UNPRECEDENTED Railroad Merger, Amtrak 184 Repainted, Derailments Galore | This Month on the Railroad

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  • Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
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    Credit to @RailfannerAviation for the picture of 184!
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    0:00 - Intro
    0:15 - ExpressVPN
    0:58 - Brightline becomes fastest train in Florida
    1:31 - Amtrak 184 repainted
    2:08 - Cross-border Amtrak Cascades service fully restored
    2:26 - Siemens Mobility to open factory in North Carolina
    2:54 - ALC-42s debut on Amtrak Coast Starlight
    3:17 - STB approves BNSF's takeover of Montana Rail Link
    3:35 - MBTA experiences systemwide issues
    4:23 - R211 subway cars debut in New York
    4:55 - STB approves CP-KCS merger
    5:47 - SEPTA shelves King of Prussia rail
    6:10 - Amtrak releases New York to Scranton route study
    6:54 - TriRail redesigns cars
    7:10 - A general overview of the North American railroad
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  • @carlose4314
    @carlose4314 Рік тому +66

    PSR coming to an end would definitely benefit Amtrak.

    • @IndustrialParrot2816
      @IndustrialParrot2816 Рік тому +19

      It would benefit the entire economy excluding the class one shareholders

    • @carlose4314
      @carlose4314 Рік тому +8

      @@IndustrialParrot2816 I'm pretty sure it would even benefit them.

    • @kevandeg
      @kevandeg Рік тому +10

      ​@@carlose4314Long term probably, not that they're thinking past next quarter returns

    • @IndustrialParrot2816
      @IndustrialParrot2816 Рік тому +4

      @@carlose4314 perhaps

    • @joemayo8254
      @joemayo8254 Рік тому +1

      The pandemic and its aftermath have revealed the emperor has no clothes and that the PSR model is detrimental to the industry's long-term well-being. Railroads cut so much fat they started cutting into muscle and it came back to bite them after the pandemic ended and they suddenly found they didn't have enough staff to operate efficiently. Multiple railroads have already stated their intention to abandon the PSR model in favor of a growth-based model. I think future railroad historians will view PSR as the railroad industry equivalent of a fad diet.

  • @southmassrailfan
    @southmassrailfan Рік тому +65

    This Month was absolutely crazy.

  • @Pensyfan19
    @Pensyfan19 Рік тому +56

    Congrats on the sponsorship! I feel the news is going to cover a lot more derailments ever since east Palestine, but I'd like to make clear that not all of these derailments are as severe as east Palestine, and I don't want the public to not support trains by only focusing on their wrecks, although I do feel that ending PSR is a great way to address this issue, as well as making sure railroads don't get too big for their own hood, despite the CPKC merger. Likewise, congrats to Brightline for reaching quasi high speed service before California, while that state also saw "high speed freight service" as that UP train reached 147mph before derailing...

    • @kitchin2
      @kitchin2 Рік тому +7

      The tech is so frozen in time. Heat crayons instead of cheap infrared meters is only the most blatant example. Combined with PSR, there is no conceivable way to even use the crayons on a consist. Undoubtedly the fixes will go way overboard with networked electronics and contractor boondoggles.

  • @the_autism_express
    @the_autism_express Рік тому +18

    If precision schedule railroading does get canned, I can finally die happy.

  • @TrainsOfNewEngland
    @TrainsOfNewEngland Рік тому +19

    im just shocked that a train channel got sponsored, awesome

  • @GilligBusOperator
    @GilligBusOperator Рік тому +24

    I live along the soon to be CPKCS line between Baton Rouge and New Orleans and I’ll be watching this closely to see how frequent and long the trains are. Also looking forward to a new paint scheme.

  • @sgtdebones
    @sgtdebones Рік тому +6

    Got your popcorn!
    Also noteworthy: LA Metro, even though it isn't a conventional mainline rail, has broken the world record for longest light rail trackage.

  • @dustyvidito
    @dustyvidito Рік тому +5

    As far as I’m aware, you’re the only channel that specializes in railroad news. I appreciate you doing that.

  • @danielchou5895
    @danielchou5895 Рік тому +8

    184 was repainted into Phase V because it had structural damage. Amtrak decided it was not worth it.

