It's the Lake Shore Limited... the train becomes much longer after Albany (8-10 additional cars from the New York segment) with these engines. Though in 2007 I thought 448/449 were a shuttle train with one engine...
Hey Furryfurball, yes its an F40 as mentioned(modified version). Most of these kind are Cab control units only. Nice to still a loco though instead of coach/cab.
It would kinda make sense if they were doubled headed at both ends of the train, but it doesn't make any sense to have the lash-up pointed in the same direction at the head of the train!
Yes and No. There are some diesel locomotives in Europe that can hit 150mph . The biggest restriction is the actual diesel engine. It takes a lot of energy to move 80 ton locomotive. As you may know, diesel cars are usually (if not all the time) slower then their gas "brothers".
could have been a power unit failure, or to save cost on a light engine movement, to have the engine towed dead as part of the train, that way CSX only charge Amtrak for one train movement instead of two as Amtrak borrow the lines owned by freight companies, they dont actually own any track.
Well the current world record for a Diesel Train is recorded at 147.88 MPH set by the British Class 43 (HST 125) but to be honest does it really matter if the train can max out at over 200? I mean the line limit that these Diesel trains usually run on are between 110 and 125 MPH so if they replaced it with an electric one it would cost more and be just as fast. Also all Diesel trains routes are often cheeper to run (No power lines needed so no need to close the line to build/maintain them).
Wow awesome video! I absolutely hate those horrid looking slates on the F40's windows that MBTA loves to run. And what's up with the Lake Shore Limited? Two P42's for a consist of 3 Amfleets and a Budd baggage?
It's the Lake Shore Limited... the train becomes much longer after Albany (8-10 additional cars from the New York segment) with these engines. Though in 2007 I thought 448/449 were a shuttle train with one engine...
Hey Furryfurball, yes its an F40 as mentioned(modified version). Most of these kind are Cab control units only. Nice to still a loco though instead of coach/cab.
Usually it's one engine for 5 or 6 cars. I guess Amtrak was rotating another engine from the Boston area to elsewhere.
yes, it's the lake shore limited, he says so
Debris. New England weather is crazy, so it's not fun to have icicles crashing into you when going like 70mph.
Still can see many of real F40s on the west coast. Metrolink owns a few, Coaster owns a bit, and Caltrain owns about 20 of them.
It would kinda make sense if they were doubled headed at both ends of the train, but it doesn't make any sense to have the lash-up pointed in the same direction at the head of the train!
Yes and No. There are some diesel locomotives in Europe that can hit 150mph . The biggest restriction is the actual diesel engine. It takes a lot of energy to move 80 ton locomotive. As you may know, diesel cars are usually (if not all the time) slower then their gas "brothers".
hahaha, ive seen the conductor that you see at 2:27, he's been on the Providence line.
could have been a power unit failure, or to save cost on a light engine movement, to have the engine towed dead as part of the train, that way CSX only charge Amtrak for one train movement instead of two as Amtrak borrow the lines owned by freight companies, they dont actually own any track.
Well the current world record for a Diesel Train is recorded at 147.88 MPH set by the British Class 43 (HST 125) but to be honest does it really matter if the train can max out at over 200? I mean the line limit that these Diesel trains usually run on are between 110 and 125 MPH so if they replaced it with an electric one it would cost more and be just as fast. Also all Diesel trains routes are often cheeper to run (No power lines needed so no need to close the line to build/maintain them).
Wow awesome video! I absolutely hate those horrid looking slates on the F40's windows that MBTA loves to run. And what's up with the Lake Shore Limited? Two P42's for a consist of 3 Amfleets and a Budd baggage?
Hmm....interesting video. Do you think that the Amtrak is a BIT overpowered? 2 engines? 4 cars?
thats ironic a train carrying the vechicles used to work on the track it runs on
Haha, I had to walk across the railroad to get back to my friends house.
Is the CSX train a GE U-series train commonly found in developing countries?
Does the Lake Shore Limited add on the sleepers on at Springfield or Albany?
They add them on in Chicago
What's with the bells when trains enter the stations?
@AshHill07 but diesels pollute much more than electrics
Cool Vid!!!!! Why No Sleeper Car On The Lake Shore Limited??????
2 engines for the lake shore limited?
and people say electric trains are cleaner but where does the power come from
why do amtrak trains have such slow approaches???
2 engines for 4 cars?
where was the high speed train ?
at 5:09 is that a paintball stain?
I say a 12 car work train...I know it was the whole fleet...this weekend...
HOw many trains per day?
Hail from Russia!
Do you have in the USA any tracing computer systems to determine locomotives', cars' or containers' location?
Yes, it's all at the yard sorry for the late response
@AshHill07 But they use fossil fuels. However, Diesel engines are more fuel efficient.
Zoltan Bebto from Hungary,Europe.
Oh. ok. i didnt know that.
It's a winky
thats why people get hit by trains, you can't hear them coming.
tis fun, don't say it aint
Oh. ok
高速鉄道美国, 21st century????
@AshHill07 who cares
where was the high speed train ?