Amtrak Clocker and Acela Express

[RobloxVideo25]

the Clocker is the oldest Amtrak line. First train Amtrak ever ran with one of them there steam locomotives :3

[WaefanChang]

Acela @ the Amfleet:

Hahaha, OWNED!

[arrowguy173]

Nice catch!

[TheDylanJoyce]

that was a LOT of amfleets! whys is that so?

[Dicklle34]

Should have taken the Acela..lol!

[TheTrainguy10]

Thats not a amtrak clocker!

[ohara422]

Was that croydon pa???if soo hell yea best town in pennsylvania.....

[adz675]

haha the other train got merked

[uniqdymand]

nice vidro ;)

[amtrc]

amtrak diesels can full longer trains

electric engians over heat. but diesel and breathing diesel smoke can kill. try standing over bridge and breath locomotive exaust every day see how you live. but they can make more powerfull electric locomotive

[dteide]

Unos trenes geniales.

[yeehah188]

fast driving

[DeltaPhi79]

I thought that the clocker was a desiel. (sorry about the spelling.)

[cornrowcity]

Electrics and Diesels; what's the difference. It's not like they're the same.

[DeltaPhi79]

i THOUGHT it was it looked like one i never noticed the poles on top

[cornrowcity]

The E60 electric locomotive would look like a diesel, only without the pantograph and its power boxes on top of its roof. Tell me something is the F40PH diesel larger than the AEM-7 Electric? I'm just asking.

[6V92TA]

they're about the same size and weight actually.

[sideslide23]

@cornrowcity it used to be diessel but they converted that locamotive into electric by taking out the engine and made them electrified

[DeltaPhi79]

One pollutes the air (diesel), one uses the expensive gas (diesel), one is louder (diesel), one usually moves a LOT slower than some others (diesel), one might not be able to pull as much (electric).

[6V92TA]

in a since they are. The E60 is nothin more than a GE C36-7, regeared for 125mph running with 6000hp. Instead of having overhead cat wires and pantographs for power, diesel locomotives use a diesel engine and generator for power. Both electric locomotives and diesel locomotives have traction motors.

[hcgduhvsdfugv]

i dont know how to spell it either! desiel or how ever its spelt is hard not even my parents can spell it!

[TEMPLE7D]

diesels have smoke comming out the to lol

[Mushroom3727]

@hcgduhvsdfugv DIESEL

[ghostengineer]

If you like those places more, then please move there. Its thinking like that is the reason why America or American railroads wont advance.

[elfabyanos]

he didn't say he liked those places more.

[ghostengineer]

Well by the sounds of his comment it certainly doesnt sound like he loves the USA much either. Please dont respond back. It would end up sounding useless like your comment you just left.THANK YOU

[elfabyanos]

Get over it.

[ghostengineer]

No One needs to get over anything, understood MATE????

[wherearethenachos]

..only the French, Spanish, British, Italian, German and Portuguese trains are better, faster and more efficient. Trust me, I'm American and I've travelled on all of those countries' trains. Europe will always kick our asses.

[sammydenyc]

amtrak got owned

[CSXkid22]

they're both amtrak

[sammydenyc]

I meant the Clocker got owned.

[soundseeker63]

Great vid by the way, perfect timing!!!

[ron234halt]

Too bad they don't fit Acelas with more cars. Could you imagine a 12 car Acela hauling ass to DC or Boston?

[trainluvr]

Nice B roll

"in just 2 hours and 59 civilized minutes"

[HotGirlDater475]

This is what I love on the NEC! 2 trains racing each other!

[apple103elppa]

how many acela trainset are there

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

20-22

[tonjif]

I love E-60s!

[rwboa22]

RIP E-60, although I would like to see a GG-1 (with or without PCB transformers) take on those silly AEM-7 "toaster" engines. At least the GG-1 had the motor power to even rip up the trackage if the brakes were left on.

[gaycowboy31]

agreed I want to see the GG1s back in service

[mrrayco]

Why is everything a competition with you kids...LOL

[slysupersonic]

the acela made the clocker its bitch

[mikemasey]

great piece of film, you get a real sence of power and speed. BUT the new frenchy TGV is even quicker?!!

[CBass1307]

Even the old TGV (1960's design) was faster (319mph to the Acela's estimated top speed of 220mph)

[pr0t0color]

Agreed! Nice camerawork!

Unfortunately, just about everybody that counts has faster trains than America. :-( Most of Europe (especially France's TGV and Germany's ICE), Taiwan's HSR, Korea's KTX, and China's CRH and MagLev, are all faster than Acela. In Japan, in fact, not only are the awesome Shinkansen trains faster, but many regular express trains can trounce the Acela.

[TheTallMan35]

Faster isn't always better...or safer.

[pr0t0color]

Actually, faster is better for intercity rail infrastructure. There are arguments for slow, scenic trips on vacations and such, but to compete with airlines, trains need to be fast, comfortable and cheap.

Safer? Japan's shinkansen, the fastest large scale intercity transportation network on the planet, has operated for 40 years and carried 6 billion passengers without killing any of them. How, exactly, do you beat that for safety?

[houlala16]

The fastest is the velaro in spain, and in 2009 it will be the AGV in France with 360KM/h and in the next years 400KM/h

[DeltaPhi79]

HAHAHAAH. Think about the Japanese train that is THE fastest in the word going 500 something kmph.

[houlala16]

HAHA think about your ignorance...

Japanese train on rails have a record of 452KM/h, japanese prototype(magnetic one) have a record of 581KM/h but not in comemrcial use.

French train who is used everydays have a record of 574.8KM/h and use rails. A train is on rails and the french one is still the fastest in the world.

[DeltaPhi79]

Ahhhhh but you did not say in commercial use. you said GENERALLY said the fastest. Next time, say "commercial use".

[elfabyanos]

Yeah but in France, Germany, UK, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Taiwan, Korea and Japan it is.

[nyctransitforums]

Cool video!

[phantomlord54]

thanks for all these videos ... love watchin' one Amtrak chase down another ... the Clocker is officially extinct as of '07, right?

[phantomlord54]

Just as a king cobra hunts down other snakes, the Acela mows down other trains

[PKingman]

Great video.

[Bigkarch]

This video is so cool I like when the Amtrak Clocker gets ahead start but the Acela Express train catches right up to the Amtrak Clocker

GO ACELA- I always wanted to see the Acela express. But the Acela express only runs through New York City and along those lines.

[putodoburacoobscuro]

cool

[phantomlord54]

The Acela kicked its cousin's ass!

[VideoCyberspace]

That was cool. I like it.