuyten Duyvil. The old NYC from Grand Central to Poughkeepsie is owned and operated by Metro-North. From Poughkeepsie to Hoffmans (west of Schenectady) it is owned by CSX but long-term leased and operated by Amtrak. From Hoffmans west it is owned and operated by CSX.
Great shots man !
It always fascinates me when you see a train coming in the distance, for what seems like ages it doesn’t seem to be getting any nearer.
Nice video! Wish to see more uploads!
Working on it!
The new Acela Express will top 160 mph on the NEC this year.
Nice
Great video of the Zephyr
Thanks!
Hi, I have watched many of your tutorials and I thank you for sharing your knowledge, they are very good. Maybe it is not the video, however, I have some MTH Dash 9 proto sound locomotives, and all of them, they run 10 seconds, stop, run for 1 more second and repeat it a lot, do you know why it does this? I have restarted the loco several times!
They trains move FAST! I hadn't realized how fast until I watched this video 🚄
I can’t stop watching these genesis locos, especially going their full speed. So glad I found this line.
Great footage, where was the last shot filmed?
Thanks. They were filmed in Castleton-on-Hudson
@@amtrak706 I thought that was the Hudson, we're down in Westchester on the New Haven line.
So how do you actually download the file to the unit? PC or a USB or something? Because I’m interested to install this on my new P42 I got, this is pure awesome stuff!
The file is compatible with ESU LokSound decoders, and can be written to a decoder using a LokProgrammer.
@@amtrak706So does a PC have to be involved? Would I pay for the file and copy it?
@@eclipz4129 You would pay for the file that is opened and written to the decoder using the LokProgrammer software on a Windows PC. A LokProgrammer device is required to connect to the PC via USB. If you are looking for general familiarization I would suggest you go on ESU’s website.
Its been awhile. I need to get back up there!! Great catches!
what camera did you use for this video
What camera did you use?
I cannot believe no railroad company is put any cameras up in the area it's amazing I've been telling several different ones put up a camera in Amsterdam nobody wants to listen
Thanks for the footage. I watch it, and it calms my nerves.
Great one Ben
My son really loves trains 🚆🛤🚋🚞🚝🚊🚉🚈🚇🚅🚄🚃🚂 especially steam locomotives like that and he hopes that real soon that the other 3 Reading T1's 2100, 2101, and 2124 are restored to operation especially 2101 even though it was damaged in a roundhouse fire he believes that if someone tried hard enough and asked FMW Solutions to help they could get it running again.
Great place to watch trains! I gotta get back! Thanks for the video, well done!
Nice vid subscribed!
Looks more like 110 kph, not mph. (63 mph)
Remember that it's a lot bigger than your car. Bigger something is, the harder it is to know its speed. That's why cargo ships look like they're crawling but they're probably doing 30-35 mph over the water. It's very believable that Amtrak can do 110, and very reasonable to say most of these shots show such cases
Engineer employed some “old school” traction control there!
11:27 South Channel Bridge in Queens still moves.
Awesome catches.
Excellent video. Your filming procedure is thorough and meticulous. Now I want to visit the Amsterdam area even more. Though I can't help but wonder what you meant by a "NEC P42?" Do all those have their original steel noses? Or are they all based out of that corridor?
Several Northeast locations including Albany-Rensselaer and Washington DC have dedicated P42 pools, around the 85-120 road number series. Nowadays this is more important since only those units are ACSES equipped.
@@amtrak706Ah that's interesting, I never knew. Thanks for the info.
*She* must be driving… In fiction, women tend to go faster when driving anything,especially trains.
Is that her original whistle?
The hooter was used back when she was built. The 6 chime I believe was only added after they started the rambles, since she was mostly a freight locomotive beforehand If it's her exact whistle, I'm not sure
Who was the engineer on this run?
I believe Andy Muller Jr, but I don't think he's at the throttle the whole trip
They should electrify the corridor in the future together with an new regional rail. And concrete ties should allow 125 mph on some parts. The corridor should also be straightend.
The NYC - Albany is a great modernization candidate for sure, 125 on most of the route with electrification is certainly possible with some zones of 110 and 90 on the more pricier curves to realign. Alan fisher actually mentioned that corridor in one of his videos.
Concrete ties are Troublesome I am told, they're inflexible crack and break, and difficult to replace
Yea nice catches
Excellent 👍
Nice
I've never seen trains that fast running on wooden train ties.
It's all in their maintenance. Remember that trains have been doing that speed for decades on wood ties. Just concrete lasts longer and is more stable.
@@psychologicaltirefire8190 They have? I thought concrete ties were part of what made higher speeds possible in Europe.
And I assume there are signs warning motorists TRAINS MAY EXCEED 80 MPH ahead of grade crossings in the affected area.
@@larryellisreed280 on wooden track ties!
14:01 probably my favorite one"