CPKC Legacy Begins, California's New Emissions Laws, Brightline Avelia? | This Month on the Railroad
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- Hi. I'm Sam, a railfan based out of Eastern Massachusetts. I film trains from all around the world and make narrated videos explaining how the railroad works. Thanks for watching and I'll see you out on the mainline!
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0:00 - Intro
0:12 - NS Heritage Units to be Repainted
0:44 - New MBTA Cars Enter Service
1:02 - Amtrak Adirondack Returns to Canada
1:17 - Cleveland Metro New Cars
1:43 - Indiana Railroad SD70Ms
2:09 - Northern Lights Express Coming Soon?
2:31 - CPKC Era Begins
3:03 - Surfline Service Returns
3:23 - NYSW Heritage Unit
3:41 - New TriRail Design
3:55 - Brightline Unveils Orlando Station
4:26 - Montreal REM
4:51 - Brightline West Avelia Liberty?
5:27 - Quebec City Orders Alstom LRVs
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You didn't mention that a landslide in San Clemente, CA stopped surfliner service just 10 days after it was restored. Mega unlucky for Amtrak.
Same with Metrolink and BNSF. I hope there is enough room in the port for alot of cars...
Oof size: Mega.
And this time I have serious doubts the PS will ever go past Irvine or SJC ever again
@@ryanbahrami BNSF freight is remaining operational through the area albeit at restricted speed. This was also the case throughout the 8 month closure before this again
@@nathanielcoleman5694 it will, around May it will be reopened
The world news may be sad, but This Month on the Rail Road always makes me happy
Nice mention of Cleveland RTA. As a Clevelander, I'm super excited. Also the first order is to replace the Red line trains and then after that they are gonna order more to replace the blue and green line trains for a total of 60+ Seimens trains to be ordered.
Also yeah its a weird metro but it gets me where I need to go.
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So many exciting things happening- the Adirondack has returned, CPKC is already bringing me some KCS power (all the way in upstate NY!), and I can’t wait for the Montreal and Quebec light rail projects to become a reality. I’ll gladly provide some REM footage for you this summer when it opens…
Montreal REM is not light rail it’s light metro like the Vancouver Skytrain, it uses a shorter length of the Alston Metropolis used in many metros, though the proposed system in Quebec City is Light Rail/Tram
AMTK 164 is new Phase IV HU
@@notarotomwithhair5637 And do I care? Not really!
Just saying
And now Adirondack is gone (again) cause of crappy CN tracks
Great video as always. Really hope Brightline sticks with the Velaro Novo instead of the Avelia Liberty. It's about time we try a new kind of HST, in which the propulsion is distributed throughout the train instead of two power cars.
I might add that Germany's DB actually has asked both Siemens and Alstom to design the next generation of ICE trains, according to a list of features they're looking for. Once that design is done, they'll decide what they'll buy.
That image really looks to me like it’s just something a graphic designer slapped together because they needed a press image
@@andrewreynolds4949 That's probably what happened. It doesn't even have a pantograph or overhead wires!
How about we get Hitachi Rail in the picture and bring the ETR1000 over here. Best looking train in the world imo
@@Espo97734 Ooh, I do like the looks of those...
Yay citadis in the Americas! The citadis is the model that basically all European tram and light rail use, and the sound of their bell and motor is iconic to any European. Now america will get there lovely sounds
I saw an engine with aKCS livery on a CP train yesterday in Chicago. Wish I got pictures but we were past it before I got my phone out.
The brightline west rolling stock seems like it could be anything at this point. On their website they have renderings of Alstom Avelia, Siemens Standard Velaro and Velaro Novo trains. Don't think they've made their mind up yet
That Tri Rail paint scheme = 🔥
Other small info missed:
Amtrak P42DC 164 Now wears Phase 4 (repainted after Phase 4 184 was repainted in Phase 5 last month)
NS8099 is complete with a fresh coat of paint and new numberboards. Should go in service soon.
NS1071 has been released from Altoona but with no new coat of NJC paint.
