Talgo Trainset move from Milwaukee to Chicago!
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- I got news that the Talgo 8 Trainset located in Milwaukee, WI, that is not used and is still brand new, was finally going to be moved to Chicago, IL, and then to Beech Grove, IN Amtrak Facility to be stored. Amtrak P42s #23 and #162 moved the lengthy train very late at night. I caught it at Canal St. crossing, just outside Chicago Union Station at 11:50pm on 5/28, 10 minutes before the next day.
Update! - I thought the 3 cabs also had prime movers in them for power. I found out they are only cabs, so for the 2 sets 2 of the 3 cabs is at one end of both sets, like a NPCU, and the 3rd is an extra. If these were to run, they would have locomotive at one end, same concept as the Hiawatha. Disregard my annotation about "Where's the 4th?!"
These 2 sets were made to be used on a Madison - Milwaukee line, after legal and law stuff occured, it didn't happen and was then to be used for the Hiawatha service to/from Chicago and Milwaukee. That didn't happen either, so they've been sitting, and finally got moved on 5/28/14.
Biking towards downtown, to the Pennsy signals, an inbound Metra passed. Thinking that I missed it, I started biking closer to downtown, to Union Station. While biking down Lake street, about 1 block parallel to the tracks, I saw the gates go down, and hauled butt over to Canal St. crossing, it was the Talgos! I just barely missed it since about 10 seconds before I started recording, I just got to the gates on my bike, and hopped off while recording on my bike, hence the shakiness.
Despite the Pennsy signals having less light to see the train, I think Canal St. was much better for lighting, except that E bell for the crossing was a bit too close and annoying, I think it turned out okay.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you Railroadfan 5383, Outstanding catch and you have no idea how important your video is. It is also a sad
farewell to Wisconsin knowing what prosperity Talgo could have brought employing thousands in high paying jobs to
Wisconsin's depressed economy.
Thank you! I tried my best, its gone out of Chicago now, it was a 1 time thing. Thank you for watching Jeffery! :)
*****
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It has no sense but politics... that passenger cars still up to date and are designed for speeds up to 250kmh, and there are few DIESEL locomotives capable of move that convoy up to 220kmph (we use it on Spain on far railways that werent electrified), im sorry about hearing that, by other hand, we had abandoned airports here because you spend more time and money taking a plane compared to high speed trains, kind regards.
Great Catch of the Amtrak Move!
Thanks! :)
Orgulloso de esta empresa española ,que esta por todo el mundo.
In England (United Kingdom) where I live, we call these non-powered cabs Driving Van Trailers. Their function is basically so that the train can go both ways without them having to move the locomotive (which is powered) to the other end of the train.
Cool
Nice catch! Good job with the video.
Thanks John! :)
The Tango are like very nice looking. one thing that was perfect is the cab drive very smooth
you and me are the only people in the world that think that.
Builder Dude yeah.
shouldn't be that smooth with that particular wheel arrangement
GWR Productions 2014 yes
here's 5 examples & for those who are not familiar with these DMU's (in descending order by links) they are the BR classes 140, 141, 142, 143 & 144
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/British_Rail_class_140.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/141108_at_Colne_Valley_Railway.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/19880218-Preston-142061.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/143610_in_July_1991.jpg
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/144017_at_York.JPG
Awesome!!!
Thanks David!
Awesome video!
The talgo looks cool in black and red especially the cabcar. But it would be way cooler with black, silver, and blue.
I would agree with that. Since Michigan is now interested in buying the sets, they would be used on the Wolverine, and I think the Talgos would look better on that route with the red turned into a Navy Blue sort of. If they were to be used in Wisconsin, the red would be better, but paint the red to a blue to match the Amtrak P42s, and it would look really sharp at 110mph.
Yea they would be good, but sadly Wisconsin wont fund them ever so it wont happen. Talgo is still looking for buyers of the trainsets currently.
Some of them moved to the Cascades
Is Amtrak only using these on the NorthWest corridor on Amtrak Cascades or are these going on other routes to. Also, are these going to be painted to a different scheme or not. I subscribed!
Thank you Jacob! In my description it has a quick explanation of what they were built for. Currently, I've heard Michigan is interested in purchasing them for the Amtrak Wolverine Service. They probably wouldn't be repainted, since it costs more $$$ not needed to be spent, but regardless the Talgo train here is really cool in any paint in the Midwest.
***** Thank you for clarifying. Hmm... that would be interesting, you would think that is its going to Amtrak, the phase 5 scheme would be applied. Strange. Thank you!
No problem! And again, thanks for subscribing. :)
Very nice!
Thank you!
***** So, aren't they gonna start testing those trainsets soon?
They are tested with Talgo and in maintenance when they take care of them. They are currently having Open Houses for railroads interested in buying them. Hopefully something will happen and someone will buy them. They are still in Beech Grove.
***** I thought they were gonna be purchased for service on the Hiawatha Service.
That is long gone. That didn't happen either. What I said is where they currently are, they just don't have a home yet.
Sweet!
Thanks!
would amtrak being this talgo train to wa/ore ??? bascause of the amtrak talgo train crash in dupoint,wa 12-18-2017
very said day 3 people gone :....(
the dupont crash had nothing to do with the talgo train sets
Just came across this. It looks like more than a trainset, probably 3. I was not expecting such a long consist so didn't start to count. How many sets/carriages were there altogether please, and why the movement? I thought that the Talgos had proven unsuccessful in the New England states but served well in the NW.
Never travelled on one in the US, but have several times in Europe, including one journey on the train that used run from Geneva to Barcelona through Avignon and then across southern France. The gauge changed at the Spanish border while we remained on board having a glass of wine.
Why is it on the outbound track if it is to Chicago?
All 3 tracks aren't specifically set to have trains go in only 1 direction. They can have trains go in either direction, they have signals for it, and part of the design is so if they need all 3 tracks for one direction, they can do it, or mix it up so trains run on time, with no huge wait behind others. And are you talking about the Metra train or the Amtrak with Talgos here?
***** The Talgos.
Amtrak5859 Yea the middle track is definitely both ways. And check this out, I just recently uploaded it too. Metra Cab Car Ride arriving Union Station -5/7/14
Does anybody know what this is going to be used for?
Why would anyone buy a condo near there?
The whole idea of the Talgos in Wisconsin was a good one. Just wrong politics. But boy, I think those cabcars are ugly.
I agree, bad politics in Wisconsin. As for the cab cars, they don't match with North American trains really, that's probably why many dislike them, they have more of a different country feel to them. But then again, the company who made them is from a different country lol.
Trainbrain1949. Those cab cars are sure UGLY!!
It looks like a *DUCK*
Tacoma Narrows Rail Productions thats what i thought of when i first saw them.
How stupid. We know this would work for Milwaukee, we know this would benefit WI, but we can't vote for it because it's being promoted by Democrats.
Talgo trains nowdays; czcams.com/video/RAbV_StN55Y/video.html
Regards from Basque Country,
I've seen better
Ok? So have I.
+Railroadfan5383 all vehicles sharing an axle except for the DVT
Never buy talgo, please. Say by a Catalonian railfan.
Thanks for your opinion. I'm only a railfan so I have no say in who buys these Talgo sets.
Say someone like PONCHO hahaha