@@MattS_Filmography but anyway some AEM-7s still exist, but are not in Amtrak’s modern locomotive roster with the chargers, ACS-64s, Bombardier Acelas and the other engines
Id ride with my dad down to NY from Boston all the time by train. Nothing can replace the sight of seeing the AEM7 staring you down as it pulled into the station. I miss those engines.
I saw Amtrak EMD AEM-7 915 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania back in September 5th 2021. Along with Amtrak E60 603. Quite amazing video of the Amtrak electric locomotive used for it’s system.
@@amtrakproductions-mx9ib I live in San Jose, California. I only went to the Strasburg Railroad and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania twice. I first went there when I was young child. Then I returned in September 5th 2021. But I do hope to come back.
I am a retired Amtrak engineer, hired in 1974. Got to run my favorite, GG-1 at 110 mph. Then, got to run the hunk of crap E-60! The AEM7 was a BIG upgrade. Small but powerful.
Was the AEM-7 an upgrade to the GG1 as well as the E60, or was it just an upgrade to the E60? Also, how the heck did you see out of the GG1's tiny cab windows?
I didn't realize Caltrain repainted one of the old AEM-7's before sending her out to try out the Peninsula Corridor. Especially since the current plan involves just using it for testing (Caltain has gotten away with not painting secondhand equipment; see all the old Metrolink Bombardier bilevel cars). Last time I saw them, they were still parked in San Francisco in the Amtrak livery (though with logos removed), ready to test out the first electrified heavy rail corridor on the west coast. And I think it's now sitting next to the first of the new EMU's. Kinda fitting since Caltrain looked into the viability of the AEM-7 when they first looked at electrification back in the early 90's.
I never stop learning about learning about the railroad, but you make learning both easy and interesting. It’s fun to learn new things about locomotives, and your method of presentation works so well, especially when information is not attained for long. It was a few weeks back when I watched the ACS-64 vid that I found out that the AEM-7s were long retired, but it also lead me to find out that I can still see one at the Illinois Railway Museum nearby :D I can’t wait to see what else is in the making!
I'm excited for the Dash-8 episode. I actually have a video clip back in 2019 when it trailed behind P42 #137 on Amtrak Coast Starlight 14 when it pulled into Albany Oregon very late. And I have another one of another Dash 8 on Amtrak Coast Starlight 11 in Vancouver WA in February of same year
Man, 2019 was such a hopeful and positive year for me…then COVID-19 ruined it for me the next year, ironically the DAY BEFORE my birthday…so just thinking back to pre-COVID always makes me nostalgic, this here is just another testimony pointing there.
I will forever thank myself from 2015 for snagging a video of AMTK 919 on an inbound keystone, mere months before it’s retirement. In September 2020 my brother and I would locate the storage line in Davisville RI and pay our respects to the veteran engines. Wish I had submitted one of my photos in time for the video but excellent content as always!
It would be nice so see a video on the highspeed trails too. Amtrak borrowed an X2 tilting train, built by the same swedish companies that made the Rc locomotives.
Being from the UK I love these trains - I think because they kind of remind me of our class 86 & 87s An 87 with a Rake of Mk3 coaches and a mk 3 DVT . . . That is the iconic west coast mainline stock in my mind (90s + Mk3 & DVT aswell)
Could you please do vids on Amtrak's E and F-units? I know they weren't made specifically for Amtrak itself, but they played a huge role in its history and development since they were some of the first locomotives they had.
Well done, this was abolutely Fantastic! Also, for the MARC AEM-7's, despite them being retired, All 4 of those Toasters are still in Storage at Balitmore Camden yards in Baltimore, MD. I've seen them a lot whenever I'm railfanning in that area.
This is the most greatly changed remake yet -- definitely adds to the original. 2nd horn sample -- sounds almost like an honorary steam locomotive whistle . . . .
UPDATE: NJTR ALP-44M No. 4424 is preserved at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, NJ and AMTK AEM-7 #917 was acquired and moved to the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, CT.
