The Keystone Corridor (Harrisburg - Philadelphia segment) is the most interesting stretch of the old Pennsylvania Railroad main line. Between Harrisburg and Lancaster, most of the route was 2 tracks, like it is today. But, between Lancaster and Philadelphia, it was once 4 tracks long. But, in the 1960's, the Pennsy removed two of the tracks, save for a section between GLEN and PARK interlocking. There is a four track section between DOWN and THOM interlocking. Plus, the portion between Paoli and 30th Street remains four tracks. Once home to hundreds of east-west Pennsy commuter and intercity passenger varnish, plus countless freights, negotiating the line to reach the low-grade freight routes Pennsy built, the route today is a shell of its former self. Where GG1's once took long distance trains, MP54's took commuters and P5a's, E44's, and so on lugged heavy freight is reduced to a few Norfolk Southern freights with diesels and handful of Amtrak trains, plus SEPTA from Thorndale to Philadelphia on the Paoli/Thorndale Line.

Great video. It should be noted a lot of Norfolk Southern freight locals use this route, so this is a vital freight corridor as well. While most run at night, you can usually luck into seeing the King of Prussia - Coatesville local in the morning. Some of the locals that run on the corridor return to Lancaster early AM as well, including the one that drops off cars for Strasburg.

@CoasterFan2105

5 жыл бұрын

Very cool, I'll have to keep that in mind next time I'm out there. I seem to remember you catching one of the NS heritage units leading a train on this line a few years ago, possibly the LV unit?

@CentralPennRailProductions

5 жыл бұрын

@@CoasterFan2105 The Southern and Delaware Lackawanna...those were short-lived detour trains because of track construction on SEPTA that the NS mainline crosses over in Norristown. The NS locals are usually returning to Lancaster early AM and can only be seen in the summer under the wires (6-8 am) but the train to Coatesville is usually through Exton westbound between 8-11 am. The locals on the branch lines in Lancaster County are usually out during the day but only cross a small part of Amtrak near the Lancaster station.

@CoasterFan2105

5 жыл бұрын

That's what it was. Well awesome, thanks for the info. I will definitely keep that in mind.

For anyone confused: The Keystone Corridor is the LINE. The Keystone and Pennsylvanian are different trains on that line.

And AYYYYYYYYYY ITS THE AMTRAK KEYSTONE CORRIDOR YO!!! OW!!! Nice video. Apparently it was sad that the E6 and AEM 7 were both retired from the northeast corridor, but hey, at least the ACS-64 is new to this and has the best horn ever.

@zulmarzambrano1041

5 жыл бұрын

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@AirchimeLTDproductions174

4 жыл бұрын

The ACS-64s do have a nice horns, but thier are others right up there with it.

@bhatashraf1287

10 ай бұрын

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Funny you upload this video the day before I travel to Harrisburg from San Diego to see family. 👌👍

Did you know after Harrisburg, and going towards Pittsburgh, the journey of the Pennsylvanian involves something iconic. Near Altoona, it goes along one of the most famous pieces of railway in the world, the Horseshoe Curve. Virtual Railfan host a railcam from this famous curve too

@JessicaKasumi1990

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is on the Pittsburgh Line, the former Middle Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

@PGHammer21A

Жыл бұрын

@@JessicaKasumi1990 I spent two years here (1979 and 1980) - prior to SEPTA's Thorndale Extension - which was being talked about even then. Note that the winter of 1979 was so bad that both the Pennsylvania Turnpike and SEPTA's Paoli Line both shut - which had not happened at the same time for years.

At 1:35 the P42 chugging in High speed was best moment of this video

I love trains so ty for all ur videos

Great assortment of trains

Love these Amfleet Cabcars! Reminds me of them on The San Diegan.

@josephnadler5521

3 жыл бұрын

Those are actually former Metroliner EMUs.

Nice amtrak engines great catches!!!

Awesome!

The cab cars are the best!

0:42 Ah yes Paradise part of the Strasburg Railroad. Good to see lots of Keystone trains. I was in that area recently for a little family trip.