MBTA’s next batch of 4 Hyundai Rotem coaches are currently testing for revenue
MBTA HSP46 2034 has returned to service after being stored and repaired at BET for the past couple years.
MBTA 1138 was spotted testing with no paint after rebuild
andd uhh i think thats all…
Pretty sad to one of see the 2011, Heritage unit go away for a newer one
164 was in May.
@@deseasedcatrailfan4932 close enough
@@southmassrailfan it'll be in TMOTRR for this month
@@deseasedcatrailfan4932 well duh
that render of an avelia liberty with brightline livery is both cursed and exciting
It’s an electric train but it doesn’t show any OLE, lol
5:10 That rendering error of the Brightline HST made it look like a DMU/DEMU than an EMU.
That was a great video! I also have a bit of news relating to Metro-North Railroad that isn't very significant but I thought I'd share anyway. On April 14th CT Rail GP40-3H 6699 was seen operating trains on the Waterbury branch. It is currently being used to fill in for some BL20GHs that are being rebuilt and although it's not very important or significant news I thought I'd mention it anyway
Santa Fe 2926 made its first short distance trip in Albuquerque last weekend. Now it needs a long distance run.
He always misses the steam news
I really don't see how an avelia liberty would work on this route due to the need of a high power-to-weignt ratio to negotiate certain portions of the terrain. An Avelia Liberty is too light and could skid backwards or get stuck on steep inclines. The Siemens Velaro was designed to work on the type of terrain Brightline West will be using.
They’d probably need to add a second power car on each end to increase tractive effort.
Nice work, as always... taking Amtrak from Poughkeepsie NY to Niagara Falls Ontario in a few weeks, then off to real rail heaven in Switzerland 🇨🇭
4:30 It's not really light rail though, more of a light metro system
In regards to a CPKC paint scheme, an SD40-2 was just released from overhaul in fresh Beaver 2 paint, basically confirming there won't be one for a while
You always miss the steam news which is also super important!
Adirondack was not the final route to fully return. Empire Service is still missing many trains, such as 230, 242, 245, 250, 252, 254 and many more.
Will you be mentioning the amtrak derailments in chicago in the next installment? details seem to be scant, but im sure your research skills are better than mine.
NS 8099 has been repainted and Amtrak 164 is the new phase 4 heritage unit
Regardless what manufacturer Brightline West chooses, Siemens or Alstom, please let the trains be EMUs.
You never know with Brightline. Plus only tiny portions of the Brightline West highway alignment can go anywhere close to 125 mph. They might just buy a bunch more Siemens Chargers and call it a day. This will cost them mere minutes of runtime and save billions on both electrification and cheaper rolling stock that they are already extremely familiar with.
@@TohaBgood2 We'll have to wait and see.
Awesome update, I love it!
Wow, nice video! This video is right on track!
I’m not sure if I prefer the Avelia or Siemens trains for Brightline . On the one hand, Siemens Valero probably has more capacity critical since some segments have one track (though the Avelias could be extended maybe or operate as two coupled trains), but the Avelia liberty has tilting capability by default, which could be helpful for the curvy highway Brightline west alighment, especially in canon pass. Siemens could install tilting, though not sure if they have experience. Also Avelia is already in production and it would be much more likely the trains could be delivered for a pre Olympics 2028 deadline. Siemens is backed up In california, and they would probably have to do some adaptions for the Siemens fleet at least to meet buy America.
Some people don’t like the Avelia right now because it’s had teething problems on the NEC, but that’s partially because the NEC is old and the trains need to be put through extremely complex testing for compatibility. This line would be new and wouldn’t share track so the testing requirements would be far less stringent.
Always willing to take a train if it beats car traffic. Hoping to travel to Burlington VT via Ethan Allen this year.😎
At least one person seems to be comparing the new Montreal light rail to a Metro train, but if you stay in a hotel outside the city I hear it’s somewhat cheaper anyway so this will be beneficial.
Avelia locomotives for Brightline? What goes around comes around I think. But perhaps given Amtrak is public and not in any direct competition, Brightline are willing to help them in dire circumstances whenever most needed.
