Flying Amtrak Trains 125-150 MPH Since 5/28/22 (4K)
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Several Amtrak groups I’m in had confirmed Acela Express trains will be running up to 150mph through the Princeton Junction area, 140-145mph through Jersey Av & Hamilton stations. The 140-150mph speed limit reaches north & south between County Interlocking at Jersey Av & Trenton station in NJ. This video also includes NJ Transit express trains, weekday deadheads & regular scheduled Amtrak trains. Enjoy, taken early June 2022
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I love seeing the Amfleet cars moving fast. Despite their age, it was a very capable design.
So do i, i just wish Amtrak kept the phase 2, 3 & 4 amfleets, railfanning would’ve been way more enjoyable
But the sad news is that the new Amtrak airo fleets are gonna replace then
Love the night Princeton Jct. segment. Reminds me of going there on Friday nights to parades of GG1's and E44's and long freights. Brought back wonderful memories! Quite a racetrack now !
Nice to see Amtrak’s trains at their fullest capability here!
Thank god for this station
And at their fullest speed, even the regional trains are going more fast
I was a signalman for Amtrak about 25 years ago On the NEC from Penn to Philly. If you think these trains look fast on video, in reality they're insanely faster than they appear here. When working on the tracks, or signals, the INSTANT you see a headlight 4 miles down the horizon, you literally have only a few seconds to get in the clear. Especially in the Princeton jct area. But look on the bright side, if you ever got hit by a 150 mph Acela, it would be quick and painless. You'd be vaporized instantly. Go to central jersey all you foamers if you've never seen these ground missiles in person. Worth the trip
Princeton Junction is one of the best stations to railfan, especially one of my favorites
honestly I had no clue how fast the Acela looked until videos like this, I have ridden an Acela twice but inside you know its fast but do not really have the perspective of just how fast.
Well said !! You should write a Short-Book !!
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,awesome frame of words,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i'm hooked............................
@@drewdoneit5578 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,he just did,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,awesome,,,,bring those horns...........at 150......................
What a beautiful testimony for rail travel! Maybe USA will catch up with Europe, Asia and see the value of mass transport freeing congested auto travel. Thank you for a rewarding video!
It would be nice & thanks
@@jayydarailfaner549 it's already starting to happen
@@nolantherailfan5048 Progress is too slow though.
@@thevinceberry brightline is a good example of trains in America that would look like something you would see in Europe and Asia
@@nolantherailfan5048 yea, hopefully soon we have bullet trains and local tram everywhere and dealership alliance and UAW lobbyist won't stop it
The high-pitched sounds of the tracks, so satisfying
Nice video, thanks for showing all the passenger rail activity up there in the NEC and hello from Texas.
Very good video !! [ TGV, France 🇫🇷 ]
Wow these Amtrak trains go by very fast Nice video man.
Yo thanks dudeman
@@jayydarailfaner549 No problem man.
Now this is high speed rail in America
Hell yeah, id only the entire corridor was this fast
@@jayydarailfaner549 I bet they're working on it
@@nolantherailfan5048 if* and i hope so
@@jayydarailfaner549Why do the northeast regionals look like they are going 135mph?
@@vitaliyandflyder766 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,cause maybe they are..........................
I really enjoyed watching this. I really felt like I was there. I don't get to train spot on the NEC because I live in the Midwest.
I always though that American trains were mega slow in comparison with Europe. Im relieved I was wrong.
Not even gonna lie, 75% of this line is jacked up lol
this is the only place in all of north america with high speed rail
Those NJT double deckers remind me of a train I took into Chicago once when on a trip to one of the burbs but still wanting to see the city itself. The difference of course these NJT trains do not get held up by freight trains.
Because Norfolk southern and csx don't own those rails
Could probably get MUCH FASTER speeds on this nice long stretch of straight. The curves at each end of it don't look too restrictive either.💯
They’re not, speeds in between in this location & New Brunswick could be slightly faster, the Amfleet sets might have a chance of hitting 135mph between New Brunswick & Hamilton stations
The motion blur really puts into perspective how freaking fast these trains are going. The camera is having a hard time capturing it!
