Train horns are the best example of the Doppler effect

(3:52) Dang! Check out that open window and the venetian blinds right after the train passes by!

@thebnsftracker1317

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to point that out too!

1:29 I love that sound of K5LA horn and it's nice! 1:54 the fastest amtrak train I have ever seen!!!

@AcelaRailan2150

2 жыл бұрын

The Amtrak Acela goes faster than that at 150 mph, but yes that was fast for 110 mph!

@ncvsdiablo

Жыл бұрын

I travelled on the Northeast Regional from Aberdeen to New York and the train made up to 125mph. But 110mph with a Diesel loco is quote impressive.

I lived on First Street in Castleton from 1979-2009. Some of these shots are taken near the old Hamilton Printing Company (just north of castleton ) and I especially remember the time one of these trains hit a tractor trailer at this location. can't recall if the trailer was trying to pull out onto route 9J or from 9J into the printing company but soon after that they put a red light signal up to prevent future incidents. We always joked how Castleton had a red light at a railroad crossing and a flashing blinker light at the main intersection of 9J and route 150

That storm looked like it could produce a tornado!

Very good job selecting the backdrop for these trains. Beautiful piece of machinery especially at speed.

4:47 What was once Amtrak P32 #705 in the phase V livery is now Amtrak P32 #705 in the Phase III Livery as of last year.

ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL video compilations of AMTRAK TRAINS blistering the rails! It's just mind blowing of how fast they travel! Thanks for sharing this video and I'm viewing this from the 1st state of Delaware.

you can really feel the wind through the screen! great video!

Love the way the train horn sounds.Plus the metal tires on trucks.Grinding against metal rails.

A couple of these seemed like they were going even faster than 110mph!

@nah_144

3 жыл бұрын

I know like here 1:55

@MrRobjs83

3 жыл бұрын

4:40 yeah I forgot some of them really do go that fast!

@Adumzzinthehouse

3 жыл бұрын

If only they did go over 110mph, it’s not because the track speed limit, the P42 genesis is limited to 110mph.

@Adumzzinthehouse

3 жыл бұрын

But going downhill makes a it a little faster.

@leeharveyoswald5277

3 жыл бұрын

no, the slower ones are probably 80 mph and the faster ones 110. The speed limit for most sections is 80 and the genesis's maximum operational speed is 110.

Well done video! I absolutely love the Genesis engines in that phase III livery. So menacing.

1:45 That train was fast!

@MrRobjs83

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I forgot how fast they really can go sometimes

@fairportrailfanproductions8801

3 жыл бұрын

@Gold Gamer 705 is now in Empire Service paint

@dfk4500

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! Like it had wings!!!!!

@georgelugenalt200

3 жыл бұрын

5*85 +2*60 in 5 seconds. 113 feet per second. x3600/5280 = 77 mph.

@joeldumas5861

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgelugenalt200 imperial mixed with Babylonian maths 👏👏👏

I was on an Empire Service train coming back from Poughkeepsie NY. The train was moving so fast you could barely move aboard it. I talked to a very knowledgeable Cafe Car Attendant. He told me because the Engineer had no ticketed on or off between Poughkeepsie and Albany, the Engineer was doing the P32's top speed of 110mph. I was wowed when I was told the Engineer was doing 110mph. The train also got to Albany a lot faster I will admit.

@xxEJSubaru20xx

3 жыл бұрын

I was using a GPS speed checker and It read between 105 and 110 mph going to Albany from Poughkeepsie

@amtrak706

3 жыл бұрын

All Empire Service trains run 110mph between Albany and Hudson NY. The conductor most likely meant that your train would not be making any passenger stops in the 110mph section, so it would be full speed all the way through.

Very nice work! I haven't been up that way in years, I miss it. That's a lovely thumbnail of my favorite P32AC-DM as well. Cheers

@albertcarello7133

3 жыл бұрын

Monica Matos: My favorite locomotives too!!!

WOW!!! Many Thanks!!! 😊

I didn't know that the P42 genesis went 110 mph ,but I see I was wrong, great video !!!!

Wow!!!!! Love your videos man! Be blessed & be safe!!

That tracks reminds me on our rail system of my childhood here in Germany back in the 60th

@brianog5267

7 ай бұрын

Yeah isn’t it insane… Marshall plan built back Germany after all the destruction caused x2…. So that now you have great trains and we have old diesels… crazy stuff

That second Crossing is the Hamilton press in Castleton New york, and I remember when a tractor-trailer got hit by the train and propelled a Volkswagen Beetle size roll of paper right through that upper brick wall, driving by you can still see the discolored bricks, after that that's when they integrated a traffic signal along with the railroad signals and tried to enhance the Crossing

Always wondered when MBTA will decide to do this.... lol

I didn't know there were trains other than Keystone Service and NorthEast and Acela that went over 100 mph. Wow!