I have been waiting for this video and it has finally come out. Now I can use some updated information for Amtrak timeline locomotive/ history timeline or something like this.
Very good video! Definetly much better than the original. I've always been interested in railways and the story of Amtrak electrics fascinates me, good job! Also that Deltarune music tho, just makes the video x10000000 times better.
5:23 is a bit incorrect. The keystone corridor Metroliner sets only had catenary poles up for electricity and ac/ heating inside the car. The only reason they used them from 1981-1984 was for the ability to run push-pull operations, and they where never broken down because they where never applying any traction.
Strikes me as interesting that we’ve retired our (derived) Rc4s from primary service, while the granddaddy of them all, 1166, continues to ply Swedish rails, though as a freight locomotive.
@Commodore Cardinal not that I know of, but the hippos are unreliable as always and the mp36s are scheduled for a mid life overhaul, so they may need them
There were rumors last year that some might end up here in Massachusetts when there were plans to test out electrification of the MBTA commuter rail lines. I think some were even towed out this way - but as of 2022 the MBTA seems less interested now in electrification and nothing came of it.
AEM-7 # 915 that is on outside display at the Railroad Museum in Strasburg, PA, is in pretty rough shape. They really need to drag it inside and clean it up.
Also recently, two more AEM-7 Locomotives have been preserved too, those are 917 now displayed at the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, Connecticut. And 927 since this year 2024 is acquired by the Northeast Rail Heritage Inc. now.
It was actually 3 Conrail engines. One Conrail engine 5045 was in the back when the Amtrak train slammed into it making that engine explode. Anyways nice remake.
5:44 the case of chase Maryland accident (gate the driver of the Conrail dash 8 arrested charged with man slaughter by locomotive of the conrail dash 8)
Kinda tough to say about the GG1. Despite it's iconic Art Deco design worthy of a role in any old-time movie from the 1930s and 1940s, by the time NJ Transit retired the last GG1 in 1983, most of the units had cracked chassis that were hastily repaired at the PRR/PC/Amtrak Wilmington, DE shop. Those locomotives were pretty much a catastrophic accident waiting to happen. There are societies out there that would love to see a GG1 be restored to operational condition, but in the end, it would be easier (and cheaper) to build a new GG1 from scratch using modern technologies that are available, including transformers that would allow the GG1 to operate anywhere in the US, provided the overhead traction matches the three overhead traction facilities (12 kV/25 Hz AC; 12 kV/60 Hz AC, and 25 kV/60 Hz AC) operated by Amtrak and Metro-North.
You forgot the fact that Amtrak went to Sweden, brought a meatball, went to France, and brought a french fry, and they liked the meatball better and made toasters based of those meatballs.
Correction: there were actually 3 Conrail locomotives that got hit by the Amtrak engines. the 3rd locomotive 5045 was completely destroyed while the others 5044 and 5052 survived the wreck and are now working in Brazil
Thanks for the video and your work. As a frenchman, even for me I found them beautiful and i like the AEM 7 locomotives. For the story of CC 21003 in america, i think it was not the good locmotive to send for SNCF. This class of locomotive were almost half prototype and had some problem. I think a BB 15000 would have been a better choice. First they had an outstanding reliability. Second with their lighter conception and an better suspension than CC 21000 class, I think the running on american track would have been smoother. But history is history. BB 15000 were younger, and SNCF had less experience with it than CC 21000 (certanly the reason to not send a BB 15000), and finally the swedish choice gave amtrack another amazing locomotive. I will just add a little correction. CC 21000 class and their sister, CC 6500 class, are not passenger locomotive only. These locomotive had an double gear system which can be switch at stop. On passenger gear, you can run at 200 km/h, and on freight gear you can run at 100 km/h only but with an better tractive effort.
Like the F40s and Metroliners, I think the AEM7s could also be refurbished into cabcars by removing all the electrical power and one cab or maybe they could be converted to single car railcars or (possibly) emu sets.
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I still remember when the Wikipedia page on Amtrak's rolling stock still had the AEM-7 as "active fleet".