Not quiet sure wdym here
@@jayydarailfaner549 ,,,,,,,i liked when the intercom would give the warning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,train approaching train approaching , please stand behind the yellow line.......
Where is Princeton Junction located at? Because I have always wanted to record Amtrak trains to put up on my UA-cam channel.
I only ask because I am autistic.
@@RonnyTheEngineer located in NJ
I saw online that NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line is the most busy Train Line in the country, that's a fact.
On the northeast side yes mam ☺️ feel free to check out more from me
Epic video Jayy good stuff so glad the Acela's speed has been raised to 150 MPH on this segment in NJ!
Yepp & it’s about time too
south of new brunswick
@@retroguy1976 between New Brunswick & Trenton in both directions
Princeton junction is always a treat
Will be going back in a few months
Nice Jayy. Enjoyed the video
Thanks Drizzy Dave
Those Acelas can COOK at Princeton Junction, sheesh!
Been at it for over a year now ☺️
One thing I notice after watching this video (unless I missed it somewhere) is why was there no video of Amtrak's Crescent train 19 or 20 on this video?
The subtitle “Amtrak Crescent 19” was stated at 29:58, not sure how you missed that. As for 20, i didn’t film that one because it had stopped at Princeton Junction & it’s really stupid for Amtrak to even have an LD train stopping there
I’m from jersey so how about the 12 car arrow III moving in that middle track like the Acela
It was a deadhead but the driver had it moving
well clearly yeaa@@SKWEEZY1000
24:11 that reminded me of Japan's bullet trains
Haven’t rode that but dreaming to ride them one day
@@jayydarailfaner549 the speed of it passing looked like it was going faster than 150 mph
@@nolantherailfan5048 the speed of what passing? And do you know what 150mph looks like ?
@@jayydarailfaner549 if I had a speed gun id use it to track the speed
@@nolantherailfan5048 i would too, eventho ik what the speed differences are I’ve been on Amtrak plenty of times, but idk where to get one though
How old are those amfleet cab cars?
I would say at least 4 decades i think overtime they been painted and repainted thought the years from phase 1 to 5 schemes
The AmFleet cab cars are repurposed Metroliner cars
Like this video it’s just great!!
PASSING AT SPEED 200 Km
For the acelas it's 241 km
52:50 I can tell you for a fact he was doing over 150😮💨
Perhaps 155 😉
Thanks for the video i find it pretty entertaining, do you know if they go at least 125 miles an hour for the whole north east corridor?
sadly they don’t because most of the tracks on the northeast corridor are horribly built & too curvy
@@jayydarailfaner549 oh for real well hopefully one day, hey thanks for replying 😃
@@jayydarailfaner549 the northeast corridor really wasn't designed for high speed rail
Awesome trains 👌💯
Good captures 👍👍
Thanks Ms Ma’am 😇
Very nice catches
Thanks Mr NJT. I’ll be at Rahway railfanning tomorrow or Friday
What does deadhead mean in railroad terms?
What would really be nice if a line was developed for the entire United States Eastern seaboard. The United States Atlantic bullet line from Boston Massachusetts to Jacksonville Florida, stopping in one city in each state it travels through. You could move millions of americans up and down the entire United States Eastern seaboard with great comfort each year. Reaching speeds of up to 225 mph and not a ripple on your martinis. 4 to 6 hours by bullet would be better than 11.5 to 12.5 hours by car or 13 to 14 hours by EV. This would also put the United States of America on the list of top 5 fastest trains on earth. Far cry from maglev super train technology which reaches speeds of up to 375mph but better late than never. Hats off to the far more advanced countries of the far east and Europe. Highspeed bullet trains and maglev super train technology, the new american dream.....
A good collection of 🚂 's the only thing I wish it was only Amtrak
Why? The more trains the better the video
When’s the best time to see the most trains(possibly the new Acela being tested)
I would probably be at Hamilton and or Princeton Junction
The most trains usually from 5:30 am till around 11:30pm
16:33 why does the Carolinian have a Northeast Regional Cafe Car?
Not sure but I believe all Amfleet 1 full cafe cars say Northeast Regional on it
@@jayydarailfaner549 The 48100 series Cafe/Club do not.