    • @davidng2336
      @davidng2336 Рік тому

      I won’t be surprised if the other 40th units get repainted soon (sadly).

  • @AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014

    I’m praying that the STB, congress, and the freight railroads can fix this mess eventually, even if some more chaos does happen. God bless the hearts of everyone impacted by those derailments.

  • @adventuresofamtrakcascades301
    @adventuresofamtrakcascades301 Рік тому +4

    I never knew Siemens is one of your favorite things to talk about here

  • @southmassrailfan
    @southmassrailfan Рік тому +9

    184 was repainted in Phase V because it needed a nose cone replacement is what i heard and Amtrak is Amtrak.

  • @austinlawler3739
    @austinlawler3739 Рік тому +3

    I was just reading today that many of the construction sites for the new high sped rail in CA are flooded. The one they showed had several cranes sitting in deep water. It will probably have a major effect on the schedule.

  • @SteveInNEPA1
    @SteveInNEPA1 Рік тому +6

    Still my favorite rail related channel, and always concise and expertly presented.

  • @protosheep
    @protosheep Рік тому +1

    As someone who lives in the town where the derailment happened in Massachusetts, I can say I am surprised that a train managed to derail when it wasn't even moving. Only on NS.

  • @odddiabetic
    @odddiabetic Рік тому +2

    I briefly worked at a small yard terminal as a conductor trainee and I could definitely see the impacts of PSR. It made the people at the top richer at the cost of employees' wellbeing and safety. It must end

    • @maciekkra539
      @maciekkra539 Рік тому

      One way to stop this PSR nonsense is to do what the French rail workers pulled off before WWII. I'm surprised no one came up with this yet. I like to call it "malicious compliance".

  • @SuperDave30
    @SuperDave30 Рік тому +9

    Thanks for sharing the news my guy and happy Sunday!

  • @BnuuyBoi2005
    @BnuuyBoi2005 Рік тому +4

    I'm wondering if April would have more railroad news

  • @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45
    @ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 Рік тому +2

    Yeah, I was in Boston on the 18th, and it took me almost an hour to get from Fenway to Harvard. I almost missed my commuter train home that day.

  • @saulrod2087
    @saulrod2087 Рік тому +2

    I can’t wait for the New York To Scarton with Amtrak

  • @MiaCollinsNeighborhood
    @MiaCollinsNeighborhood Рік тому +5

    Ooh, exciting!😊

  • @railfanning.productions
    @railfanning.productions Рік тому +5

    Awesome video as always! Congrats on the sponsorship!

  • @MJMYouTuber
    @MJMYouTuber Рік тому +1

    First it was BNSF now it will be CPKC? That's awesome!!!

  • @qaviumair8547
    @qaviumair8547 Рік тому +2

    I saw the amtrak 50 year anniversary unit today in upstate ny

  • @csxnspittsburghdivision8580
    @csxnspittsburghdivision8580 Рік тому +5

    The railroads are looking like Penn Central railroad because of deraileds

  • @Mcnibbus
    @Mcnibbus Рік тому +1

    My boy has a sponsorship now congrats

  • @THE_IRON_HORSE
    @THE_IRON_HORSE Рік тому +2

    Great recap man, hey what's the out-tro music I been tryna find it for years

  • @triadrailfanproductions
    @triadrailfanproductions Рік тому +1

    I live 30 minutes from the Siemens plant in Lexington at 2:40😂

  • @TranscontinentalRailfan
    @TranscontinentalRailfan Рік тому +1

    In rail preservation news:
    -More and more steam locomotive restorations across the United States are progressing
    -The crews of Virginia & Truckee tourist railroad in Virginia City, NV expect to have former Santa Maria Valley no. 100 operating sometime next year (2024).
    -D&RGW narrow gauge 2-8-0 no. 315 is back under steam after a 1,472-day FRA inspection.
    -EBT officially announced they will start restoring engine no. 15 next.
    -Since the CP-KCS merger has been approved, the railroad is preparing their steam locomotive CP 2816 for a special tour from Calgary, AB to Mexico City, Mexico to celebrate the merger.
    -The John H Emery Rail Heritage Trust sent grants to 19 different rail preservation projects across the country, including some steam locomotive restorations/rebuilds.