Wouldn't surprise me if they're backup units, but I'm doubtful that they are. They still have a bunch in storage.
It’s Wikipedia man, they always spread false information, what do ya expect
Jesus christ, no need to capitalise on a simple misunderstanding, lmfao
@@MattS_Filmography I'm sorry, I got irrational and didn't think clearly.
@@MattS_Filmography but anyway some AEM-7s still exist, but are not in Amtrak’s modern locomotive roster with the chargers, ACS-64s, Bombardier Acelas and the other engines
2:38 Sure most don’t care but as a fan of old geopolitics, I liked that you used an accurate map for the time period. :)
Same.
I also like that too
I noticed that too
Me too
The AEM7s will always be remembered.
That’s Right.
Yea
Id ride with my dad down to NY from Boston all the time by train. Nothing can replace the sight of seeing the AEM7 staring you down as it pulled into the station. I miss those engines.
I saw Amtrak EMD AEM-7 915 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania back in September 5th 2021. Along with Amtrak E60 603. Quite amazing video of the Amtrak electric locomotive used for it’s system.
Me too
@@amtrakproductions-mx9ib I live in San Jose, California. I only went to the Strasburg Railroad and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania twice. I first went there when I was young child. Then I returned in September 5th 2021. But I do hope to come back.
@@nathancorcoran5347 Hi Corcoran. Do you Make videos?
@@atlantis0v-104 no. But sometime in the future I will.
I have a picture of it.
I am a retired Amtrak engineer, hired in 1974. Got to run my favorite, GG-1 at 110 mph. Then, got to run the hunk of crap E-60! The AEM7 was a BIG upgrade. Small but powerful.
Was the AEM-7 an upgrade to the GG1 as well as the E60, or was it just an upgrade to the E60?
Also, how the heck did you see out of the GG1's tiny cab windows?
I didn't realize Caltrain repainted one of the old AEM-7's before sending her out to try out the Peninsula Corridor. Especially since the current plan involves just using it for testing (Caltain has gotten away with not painting secondhand equipment; see all the old Metrolink Bombardier bilevel cars). Last time I saw them, they were still parked in San Francisco in the Amtrak livery (though with logos removed), ready to test out the first electrified heavy rail corridor on the west coast. And I think it's now sitting next to the first of the new EMU's.
Kinda fitting since Caltrain looked into the viability of the AEM-7 when they first looked at electrification back in the early 90's.
Just realized this video was uploaded on my birthday. AEM-7 is one of my favorite power cars, even if I never got to ride a train pulled by one.
As a MARC rider, this made me feel real good. Great vid!
Amtrak's AEM-7s did so well on Amtrak's intercity services on trains such as....
1. Keystone Service.
2. Carolinan.
3. Cardinal.
4. Crescent.
5. Three Rivers.
6. Fast Mail Services
7. Montrealer.
8. Twilight Shorliner.
9. Rainbow Service.
10. Acela Regional.
11. Palmetto.
12. Pennsylvanian.
13. Northeast Direct.
14. Northeast Regional.
15. Metroliner Service.
16. Vermonter.
17. Limited-stop Silver Service.
That is a very great poem about the AEM-7, isn’t it AmtrakGuy365?
Uh He's not listening
@@niagarafallstechnician9029 ?
The ACS-64 units are such respectable successors to the AEM-7s. They're actually one of my favorites Amtrak has ever run.
I never stop learning about learning about the railroad, but you make learning both easy and interesting. It’s fun to learn new things about locomotives, and your method of presentation works so well, especially when information is not attained for long.
It was a few weeks back when I watched the ACS-64 vid that I found out that the AEM-7s were long retired, but it also lead me to find out that I can still see one at the Illinois Railway Museum nearby :D
I can’t wait to see what else is in the making!
I'm excited for the Dash-8 episode. I actually have a video clip back in 2019 when it trailed behind P42 #137 on Amtrak Coast Starlight 14 when it pulled into Albany Oregon very late. And I have another one of another Dash 8 on Amtrak Coast Starlight 11 in Vancouver WA in February of same year
Man, 2019 was such a hopeful and positive year for me…then COVID-19 ruined it for me the next year, ironically the DAY BEFORE my birthday…so just thinking back to pre-COVID always makes me nostalgic, this here is just another testimony pointing there.
