You made it out of north Philly with your camcorder! Brave sole.. BTW These and the ICE were not Purchased, only leased. The Contract (From Memory) I think was 36 months. I might still have the employee informational Amtrak literature on it somewhere.
I was traveling from Stockholm home to Sundsvall back in 1996 i think when we hit two mooses who was standing on the rail in over 210 km/hr, it bunsed a litte but no more, when i looked on the fron bogie on the engine on station it was blood hair and meat all over the construction, this x2000 in this video whas rather shoort
And that specific X2000 was eventually shipped back to Sweden, I have driven it from Stockholm to Linköping a few times.. runs like a dream(when you don't accidentally happens to burn off a few GTO's)
Nowdays it has the new grey coloration and a plaque stating that it has been to the states.. cool:)
The reason why they can't be build in the USA is becuase the rail ways can't handle does speeds the acela can still run becuase of it's tilting capability. If the U.S wants to become competetive with the world they need to start modifing the rail ways.
the US was competitive, because we were willing to look the other way while our oil companies bullied the rest of the world. now that our freedoms have been curtailed, we ought to think about investing in non-destructive economics. we can't fund our military on funny money forever.
We're so far behind with Conventional High Speed Rail (CHSR); I can hardly believe that trackage is still set in short lengths. I gather that there are only a few tens of miles of proper continuous welded track on the DC-NY line. The great majority of lines in the US are still diesel-powered; great clanking Klankenstein fume-belching slow monsters. Come on America, wake up & invest, publicly, in CHSR & Maglev and let's restore our leadership in engineering, & while we're at it, our economy).
Yes, the USA is far behind in regards to high-speed rail, but the vast majority of the track between Washington, DC and New York City is welded rail. Where are you getting the thought that it is mostly jointed rail?
OK, I stand corrected. I'm glad then, that the "vast majority" of track between DC & NY is welded. Are the ties sprung-steel reinforced concrete? That would be great; it means that potentially high speeds will be possible. In the video above, though, clearly the track is in the short 22ft lengths, judging by the clackety sound of the train as it passes. I travelled on the Acela July '06, and yes, a lot of the track was welded, but the train was only able to run at 130mph for short stretches.
Most mainlines throughout the United States have welded rail. On the NEC between Washington DC and Boston, it is mainly 136 lb or 140 lb per yard rail laid on steel reinforced concrete ties.
Yes; as the wheels pass over the joint-gaps, they strike the edge of the next length of rail, producing the characteristic sound. This is, of course, very inefficient, as it generates
friction-heat, which is wasted energy - and forces trains to run at slower speeds. Several other factors, relating to the outdated jointed-track setup, conspire to keep trains unsafe, slow, and inefficient: wooden ties (instead of high-quality sprung reinforced concrete), tight radii, and poor cambers. More later.
Thanks for the corroboration, chris507npowell! I'm doing all I can to persuade my fellow-Citizens that if we wish to regain our republic, period - let alone restore its economy to full productive, optimistic, science-driver, classical-education-based vigor and can-do future orientation, we need great projects such as a national, public, sea-to-shining-sea, North-South, Conventional High-Speed Rail (CHSR) and Maglev System. Also, great water projects, the restoration of our sewage systems, etc.
Actually Amtrak leased them to test out what technologies they wanted in the Acelas. The weren't going to choose the X2000 or the ICE, just using them to see what was practical for the NEC.
I heard rumors of a TGV coming but it did not pan out. The only European sets that made the trip were the Swedish X2000 and the German ICE, which I also have a clip of.
Well Myself and some other people saw what appeared to be a Eurostar. It had the Blue and Yellow paint that was being used in Europe at the time as well. it was a good year before the first acela ran and was not an X2000 or ICE. I saw it in Providence, Rhode Island, but i am not sure of the date.
then post a picture somewhere. i don't believe you because i never saw coverage about it and i get a subscription to trainsmag. I NEVER SAW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. you may have seen the renaissance cars that wound up at VIA.
I was going 65mph down 95 when I saw it, so I had no way to take a picture. I have looked in the past for pictures but can't find any. It was not the renaissance cars, I have seen those. It was a single trainset that was 4 or 5 cars with power ub=nits on each end. The best thing I could think of was a pre-production Acela if one was made. It looked different from the Acelas thugh. Steeper front end, higher front window, longer cars, and the colors.i If I find something I will post a link.
Amtrak only tested a X2000, to see if the ABB X2 trainsets for suitable. X2000 is againg and is getting replaced at around 2010, most likely by Bombardier trainsets manufactured in Germany.
this train was developed in the 80s and released in Sweden in 1990. made By ABB it is still state of the art equipement in 2007. First(fully functional) tilting train w. radial trucks.
