Amtrak Dash-8 Locomotives
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- All aboard! Come along as we take a look at Amtrak's Dash-8 locomotives in action! The P32-BWH, or "Dash-8" locomotives were built in 1991 by General Electric. They were essentially freight locomotives that were geared to run at passenger train speeds and equipped to provide electricity to the passenger cars. Today, these locomotives are primarily used as yard switchers and trailing units on some long distance Amtrak trains, but you can occasionally see them leading passenger trains still. This video takes a look at several of these locomotives in action in the western United States.
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I'm just a passionate train lover. Love this video. Been watching them since l was a little girl. My dad and I sat and watched all day. Love the trains....miss my dad.
Runaway Union PACIFIC locomotive 🚂
Me too i was watching this when i was like 3 or 4 years old.
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@@saricstefan8384same
same man, my old man got me into my love of trains. when i hear one in the night i think of him.
The horn on these things my god its amazing
I agree 👍
Me too
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Inky
Thank you so much for this video. I live in Carolina now, far from any tracks,. I grew up in Galesburg, Ill. during the 60's and would ride my bike up to the station and watch all the trains and masses of passengers going to and fro. When the trains would stop I'd go out and stand on the walkway near the Locomotives just so I could listen to their low rumbling and feel the power shaking my clothes as they pulled away. I would get so excited from watching and listening to them, AND of course waving to the engineer!!! I'm 62 years old, and today you have given me that excitement that I hadn't felt in well over 50 years... Thank you again....
Thank you very much for the comment, Jim! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Jim Hatch awesome! I'm 12 and I live down the street from some tracks and I love watching the trains go by and hearing the horns!
BNSF_Lover , You're just the right age my young friend. Watch and listen to them, dream about where they came from and where they're going to. Stand and watch them go by, carrying people to so many different destinations. Enjoy your railroad dreams, but,,, just remember the most important part of loving trains,,, stay back a good safe distance from them, and that love of trains will always be with you no matter where you are. Stay safe my friend.🤗
I certainly will. I have a few ancestors who worked for union Pacific, but sadly never got to meet them. I have some special connections with some railroad workers on the BNSF, UP, and Amtrak. The first thing I do when I see a train is think, "Just imagine the amount of time it takes to build these behemoths and how technology in these machines, how far it has come." God has blessed us with these monsters, not only to help our economy, but for great entertainment like this video. Stay safe my friend while watching these behemoths!
@@CoasterFan2105is the best railfan UA-camr of all time
I gotta say, 18:43 is a pretty sexy consist, all heavy duty locos, no monocoque designs. I actually approve 👍
Dash-8 is probably my favorite locomotive in the world
Everyone's gotta love the Dash 8. I saw one up close, but never in action. Unfortunately, I didn't see 506 in this video. Regardless, this was very well made. Thanks for sharing.
Someone said 506 was at 3:06
At 3:22, the horn of the Amtrak Dash 8 locomotive was actually pretty good! I love your videos, Coasterfan2105!
eww
Those dash 8 units are great locomotives. CSX just sold all theirs and many are now PRLX Leaser units
Didn't they also sell all of their AC6000CWs as well? I saw a whole bunch of them in Kansas City! (Including the one with the Seaboard Air line sticker)
MrBnsftrain CSX IS SHIT
Wide World of Trainstrean
They were sold to GECX. There is about 20 left.
CSX still has some Dash 8 widecabs on their roster. I saw a 7600 series leading a Q Train to Indianapolis just two weeks ago.
That shot at 4:57 was amazing! Especially with the echo of the K5LA and the sunset!
Is it just me or does this sound like a k5h or something 1:33
I know that was a beautiful horn show
The shot at 0:38 is so beautiful! This video brings some tears to my eyes and the sunset is beautiful. Enjoyed the video very much!
16:08 Awesome to see a Dash 8 with a Canadian tuned K5H
Gotta love those beautiful GE’s and KILLER 90’s K5LA’s! Beautiful video!