1:06 i went to albany that day and i saw 108 work the Adirondack
Wowsers, awesome video 📸
I really hope they stick with the Velaro’s for Brightline West. I’m a big fan of German trains, so I would be very disappointed if they change the plans.
You forgot CP 7011. That locomotive derailed in Maine after a wash out. The locomotive was later damaged beyond repair (unless it was a total loss) after it caught fire.
It was a total lost before the fire. It was in million pieces after the crash
You forgot to talk about when MRL used helpers for this first time in 14 years on Evaro Hill after the derailment by Quinn hot springs.
Give Metrolink 800, Caltrain 907, 910, and 914 as well as Amtrak F40PHs 365, 392, 403 and 404 to Metra
I've been waiting for this *bell*
UP put in appeal for the CPKCS merger
Uncle Pete is throwing a hissyfit because they know a bunch of shippers are going to switch to an all-CPKC routing. CPKC's route between Chicago and the U.S.-Mexico border is longer than UP's, but they can offer single-line service from Mexico, which means they can make up for their disadvantage in route miles by eliminating time-consuming interchanges. Despite its longstanding partnership with Ferromex, UP knows KCSM hands over more cross-border traffic at Laredo than Ferromex does at all its gateways combined and it's about to lose nearly all that traffic or have its haul cut back significantly.
Kind of late to the party, reading the complaints it all sounded like “yes, this merger is a good idea” to me. UP is really late to the party here
@@joemayo8254 it seems like UP and Ferromex need trackage rights or a new line from Laredo to Monterrey.
UP might be able to extract concessions, but the merger is not going to be rolled back.
@@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis I doubt they will actually get anything, unless there's some minor clause about the border access in Texas
Another news: Metro North celebrates its 40th anniversary and locomotive p32acdm no 208 painted the fl9 pant scheme.
Heritage fleet is 10 years old?! Jeez I need to get back to railfanning again....
As a retired employee of the Canadian Pacific (Soo Line) I'm glad to see the purchase of the Kansas City Southern by the Canadian Pacific. My only criticism is "what took so long for this to happen?" I'm surprised this didn't occur when E. Hunter Harrison was running the show at CP Rail. I wholeheartedly agree "Canadian Pacific-Kansas City" is a terrible name for a railroad. My guess is it'll change to something like "Canadian Pacific Southern" or "Canadian Pacific-North American" in a few years.
3:08 THE TRIPOD😭😭😭
It can't be overstated what a big deal California's new emissions laws are for the future of the industry. During the early 20th century, multiple jurisdictions passed antismoke laws, most notably New York State with the Kaufman Act of 1923. These laws led to railroads experimenting with diesel and electric locomotives and eventually to the demise of steam. Based on how long it took railroads to fully dieselize after the passage of the Kaufman Act, we'll probably see full mainline electrification by the 2050s or 2060s with railroads electrifying their networks in a piecemeal fashion, but we'll likely see the demise of diesel switchers in favor of battery-powered ones by the 2030s or 40s. Part of the reason dieselization took as long as it did was because of the Great Depression and the Second World War and also because the industry was more fragmented than it is today, so full electrification may happen even sooner depending on how many states decide to follow California's lead.
Diesel has a lot of advantages over steam that electric or battery do not have over diesel though. Steam is very manpower and time intensive, and requires a lot of physical infrastructure to keep running. In comparison with diesel, battery has little to no advantage outside of emissions. Part of what took so long for diesel to take over from steam was it took that long for technology to mature. There was also the race between diesel and gas turbine power, which gas turbine thoroughly lost. What I see here is California shooting themselves in the foot by trying to force technologies that are a) not ready, b) unsuitable, or c) nonexistent.
@@andrewreynolds4949 Russia and Mainland China have a lot of electrified long-distance main lines, although they mostly see an average of at least 3 train per hour. The Milwaukee Road had very long-distance electrification, until they lost interest and decided to become a real-estate company instead.
I do worry that these new emissions regulations will cause headaches for preservation societies.
@@andrewreynolds4949 Batteries? Yes. Hydrogen? Yes. Overhead wires? It predates Diesel trains.