I will forever thank myself from 2015 for snagging a video of AMTK 919 on an inbound keystone, mere months before it’s retirement. In September 2020 my brother and I would locate the storage line in Davisville RI and pay our respects to the veteran engines. Wish I had submitted one of my photos in time for the video but excellent content as always!
It would be nice so see a video on the highspeed trails too. Amtrak borrowed an X2 tilting train, built by the same swedish companies that made the Rc locomotives.
Peter Dibble has a good video on the X2.
NoDag?
Being from the UK I love these trains - I think because they kind of remind me of our class 86 & 87s
An 87 with a Rake of Mk3 coaches and a mk 3 DVT . . . That is the iconic west coast mainline stock in my mind (90s + Mk3 & DVT aswell)
Better to have an AEM7 at each end as is standard American practice these days.
Great video. The AEM-7 is remembered fondly by railfans and by Amtrak. Definitely the locomotive "that could"!
Could you please do vids on Amtrak's E and F-units? I know they weren't made specifically for Amtrak itself, but they played a huge role in its history and development since they were some of the first locomotives they had.
This and gg1s
@@Sourcemaster1 All are good video suggestions, I'd love to see them
4:35 All aboard amtrak, i love this music!❤
Amazingly done! Thank you so much for using my video! I will always remember the AEM-7 as the locomotive that pulled my first Amtrak train ride!
5:45 makes me wanna cry🥺
I know
It’s so sad to see a Aem 7 crashing
So True😢
Rest in peace
AEM-7: #900 and #903
Year: 1978-1987
AEM-7’s had the best K5LA’s ever!
The F40PHs horns were so good as well. Think about it. Both do/did actually
Also CalTrain is in the city that I live in. San Jose, California.
@@nathancorcoran5347 Caltrain has cool horns as well, but no lt as good as Amtraks
@@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 it’s the same like Amtrak.
@@nathancorcoran5347 yes
Amazing job AmtrakGuy365! the EMD AEM-7 will be missed.
Love it! And I haven’t even watched it yet!That’s how good this channel is, you know the video’s gonna be good before you even watch it.
Very nice video, I was at the Illinois Railway Museum on the 11th of September, 2021 and saw AEM-7 #945, great engine
Well done, this was abolutely Fantastic! Also, for the MARC AEM-7's, despite them being retired, All 4 of those Toasters are still in Storage at Balitmore Camden yards in Baltimore, MD. I've seen them a lot whenever I'm railfanning in that area.
No way! They’re still in Camden??
@@russellgxy2905 2 of them are sitting in Riverside yard. Not sure about the others though.
@@PotomacRails huh, I wonder if they were moved once again.
I love the 8-bit music you're using in these videos.
ii'm going to the Strasbourg this summer! excited to see 915!
I actually saw AEM-7 915 and E60 603 yesterday at the railroad museum of PA!
This is the most greatly changed remake yet -- definitely adds to the original.
2nd horn sample -- sounds almost like an honorary steam locomotive whistle . . . .
I will always love the AEM-7s
Great video 365! I sure wish i was able to get some photos of the AEM-7s while they were in operation.
UPDATE: NJTR ALP-44M No. 4424 is preserved at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, NJ and AMTK AEM-7 #917 was acquired and moved to the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, CT.
Another great video, Jared!
I can’t believe how amazing these electric locomotives are. Amtrak knew how to make locomotives back then compared to today
Dude. I was just rewatching your EOA remakes and now you released a new one.
Loving the remakes!👍🏻🚂
For those of us who rode the Northeast corridor, the AEM-7 will always be remembered as the Greyhound of the Rails.
I have climbed on 945, probably my favorite engine at the IRM besides the UP 1848 that I blew the horn on
AEM 7s were the best locomotives in the 1980s and 2000s wish the amtrak aem 7s where still in service
They are pretty cool.