@ConrailQuality775

4 жыл бұрын

Michigan too....they’ve been that way for almost 10 years now

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

3 жыл бұрын

part of illinois service too Chicago to st louis

Epic video!

Kick as video!!!

Lake Shore Limited Chicago section also does up to 110 mph between Albany and Schenectady.

The first 2 felt like they were going 90

@ArturoRailProductions

4 жыл бұрын

you would be correct

@MrGeforcerFX

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArturoRailProductions because of the road crossings?

@ArturoRailProductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrGeforcerFX Correct

@amtrak706

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrGeforcerFX No, not because of the road crossings. There are plenty of 110mph grade crossings, including several in this video. The first few trains were going sub-110 due to physical characteristics such as signals, train length/weight, or locomotive performance. Not every Empire train manages to hit 110 on every run.

Great Footage.

Empire Service and The Lake Shore Limited. Nice.

First one looked like Lake Shore Limited, with the Boston-bound cars behind the engines, and the NYC cars behind them. Locomotives with 700 series numbers are P32AC-DM, dual power so they can run underground in NYC.

3:55 - Window shades as train approaches 3-story bldg. Top video quality! Freeze video as train passes and it looks to be sitting quietly for a photo.

@ceciltrane5418

10 ай бұрын

So I did. You're right.

Wow! Those were some FAST Amtraks!! Nice catches! New sub from Bakersfield CA

Awesome introduction of the video I subscribed

Beautiful! I've traveled from NYC to Niagara Falls on the Empire Builder several times over a decade ago and those trains never exceed 75 miles per hour...

@BoBo0807

3 жыл бұрын

That's quite a feat, considering the Empire Builder goes from Chicago to Seattle.

@DanMeyer80

3 жыл бұрын

BoBo0807 pretty sure he meant Empire Service

@renegadetenor

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't the Empire Builder.

fantastic video🤝🤝

That spot by the nature trail is a great spot

where on the Mohawk Div. By Jumping jacks?

Exhilarating!

Awesome spotting. I subscribe. Greetings from Calabria to Usa!

Having taken the NYC to Albany route several times, it is fun to watch the speed build up on my phone's gps.

Fast! Cool Video!

Wao super video bro

I used to take the Empire line out of Utica to NYC and the train cruised along to Albany, in Albany they switched crews and either fueled up or switched out Engines and then they would haul ass down the Hudsen line, it was crazy onboard cause for a while you cruised then bam your flying.

This train is the heart Amtrak of my home town

why do those signal clangers stop when the gates go down? is that an east coast thing?? out in Oregon they go till the gates go up!!

1:30 how many mph was that train going?

I can't wait to visit New York State to record these trains. I'm doing a train review and also train spotting for 2 days. One alone the Empire Service and the other along the NE corridor

Where is this at

Good click 👍

Sweet! I caught P048 with two Phase 3 Viewliners

How come the Amtrak whistles are loud and eerie like?

Looks like some of these went 120-125mph!!

@jackpez

4 жыл бұрын

They can’t

@monica012077

4 жыл бұрын

You should watch some 125 mph footage. It's much faster than this

This was amazing high speed diesel P32s, P40s and P42s

Adirondack or Maple Leaf side? wow how long is the time gap between each train?

@alwhalen3488

3 жыл бұрын

Trains run every 1 to 2 hours in each direction, at least they did before COVID.

Nice to see they raised the speed limit: the last time I rode one was in 2004. Back then, the top speed for the diesels was 80mph... at least it was for my train (NY to Albany).

@alwhalen3488

3 жыл бұрын

You must have been on a slow train. 110 MPH for passenger has been in effect from Rensselaer to Stuyvesant since at least 2000 when I ran trains there. Unfortunately I could only do 50 MPH with freight.

@amtrak706

3 жыл бұрын

@@alwhalen3488 The 110mph territory south of Albany was put in in the mid 80s under Conrail.

This is what North Carolina. rail service should think about doing increasing the speed to 110 between Raleigh and Charlotte I know a lot of people don't consider that as high-speed rail but something that expense you have to take baby steps first, we may never see 180 mph trains on that line with Norfolk Southern freight trains but 110 mph may be possible .

@GingerRailfanProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Barron Ingram This is the Hudson line in New York

wow you got to see the same heritage unit lots of times in the same place Niceeeee!

3:43 is the best K5LA I have heard

Those things were cruising!!

