Amtrak Trains at 110mph!!

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  • čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
  • Hello everyone, What a great way to start off the Month of November with High speed Amtrak Trains! I think it's a great choice. About 4 weeks ago I went out to the Amtrak's Empire corridor to film 110 mph Amtrak trains with my uncle. It was awesome, and I hope you enjoy the video!!
    Here are the clip Times:
    0:00 = New Intro!
    0:26 = Amtrak 281 with P32 AC-DM #712 Leading
    1:33 = Amtrak 284 with P32 AC-DM #702 Leading
    3:03 = Amtrak 233 with P32 AC-DM #710 Leading
    4:08 = Pictures
    4:20 = Outro
    Well I hope you enjoyed the video, and if you did you can let know by hitting the like button and Subscribing to the channel so that you never miss out on another video!! Thanks For Watching!!!
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Komentáře • 101

  • @SteveBlancoMusicianWarrior

    Great video! I love the Genesis in that phase III livery. Has such a cool aggressive look from the front end.

  • @cats0182
    @cats0182 Před rokem +4

    Lived in Albany for 20+ years, Used the Empire Line for occassional business trips to NYC. Great rides. Thanks for the memories.

  • @vitaliyandflyder766
    @vitaliyandflyder766 Před 9 měsíci +3

    I wish Amtrak Downeasters went 110MPH, it would be amazing.

  • @veinbanger9381
    @veinbanger9381 Před 3 lety +7

    Much Appreciation coming from Niagara Falls NY!

  • @AmtrakFan6905
    @AmtrakFan6905 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Amazing! I hope more Amtrak routes reach 110 mph in the future

  • @derricktherailfan
    @derricktherailfan Před 2 lety +5

    Awesome video!! I love when amtrak train goes in 110mph!

  • @jwilliams8210
    @jwilliams8210 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Looking Good!!!

  • @rustyrailspikeproductions
    @rustyrailspikeproductions Před 3 lety +19

    They sure were flying. Great video!

  • @mikenogrady
    @mikenogrady Před 2 lety +17

    Many years ago I talked to Porter Jesse Buck who said that steam trains in the 1930s went 110 MPH on the stretch west of Kalamazoo according to a gauge in the club car. Speed is more a function of track condition than equipment.

  • @suekaras4261
    @suekaras4261 Před 3 lety +21

    These trains were really going super fast. Great video.

  • @Lakeside_Rail_Productions
    @Lakeside_Rail_Productions Před 3 lety +15

    Nice Catches! If only they ran this fast in my area.

  • @amtrakandcsxrailfanning351

    Yea nice catch catching heritage units

  • @MrRobjs83
    @MrRobjs83 Před 2 lety +2

    down here in SoFL they haven't been like this since the 80s and early to mid 90s from what I remember. Plus horn restrictions

  • @buffaloarearailfan9928
    @buffaloarearailfan9928 Před 3 lety +7

    Awesome Video! Love fast Amtrak Trains!

  • @mitchellyardanoff4666
    @mitchellyardanoff4666 Před 3 lety +14

    It good they don't have stupid horn restrictions otherwise a lot of people would be mowed down. Everyone distracted with their phones today.

    • @mommieragdollmaidjennifer5192
      @mommieragdollmaidjennifer5192 Před 2 lety +5

      That's Right!! Many people just don't realize that there's a time to be on the phone and a time to watch the road!

  • @walterschivo9123
    @walterschivo9123 Před 2 lety +3

    Incredible how they show up out of nowhere.

    • @K.Spade7902
      @K.Spade7902 Před 4 měsíci

      They blow their horn constantly, so a train can't come out of nowhere, really imo.

  • @chickey333
    @chickey333 Před 3 lety +4

    Pretty cool. Thanks!!

  • @chadsheppard3576
    @chadsheppard3576 Před 3 lety +3

    They have some good sounding horns too

  • @johnnypool2206
    @johnnypool2206 Před 4 měsíci

    Speed to burn, baby! And it sounds like the engines are in idle....Yeah, right!!

  • @derekrohan9619
    @derekrohan9619 Před 3 lety +2

    Cool

  • @Perich29
    @Perich29 Před 3 lety +1

    Love to see one of the train pulled by Siemen Charger Locomotive.

  • @oscarhundley5221
    @oscarhundley5221 Před 3 lety +4

    Great video and horn sound

  • @westwasbest
    @westwasbest Před 3 lety +2

    Amtrak / Staats Island just installed a new pole-mounted CCTV crossing monitoring camera this week. Nice shots!

    • @MeganPerry
      @MeganPerry Před 2 lety +1

      Ha, my ex lived on Staats island and we used to have to go up that stretch of tracks to get to town when it rained a lot.

