Description has been updated with all interlockings from New Haven to Boston

@3985uprr

10 ай бұрын

Did you hold the camera the whole way? I’m going to bring my suction cup mount. I believe I have a window seat in the quiet car up forward.

@nathanjiang100

10 ай бұрын

@@3985uprr yeah it's a good idea for you to bring your suction cup. I should probably get one but I never get around to buying one. I did handheld the whole way and Stamford-Providence was 2 hours with no break

@3985uprr

10 ай бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 thank heavens for electric outlets. If my video is successful, I’ll have a huge job of editing it but it’s fun

I like how you can hear what is presumably the tilting hydraulics in action, pretty neat.

I did a complete ride last year from New Haven to Boston on the Acela. Honestly, I get turned off by the slow running between New York and New Haven. I was hoping to do another Acela express ride to Boston in the snow but so far there hasn’t been any snow. I think Amtrak should market a nonstop to Boston that stops at Stanford Route 128 Back Bay in south station running time in the morning about three hours and 10 minutes and an evening train back. I’d like to see Boston in New York closer by rail than what it is.

@nathanjiang100

Жыл бұрын

I think Providence should be served instead of Route 128 because it's a major city and the approaches on both ends are already really slow. Until the New Haven line is completely reworked, I don't know if we'll get schedules under 3 1/2 hours purely due to Metro-North-related delays. 77 miles in 100 minutes in unacceptable for the NEC, especially considering that they can do the 91 miles from New York to Philly in 80 minutes or less.

@3985uprr

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 I’ve heard of Acela express rides being done and as little as three hours and 10 minutes, but that’s if everything falls into place. Overall, I am not impressed with the running times on those trains New York to Boston. My favorite part is between New Haven and Boston because they can really rocket on that stretch.

@3985uprr

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 keystone train I ride did it in 73 minutes

@nathanjiang100

Жыл бұрын

yeah my fastest ride clocked in at 73 mins as well. they tend to be a little faster on weekends because there's less congestion between Newark and New York.

@3985uprr

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 That was a weekday. Cab car forward.

The acela is a real example of just how much potential high speed rail has in the US. I just wish the section coming out of Penn was faster

@nathanjiang100

Жыл бұрын

well really the entire New Haven Line should be faster. The Acelas are scheduled for 100 minutes for the 75 between New York and New Haven. By contrast, 91 miles from New York to Philly takes 80 minutes on the Keystone and under 70 minutes on the Acela

@versedbridge4007

9 ай бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 really everything from new london to the hell gate should be redone and/or bypassed with dedicated HSR trackage but that's a pipe dream in the current political climate...

Yo I always forget that there are 3 Acela trains that skip New Haven on weekdays. My mind still cannot associate New Haven as a station any trains would bypass. The stretch between Stamford and Providence isn't the longest station gap I've seen but it definitely is pretty long. I enjoyed seeing this video!

@nathanjiang100

Жыл бұрын

I can't actually think of a station gap larger than STM to PVD off the top of my head other than the Acela nonstop. Actually BRP is the largest city in CT by population but yeah I feel like if anything they should skip STM instead of NHV

@233CFH

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 None of the longest station gaps I was thinking of are in the United States lol. I was thinking of Lumo in the UK. They have a few trains during rush hour that run nonstop between London's King's Cross and Newcastle (3 hour station gap). Needless to say I was able to watch this entire video without needing to take a break or having to add it to my watch later playlist.

@nathanjiang100

Жыл бұрын

oh ok. wow lol even I couldn’t watch these long videos all in one long sitting

2:56:51

8:54 seems nuts to me as an Australian that the corridor goes through all these dense neighbourhoods with poor or extremely slow subway connections yet there's still no service or stations along this entire corridor until New Rochelle, and most of the subway lines just end in the middle of nowhere rather than extending to terminate at rail lines which aren't that far away.

@nathanjiang100

7 ай бұрын

that will change in 2028 when the Penn Access project is completed and some New Haven Line trains will be rerouted to Penn Station with new infill stations between New York and New Rochelle

CP216 Interlocking...Otherwise known as "SHELL".

I saw 2029 leading 2167 the same day so I technically saw your train. Wait you saw 90691!?

