Yeah, I expected it to escalate into something bigger. I thought it was really funny when he missed the train. Great Horn for sure. Thanks for commenting.
It was his own fault he should have been on the train with everyone else he should have known the train was not going to wait for him to get finished with his girlfriend first
***** LOL, He came up the road just screaming at her but when they reached the station he calmed down a bit. I guess some lady knew them and when they saw her they quit fighting. The fighting started again right before the train pulled away.That is Karma!
He should have been paying attention He should have been in line with everyone else And above all he should have known the train was not going to wait for him to finish fighting with his girlfriend
I liked this video. You seldom get to see Amtrak's wheelchair lift in use. Fascinating. The young man discovered that when Amtrak starts rolling, it keeps rolling. 😢
That's probably why he needed to take a vacation trip on Amtrak, 🤭 She deliberately made him miss his train just to keep dude around to make the argument worse ? It's awkward. How long will he have to wait for the next train ? 🤷 Anyway love the Amfleet cars & the Genesis engines pulling & pushing good filming of Amtrak. 👍🎥 🚆
Classic riff-raff. Overweight and traveling with a trash bag after arguing with someone? Those are the type of folks Amtrak unfortunately attracts. This is why I don’t support high-speed rail. I’d rather have more investment in aviation, which except for the budget airlines, filters out the riff-raff.
Yeah... that’s how platforms are- maybe some people cant use stairs, when I use Amtrak, there is a gap from the platform and the train, so the conductors place a very strong ramp to place for people to walk over
That hand cranked platform is generally for people who are unable to climb the stairs from low level platforms (level boarding platforms interfere with track loading gauge and are therefore not supported by the freight railroads that own the tracks on most of Amtrak's network). Many Amtrak stations are only served 1-2x/day, some even less than that and some are even unattended; the number of ADA boardings is fairly minimal, and they could need to board through any door for various reasons; so the lift has to be something that doesn't require batteries or electricity (who charges it at an unattended station?) and needs to be light enough to be quickly grabbed and moved to the specific door where it's needed - so the hand crank approach makes sense despite its downsides.
Not sure why. Some stations have low platforms like seen here, others have high level platforms that are level with the trains doors. Depends on the station.
Many Amtrak trains in the Midwest and western United States use Superliner bi-level equipment, which have doors located on the lower level of the cars and they would be far below high-level platforms, so that's one of the reasons this platform is so low. Other places that use strictly single level equipment, such as the Amfleet coaches used in the video, its just cost-prohibitive, or there isn't enough patronage, etc. High-level platforms are more common in the Northeastern United States, especially on the Northeast Corridor, which runs between Boston and Washington, D.C.
The platform height is because Amtrak is mostly hosted by frieght railroads who mandate that the higher the platform the further it has to be away from the track. Only in areas where Amtrak or commuter agencies like NJ Transit or LIRR have dedicated tracks for high level platforms and the equipment needs it (like the Acela or subways and ELs) North America has the largest frieght cars in the world and they need a certain clearance.
The fact that two customers needed special boarding assistance gave this individual additional time to de-escalate the situation with his girlfriend and to board the train.
Don't get it. Can someone explain to me the boarding process? Because in Brisbane we have our trains fit into the platforms fully, and then the passengers just board themselves along the platform where ever they like.
I tried to reply to your question but there is no real answer, many things about Amtrak don't make sense and boarding policys can change between regions and often just between stops.
In large cities the platforms are large enough for the entire train. In rural America small towns their depots have small platforms, you board where the conductor and porters are. With the long distance trains the conductor like to group passengers in a coach by the stop you are getting off at. Those getting off on the first night are in different coaches than those getting off the second night. Doing this allows passengers to sleep better at least in one of the coaches...