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When these get scrapped, I need to get a horn if possible
Amtrak's Dash-8 will always be my favorite diesel locomotive
TrainMan95 dude mine to
I’d have to go with the Genesis units, they’re unique, workhorses, sound incredible, have amazing power under the hood, aerodynamic, and most importantly, American!
My personal favorites, the EMD F- series (Yes, like Ford!), are a true rarity nowadays some 48 years after the last one left LaGrange.
Mine too
Same
These are undoubtedly the best horns on any Amtrak locomotive. My favourites are
3:22 4:54 7:12
These were an excellent replacement locomotive for the F40s, wished they stayed in the system longer.
My uncle works for BNSF from Richmond CA to Fresno CA I always wanted to go with him he also rides Amtrak this is memories of him and amtrak
I miss seeing dash 8s in the paint scheme like #509 pulling the southwest chief through Arizona when I was a kid. I also miss seeing the f40s on the sunset limited
My Favorite clips:
5:45 (Dash 8 507)
0:39 (Dash 8 503)
3:06 (Dash 8 506)
3:25 (Dash 8 509)
4:54 (Dash 8 509)
7:11 (Dash 8 2052)
12:19 (Dash 8 509)
17:13 (Dash 8 507)
I agree with 3:25
Mine is 4:28
Mine is 15:29
Mine is 1:30
I'm a railfan from Australia and I absolutely love American trains and railways Amtrak is amazing I'd love it if we had them on our railway network
Amtrak P32BWH.
In action.
Sweeeeeeeet.
Love this vid.
Just caught one of these beasts lead the Starlight a few weeks
Awesome!
Man, I really really hope I can see a Dash-8 sometime soon! Great video btw🙏🏾
1:43 pre-wayside memories :)
Awesome. That shot at 4:54 is my all-time favorite by you. Love 509 in that phase IV. Great upload, Mike!
Thanks, Spencer! It was really neat to see 509 for that short time it was regularly on Surfliner trains.
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Stupid Spencer
@@aure745 no u
The good thing is there are still going to be around until 2021!
Btw it's me *PsychicRailfanner*
Hello!
Hi Mike Armstrong
1:44 man that’s a great horn
Yeah
Those are my favorite Amtrak locomotives.
Me three
1:30 i love the horn on this one
one of my most favorite locomotives, the amtrak b32-8wh. with the iconic horn sound and design. freaking love them.
The Alaska Railroad did the same thing with the 2 F40s they bought from Amtrak , pull the power unit out and make it A baggage unit.
Oh my god, I ADORE some of the K5LAs on these things, 509 and 2052 in particular :D
markusdude1 509 and 510 were my favorites
4:54 beautiful!
4:54 all time best!!
this video is the shit for me, props to you on capturing out of all Dash 8's which are only 20, video is amazing
Thanks! I always like seeing the Dash-8s
I lived in Fresno for nine years and Amtrak was my near-exclusive (by choice mainly) way of traveling to my home area of Sacramento County. I've only see the Dash-8 locos painted in either Phase III or CalTrans paint schemes (for the two that CDTX bought from AMTK) on the San Joaquins route.
14:36. By far my favorite clip
I rode on coaster 2105 the other day!! It was kind of bumpy, though.
I guess it's a good thing they're getting new equipment!
Oh, my gosh. that 80 mph catch of the dash 8 at 5:52 was legendary, by the way, Im going out to Auburn, Washington, tomorrow, Decemner 29th. Hope to see you there.
Sorry, 5:51
Ohhhh the P32-8BWH what a interesting looking they are
wow!! brings back so many memories of my father. so happy to see the great amtrak locomotives moving along the beautiful american landscape. reminds me of that old adage, "american engineering moves the mind and soul."
9:12 Love that Southern Pacific carriage behind that dash 8
I like dash 8's leading
No other engine of Amtrak looks as good as dash 8's inspecially when hauling the superliner cars
It would be cool if Amtrak put one of the dash’s into the “Pepsi can” heritage scheme
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That’d be cool to see. The Pepsi Can livery is a one-of-a-kind.
Love the dash-8 and GE and GEVO
My Favorite Loco Dash 8, I Wonder Are They Still In Service!