@nathanjiang100

Жыл бұрын

yep it's in Sunnyside kinda tucked towards the back! I saw it again on Friday!

@NorthAtlanticRails

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 WHAT!

Thank you for this great video but the Acela should be f a s t e r !!! Greetings from the nuremberg/fuerth area (Germany)

@nathanjiang100

Жыл бұрын

the Acela should absolutely be faster. Just took Renfe for the first time today in Spain and it makes the Acela look like a joke. I’ve also been on the CRH trains in China that can be 50 km/h faster than the fastest European trains and can be up to 16 cars long!

@Nilamkhandekar-yt7pc

Жыл бұрын

Lp

3:12:30

Do you know the interlocking between New Haven and Boston because I’m gonna be riding 2150 to Boston on Wednesday. I’m trying to find information on it.

@nathanjiang100

10 ай бұрын

Here's what I found: 01:36:18 Mill River 01:43:00 Branford 01:44:19 Pine 01:44:33 Orchard 01:48:22 Guilford 01:57:10 Brook 01:57:59 Saybrook 01:58:35 View 02:06:47 Nan 02:11:30 Shaw's Cove 02:16:10 Groton 02:19:27 Palmers 02:30:59 High Street 02:40:02 Liberty 02:40:38 Kingston 02:43:58 Stony Lane 02:44:29 Davisville 02:48:53 Packard 02:52:16 Cranston 02:55:09 Atwells 02:57:32 Orms 03:00:21 Lawn 03:04:30 Hebronville 03:05:52 Thacher 03:06:40 Holden 03:08:55 Mansfield 03:13:48 Junction 03:18:18 Transfer 03:19:00 Read 03:21:03 Forest 03:21:29 Plains 03:29:20 Cove 03:31:17 Tower 1 Sourced from www.openrailwaymap.org/

@3985uprr

10 ай бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 Hey that’s pretty cool. The interlockings are in black. That’s a great site. Thanks.

@3985uprr

10 ай бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 Some are missing on map like Davis in Newark. You overlooked Shore Line Jct. It’s good though. Better then I could imagine

@nathanjiang100

10 ай бұрын

@@3985uprr Davis is there. sometimes you have to zoom in a bit more. yeah this website is great, and it shows speed limits as well though some are a little out of date (like Hartford trains can do 110 in some places now)

3:16:30

Tell you you need video in front driver train and car trains

@nathanjiang100

7 ай бұрын

if i were allowed in cabs, I totally would but I’m not looking to be the reason someone loses their job. when the rear window is accessible to me, I do them, but if it’s business class, I also can’t go in there and I’ve tried

What a pity to see this copy of the French TGV going as fast as a snail I don't understand why amtrak hasn't invested in a high-speed line 320 kilometers per hour can make boston like a suburb of new york acela is beautiful especially the brand new america is a beautiful country that does not spend a lot for its rail network unlike the aeronautical environment 🧐

@nathanjiang100

Жыл бұрын

yeah a lot of it is just politics and a broken system here. people just have a super stingy mindset these days and everyone goes straight to the price tag rather than the potential economic impact. I've been on High-Speed trains in Spain and China, and recorded the rides in Spain like this one. Flying at 300-350 km/h is super amazing compared to a measly 250 km/h top speed here, and even that is only reached in very few areas. The Acela averages around 108 km/h which is depressing at best.

@frenchsimflight934

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 😅 108 km/h! It's not crazy! in France distances of 460 miles are done in 3 hours! But beware, it is indeed expensive! very expensive ! but we have tickets at 20 euros in second class and in first class you can count 180 euros which is expensive in the train, it's the bar car! if you want a coffee you have to leave your salary lol! I saw that in California they are building the first real high-speed line I don't think you need high-speed everywhere in your country given the distances but on certain routes of 450 or 600 miles having a fast train is is an alternative to flying

@nathanjiang100

Жыл бұрын

@insinty it only hits those speeds in a small portion of the whole route. only about 65 km out of the entire 730 km route.

Why do these NYC to Boston vloggers always sit on the left side of the train when everything (except NYC skyline) is on the Right Side of the train?

@nathanjiang100

Жыл бұрын

so you can see all the passing westbound trains

2:55:10

3:13:24

3:13:29