Adding to what's been said (a long time ago), on long distance trains (this isn't one of them), the passengers are often assigned a seat at intermediate stations so the car attendants can keep track of where people are going and what their status is if they end up in the diner or lounge car. It's also a fare enforcement mechanism: once we know seat 29 is going to city A, we then make sure seat 29 is empty at that city and that they aren't shorting the company. This can't really be done if boarding is a free-for-all. Furthermore, because most of Amtrak's network is owned by freight railroads, they can't have level boarding at most stations because level platforms reduce the loading gauge of freight trains; this means an employee is on hand at stations to assist with safe boarding via stools and the cars' built in but manually operated step traps. The stairs on Amfleets fold down and are not supported underneath so they're not necessarily that stable, they're still a foot off the ground when extended, the doorways and vestibules are narrow, and so it's a good idea that that low platform boarding process is a supervised activity.
Oh well then I guess you will had to take the next Amtrak train and you can tell and asked the Amtrak people that you missed your Amtrak train and what time does the next Amtrak train arrives.
Amtrak operates equipment with three different floor heights. East coast services are based on high floor equipment, while the rest of the country is planned for low floor equipment, due to existing routes and equipment types, or the use of freight rights of way. Over time, it is likely that level boarding standards will be significantly enhanced through improvements to the fleet, with ramps, lifts, or extensions operating from the rail car, rather than manual lift equipment being provided at the platform. Passenger Train Floor Height Depending on which type of Amtrak equipment is used, or will be used, at a station, platform height is preferred to be either 48 inches or 15 inches above the top of rail (ATR) to be consistent with the floor height within the train. Talgo equipment, as presently used on the Cascades service, has a 24 inch floor height, but are equipped with a carborne wheelchair lift, permitting use of a 15 inch ATR platform to effectively achieve level boarding. In some instances, passenger trains with different floor heights may use a station; in these cases, the platform design may combine two segments of different heights. Freight Train Clearances If freight trains use the track adjacent to the platform, level boarding is only feasible if excessive dimension freight cars (i.e., “high and wide”) are prohibited. If such cars are permitted, the platform would interfere with clearances required for safe passage of these reight cars. In these cases, a maximum platform height of 8 inches ATR is typically used, with portable wheelchair lifts, setback (mini-high) platforms and other means permitted to be employed in lieu of level boarding for accessibility purposes.
@@RailyardProductions In most of rural America the platform height is at best the height of a sidewalk adjacent to a curve... Say around your 15 inches...
...speaking as an Amtrak Conductor... It is because it is lol!!! As for leaving the fellow with the designer luggage (lol) had he DID make it aboard...he probably would have been put off at the next station, Alton...because we done have to put up with that kind of behavior. Don't get me wrong but...most passengers are great, but if I have to put someone off or they miss their train due to stupidity, then so be it.
On june 26th there was a mann women yelling at each other the early morning hours in the window sitting area i had to tell conductor. Gli got out if there
With these regional trains Amtrak uses more coaches or baggage cars in place of a coach to provide a sufficient number of axels to engage signals and crossing gates. That coach is probably never, ever used. In the hey days of passenger trains before Amtrak passenger trains had a dozen or more mail cars providing the sufficient number of axels. Keep in mind Amtrak wasn't created until the railroad operating on the northeast corridor went bankrupt because the USPS terminated the railroads mail contracts. The USPS chose to fly the mail long distances and truck the mail short distances more than fifty years ago. Simply put, mail can fly across America in hours compared to a similar number of days by train.
Ok u didn't see a huge train it rang the Bell waited like 5 minutes for you blow horn last warning and still didn't see it? I guess you're buying a hotel room.
you are supposed to kiss your girlfriend good bye and call her once you are in your seat and then call when you half to first smoke stop not have world war 3 in public oh well amtrak got they money.
He brought this on himself LOL also.. true rail fans know the exact moment them doors were gonna close and the brakes were being released.. i was like right before that last passenger boarded.. "aaannnd Doors closing right now.. brakes being released... and *imitates bell dinging*" LOL
The "fight" was 50% off screen - 2 people apparently standing 20 feet apart yelling at each other. The station attendant had time to winch people up and down the handicapped lift - TWICE - and this guy couldn't finish his argument. I suppose the other train passengers are eternally grateful he didn't get on the train and continue the argument at the same volume, via cell phone. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
I wondering everytime how people cant notice that a train drives in and wait i mean they are not so silent 🤔 but i think dudes like them should walk anyway xD better for the other passengers and the train 👌
How many Amtrak trains per day are on that line? If there was no other trains that day he was screwed and probably had to find someplace to sleep and catch it the next day.