    • @westwasbest
      @westwasbest Před 2 lety

      @@MeganPerry I used to live across the street from Staats Island Road on route 9j years ago, not sure what you mean by having to use that road when it rained? I'm not sure anybody lived back there to be honest.

  • @barroningram7286
    @barroningram7286 Před rokem

    this is how the trains between WDC and Richmond VA should be running its the south end of the NEC

  • @MrCancer1965
    @MrCancer1965 Před 3 lety

    Good Footage.

  • @lordwiggin449
    @lordwiggin449 Před rokem +1

    Epic video! Where did you take these shots?

  • @tigertiger1699
    @tigertiger1699 Před 5 měsíci

    Awesome vids
    Thought of them hitting something…

  • @skrupnik
    @skrupnik Před 2 lety

    the quality of your camera is GREAT !!!!!!!

  • @leroycreasey
    @leroycreasey Před 3 lety +3

    Fast trains at last in the Midwest @

  • @robertphillips6296
    @robertphillips6296 Před 2 lety +3

    I wonder what the view is from the inside!? Just a blur?

  • @maximagmhondafan8892
    @maximagmhondafan8892 Před 3 lety +2

    Nice video

  • @mohawkvalleyrailfaner6446

    Every Train goes fast is 110 mph at staats Island road I saw the three trains and they’re all fast at that road

  • @TheMCClellanSpotter
    @TheMCClellanSpotter Před 3 lety +11

    ill prob never see i train go this fast plus why dont they use amfleet cabcars

    • @amtrakempirerailfan5715
      @amtrakempirerailfan5715  Před 3 lety +3

      Thanks for taking your time to watch the videos. New content will be coming out within the next week.

    • @westwasbest
      @westwasbest Před 3 lety +2

      They don't fit under the bridges or in the stations in this area

    • @FFred-us9tw
      @FFred-us9tw Před 3 lety

      @@westwasbest What? Amfleet cab cars are lower than any of the diesels. The reason they don't run cab cars on this line is their isn't any need for them. The trains are easily turned in NYC and Albany. Using cab cars is added maintenance you don't need.

    • @No-le9qf
      @No-le9qf Před 2 lety

      @@westwasbest amfleets can’t fit under bridges?

    • @surfliner456
      @surfliner456 Před 2 lety

      It’s because there’s no such thing as an amfleet cabcar

  • @ericscarburry8637
    @ericscarburry8637 Před 3 lety +8

    How do they make a dime with only 5 cars

    • @virginiatrains7886
      @virginiatrains7886 Před 3 lety +4

      Each have over 20 seats. So every one of those 5 cars, has over 20 seats in them. Amfleets are very long railcars. If you look straight at it from the side

    • @FFred-us9tw
      @FFred-us9tw Před 2 lety +1

      @@virginiatrains7886 over 20? 🤣🤣🤣 Yeah how about over 80!

  • @buffalop32acdm23
    @buffalop32acdm23 Před 3 lety +4

    What kind of equipment are you using to video record?

  • @bencarter8324
    @bencarter8324 Před 2 lety

    What camera do you use?

  • @Malachifriendstheanimateds3379

    0:23, where’d you get that transitions from?

  • @josephinebennington7247
    @josephinebennington7247 Před 3 lety +6

    Those locos could pull a much longer rake. Is it due to lack of passenger numbers, disinterest in rail travel?

    • @AmericansAlwaysFree
      @AmericansAlwaysFree Před 3 lety +2

      Probably both and added lack of funding, I’m so station layouts probably are part of it in some areas as well

    • @amtrak706
      @amtrak706 Před 3 lety +5

      5 or 6 Amfleets is about the maximum that one P32 can pull and still keep an Empire Sercice schedule. Longer than that and you start having trouble accelerating to and maintaining 110 mph. The Lake Shore Limited runs at about 7-8 cars, and with one unit it usually struggles to get past 95 mph.

    • @josephinebennington7247
      @josephinebennington7247 Před 3 lety +3

      @@amtrak706 Ok, interesting. Thank you.

  • @anthony3246
    @anthony3246 Před 3 lety +4

    How do you know how fast the trains are going?

    • @amtrakempirerailfan5715
      @amtrakempirerailfan5715  Před 3 lety +4

      I can tell just by looking at them mainly, but also I know what the track speeds are as well.

  • @geraldduncan5646
    @geraldduncan5646 Před 4 měsíci

    I don’t know the exact statistics as to the number killed while crossing railroad tracks. But come on people, just how lazy does one have to be not first look both ways before starting across any tracks!!
    And to see some videos of people actually going around stop arms. Then to read later that their loved ones sued the railroad .claiming they,(the railroad)were negligent. Even though, the lights were flashing. Or at the very least, the train was blaring its horn repeatedly.
    Regardless of whether or not there were crossing arms and warning lights, one still must look both ways before crossing.