@@kevinwong6588 have no idea what that is
@@jayydarailfaner549 Those are the half cafe/half business class.
@@kevinwong6588 oh ok, but the Carolinians don’t use those cars, only Vermonters do & also trains 65, 66, 67, 151 & 186 use the half business class/cafe cars
Why does the video audio sound a little high pitched?
Idk 🤷🏼♂️ seems fine to me when i replayed it couple of times
Hey guys so here’s the train from the picture if you want to see it 56:44
What does this mean?
The picture
Rare train?
@@Amtrak600 it’s actually a thumbnail
Wdym
Genuinely curious to why the us have four track lanes? Is it signaling reason ?
The whole US doesn’t have 4 track lanes
@@jayydarailfaner549 so is it specifically just the northeast have this kind of track configuration?it seems to be too long for a passing siding
@@yeetsarjn3293 The northeast corridor espeically in NJ is an extremely busy section of rail. Four lanes allows for more local NJ transit and regional Amtrak trains at once.
1:41 8
Prr 1361: hold my beer
Beer held till you get back
Are you sure those weren't Amtrak Silver Meteors @ 20:21 | 53:25 | 1:00:10 | 1:27:56?
Silver Meteors weren’t running then they returned to service in Oct of that year. And everyone knows the Silver Meteors run in the AM and the Stars run in the PM
👍👍
Why’s the NJT skip Princeton
which one
Njt prr
@@Amtk9798 idk wym
The Pennsylvania engine of NJT skipped the Princeton station
One day the whole nec will see 150mph trains
You have no idea how long i been praying for that
@@jayydarailfaner549 well at least all of new jersy has 150 mph service now so they're making progress
@@nolantherailfan5048 actually not all of NJ. Only between County & Fair Interlockings bi directional & yes. About 75% of the Northeast Corridor is horribly built
@@jayydarailfaner549 it was built all the way back in the 1830's and was never really designed for high speed rail
@@nolantherailfan5048 that explains why most of it has so many unnecessary tight curves, still wish it was designed better than it is now
Great video!
thanks Bryan, be sure to watch the whole thing when u get a chance
@@jayydarailfaner549 I sure will!
GERMAN SIEMENS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE GREETINGS WOLFGANG FROM GERMANY !!
Thanks for giving us a very reliable electric locomotive in America
what is the system behind the numbers
What do you mean
like Acela 2168
wow them amtraks are flying damnnnn im impressed if njt could do that lol
If they had the Kawasakis being led by ACS 64s & HHP8s like MARC does trust me lol they will
I'm sure the locomotives that they have already can hit at least 125mph
@@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 they ALP 44s can but those have been retired years ago. I think the ALP 46s can
@@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 i know i been on them
how he be seeing the train numder of the train?
Who and what train
All the trains?!@@jayydarailfaner549
Those passenger cars have never been run fast since they were built in the 1970s.
@@manolokonosko594 which passenger cars are you talking about?
welp they're fast now so enjoy them
Play this at 2x speed
If i did every Amtrak train would’ve been running like at 250mph lol
I play at 1.5x speed, thx
Where's the train in the thumbnail
Watch the video and you’ll find it, or you want me to find the timestamp for you to make it easier
@@jayydarailfaner549 Make a timestamp, that will be helpful
@@shivchopra4842 56:42
12:00 I AM
SPEED
thumbs up
15:06 looks like 150 mph
Btw I was joking lol. Btw what makes this generation so sad is that people dont care, just glued to there phones..
About what? Lol & have no idea bud, enjoy the video though
@@jayydarailfaner549 the foreign comment, sorry for the confusion.
@@NortheastRailroadFanner no worries enjoy th video though
@@jayydarailfaner549 ok
If the iPhone came out in 1940 you'd better believe every soldier in Europe would be tik-tokking their exploits 24/7. It's not as much of a generational thing as people think.
So this train combination at 7.48min is the ugliest train I have ever seen but it is not the only one in the USA there are more of the same design so whoever designed it was probably drunk England has just as ugly trains
I have no idea what the hell you’re talking about budd