@@robkrasinski6217 there are about 6 a day in that direction on that specific line, which is quite high for Amtrak as some places only get 3 trains a week in each direction.
Something tells me everyone on that train lucked out....
Yes, nothing worse than couples fighting on the train.
@@RailyardProductions Except when I'm in Australia and have to deal with Eshays blasting music through their speakers. Lol
You mean look out
@@Trainfiretrucksplanes nope. Lucked out
I think you could be right Mr. Boomer
That horn was amazing! I'm dying at him missing the train because he was calling his girlfriend all types of bitches and ho's lol.
Yeah, I expected it to escalate into something bigger. I thought it was really funny when he missed the train. Great Horn for sure. Thanks for commenting.
Based on his fight, it’s for the greater good he miss that train.
Maybe not for his GF, but my mom used to say " You made your bed, You sleep in it!
I don’t know but his gf could kick the shit out of him.
@@tbusman1 LOL
The passengers would of had to put up with his drama, by letting him miss the train she got the ultimate revenge, and can now kick his ass.
I think you could just be right Joseph Paul Ritter
What cracks me up when he yelled Hey,Hey, the Engineer was suppose to hear him and stop the train.
LOL
Bravo odiecalodie !
Priceless ! I'm sure he will find someone, other than himself, to blame. That's how that it usually works.
As a conductor told me years ago, people wait for trains, trains don't Wait for people
Loco #65 took me on Amtrak 49 to Chicago. Couldn’t get enough of hearing that horn!!
God I don’t blame you
It was his own fault he should have been on the train with everyone else he should have known the train was not going to wait for him to get finished with his girlfriend first
I didn't feel sorry for him! LOL
Rob Moir Exactly scheduling and such like that precise if he can’t handle it well I got news for you buddy you’re out in the cold.
It was good he missed train either due to rude behavior
Well, stupidity should be painful.
He should have also been paying attention
I guess that's called karma.
***** LOL, He came up the road just screaming at her but when they reached the station he calmed down a bit. I guess some lady knew them and when they saw her they quit fighting. The fighting started again right before the train pulled away.That is Karma!
He should have been paying attention He should have been in line with everyone else And above all he should have known the train was not going to wait for him to finish fighting with his girlfriend
Yup
P42DC 65 has a amazing K5LA!
The best!
Ikr
Serves him RIGHT! Don't need that nonsense on there! I also love that sound @ 5:01! WHOOOOOSSSSHHHHHH! Haha!
Thanks for commenting
I liked this video. You seldom get to see Amtrak's wheelchair lift in use. Fascinating. The young man discovered that when Amtrak starts rolling, it keeps rolling. 😢
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Maybe the young man learned a lesson.
The lesson for today is… you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes!
So True!
That s a good way to put it eolafan 100
😂😂😂😂😂😂
That's probably why he needed to take a vacation trip on Amtrak, 🤭 She deliberately made him miss his train just to keep dude around to make the argument worse ?
It's awkward. How long will he have to wait for the next train ? 🤷
Anyway love the Amfleet cars & the Genesis engines pulling & pushing good filming of Amtrak. 👍🎥 🚆
Thank you
Great catch man!!!
I believe Forrest Gump said it best. “Stupid is as stupid does.”
Well he missed that midnight train to Georgia.
Now that's funny! lol
Woo wooo
@@08chew Lol!
reminds me of a pier runner. too stupid to be on time. glad the train didnt stop for him.
Serves them both right.
Yes Sir!
I use a recording of an Amtrak K5LA as my ringtone.
Classic riff-raff. Overweight and traveling with a trash bag after arguing with someone? Those are the type of folks Amtrak unfortunately attracts. This is why I don’t support high-speed rail. I’d rather have more investment in aviation, which except for the budget airlines, filters out the riff-raff.