Amtrak brought over a high speed trainset from Sweden called the X2000, it was used to gather information on the feasibility of running a 150mph train on the NE corridor. The Acela is what came out of the testing which also included the German ICE train test. I liked the X2000 and was dissapointed Amtrak did not purchase a proven trainset that proved it could run on the NE corridor.
The x2s are crap at wintertime...
Mmchips1 2 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
lol, good that Amtrak didnt buy X2000, here in Sweden, they are a pain in the ass when talking about relibility and maintenance.
Marcus666Sund 8 months ago
You made it out of north Philly with your camcorder! Brave sole.. BTW These and the ICE were not Purchased, only leased. The Contract (From Memory) I think was 36 months. I might still have the employee informational Amtrak literature on it somewhere.
sonofjabba 1 year ago
I keep watching these Amtrak high-speed demonstration videos to remind myself this was in 1993. It's 2010 and we are still so behind it's not funny.
kjrehberg 1 year ago
I wish Amtrak bought these... they're so much more.... elegant... than the Acela.
DeltaPhi79 2 years ago 7
Do They Still Keep The ICE & The x2000 In Service On The Line Or Did They Have To Give Them back to the countrys
Metracab123 3 years ago
They went back to the manufacturers in the 90's and Amtrak bought the Acela instead.
prorobo 2 years ago
Both of the trains were kept in the US until 1995, when they came back to europe.......though its hard to find footage of them beyond 1993...
kh2nerd806 2 years ago
The where on a "moist lease" for one year and send back to there own country's after there tour was done.
siemenstraffic 2 years ago
I was traveling from Stockholm home to Sundsvall back in 1996 i think when we hit two mooses who was standing on the rail in over 210 km/hr, it bunsed a litte but no more, when i looked on the fron bogie on the engine on station it was blood hair and meat all over the construction, this x2000 in this video whas rather shoort
Patrickacoustic 3 years ago 3
And that specific X2000 was eventually shipped back to Sweden, I have driven it from Stockholm to Linköping a few times.. runs like a dream(when you don't accidentally happens to burn off a few GTO's)
Nowdays it has the new grey coloration and a plaque stating that it has been to the states.. cool:)
stormiluren 3 years ago 4
The X2000 can also tilt.
trainfan01 3 years ago
The reason why they can't be build in the USA is becuase the rail ways can't handle does speeds the acela can still run becuase of it's tilting capability. If the U.S wants to become competetive with the world they need to start modifing the rail ways.
UFO721 3 years ago
the US was competitive, because we were willing to look the other way while our oil companies bullied the rest of the world. now that our freedoms have been curtailed, we ought to think about investing in non-destructive economics. we can't fund our military on funny money forever.
sktavdr 2 years ago
Too bad they can't be built in the USA.
adelgado75 3 years ago
We're so far behind with Conventional High Speed Rail (CHSR); I can hardly believe that trackage is still set in short lengths. I gather that there are only a few tens of miles of proper continuous welded track on the DC-NY line. The great majority of lines in the US are still diesel-powered; great clanking Klankenstein fume-belching slow monsters. Come on America, wake up & invest, publicly, in CHSR & Maglev and let's restore our leadership in engineering, & while we're at it, our economy).
Sqaaak 3 years ago 2
Yes, the USA is far behind in regards to high-speed rail, but the vast majority of the track between Washington, DC and New York City is welded rail. Where are you getting the thought that it is mostly jointed rail?
jerseyemt 3 years ago
OK, I stand corrected. I'm glad then, that the "vast majority" of track between DC & NY is welded. Are the ties sprung-steel reinforced concrete? That would be great; it means that potentially high speeds will be possible. In the video above, though, clearly the track is in the short 22ft lengths, judging by the clackety sound of the train as it passes. I travelled on the Acela July '06, and yes, a lot of the track was welded, but the train was only able to run at 130mph for short stretches.
Sqaaak 3 years ago
I like that clackety sound even though I understand it is a hinderance to high speed trains.
adelgado75 3 years ago
Most mainlines throughout the United States have welded rail. On the NEC between Washington DC and Boston, it is mainly 136 lb or 140 lb per yard rail laid on steel reinforced concrete ties.
mj1234321 3 years ago
Is it the jointed rail that causes that sound when the train goes over it and it clanks (for lack of a better word)?
adelgado75 3 years ago
Yes; as the wheels pass over the joint-gaps, they strike the edge of the next length of rail, producing the characteristic sound. This is, of course, very inefficient, as it generates
friction-heat, which is wasted energy - and forces trains to run at slower speeds. Several other factors, relating to the outdated jointed-track setup, conspire to keep trains unsafe, slow, and inefficient: wooden ties (instead of high-quality sprung reinforced concrete), tight radii, and poor cambers. More later.