Good thing they might be around for a few more years from now!
8:52 coolest lash up yet by amtrack
TheTrainExpert Amtrak
19:26 i love that horn!
Same!
My favorite train in the world in a 20 minute video…. YES
I love it! 20 minutes of " no! no train horn zones"! Ta
Never disappointed in your videos. Love ALL your work
My Dad worked on the railroad I miss my Dad when I see trains I think of my Dad
Was he a UP engineer? There is something familiar about that name.
Dont be sad
Wait your dad is dead?
That’s really cool ;)
May he rest in peace 😢
Its cool to see that 4 axle configuration on engines that look like freight haulers
I have never seen one in person.I only have seen them in CSX and UP paint. I saw 1 BNSF in the midst of a CSX train too.
Phase IV looked awesome on 509. 509 ,518, 519, 505 are my personal favorites :)
I live in San Diego so I hear Amtrak all the time
,,,,,,,,,,,,,A masterpiece of video labor,,,,,,for all train lovers..............................................................thanks...
A grand compilation of my favorite Amtrak engine
You know you always need that rails unlimited silver streak profile picture 👌
Luv ur profile. The f40ph in early 90s in rails unlimited
My favourite amtrak engine by far
Ah I don't normally see any of those locomotives around we're my grandparents live they live near the tracks but I still love your vids kept up the great up
Thanks, Kenny! Will do!
GREAT footage mike! I miss 509 in the Diet Pepsi can scheme, scenes that can never be repeated!
Thank, Dean! It was really cool to see 509 in that scheme for all those years!
It's Phase IV, but most actually call it Crystal Pepsi.
1:48 I love the trees 🎄😊😅
0:28 nice catch of 509 still in Phase IV! (also seen at 1:50, 2:44, 3:33, 4:58, 6:05, 8:18, 8:46, 10:05, 12:22, 12:48, 13:29, and 15:10)
1:11 that Phase IV baggage was also a neat find! (as well as one on the back!)
8:46 Wow! nice catch of a rare movement of a Cascades NPCU!
9:12 nice catch of that SP daylight private car! I've never seen it without SP 4449!
9:20 nice to see 90208 before repainting! (also seen at 9:38, 11:56, 14:33, 14:47, 15:34)
13:18 nice to see the Cascades NPCU on a different train!
18:43 WOW! An acutal freight engine helping TWO Amtrak Dash 8's! It would be even more cooler if the UP engine was a GE one!
A lot of these Dash 8's have great-sounding horns! But I wouldn't be surprised if Amtrak starts selling some of them to commuter operators or leasing companies! It would be nice if they repainted at least one of the Dash 8s is Phase III "Pepsi Can" colors!
Now that would be cool!
Thanks. I never saw on in operation. They were pretty. That paint scheme looks great.
Thanks for watching!
That’s my favorite Amtrak locomotive. I love the video of the train on the tressle
7:12 That horn is satisfaction
Pepsi can dash 8s are my favorite Amtrak units, too bad they no longer retain that paint scheme
Love the Dash 8's
Dash-8s the rare beauty of Amtrak
Im a fan of trains,amtrak and the specific superdome,too see you caught an amtrak and superdome in 1 train is amazing
(At 6:05,10:12,and 12:30)
These amtrak dashes are so good epic fire as heck
509 was great that's my favorite 😊
Love the video! I remember riding in the cab of one in Chicago in the yard and it was great fun. Can you do a documentary type video on the construction going on in Rose Canyon, CA?
It's funny you should say that, that's what last Friday's new episode of Train Talk was about!
I just Ride the coaster commuter train
Super nice!!! Great camera work and wonderful scenery as well. Really liked the shoreline shots. Thanks for sharing. 🚂
Thank you very much, Jim!
I’ve always loved these never saw em though
Awesome Shots I Like Dash 8's
The horn is the best noise a human has ever heard.😢
thank you again for the great memories
Nice video. Lots of cool shots. It was so cool to see these locomotives a few weeks ago leading the starlight. Continue the great work.
Thank you very much! Will do!
My fav Amtrak Locomotive.
5:43 is a total gem!