For Sure!
Good catch ! Greetings from Port Saint Lucie, Florida !
Thank you very much!
Was that the Ilini, Saluki, or the City of New Orleans
I don't know, I was just hanging out because of the Lincoln Funeral Re-enactment.
Amtrak route #301, Chicago-St. Louis
Not only did he miss the train, I missed the fight. :/
It was a verbal fight.
@@RailyardProductions Thanks. I was expecting to see a professional boxing match on the train platform. :/
That's one nice K5LA!
That's what you get for disrespecting your woman.
so in america you jet raised up on a hand-cranked platform instead of climbing some stairs? Fascinating.
Yes, At many platforms. This came into effect along with the "Americans with disabilitys act".
Yeah... that’s how platforms are- maybe some people cant use stairs, when I use Amtrak, there is a gap from the platform and the train, so the conductors place a very strong ramp to place for people to walk over
And you expect a wheelchair bound para or quadriplegic to suddenly be able to get up and climb the stairs?
That hand cranked platform is generally for people who are unable to climb the stairs from low level platforms (level boarding platforms interfere with track loading gauge and are therefore not supported by the freight railroads that own the tracks on most of Amtrak's network). Many Amtrak stations are only served 1-2x/day, some even less than that and some are even unattended; the number of ADA boardings is fairly minimal, and they could need to board through any door for various reasons; so the lift has to be something that doesn't require batteries or electricity (who charges it at an unattended station?) and needs to be light enough to be quickly grabbed and moved to the specific door where it's needed - so the hand crank approach makes sense despite its downsides.
why are the platforms so low in america
Not sure why. Some stations have low platforms like seen here, others have high level platforms that are level with the trains doors. Depends on the station.
Many Amtrak trains in the Midwest and western United States use Superliner bi-level equipment, which have doors located on the lower level of the cars and they would be far below high-level platforms, so that's one of the reasons this platform is so low.
Other places that use strictly single level equipment, such as the Amfleet coaches used in the video, its just cost-prohibitive, or there isn't enough patronage, etc.
High-level platforms are more common in the Northeastern United States, especially on the Northeast Corridor, which runs between Boston and Washington, D.C.
Harrison Vlogs and more to make you ask questions............and it worked
Maybe the earth is shrinking
The platform height is because Amtrak is mostly hosted by frieght railroads who mandate that the higher the platform the further it has to be away from the track.
Only in areas where Amtrak or commuter agencies like NJ Transit or LIRR have dedicated tracks for high level platforms and the equipment needs it (like the Acela or subways and ELs)
North America has the largest frieght cars in the world and they need a certain clearance.
Not only does the train win in a crash, but it also wins in taking off as scheduled and wins in this case for karma.
True
Poor guy , now he's stuck there with her.
And here I was feeling sorry for her!
To quote Rhianna, "You look so dumb right now "....
The fact that two customers needed special boarding assistance gave this individual additional time to de-escalate the situation with his girlfriend and to board the train.
True
This video was a great catch.
Unlike dude catching his train.
Thanks
Well he lost that argument LOL 😆 🤣
Well folks! There you have it, example of Karma!
It gets ya in the end.LOL
What was that logo on the Amfleets? Some sort of branding for a regional service like the NEC?
+Ken Stuessi Illinois High Speed Rail
@@RailyardProductions Which isn't really high speed rail like Amtrak's Acela...
Don't get it. Can someone explain to me the boarding process? Because in Brisbane we have our trains fit into the platforms fully, and then the passengers just board themselves along the platform where ever they like.
I tried to reply to your question but there is no real answer, many things about Amtrak don't make sense and boarding policys can change between regions and often just between stops.
@@RailyardProductions Ahh ok.
In large cities the platforms are large enough for the entire train. In rural America small towns their depots have small platforms, you board where the conductor and porters are. With the long distance trains the conductor like to group passengers in a coach by the stop you are getting off at. Those getting off on the first night are in different coaches than those getting off the second night. Doing this allows passengers to sleep better at least in one of the coaches...
