Amtrak Northeast Regional
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- Welcome aboard Amtrak Northeast Regional Train #173 the weekday train from Boston South Station to Washington Union Station! Today we will only be traveling on the Northeast Corridor section of track between Boston, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut. Our train is lead by a Siemens ACS-64 locomotive. Our stops along the way today will be Boston Back Bay; Route 128; Providence; West Kingston; Mystic; New London; and New Haven Union Station.
The New Haven to Boston (NHV-BOS) section of the Northeast Corridor dates back to the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad era, where it was and still is commonly referred to as the "Shore Line." Prior to January 2000, this was the only non-electrified section of the Northeast Corridor (NEC) meaning that northbound trains had to swap electric locomotives for diesel locomotives at New Haven and vice-versa. The NHV-BOS section of the NEC is the "most modern" section of the entire NEC as its catenary and signaling systems use the most up-to-date technology compared to the old PRR infrastructure on the New York to Washington section of the corridor. The New Haven to Boston section is the northernmost of the four main sections of the Northeast Corridor, which runs from Washington, D.C. to Boston, MA for a total of 453 miles. The NHV-BOS section of the NEC is arguably the most unique out of the four sections for several different reasons. For the entire 156 miles that the NHV-BOS line runs, it is mostly double-tracked in contrast to the rest of the NEC which is 3-4 tracks for most of its length. Secondly, it is the only section of the NEC whereas in 2021 the Acela Express reaches its maximum service speed of 150 MPH on sections of track in Southern Massachusetts and Central Rhode Island. Finally, the NHV-BOS section of the NEC is the only section of the NEC that currently has active Grade Crossings, with 11 of them located all in the southeastern portions of Connecticut in New London County. Although the NHV-BOS section of the NEC is very unique it is unfortunately plagued with several issues such as frequent sharp curves with severely restricted speed limits and congestion due to it only having two tracks.
Additional Information:
Recording Date: August 11, 2020
Editing Tool: Sony Vegas Pro 17
Leading Locomotive: Amtrak ACS-64 (Forgot the Number)
Train Number: 173
Class I Rode In: Coach
Coach I Rode In: 2nd
Departure Station: Boston, MA South Station
Arrival Station: New Haven, CT Union Station
Departure Time: 11:15 AM EDT
Arrival Time: 1:38 PM EDT
Travel Time: 2 Hours 23 Minutes
Track Owners: Amtrak, MassDOT
Top Speed: 125 MPH
Electrification Type: 12.5 kV at 60 Hz (New Haven-Mill River Interlocking), 25 kV at 60 Hz (Mill River Interlocking-South Station)
Video Table of Contents:
0:00 - Boarding our train at Boston South Station
2:25 - Departing Boston South Station
6:10-6:53 - Arriving/Departing Boston Back Bay Station
7:57 - Ruggles MBTA Station (Not Seen)
Great camera angle of the window pane; its make you really feel your on a Amtrak train. Love watching entire rides.
I went to go to Boston and I saw some Amtrak cars when I was a kid I was right next to them my dad new car after we gone on a trip
Next you should do New Haven to Springfield, or Washington, or Philadelphia!
2:18 Boston
6:11 Back Bay
12:40 Route 128
34:52 Providence
57:15 West Kingston
1:07:32 Mystic
1:17:53 New London
2:04:15 New Haven
Nice Video!
Did anyone notice #600 in the video and ner#66 with p42?
Honestly I never knew that we had trains that go this fast in America
Current plans for the new Acela are speeds up to 186 MPH IIRC. However, the aging infrastructure is really what kills overall performance and average speeds.
7:57 the station it passed was Forest hills not ruggles
Just booking it after back bay
Can you video ride NY to DC and back ?.
0:00 is that the lake shore limited on the right?
TankEngine99 2020 Yes
Captain Ace THE BAGGAGE CAR IS BACK?😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨
That’s not the Lake Shore. That’s a protect set (two P42’s with a baggage car in the middle). The westbound Lake Shore (449) would be facing west obviously, not east against the bumper. And the eastbound Lakeshore (448) comes in after dark. Not in the morning when 173 is leaving.