Action Hell up in Harlem!!! Heritage locomotives, M3’s galore, and continuous heavy action. 5/2/24
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I have been to the great New York City hotspot of Harlem 125th St. many times over the years, but I have never had such an enjoyable and rewarding time here as this. I saw 3 out of 4 of the newly painted MN heritage units plus 3 out of 4 NH heritage units. MN also threw virtually their entire fleet of M3’s past me.  We also hear numerous train announcements of various trains with an equally varied number of destinations. The gorgeous weather added to the enjoyment. Numerous times I saw 3 and sometimes 4 trains at once. I identified the trains as best I could but with this kind of traffic density, it is nearly impossible. Enjoy this frantic train action with occasional humor thrown in. Don’t let the background noises discourage you from going there to railfan. I felt quite safe there. There are lots of people who use the station in the rush-hour.
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Just imagine all the coordination required to make this scene happen. Devising schedules, rounding up crews and equipment, lining switches, cleaning and fueling, etc. Amazing!
Excellent work, Tim. Sure hope the MTA preserves a pair of those M3A after their retirement.
Wow!! I've been through this station both peak and off-peak times and was amazed by rhe number of trains. Thanks Tim💚👌👌
Nice Job! What an improvement of 125th street station since the 1970's
Wow, that's a lot of trains, Tim! I wish I had your stamina to capture all that action. Cheers from Wisconsin!
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
Good eating, vitamins, and red wine helps.
Wow!! I never thought about how many trains pass through here each day
Another great job! Loved the action! I keep hoping that someday the NH will stop at Botanical Garden. Pigs will probably fly too!
A Railfan’s Paradise.
206 might be my all time favorite horn ! There is one CSX horn I like a lot too. But 206 wow
I was there a few weeks back to switch over to the Yankee stadium train for opening day.
They said retired Railfan will become Unretired Railfan when he sees all of the parade we have for him today. You got the super special. I’m sure it makes you want to railfan at Harlem-125 Street more often. I caught all heritage units street level during walking the city but never recorded and up close. You do a better job than most of us 😂❤
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
Sometimes I went to that station and froze my ass off. It wasn’t fun. yesterday. It was very much fun!!!
@railfannerjs6308
2 ай бұрын
true, it rained there recently for me and was very chilly. Always stay warm Tim! 😇
Hi Tim, great job! We ran the same equipment on the Long Island Railroad ; M 1 , M-3 ,M 7 s etc. , right? It makes me feel at home again . I hired on 10/2/72-10/2002…Miss it immensely … e back with you soon
For only having 4 tracks sure is busy. Like how you call the local white plains service “clunker”
I'm surprised the hybrid diesels are not running third rail in Manhattan
@3985uprr
Ай бұрын
They do most of the time
I feel like their leaving P32 203 like that on purpose at that point it's been years lol.
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
Hopefully that’ll be one of the last heritage units
@blackking7512
2 ай бұрын
@@3985uprr Maybe let us see
Remind me, please: do P32 Gennies run at constant RPM? AND AND AND for anyone wanting to nerd out railfanning the MNCR in all its glory, THIS is the video for YOU. Thanks, Tim.
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
They have separate prime movers. The throttle can control the rpm. HEP is constant rpm
hi Tim good afternoon how could you be in the wrong platform you look good standing there with that pennsy heritage locomotive @ the Harlem 125 Street station you take care and stay safe out there.
Have ya made a video going up to Wassaic or back?
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
I did 2 years ago
Love the video, as always, Tim. How new is the partition in the middle of the tracks toward GCT? I haven't been since 2019 but it wasn't there then.
@3985uprr
Ай бұрын
Last couple of months they put that up doing work on the trestle
Quick poll: MNCR Harlem-125th or LIRR Jamaica, most busiest station
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
I think Jamaica gets the edge with the Brooklyn trains added.
Tim, where is the New York Central lightning stripe heritage unit? I thought it was running pretty regularly.
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
It was sitting up in Harmon for some reason
Shame u didn’t see conductor Paul working on the train
Yes they did
Quick question, how do you know when trains are coming from either a north destination or a yard/equipment move?
@3985uprr
Ай бұрын
Chats and tips from other fans, plus experience
@xanaxbeclickin
Ай бұрын
@@3985uprr Do you use the MTA TrainTime app?
There’s 203, the unit that needs repaint
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
Looked disgusting
@MBTA.1035
2 ай бұрын
@@3985uprr fun fact, most railfans that I know call 203 the cmdr unit
I make KZread videos (though not on the scale that you do). I have certain pet peeves. I edit out profanity, performers, sirens, and anything else that I feel detracts from the viewing experience. The only things I want to hear are announcements and the sound made by the trains.
@ariesarethebest271
2 ай бұрын
Good luck with that in NYC.
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
The swearing I heard was inaudible, but if it was audible, I would’ve cut it out
Didn't Amtrak bypassed 125th before?
@nathanielcoleman5694
2 ай бұрын
Amtrak doesn’t come down here. All Amtrak service uses the Empire Connection or the East River Tunnels
@christophercancel934
2 ай бұрын
@@nathanielcoleman5694I thought it did. I saw some videos of them.
@MBTA.1035
2 ай бұрын
@@christophercancel934that was back in 2017 and 2018 when Amtrak detoured their trains into GCT because of track work I believe that occured in Penn station
@nathanielcoleman5694
2 ай бұрын
@@MBTA.1035 Yes, also it was to install PTC on the West Side Line I believe
@MBTA.1035
2 ай бұрын
@@nathanielcoleman5694 gotcha thanks 👍
Awesome video Tim....what happened to Ghost Engineer and Tommy Gunn Engineer....didn't Ghost used to do dead head then go back north? Did he and Tommy retire?
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
Tommy is there. I left before he came back into town.
@carlossanchez-kz4wh
Ай бұрын
@@3985uprr what about Ghost??
@3985uprr
Ай бұрын
@@carlossanchez-kz4whDidn’t see him
@carlossanchez-kz4wh
Ай бұрын
@@3985uprr oh wow
Praise you for refusing to take Lexington
@3985uprr
2 ай бұрын
I was tempted since I have a MetroCard loaded with rides.
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