  • @collectivelyimprovingtrans2460

    I took the MBTA in March, slow zones were crazy

  • @BNSF-rp6hw
    @BNSF-rp6hw Рік тому +1

    You forgot to mention that Diesel Motive Company BUGX purchased an F45 from GECX that is former ATSF 5989 and plans to be repainted into the SPSF Kodachrome scheme and then eventually a Museum

  • @Chuck59ish
    @Chuck59ish Рік тому +1

    I live in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, a container port and we have CP trains paired with NBSR trains hauling out containers, hopefully we'll see KCS ans Mexican locomotives up here.

  • @syeet1234
    @syeet1234 Рік тому +4

    ain't no way bro got a sponsor

  • @peterwhite9546
    @peterwhite9546 Рік тому +1

    How did I not hear about the merger until now, considering how big of news it is? Oh wait, people are still freaking out about another train thing.

  • @Windy_City_Rail_Productions
    @Windy_City_Rail_Productions Рік тому +2

    There was a Franklin Park Illinois derailment. wasn't horrible but it shut down the Franklin park yard for a few hours. I was there went it went off the rails

  • @BorisLu
    @BorisLu Рік тому +1

    Excellent video! Greetings from Ukraine!

  • @lowellvillerailfanproductions
    @lowellvillerailfanproductions Рік тому +2

    Why do I have the feeling that did the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern it's about to be the new Penn Central Railroad. And they're just going to go straight downhill

  • @Songtrains1
    @Songtrains1 5 місяців тому

    This is the best for a railfan

  • @eat_more_fries
    @eat_more_fries Рік тому +1

    You should include UP 1988's crash on the next one

  • @TyDeSimone
    @TyDeSimone Рік тому +1

    Just as an fyi, you missed a couple maine derailments, one at leeds junction, one on the yard lead to rigby yard in portland

  • @haxorouse3265
    @haxorouse3265 Рік тому +1

    I thought for a moment this was going to be an April fools video... then I saw it wasn't uploaded on April 1

  • @trainfan32
    @trainfan32 Рік тому

    Great news! we got a new IV heritage unit, #164!

  • @zsoren42
    @zsoren42 Рік тому +2

    CP and KCS were the 2 smallest class one railroads and even after merging they will remain the smallest which is why they merged they couldn't keep up with these massive railroads around them

  • @jonwalter6317
    @jonwalter6317 Рік тому +1

    I'm not sure derailment frequency is increasing, rather just the reporting of it.

  • @travelsofmunch1476
    @travelsofmunch1476 Рік тому +1

    LESSGOO our boy has a sponsorship 🎉

  • @rechelieu
    @rechelieu Рік тому

    Fantastic channel. I was not aware of the KC and CP merger.

  • @lamborginiandbuses3637
    @lamborginiandbuses3637 Рік тому +2

    Tri raíl paint looks ok but I prefer the old ones. I know they’re outdated but it is what it is.

  • @IndustrialParrot2816
    @IndustrialParrot2816 Рік тому +2

    The BNSF derailment occured on the swinomish reservation And the railroad had broken a contract with the tribe also it wasnt that Minor

  • @markvogel5872
    @markvogel5872 Рік тому +1

    Wow....cp and kcs....this is going to be wild.

  • @AnotherBostonRailfan
    @AnotherBostonRailfan Рік тому +1

    I had 184 leading on the California Zephyr I took from Chicago to San Francisco. The paint was in pretty bad shape - large chunks of it were flaking off on the nose.

  • @nathanlerma9891
    @nathanlerma9891 Рік тому +2

    7:28-7:38 ugh UGH UGGGHHH and finally I'M SORRY A WHAT?!
    Okay I still want to work for a railroad someday but for sure I'm going to either FEC or RBM&N

    • @Pensyfan19
      @Pensyfan19 Рік тому +1

      This is your brain. This is your brain on PSR. Any questions?