Alternate title: “20 minutes of nonstop K5LA action”
Hahaha, I may have to save that title for another video!
CoasterFan2105 Yes! Make it happen!
it would appear you don't like the sound of the 12 cylinder 7FDL engine? But that is what makes the Dash 8 unique. If you hide it with the K5LA blows it sounds like every other locomotive on railfanning videos. Other than the constant horn sound, your video is absolutely great and I really enjoyed it, so don't take offence from my comment
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Caltrain912, No, 20 minutes of nonstop RS5T action.
It's a very powerful and cool locomotive 👍
I love dash 8s!
Wonderful Footage of the Dash-8 with original K5LA HORNS.
Dash-8's mean more 90's K5LAs!
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You should do a video on heritage units like heritage units galore!
That may happen eventually!
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Video made me want to run these on Train sim lol! epic video mike as always!
Thanks man!
Dash 8s are great locomotives! I’ve seen them on CSX as well
Sweet sounds of them horns 🎷!
Daniel Lucas you mean NOT
@@gacha_devil9867 K5LAS are the fucking best horns and im not gonna argue
Agreed. ESPECIALLY THESE K5las.
The two Amtrak California locomotives are NOT Amtrak property, anymore - they belong to the California Department ofTransportation (CalTrans, for short...) (formerly Amtrak 500 and 501...)
That is correct, 2051 and 2052 were AMTK 501 and 502. I included 2 clips of 2052 because it used to be Amtrak and the trains that it was pulling are Amtrak trains, although funded by the state of California.
Here in New England we have The Amtrak's downeaster to Portland and Brunswick ME. Coming from Boston MA. It would be awesome to see a Dash-8 for once on them. We have the P- units on there and the empty F-units that are only used for controlling the train. I love Amtrak and all it's different types of engines. I really this video and can't wait to see more of your video's. Happy railfanning!
Thanks, Jeff! Happy railfanning!
Nice video. Dash 8s are awesome. I'm getting one on HO scale.
Thanks, Nate! That's cool! Which paint scheme?
Nate Jackson They're really not all everyone thinks they are. At full HEP load they only produce 1685 traction horsepower and they are really quite slow to accelerate.
@@CoasterFan2105 phase v
Awesome catch at 0:21!
I like your comment
Last time I remember seeing a Dash-8 was back in 2018 or so. It was leading the southbound Coast Starlight just south of Gilroy. I haven't seen one since.
I guess that means I need to get out railfanning more.
I have absolutely adored the whistle of these trains since I was a child and it’s so nostalgic to hear them every time. ❤️
It’s more beautiful than I expected
I hope trainz a new era gets a DLC of the dash 8 one day (yes I know there maybe some websites that have downloadable models however downloading models is hard for me as I’m not a huge computer guy and I can’t fined anyone to help me and most of the good websites that sell models have them behind a paywall)
I like how you waved at the people in that private car at 15:24!
Also, there's one other thing I REALLY love about the Dash 8s that I don't see anyone else here mentioning: Their amazing bells. That there is one other true aspect of what makes these Dash 8s as great as they are. Sadly, they're now being replaced with E-Bells.
I thought I was the only one! When one would take off, I love to go stand next to the bell and hear it up close. The K5LA's on these also sound beautiful.
Very excellent job of the trains
8:23, I like the livery on this one. 👍
When Amtrak has freight, it will become more popular with this locomotive!
Back in the 90’s, when mail-carrying LDT’s were common, the Dash 8’s powered Material-Handling Boxcars
Happy Friday
Happy Friday!
Dash 8 is a amazing American train
Coaster Fan please tell us in a video on what the difference of a P32ACDM dual mode with a P42DC Diesel electric locomotive
You can easily just google it. Plenty of good resources online and no need for a video. Real simple. A P42DC is diesel powered only and has 4,200 HP. A P32AC-DM runs on a diesel or has retractable 3rd rail shoes for operating in DC third rail territory. It has 3,200 HP.
Just got a Pepsi can to run on my 1990s SP in Oregon layout. Looks right at home on the Coast Starlight. Great video!