Nice camera work

Very fast 110 MPH

This is amazing footage. Is it fairly easy to set_up?

3:44 sounds like a AEM-7 now it 707 my favorite it sounds the best i saw it a couple months ago

Imagine double stacked freight trains at that speed. Should be possible to build such trains and establish special railway corridors for those speeds.

That's enough to make your hairs stand up.

@rebooted.jupiter_

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

Nice piece, but a bit of tightening in the editing would make it great.

How did you determine the speed? They look more like 70-80 mph to me. Is any of this verified...I mean, other than by a post on the internet?

@ConrailQuality775

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Likely by employee timetable or Amtrak press release.

@crashcast_e6339

3 жыл бұрын

@phillyslasher bruh this guy was just wondering how fast the train was actually going, like damn

Amtrak: 110 mph TGV: (186 mph) hold my beer Shinkansen: (198 mph) hold my sake Shanghai Transrapid: (267 mph) hold my baijiu

@FSantoro91

4 жыл бұрын

What's the point of that?

@maximagmhondafan8892

4 жыл бұрын

So?

@MiddleboroLakevilleRailfan

4 жыл бұрын

That’s stupid and annoying

@vicenteescobedo7544

3 жыл бұрын

Who asked?

@lindamartin7145

3 жыл бұрын

Avelia liberty: hold my Pantagraph.

crazy

Some of these must have been going downhill, such as the last one. Some of them were going past their limit. The last train was going 114mph by the way,

Great vid!! But I miss the Turbos

Is this on the segment of Albany to New York or Albany to Boston?

@alwhalen3488

3 жыл бұрын

Rensselaer-NYC

@davidho5632

3 жыл бұрын

@@alwhalen3488 Thanks man!

at 0:01, no one forgets the sound of a K5LA Nathan AIrchime Horn :D do you know in 2020 if the WOLVERINE uses the the K5LA? the horn sounds different and I've been to Battle Creek and Kalamazoo.

@amtrak706

3 жыл бұрын

The wolverine now uses Charger locomotives, which have raised letter K5LAs that sound a bit different. Nathan changed their castings around 2007 so the new horns longer play the same notes and also have a harsher, less pleasing tonality to them.

1:54 is at LEAST 130 Mph!

@GARails

4 жыл бұрын

ArkLaTex Multimedia hahaha no those P32AC-DMs can’t even go 130mph. They top out at 110mph

@GodzillaLegendary-vt1pr

4 жыл бұрын

G_B Enderman yes but no

@GARails

4 жыл бұрын

Godzilla Legendary 2019 no genesis can go over 110mph.

@SilverThunder710

4 жыл бұрын

Not if its on a hill and gravity helps it to that speed

@GARails

4 жыл бұрын

ArkLaTex Multimedia / TehArklatexSpartan the speed won’t change

Speed estimates (based on count frames loco takes to pass). Assuming loco length is 69 feet in all cases Train 1: 141 km/h train 2: 115 km/h train 3 : 177 km/h train 4 : 132 km/h train 5: 181 km/h train 6: 178 km/h train 7: 178 km/h train 8: 145 km/h train 9: 151 km/h train 10: 184 km/h

❤ Amtrak you got a yellow 🚦 slow down

👏👏👏👏😮

I really liked that clip with 703 & 712.

That is weird how some of the heritage color units have a more shrilly horn.

Thanks great views,I model Amtrak,Geoff,U.K,.

BRING BACK PHASE 3 FOR ALL TRAINS 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

1:59 Watch for the engineer of the 703 to wave at us 👋

Just wait until the Siemens ALC-42 arrives later this year. We may be able to see 125 mph running on some Amtrak lines now certified for 110 mph--the type of speeds only achieved by the old British Rail trainsets with diesel prime movers.

@renegadetenor

3 жыл бұрын

Hell, the Milwaukee Road E6s achieved that in 1941. So did the F7 class Hudsons. (steam). Old school still best.

@FFred-us9tw

3 жыл бұрын

Going 125MPH with a (non overhead electric) locomotive has been done in the US since the early 70's with the UA Turbotrain and Rohr Turboliners on Amtrak. It's hardly something only the British achieved. And the current Siemens Chargers which have been in regular service for years are capable of 125MPH, as is the EMD F125 which have been in service for 5 years. So their is no need to wait for the ALC-42 to get trains above 110MPH. The ALC-42 is simply a Long Distance version of a standard Charger. It has a larger fuel tank and a larger capacity HEP (Head End Power) system for longer trains. Because of this it's actually 200HP less than an SC-44. But all Chargers are rated for 125MPH. The reason you are not seeing trains on the 110MPH routes going any faster has noting to do with the Locomotives rated top speed. It has to do with with the class of track. To go above 110MPH you need to change to Class 7 track. This means added costs with maintenance and inspections and installing and maintaining impenetrable barriers at all highway grade crossings. This would cost an enormous amount of money (well over 100 Million USD) for an increase in speed of 15MPH. Over the course of a trip, an added 15MPH speed increase on the 110 sections would shave off a few minutes at best. Hardly anything close to hours.