  • @EthanRailfan_YT
    @EthanRailfan_YT Рік тому +1

    Awesome Video

  • @solarflare623
    @solarflare623 Рік тому +6

    This could be it! We could finally get a nationalized rail network! (Either that or they’re just going to resurrect the ICC which I really hope doesn’t happen)

  • @electrictractiontrainsandt3063

    Great Video! Great Channel! 👍

  • @Josephcavagnaro
    @Josephcavagnaro Рік тому +1

    1:58 AMTK 157 got its stickers removed

  • @shadowofbrazil
    @shadowofbrazil Рік тому +1

    CP had 25 cars derail in montana today

  • @Charger_84
    @Charger_84 Рік тому +5

    Does anyone know Amtraks motives for repainting their heritage units?

  • @greaterHoustonrailfan
    @greaterHoustonrailfan Рік тому +1

    RIP KCS

  • @deanc9453
    @deanc9453 Рік тому +1

    You'd really think that e-ink or non reflective displays would be used more in transit

  • @TBTboston
    @TBTboston Рік тому +1

    I'm supprised the new MBTA GM was not part of TMORR

  • @diegodesouza5382
    @diegodesouza5382 Рік тому +1

    You didn’t even mention Train Daddy returning to America for Amtrak

  • @edwardcasper5231
    @edwardcasper5231 Рік тому +1

    The CP and KCS are not two "massive" railroads. They're the two smallest railroads in North America, and the combined company will still be the smallest railroad in North America.

  • @nolantherailfan5048
    @nolantherailfan5048 Рік тому +5

    I'm still sad they repainted 184

    • @alpharailroadproductions
      @alpharailroadproductions Рік тому +1

      @John the roblox trainfan and car enthusiast
      It isn’t scrapped just repainted. How about RIP 184s Phase IV Scheme

    • @alpharailroadproductions
      @alpharailroadproductions Рік тому +1

      @John the roblox trainfan and car enthusiast oh ok but I still think it’s better just to say the paint scheme because 184 is still operating just in phase V

    • @twistedwhiskers8776
      @twistedwhiskers8776 Рік тому +1

      Are there any member only videos yet? I might get a membership once there are

    • @nolantherailfan5048
      @nolantherailfan5048 Рік тому

      @@twistedwhiskers8776 wait now we have 164 in phase IV I'm ok now

  • @traintrak
    @traintrak Рік тому +1

    6:54 Unfortunately, I don't think this is true about Tri-Rail. There are no announcements from the SFRTA about this, and the executive director has changed since the one shown.

  • @Iliketrains346
    @Iliketrains346 Рік тому

    2:28 *yay*

  • @johngallina8145
    @johngallina8145 Рік тому +1

    I have watched a lot of your videos. I have really enjoyed the content. I do have a slightly unrelated question though.... Where did you find that instrumental that was used for the outro? I have to hear more of this sound.

    • @WorldwideRailfan
      @WorldwideRailfan  Рік тому +1

      I think I found my outro song a few years ago so I’m not quite sure. Usually, I find most of my intro/outro/background music through my UA-cam and Spotify recommendations

  • @tom-and-mom
    @tom-and-mom Рік тому +3

    What about the UP electrification in California and Arizona?

  • @gloria6229
    @gloria6229 8 місяців тому

    Now I've heard everything.

  • @johnsmart964
    @johnsmart964 Рік тому +3

    Thank you very much for this very interesting and informative video presentation which is very much appreciated by the people. There is certainly a lot going on in the United States of America at this time and one certainly hopes that the New York to Scranton line will happen. It is a sad case about the derailments, maybe the trains are a little on the long side which make it difficult to look back and check along the train to see if there are visual signs of problems.

    • @pootispiker2866
      @pootispiker2866 Рік тому +1

      I think this is a pretty bad take, honestly. Trains can pretty safely be very long, it's just the railroads don't like spending money on safety when that could go towards profits. I don't think you realize just how limited an engineer's view is

  • @Josephcavagnaro
    @Josephcavagnaro Рік тому

    the adirondack also returns tomorrow

  • @CheeseMiser
    @CheeseMiser Рік тому +1

    RIP P42

  • @CanadianmeeseGaming
    @CanadianmeeseGaming Рік тому +1

    did any one else notice the flag is backsword on the locomotive for the Vancouver train?

  • @edisonz2006
    @edisonz2006 Рік тому +1

    Will you upload some videos about your travels in Japan?