@@ronclark9724 thank you :)
Adding to what's been said (a long time ago), on long distance trains (this isn't one of them), the passengers are often assigned a seat at intermediate stations so the car attendants can keep track of where people are going and what their status is if they end up in the diner or lounge car. It's also a fare enforcement mechanism: once we know seat 29 is going to city A, we then make sure seat 29 is empty at that city and that they aren't shorting the company. This can't really be done if boarding is a free-for-all. Furthermore, because most of Amtrak's network is owned by freight railroads, they can't have level boarding at most stations because level platforms reduce the loading gauge of freight trains; this means an employee is on hand at stations to assist with safe boarding via stools and the cars' built in but manually operated step traps. The stairs on Amfleets fold down and are not supported underneath so they're not necessarily that stable, they're still a foot off the ground when extended, the doorways and vestibules are narrow, and so it's a good idea that that low platform boarding process is a supervised activity.
You have no time to waste outside. That train is running a schedule. Either get on board or have fun in Springfield.
So true.
The people were handicapped and needed to be raised. I also need that assistance.
The people fighting were not the handicapped person.
Oh well then I guess you will had to take the next Amtrak train and you can tell and asked the Amtrak people that you missed your Amtrak train and what time does the next Amtrak train arrives.
I'm guessing the next train would be 8 to 24 hours. LOL
@@RailyardProductions Good answer 👍
Why is the train not level with the platform?
Amtrak operates equipment with three different floor heights. East coast services are based on high floor equipment, while the rest of the country is planned for low floor equipment, due to existing routes and equipment types, or the use of freight rights of way. Over time, it is likely that level boarding standards will be significantly enhanced through improvements to the fleet, with ramps, lifts, or extensions operating from the rail car, rather than manual lift equipment being provided at the platform. Passenger Train Floor Height
Depending on which type of Amtrak equipment is used, or will be used, at a station, platform height is preferred to be either 48 inches or 15 inches above the top of rail (ATR) to be consistent with the floor height within the train. Talgo equipment, as presently used on the Cascades service, has a 24 inch floor height, but are equipped with a carborne wheelchair lift, permitting use of a 15 inch ATR platform to effectively achieve level boarding. In some instances, passenger trains with different floor heights may use a station; in these cases, the platform design may combine two segments of different heights.
Freight Train Clearances
If freight trains use the track adjacent to the platform, level boarding is only feasible if excessive dimension freight cars (i.e., “high and wide”) are prohibited. If such cars are permitted, the platform would interfere with clearances required for safe passage of these reight cars. In these cases, a maximum platform height of 8 inches ATR is typically used, with portable wheelchair lifts, setback (mini-high) platforms and other means permitted to be employed in lieu of level boarding for accessibility purposes.
It seems weird and I don't likeit
@@RailyardProductions In most of rural America the platform height is at best the height of a sidewalk adjacent to a curve... Say around your 15 inches...
...speaking as an Amtrak Conductor... It is because it is lol!!! As for leaving the fellow with the designer luggage (lol) had he DID make it aboard...he probably would have been put off at the next station, Alton...because we done have to put up with that kind of behavior. Don't get me wrong but...most passengers are great, but if I have to put someone off or they miss their train due to stupidity, then so be it.
NICE K5LA on #65!!!!!!
It was wonderful to see.
Yes it was.
Well ain't he lucky! Now he gets to continue his argument with her Lol.
Usual suspects
Is it at the left?
Yes, mostly you can hear him in the background. He comes into the picture about 4:15.
Poor Young Man, That Man Fighting With Girlfriend and Go Misses The Train. :(
We have to say his ex girlfriend i bet pepole looked out
Well, buddy bud. You snooze, you lose...
All we had to do, was follow the train, CJ
LOL
Its from gta san andreas ua-cam.com/video/cF3GK_sfPVM/v-deo.html
Big Smoke never missed the damn train. It was always CJs fault.
Enjoy Lincolniana!
On june 26th there was a mann women yelling at each other the early morning hours in the window sitting area i had to tell conductor. Gli got out if there
No big loss.... is he carrying his clothing in a trash bag? Classy....