All trains here powered by GE P32 GENISES AC DM LOCOMOTIVES fascinating!!!

5:33 Isn't that a tornado trying to form?

@TDDrummer2

3 жыл бұрын

No wonder why they’re going so fast, the trains are just trying not to get sucked up by tornado and YEETED across the state

@dr.donchristie7093

3 жыл бұрын

Unlikely in Upstate New York.

@Jeepin290

3 жыл бұрын

@@dr.donchristie7093 Not really. In the countryside we have smaller tornadoes that are barely dangerous but do knock down power lines and trees.

@dr.donchristie7093

3 жыл бұрын

They're still "unlikely," Ayyoltz, compared to the situation in southern and midwestern parts of the country. OTOH, given global warming, we're seeing them -- albeit small ones -- more frequently in the Northeast.

@jacobcornelius1278

3 жыл бұрын

I’m just saying, I see that thing here in Kansas my ass is going downstairs

I think the LSL is limited to 79mph because of the sleepers?

@cats0182

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I read somewhere.

@QuickBurn70

4 жыл бұрын

Track speed 79 max for passenger trains once the LSL leaves the Hudson Line. The sleepers are good for 110, since the same ones do that all the time on the NEC.

@packr72

4 жыл бұрын

Viewliners are good to 125mph.

@FFred-us9tw

3 жыл бұрын

@@packr72 Not all of them. Viewliner I's are capped at 110. cars numbered 62000-62049 are 110 max. The Viewliner II's are good for 125.

@barbaraurban9824

3 жыл бұрын

I was on the LSL and we did hit 110 between Albany and Schnectady according to my gps.

1:48 That was really fast, I think it went beyond the speed limit.

@dolfyparodies8309

4 жыл бұрын

It can’t do that, P32AC-DM’s which are the locomotives you see in this video are a max speed of 110

@Adumzzinthehouse

3 жыл бұрын

Some are actually going a few miles over 110mph because some where going downhill.

2:00 was 115-120mph not joking

@Smag2205

3 жыл бұрын

It is!

@FFred-us9tw

3 жыл бұрын

Physically impossible. The Locomotives are incapable of exceeding 110MPH. I run them all time.

@ZRHTrainspotter

3 жыл бұрын

Might be able to reach 112-114mph

@FFred-us9tw

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZRHTrainspotter Not possible. This line has ACSES (PTC) and this system does not allow over the MAS at all. They also have cab signals that enforce 110MPH max and the locomotive’s also have a stand alone governor that will put them in a penalty if you exceed 110MPH as well. So their is absolutely no chance you will ever see one operating above 110MPH. Ever.

Great videos! Be nice to know train line and location. Thanks!

@westwasbest

3 жыл бұрын

Most of it is a long route 9j between Castleton and Albany New York, the Empire line

@FFred-us9tw

3 жыл бұрын

@@westwasbest Not Empire, It's the Hudson line. Amtrak runs it's Empire Service on it.

Is this all former NYC mainline?

@DanMeyer80

3 жыл бұрын

yes New York Central Water Level Route

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanMeyer80 amazing how beautiful that line has been kept up through all the years too isn't it..

It doesn't appear that all these were 110mph catches

@GingerRailfanProductions

4 жыл бұрын

gda44256 Correct, one clip was filmed on the Mohawk Sub, but the rest were taken in Castleton On Hudson which is only a few miles south of Albany. Some of these train were still accelerating from their Albany departure and slowing for the signal in Albany, especially the Lakeshores since they are heavier. The Empire Services, Maple Leafs, and Adirondack were doing the line’s max speed.

EUTrak: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJh5xLGofZq1etY.html (186mph)

3:54 that train was fast!!!

@MrRobjs83

3 жыл бұрын

they all were

Pretty fast for square wheels.

This corridor should be going 200mph

When the red lights are flashing and the crossing gates are down just stay where you are for your own safety. There is no way you can judge the distance and speed of an approaching train.

Check out my Amtrak Cab rides...Gp40TC(?) F40's , FL9's & Turbo cab rides....1993 & 1994

All it it is fast

1:30 that was not 110. That was more like 80.

That first train was doing about 70 mph.

if u pause in 2:00 u can see that amtrak driver 703 wave at him