@@MarioFanGamer659 Batteries? See a) and b). Hydrogen? See b) and c). Overhead wires? For most railroads, that's under b), and d): too expensive to afford. Electrics were competitive against steam most certainly, and are superior for high speed and intensive passenger services, but for freight work like most American railroads rely on it's not really any better than the current diesels, yet massively expensive to install. It's too huge a strain on even a Class 1's finances, and forget about the short lines, who survive on secondhand locomotive power.
In terms of Brightline West, I hope they go with the regular Siemens Velaro trains. I'm not a fan of the front of the Velaro Novo trains. With the Avelia Liberty, it could also be a possibility, but I've heard that they're lighter than the Velaro trains so these train sets may have problems with the steep inclines. Again, they haven't decided yet, but I am most hopeful for the regular Velaro trains.
CPKC is already making its impact. There was a derailment but that was a month ago
In rail preservation news:
-Announcement from National Museum of Transport - Union Pacific Big Boy 4012 Will Receive a Cosmetic Restoration
-Louisville & Nashville 152’s Parts were Transferred Over to Kentucky Steam’s Heritage Center for Restoration
-Another Announcement that Norfolk & Western Business Car 300 will be back in Norfolk & Western colors in the future
You didn’t mention that a cp heritage unit was involved in crash and scrapped on the spot (cp7011)
I think California could become a testing ground for new lower emissions equipment and maybe electrification if the railroads find out that alternative fuels and batteries don’t work.
What else is there besides alternative fuels and batteries? Electrification has its own drawbacks. I don’t know what people think will magically appear to replace current technologies
@@andrewreynolds4949 those are basically the options, although there multiple alternate fuels (Di-Methyl Ether in an internal combustion engine is one of the more exotic ones), including hydrogen. The only other option is fireless steam, which seems too outlandish for all but very short-haul operations, and there seems to be a lack of experience in the region for that, unlike East Germany (which still has some fireless steam locomotives in service now).
@@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis Fireless steam? Is that a joke? There's a LOT of heat energy lost with that, and it doesn't give particularly long range either. The technology has been around for a long time, and there's very good reasons why it saw very limited use.
@@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis I mean it would be unlikely but maybe steam could come back if someone somehow managed to make a fuel that doesn’t produce smoke and maybe instead just turns into a ton of ash. Steam locomotives would be the easiest to make new fuels for.
@@andrewreynolds4949 Electrification. Batteries have impossible power to weight ratio and are only useful for shunting and other low-speed, short range work. Hydrogen production is more damaging to the environment than just burning diesel, defeating the whole point of the expense. Yes, they're promising to one day power hydrogen production with 100% renewables, but there are precisely zero efforts in that direction so it simply won't happen.
Electrification is pretty much the only viable choice. You can do partial electrification with Siemens Charger E trains. They can run off catenary on the higher speed sections and on diesel anywhere where catenary is harder to do.
As a Canadian I think KCCP Kansas City Canadian Pacific would have sound cooler.
So, will the red line be considered light rail line?
Call it KCCP. 2:31
Call it cum
This video is missing some news, like the landslide and CPKC patches
You forgot to mention that Dieselmotive Company in California saved an F45 from Wabtec and plans to paint it in the Kodachrome Scheme and eventually a Museum.
That is good news.
Still no sign of returning the Sunset Limited.
I love your update videos. Great work. Brightline are joking aren't they? How can they expect to entice passengers to travel from Orlando to Miami on a service that departs once an hour and takes 3 to 3.5 hours in travel time? What are they thinking? The service should be every 20 minutes with a journey time not exceeding two hours.
You build the trains and the new tracks then. Brightline has already received an overwhelming amount of support with the new Orlando line and travel time. It cuts 45+ minuets off of driving the route and 1 train every hour is over 16 trains a day in each direction. It is a massive step in the right direction that is already seeing huge success.
you got a small loan of 30 mil sitting around?? we need baby steps to prove viability and soften up the private companies that hold some track first before that dream is possible.