I have been waiting for this video and it has finally come out. Now I can use some updated information for Amtrak timeline locomotive/ history timeline or something like this.
Very good video! Definetly much better than the original. I've always been interested in railways and the story of Amtrak electrics fascinates me, good job!
Also that Deltarune music tho, just makes the video x10000000 times better.
5:23 is a bit incorrect. The keystone corridor Metroliner sets only had catenary poles up for electricity and ac/ heating inside the car. The only reason they used them from 1981-1984 was for the ability to run push-pull operations, and they where never broken down because they where never applying any traction.
never thought this would get a remake
Nice video AG365! wish I had got video of these guys in service..
As a swede this video made happy and it made me realize that now I need to hunt for Rc4 1166.
Great video! X995 is indeed still in service! Saw it today!
Strikes me as interesting that we’ve retired our (derived) Rc4s from primary service, while the granddaddy of them all, 1166, continues to ply Swedish rails, though as a freight locomotive.
@@nasanierulastname2997 is 1166 the oldest? If not how's it the granddaddy of all RC4s???
I live in SE Pennsylvania. So I get to see AEM-7 915 a lot.
#915 #AEM7
Also #927 preserved too..
1:43 Well, of course the Rc4 handled cold weather well! It was from f***ing *Sweden*!
Amtrak's AEM-7s did well on intercity service, and they would always be remembered.
Awesome dude! Can’t wait for the next vid of engines of New York central! Also can’t wait for the dash 8 remake
Me too.
Amazing.
10:01 The cab of that engine remind me of a 1975 Winnebago
One thing to mention is that MARC keeps their AEM-7s in operational condition in the case of a mass power shortage.
@Commodore Cardinal not that I know of, but the hippos are unreliable as always and the mp36s are scheduled for a mid life overhaul, so they may need them
It will be cool to see these engines run on Caltrain once electrification is done. I live not too far away so it will be a cool thing to see.
i love how america knows the food of the countrys the meatball from sweden ikea and french fry
Sweet, saw some of my clips in here. Glad I could help out by sending them in!
Hell ya a new episode of my favorite Series
There were rumors last year that some might end up here in Massachusetts when there were plans to test out electrification of the MBTA commuter rail lines. I think some were even towed out this way - but as of 2022 the MBTA seems less interested now in electrification and nothing came of it.
Amazing Job
I actually got number #901 in my model layout. Got a piece of history
11:03. I would’ve said, “ All toasters are brave.”
Kudos to anyone who gets that reference.
When Amtrak bought more toasters, they effectively got more toasters to toast toast which means more toast for everyone!
One of my favourite Amtrak trains
Nice job with the video Jared!
While I miss the AEM-7s, I don't think we could have asked for a more worthy successor than the ACS-64.
Yo great news came, Amtrak 927 is now preserved
That's nice...
AEM-7 # 915 that is on outside display at the Railroad Museum in Strasburg, PA, is in pretty rough shape. They really need to drag it inside and clean it up.
My dad used to be a Amtrak engineer who operated the E60, until 1982 when he operated 905 The AEM-7
i searched up "amtrak toaster" and this showed up lol
Also recently, two more AEM-7 Locomotives have been preserved too, those are 917 now displayed at the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, Connecticut. And 927 since this year 2024 is acquired by the Northeast Rail Heritage Inc. now.
love this series
I see the Rc4 predecessors of these every day here in Sweden
Sadly septa’s AEM-7s have been unfortunately scrapped in may 2022 they will really be missed 😪
I rode behind an aem-7 in July of 2015 from BWI Airport Station to Wilmington and it's number was 925
It was actually 3 Conrail engines. One Conrail engine 5045 was in the back when the Amtrak train slammed into it making that engine explode. Anyways nice remake.
They were also GE B36-7s
That is true guys.
Could he make a remake of the P32-8BWH?
Just to add a little information: the bodies of NJ Transit's ALP44 locomotives were made in Finland at Taivalkoski 😎
My favorite electric engine of Amtrak
the fact that these had more horsepower then the AC6000's is pretty cool
Toaster! That name suits them perfectly. I like the boxy shape, super cool.