  • @jansupronowicz1300
    @jansupronowicz1300 Před rokem

    So, what's the fastests the diesel-powered train in the US can go?

  • @stefanv9660
    @stefanv9660 Před rokem

    Location???
    Greetings from Romania...

  • @billybelk1831
    @billybelk1831 Před 2 lety +5

    What is the maximum speed on the best track these trains can attain ?

    • @mohammed_the_train_spotter
      @mohammed_the_train_spotter Před 2 lety +4

      He proceed to like and heart your comment without responding…

    • @coromark
      @coromark Před 2 lety +1

      These engines can attain a speed of 110 mph, and they're hitting that in this video

    • @Ven100
      @Ven100 Před 2 lety

      Soon these will be replaced with Siemens Chargers SC-44 which can hit a top speed of 125 MPH. Track limits on these sections will stay at 110 MPH though (fastest currently allowed at grade crossings).

    • @FFred-us9tw
      @FFred-us9tw Před 2 lety

      @@Ven100 While there are no plans to increase speeds above 110 MPH on this line, you can have grade crossing above 110 MPH. The FRA allows grade crossings all the way up to the speed of 125 MPH so long as you have an impenetrable barrier in place. Like the rising concrete blocks they use in Europe or metal nets that lower down. If Amtrak wanted to raise the speed above 110 they could with such mods. But the cost vs time saved is simply not worth it.

    • @ShubSho
      @ShubSho Před 2 lety

      @@Ven100, wrong ALC-42 are replacing them

  • @vultureblack8534
    @vultureblack8534 Před 3 lety +2

    So cute. 110mph.

  • @HRHolm-bi6zu
    @HRHolm-bi6zu Před 2 lety +2

    110 mph? Now did you actually measure that with some sort of electronic device? Or was that just from hearsay/Amtrak claims? I'd say maybe 80-85 tops for all of them. If that.

    • @amtrakempirerailfan5715
      @amtrakempirerailfan5715  Před 2 lety +2

      Track speed there is 110mph

    • @Ven100
      @Ven100 Před 2 lety +2

      We'll just take your word for it then....

    • @toma5153
      @toma5153 Před rokem

      @@Ven100 Amtrak's Track a Train web page gives speed and schedule performance. You can see on certain portions of Michigan routes they reach 110 mph. Usually about a 5 minute delay in updates on the web page.

  • @bob1947essex
    @bob1947essex Před 3 lety +3

    I'm not convinced this was 110mph

    • @amtrakempirerailfan5715
      @amtrakempirerailfan5715  Před 3 lety +1

      They were doing 110mph with the exception of Amtrak 284 which was doing 90mph

    • @mohammed_the_train_spotter
      @mohammed_the_train_spotter Před 2 lety +1

      @@amtrakempirerailfan5715 well how did you know?

    • @toma5153
      @toma5153 Před rokem

      Amtrak's Track a Train web page gives speed and schedule performance. You can see on certain portions of Michigan routes they reach 110 mph. Usually about a 5 minute delay in updates on the web page.

  • @phillipwatson810
    @phillipwatson810 Před 3 lety +3

    100, I don’t think so, maybe 80

    • @amtrakempirerailfan5715
      @amtrakempirerailfan5715  Před 3 lety +1

      Track speed where I was is rated for 110mph, the second train might have been going 90mph.

    • @toma5153
      @toma5153 Před rokem

      Amtrak's Track a Train web page gives speed and schedule performance. You can see on certain portions of Michigan routes they reach 110 mph. Usually about a 5 minute delay in updates on the web page.

  • @glennmccormick5572
    @glennmccormick5572 Před 2 lety +1

    This is slow compared to ACELA my son is a engineer 180 mph +

    • @Cactus732
      @Cactus732 Před 2 lety +1

      ACELAs top speed in service is 150mph……..and most of the time it operates under 135mph so try again.

  • @interstellarphred
    @interstellarphred Před 3 lety +6

    USA: home of the world's slowest high speed train!
    Security goons frequently harass me for taking pictures, but I tell them if my intent was to sabotage passenger rail , all I have to do is vote Republican.

    • @ianmason4682
      @ianmason4682 Před 3 lety +4

      ahhh yes, because the #1 goal of republicans are to "sabotage passenger rail"........ makes sense

    • @radsdad1
      @radsdad1 Před 3 lety +4

      @@ianmason4682 First they killed the stage coach, now this.

    • @joeldumas5861
      @joeldumas5861 Před 3 lety +2

      ”Slowest high speed trains”? Where in the world is 110 MPH considered ”high speed”?

    • @mohammed_the_train_spotter
      @mohammed_the_train_spotter Před 2 lety

      @@joeldumas5861 never

    • @Adumzzinthehouse
      @Adumzzinthehouse Před 2 lety

      Almost like India isn't a country.