    • @WorldwideRailfan
      @WorldwideRailfan  Рік тому +2

      Yes, the videos are in the works!

    • @edisonz2006
      @edisonz2006 Рік тому +1

      @@WorldwideRailfan Nice! Looking forward to them!

  • @GamingRailfanner
    @GamingRailfanner Рік тому +1

    Welp, with CPKC existing
    *I still won’t catch a single train lol*

  • @geofferywickline4846
    @geofferywickline4846 Рік тому +1

    CP and KCS have not merged yet, but they will soon.

  • @Elliottblancher
    @Elliottblancher Рік тому +1

    Rip CP Rail 1881-2023 😥😥

  • @njtrailfan4106
    @njtrailfan4106 Рік тому

    Now you have to talk about Amtrak Harry Potter units

  • @gloryannbatista6211
    @gloryannbatista6211 Рік тому +1

    But to be honest I actually feel bad for the P42
    40th
    anniversary units

  • @onetwothreeabc
    @onetwothreeabc Рік тому +1

    Make rail companies pay the fair price for derailments, and you should see less derailments in the future.

  • @MJMYouTuber
    @MJMYouTuber Рік тому +1

    the train will repaint and re lettered it will be called CPKC in the future just like BNSF

  • @gloryannbatista6211
    @gloryannbatista6211 Рік тому +1

    also You should maybe talk about texrail Southbound expansion In your next videos of this month on the railroad Also you have to hear this meme from SpongeBob SquarePants I'm a goofy goober!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @gloryannbatista6211
    @gloryannbatista6211 Рік тому +1

    You have to hear the this Sam The Amtrak Adirondack is back it Started service On the 5th Talk about that in April's episode of this month
    for the railroad

  • @TPB-OPA
    @TPB-OPA Рік тому

    7:38 don’t tell me that’s El Cajon Pass

  • @0fficialdregs
    @0fficialdregs Рік тому

    RIP MONTANA RAIL LINK!!

  • @darthmaul216
    @darthmaul216 Рік тому

    5:10 the c.u.m railroad

  • @syrax101
    @syrax101 Рік тому +2

    If there is one thing that annoys me with American Railroads is their lack of attention to their tracks… Machines do most of the work so it don’t make sense to me. I’ve given up the thought that we will get high speed rail in my lifetime so the least they can do is having the tracks go over 100 miles per hour.

  • @gloria6229
    @gloria6229 8 місяців тому

    RUNAWAY UNION PACIFIC?!

  • @kevinstacey2231
    @kevinstacey2231 Рік тому

    wass up with amtrack?

  • @gloria6229
    @gloria6229 8 місяців тому

    Runaway Union Pacific?

  • @martinezhandyman1242
    @martinezhandyman1242 Рік тому

    WHEN IS MAY'S EPISODE OF THIS MONTH OF THE RAILROAD COMI!NG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bnsfunionpacificfan
    @bnsfunionpacificfan Рік тому +1

    No credits to Railfanner Aviation for the pic of 184?

    • @WorldwideRailfan
      @WorldwideRailfan  Рік тому

      My bad, I saw the pic on facebook with no original owner attached so I wasn't sure to credit

    • @bnsfunionpacificfan
      @bnsfunionpacificfan Рік тому

      @@WorldwideRailfan ok, sounds good!

    • @WorldwideRailfan
      @WorldwideRailfan  Рік тому

      @@bnsfunionpacificfan Added proper credit to the description. Thanks for letting me know the rightful owner of the 184 pic!

    • @gloria6229
      @gloria6229 Рік тому

      @@WorldwideRailfan Why did an empty CSX coal train derail in the New River? Rockslide?

    • @gloria6229
      @gloria6229 Рік тому

      @@bnsfunionpacificfan Why was there a runaway Union Pacific train in California?

  • @coleallen3895
    @coleallen3895 Рік тому

    Any news about April 2023?

  • @nathantzhang
    @nathantzhang Рік тому +1

    yo hit me up with some of that sponsor money fr

  • @TheFarix2723
    @TheFarix2723 Рік тому +1

    Isn't part of the Lakawana Cutoff now occupied by housing developments? I wonder how this will be address. Also, are there a lot of grade crossing on the cutoff?