9:00 So fitting seeing two successful and iconic American electric engines side-by-side like this.
5:44 the case of chase Maryland accident (gate the driver of the Conrail dash 8 arrested charged with man slaughter by locomotive of the conrail dash 8)
Still gets to me that I wish GG1 are still in service.
Kinda tough to say about the GG1. Despite it's iconic Art Deco design worthy of a role in any old-time movie from the 1930s and 1940s, by the time NJ Transit retired the last GG1 in 1983, most of the units had cracked chassis that were hastily repaired at the PRR/PC/Amtrak Wilmington, DE shop. Those locomotives were pretty much a catastrophic accident waiting to happen. There are societies out there that would love to see a GG1 be restored to operational condition, but in the end, it would be easier (and cheaper) to build a new GG1 from scratch using modern technologies that are available, including transformers that would allow the GG1 to operate anywhere in the US, provided the overhead traction matches the three overhead traction facilities (12 kV/25 Hz AC; 12 kV/60 Hz AC, and 25 kV/60 Hz AC) operated by Amtrak and Metro-North.
Yaaaaay! Yay! Thx for this epic vid!
another amazing video amtrakguy
9:24 wait IS THAT A *STADLER EMU?*
Yes. Stadler Kiss 😘
RIP to the 14 passengers 😭
Why are u laughing
@OscarPastryboi sorry wrong emoji
You forgot the fact that Amtrak went to Sweden, brought a meatball, went to France, and brought a french fry, and they liked the meatball better and made toasters based of those meatballs.
Check the original
He knows it
Lmao
The Brave Little (?) Toaster!
Correction: there were actually 3 Conrail locomotives that got hit by the Amtrak engines. the 3rd locomotive 5045 was completely destroyed while the others 5044 and 5052 survived the wreck and are now working in Brazil
I think @AmtrakGuy365 must've missed it bcz it was destroyed he must've not seen it.
The chase Maryland collision
I love the sound of a train horn
Looks very nice Amtrakguy365
9:59 Riko Sakurauchi
10:20 You Watanabe
Thanks for the video and your work.
As a frenchman, even for me I found them beautiful and i like the AEM 7 locomotives.
For the story of CC 21003 in america, i think it was not the good locmotive to send for SNCF. This class of locomotive were almost half prototype and had some problem. I think a BB 15000 would have been a better choice. First they had an outstanding reliability. Second with their lighter conception and an better suspension than CC 21000 class, I think the running on american track would have been smoother. But history is history. BB 15000 were younger, and SNCF had less experience with it than CC 21000 (certanly the reason to not send a BB 15000), and finally the swedish choice gave amtrack another amazing locomotive.
I will just add a little correction. CC 21000 class and their sister, CC 6500 class, are not passenger locomotive only. These locomotive had an double gear system which can be switch at stop. On passenger gear, you can run at 200 km/h, and on freight gear you can run at 100 km/h only but with an better tractive effort.
I miss seeing the aem-7 on the NEC
rip to the people that died to the crash 🙏🕊️
9:43 actually, Septa recently announced they are selling all of their AEM-7s and single ALP-44. They will most likely be sold to scrap
Fun fact, 903 and 900 were involved in a collision on the north east corridor
That was mentioned in the middle of the video
thats not a fun fact D:
not very fun fact ☹️
Like the F40s and Metroliners, I think the AEM7s could also be refurbished into cabcars by removing all the electrical power and one cab or maybe they could be converted to single car railcars or (possibly) emu sets.
imagine if an AEM-7 got scrapped and got turned into a bunch of toasters
As a swedish guy myself. The Rc4 is more of a freight train now in sweden and we use Rc5 and Rc6 but the rc5 isn't really seen so often
There aren't any Rc5's anymore, since all of them were rebuilt into Rc6 (i.e. shifted up to 160 km/h instead of 135 km/h) in the mid 90's.
Now my favorite northeast corridor train is the AEM-7. AEM7 we will miss you