That made me laugh!
Maybe he doesnt have a lot of money? Dont be so quick to judge
Cool loading assist device!
Thanks for commenting.
If he had luggage on the train his stuff will be there wherever he was going but he won’t 😂😂😂
True
Where was this.
Illinois State Trooper Springfield during a the Lincoln funeral re enactment
Railyard Productions Ok thanks
WTF the last carriage stopped in the dirt!
This is the usual of what happens. Even in LIRR the last car is not stopped at the platform
With these regional trains Amtrak uses more coaches or baggage cars in place of a coach to provide a sufficient number of axels to engage signals and crossing gates. That coach is probably never, ever used. In the hey days of passenger trains before Amtrak passenger trains had a dozen or more mail cars providing the sufficient number of axels. Keep in mind Amtrak wasn't created until the railroad operating on the northeast corridor went bankrupt because the USPS terminated the railroads mail contracts. The USPS chose to fly the mail long distances and truck the mail short distances more than fifty years ago. Simply put, mail can fly across America in hours compared to a similar number of days by train.
YUP!! Ya snooze----Ya lose.
So true
Cool What a great idea bob 39434
That s right Trains don t wait for people He should have known that and he should have been paying attention number 6430
Hey I saw engine 56 lead the Texas Eagle with a very awkward sounding K5LA horn.
cool
Ok u didn't see a huge train it rang the Bell waited like 5 minutes for you blow horn last warning and still didn't see it? I guess you're buying a hotel room.
Lol
The train left him because the train be racist! 😆
That was exciting 😫
Wasn't it though! Glad you enjoyed it! lol
Trains are like cruise ships
Yes they are
if they miss the train then it is their fault.
Epic man
Thanks for commenting.
Serves well...Sweet.
Yes it does!
you are supposed to kiss your girlfriend good bye and call her once you are in your seat and then call when you half to first smoke stop not have world war 3 in public oh well amtrak got they money.
I couldn’t see or hear the fight. All that was seen is a guy missing the train
Listen carefully.
Really number 757 !
He brought this on himself LOL
also.. true rail fans know the exact moment them doors were gonna close and the brakes were being released.. i was like right before that last passenger boarded.. "aaannnd Doors closing right now.. brakes being released... and *imitates bell dinging*" LOL
All true!
There at 4:42
Play stupid games and win stupid prizes.
So true!
It happen june 26 2019man lady fighting
Yeah, Some people just have no respect.
Didn't see any fight, in fact, I wish I could get those minutes back.
The "fight" was 50% off screen - 2 people apparently standing 20 feet apart yelling at each other. The station attendant had time to winch people up and down the handicapped lift - TWICE - and this guy couldn't finish his argument. I suppose the other train passengers are eternally grateful he didn't get on the train and continue the argument at the same volume, via cell phone. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
But you could hear it! xD
I wanna see it though
@@jacoblopez2868 Years later and He's still standing on the platform fighting with his gf. Go there and see for yourself.
😳🙄🥺😁🙃🥸😌🤓😂🤣🤪😏😲
Lol
That ol' liver lipped woman just wouldn't let that poor guy go.
Lol
Hahahaha😁
Ok who’s gonna talk about how the engine on the back #56 looks like the fuel tank was shot up
Just looks like scraped off paint to me?
LOL
I wondering everytime how people cant notice that a train drives in and wait i mean they are not so silent 🤔 but i think dudes like them should walk anyway xD better for the other passengers and the train 👌
I wonder if you miss your train if you have to purchase another ticket?
@@RailyardProductions good question 🤔 in germany you just take the next train but i have the feeling that by amtrak it work otherwise
How many Amtrak trains per day are on that line? If there was no other trains that day he was screwed and probably had to find someplace to sleep and catch it the next day.
@@robkrasinski6217 there are about 6 a day in that direction on that specific line, which is quite high for Amtrak as some places only get 3 trains a week in each direction.
The good news is that he was able to hold on to his Glad Tall Kitchen Bag luggage while the train drifted into the sunset...🚂🌅🚉
LOL