Sqaaak 3 years ago
Thanks for you reply. It was very informative.
adelgado75 3 years ago
I 100% Agree with you, Im a electro mechanic working in a Rail shop in Philadelphia and the technology is so old
chris507npowell 3 years ago
Thanks for the corroboration, chris507npowell! I'm doing all I can to persuade my fellow-Citizens that if we wish to regain our republic, period - let alone restore its economy to full productive, optimistic, science-driver, classical-education-based vigor and can-do future orientation, we need great projects such as a national, public, sea-to-shining-sea, North-South, Conventional High-Speed Rail (CHSR) and Maglev System. Also, great water projects, the restoration of our sewage systems, etc.
Sqaaak 3 years ago
North Philadelphia looks like a war zone, with poverty. I got lost in there once.
r29 4 years ago
OOh, I feel stupid that I never saw it in person
CoasterManiak10 4 years ago
does Amtrak Run This train still?
CoasterManiak10 4 years ago
No. This was before the Acela. The Acela runs now. That train is back in Germany!
trainriders1031 4 years ago
Sweden actually.
oaksmodelrr 4 years ago 8
why did they bring the train from Germany? And how many did they bring?
EhpoliceGuy 4 years ago
Sweden. Not Germany. They wanted to try the train before they bought it. Which they didn't.
mjomark 3 years ago
When Sweden decided to buy German tanks instead of Americans, the Americans decided to not buy any Swedish trains X2000. US behave like children
Beatles5 3 years ago 3
Does this go same with the Amtrak ICE train? were did that go?
TrainzMaster3000 3 years ago
back to where ever the hell it came from
TEMPLE7D 3 years ago
by boat
TEMPLE7D 3 years ago
i wish amtrak would've went the x2000s concept one power one control cab.
budd2200 3 years ago
Actually Amtrak leased them to test out what technologies they wanted in the Acelas. The weren't going to choose the X2000 or the ICE, just using them to see what was practical for the NEC.
SR6900 3 years ago
Amtrak also tested a Eurostar right after the NEC became completely electrified.
CBass1307 4 years ago
no they did not
JSimp140 4 years ago
Yes they did, I saw it myself as did others in my area.
CBass1307 4 years ago
I heard rumors of a TGV coming but it did not pan out. The only European sets that made the trip were the Swedish X2000 and the German ICE, which I also have a clip of.
oaksmodelrr 4 years ago
Well Myself and some other people saw what appeared to be a Eurostar. It had the Blue and Yellow paint that was being used in Europe at the time as well. it was a good year before the first acela ran and was not an X2000 or ICE. I saw it in Providence, Rhode Island, but i am not sure of the date.
CBass1307 4 years ago
then post a picture somewhere. i don't believe you because i never saw coverage about it and i get a subscription to trainsmag. I NEVER SAW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. you may have seen the renaissance cars that wound up at VIA.
JSimp140 4 years ago
I was going 65mph down 95 when I saw it, so I had no way to take a picture. I have looked in the past for pictures but can't find any. It was not the renaissance cars, I have seen those. It was a single trainset that was 4 or 5 cars with power ub=nits on each end. The best thing I could think of was a pre-production Acela if one was made. It looked different from the Acelas thugh. Steeper front end, higher front window, longer cars, and the colors.i If I find something I will post a link.
CBass1307 4 years ago
Amtrak only tested a X2000, to see if the ABB X2 trainsets for suitable. X2000 is againg and is getting replaced at around 2010, most likely by Bombardier trainsets manufactured in Germany.
Quasi84 4 years ago
Cool! I didn´t know yankees had our X2000 in America. Interesting!
Nichen 4 years ago
I like the design, when was this train released?
HassanAhmedAbou12 4 years ago
this train was developed in the 80s and released in Sweden in 1990. made By ABB it is still state of the art equipement in 2007. First(fully functional) tilting train w. radial trucks.
Buddahboo 4 years ago
IIRC, they were testing it up here around 1993-1994, so after that date.
Still a pretty usefull train that can do high speed on old railtrack, and it's quite comfortable to travel by.
Ichinin 4 years ago
Amtrak brought over a high speed trainset from Sweden called the X2000, it was used to gather information on the feasibility of running a 150mph train on the NE corridor. The Acela is what came out of the testing which also included the German ICE train test. I liked the X2000 and was dissapointed Amtrak did not purchase a proven trainset that proved it could run on the NE corridor.
packerlandtos 5 years ago
I've never seen this before. What is it?
mjsax2390 5 years ago
pre acela days
retroguy1976 5 years ago 2
nice clip always loved the x2000.
Buddahboo 5 years ago 2