Very beautiful video bravo 👍👏

You know, I’m really glad you came to Pennsylvania to do this video! I also realized that you never gone international for a train video (or at least not that I know of) and it would be awesome if you could go! Japan would be awesome for you, as my country has amazing trains! And the great Shinkansen!

The keystone at 2:26 is one of my favorite clips.

I miss the time when the AEM-7's pulled these trains

@ajjj4wood1

4 жыл бұрын

Do you like the ACS-64

@massrailvideos

4 жыл бұрын

Zoe Wood yes

@daboidarwin1299

4 жыл бұрын

And the crossings

@ajjj4wood1

3 жыл бұрын

the HHP8 train pulled these trains too

I love the keystone trains especially with the acs 64s

@jacobs481

5 жыл бұрын

Anthony Stevens those are northeast corridor

Woah! Awesome video! Loved the crossings.

Awesome

very cool. I wish we had trains out here in Northern California. Like 291

No way the Budd Metroliners are still in service so cool

Great video. I've always thought that Keystone corridor was unelectrified and Northeast corridor was the only one electrified railway line in USA.

@ScottRothsroth0616

3 жыл бұрын

Lorail Train Passion Besides the Northeast Corridor, the Keystone Corridor is the only electrified line Amtrak has.

Most awesome vid!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a happy thanksgiving Mike!

Once when I was on the strasburg railroad and I saw a acs64 I think 5 cars and then another acs64

You are the best

Super video!

Next time you film the Keystone Corridor can you include a few clips of the Strasburg railroad coming into Paradise at lemonplace Junction?

@andrewcrumb8027

2 жыл бұрын

That's "Leaman Place."

Love ur vids man great job

Nice +

At 2:26, the keystone is going 125mph. Keystone trains only go about 110mph.

Great video Mike!

All Amtrak Dash-8 is gone

@AmtrakProductions

5 жыл бұрын

MTA Long Island Rail Road Guy 515 that’s wrong

@TransitNerd

4 жыл бұрын

He’s posting from the future lol

Darn it, so much Metroliner cab cars run on this line and I've been looking in all the wrong places!

Interesting video!

@FordEscape12345678

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Vyonder

Who likes the ACS-64 locomotives

@empirestaterailfan4960

4 жыл бұрын

We all do

@physetermacrocephalus9986

3 жыл бұрын

@@empirestaterailfan4960 other than some dumb foamers.

631, my favorite phase V/VI ACS-64! (642 does not count)

Most of these were Keystone Corridors as some of them were Pennsylvanians.

Hey Mike, as I was traveling on the California Zephyr Amtrak train, I caught sight of Peck Park in Galesburg, IL. Although it's not an official train park, you can see BNSF and Amtrak trains on the bridge there. You should make a video of that. How does that sound, Mike?

I miss the AEM-7s...

Fact: Keystone Service Is The Only Train That Has A Metroliner Cab Car

Nice video Mike love Siemens locomotives. It’s weird apparently brightline is going to be rebranded to Virgin Trains USA.

@BigNate5404

5 жыл бұрын

WAIT WHAT?

@mariosonicaviationrailroad6703

5 жыл бұрын

Apparently brightline has partnered with the Virgin group which does operate Virgin Trains East Coast, a high-speed rail system from London to Liverpool and various destinations in Scotland.

@BigNate5404

5 жыл бұрын

I’ll probably fail just like the airline

Nice Video Mike

Dumb purposal: manage to create a highspeed link using these tracks (stretch it to Pittsburg somehow)

Why don't they use Metroliner cab cars on the NEC, it looks a bit better than turning around the train every time it gets to either Boston or Washington DC, not to mention some NEC services don't go all the way

Was this all taken from this year Mike?

Make a video talking about GE or EMD like engines of Emd or GE

Why don't the keystone trains have a cafe on-board? Are their routes too short to feature them?