Bright line doesn’t have enough equipment and Siemens has their hands full with Via and Amtrak at least until the new plant opens in a couple years. Bright lines model is to get trains running as soon as possible they’d rather start service sooner and upgrade later.
I mean, it looks like people are already riding the current service that doesn’t go over 79 I think. I think you’re expecting too much, there’s a lot of places in Europe that doesn’t get over hourly services either
@@andrewreynolds4949 They're typically on lesser populated regions while the Florida East Coast is fairly populated. That being said, 20 minutes headways seems fairly overkill for what would be an express if not an intercity train in Europe and is better reserved for regional trains.
new jersey transit will doing the same thing replace its older cars
What should CPKC be renamed to if you say CPKC is a bad name?
Calgary Kansas City and Mexico Railway. CKCM.
The Canada, America, and Mexico Railway (CAMR)
Canadian Mexico Kansas Southern (CMKS)
CanKan.
They should've stuck with their old name. After all, that's what Canadian National did when it merged with the Illinois Central.
Why do I see California regretting that decision in a few years?
So much stuff happening?
They should honestly hose down diesel locomotives as a job, I just think itd be more efficient.
Also for the whole bad name for CPKC yeah that does sound bad, but hopefully they don't end up like SPSF or should I say *Shouldn't Paint So Fast* oh and CPKC if you fail... well this is for you
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The reason many railroads don't wash their locomotives regularly is because of EPA regulations surrounding the disposal of wastewater. I believe wastewater from washing locomotives has to be treated before it can be disposed of in sewer systems.
It’ll be interesting to see how long it takes for someone to paint something along the lines of “Trans Lives Matter” on those Harry Potter locos
First! Anyways Nice Video!
Third! :)
So Brightline's average speed for the express train, the fastest possible service, is only 78 mph. And the vast majority of trains will not be express trains and will only average 67 mph.
Does anyone still think that their Florida service is "High Speed Rail"?
Of course it’s high speed rail. I heard it somewhere on the news.
@@banksrail I remember a time when Brightline was extremely careful about calling their Florida service "High Speed Rail." I think it was only about three-four years ago that they spontaneously started calling it HSR.
Probably some new marketing person was hired and they immediately saw the potential in doing that. After all, what's the worse that can happen if they lie? Will someone sue Brightline for lying? No! So they'll keep lying until this starts to generate bad press for them and hurting their business.
The average driving speed on the highway between Miami and Orlando is 49.7 mph... So if what you stated is true, then an average of 78 mph by train is an incredible improvement.
@@KCSRailstudios Improvement or not, this is still the speed of a normal Amtrak intercity line. This is not HSR. It's even using the exact same intercity Siemens trains that Amtrak is using in the West.
So why is Brightline trying to lie that it is? It's clearly just a conventional speed intercity train with government subsidized level-boarding stations.
It hits 125 mph during the journey, therefore it is high speed rail. That’s good enough for some places in Europe
Idk if it was just me but this video felt a little rushed 😢
CPKC just looks like a gross combo of letters
The good news on the Surfline was short-lived-it was out-of-service again by the end of the month.
California doest have to go that harsh on locomotives with that rule
Agree wholeheartedly that CPKC is a pathetic name for such a railroad, but what do I know.
It amazes me how California still hasn't considered just electrifying. At this point how much do you have to attempt to find an excuse not to construct electric infrastructure?
Rolling brown outs would be pretty bad for trains. Unless they would get all their power from their own dedicated stations. Not really sure how that works.
I mean they did a good start on Caltrain.
@@Mgameing123 yeah but that's just the Bay Area
@@RaisedLetter Well its a good start and could show California's politicians that more electric rail services are needed.
Why is CPKC any worse than BNSF or CSX or.....
I think this UA-camr should cover railway news outside North America. Sorry to say this, but the name "WorldwideRailfan" is a bit misleading in my opinion.
Why did california just say more electric trains for the state
It is *definitely* a bad name for a railroad.
Whelp... calli really is the worst state in the US
Glad I live in Chicago IL
@maas1208 lucky man, I live is a neiboring state of Cali and their also as liberal as ever...