@sb06phl59

5 жыл бұрын

None of the Keystones have cafes even though the route is long enough. The Pennsylvanian (NYC-Pittsburgh) does have one.

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Amtrak Keystone Trains Keystone Corridor (Harrisburg, PA - Philadelphia, PA) Northeast Corridor (Philadelphia, PA - New York, NY)

ACS 64, One of the best locomotives produced by Siemens

OK, why does the track around Exton look so much crappier than it does here?

Likeeeeeeeeeeee

Nice video Mike! Do the 3 crossings remain. Like the one in the first clip? I got word that they were removing them to avoid restrictions.

More train talk

I think I’ve been there before

Nice

How many electrified lines are in the USA?

@NeighborSenpai

5 жыл бұрын

David Arturo Jaimes well it's a good question and if anyone remembers anything I forgot please tell, well except for the NEC and branch lines such as the Vermonter and Keystone there is an electric line that goes from Chicago, Metra uses electric equipment there (mostly EMU's by Nippon shariyo) also this line is where the South bend interurban goes from, the only interurban that is still in operation today, also in Denver there is an electric commuter system that uses mostly the new Silverliner V, and if that counts there is the San Diego trolley and Los Angeles lines such as the Expo, and of course commuter agencies that run and branch from the NEC such as MARC, SEPTA, NJT, MTA and MBTA but that should be pretty obvious

@FordEscape12345678

5 жыл бұрын

The RTD is also electric. But my home state of NJ has both electric and diesel.

@salguzman8652

4 жыл бұрын

most electric trains are in the northeast

Are you in the Northeast again or are these older videos?

3:42 is awesome

Hi

@mercedes8192

5 жыл бұрын

Noah Brentwood hi

@noahbrentwood4570

5 жыл бұрын

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@noahbrentwood4570

5 жыл бұрын

Hi

@noahbrentwood4570

5 жыл бұрын

@@mercedes8192 hi

@mercedes8192

5 жыл бұрын

Hi

¿Porqué las locomotoras diesel arrastran 6 vagones y las eléctricas solo 5? Supongo que será cuestión de potencia.

Maybe

2018

Please p42 locomotive

FAST 2:25

Hmm realy

WTF is not the only train

1st KZread Comment/First KZread Comment, I Win I Win! HAHAHA! :-D

@Honeydwarf85

5 жыл бұрын

No

@chevyj655

6 ай бұрын

Nope.

First

@coolleo149

5 жыл бұрын

mercedes8192 uhh yeah let’s not say first because I get annoyed by that.

@mercedes8192

5 жыл бұрын

So so so so sorry!

@FordEscape12345678

5 жыл бұрын

There's no need ro get annoyed over that. Or at least try not to, cause no one can tell anyone what to do.

@coolleo149

5 жыл бұрын

Ford Escape yeah I agree, cause I don’t usually like to see that

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In Europe all the hig speed rail lines have fencing along the tracks, why doesn't AMTRAK have fencing along the tracks it owns?

@FordEscape12345678

5 жыл бұрын

And because it's just plain useless. Amtrak doesn't need fencing. It's fine the way it is.

@Chuck59ish

5 жыл бұрын

@@FordEscape12345678 Yeah, I guess you're right, the European railroads care more about people and animals getting on the tracks and being killed than Americans do.

@FordEscape12345678

5 жыл бұрын

Only some stations in the USA are gated, but they don't all have to be. They care just like Europeans do. @@Chuck59ish

@EricPowell_Indy

5 жыл бұрын

Charles Damery Very few US railroad locations are fenced. It would cost 10s of millions to do the job. Seems like a pretty stupid thing to judge us by.

@Chuck59ish

4 жыл бұрын

@phillyslasher Shows how much you know, Canada had a brigade of 13,000 soldiers and airmen in Europe for as long as the Soviet Union was around, I served over there for a tour from 1978 to 1981. I spent 17 years in the Canadian Military. After the fall of the Berlin Wall the Canadian Brigade was sent to Balkans to fight the ethinic cleansing going on down there. What have you done with your life?

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