Northeast Regional 165 Pantograph Damage pt2

[louswire]

That noise you're wondering about is caused by the 'air-driers' almost every modern truck has one... if your window is down in traffic you may hear one pop off... trains have such large systems that they are equipped with several, both for capacity, and redundancy.

[talktalkmodem]

that pantograph is toast he must have hit a bridge with it but why dident the train computer detect it had damage and pulled the panto down to save on the damage

[TEMPLE7D]

that sound that you hear is the brakes releasing humid air

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

@TEMPLE7D Its not air.

[TEMPLE7D]

@AmtrakFanNEC927 what was it then?

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

@TEMPLE7D I meant to say its not air from the brakes. Its the compressor on the engine.

[crapper1]

@AmtrakFanNEC927 its actually an air dryer lol

[trainfan1143]

how did the pantograph explode?

[TheDylanJoyce]

those sparks im hearing?

[xTrAIns5x]

Were the other parts of the pantagraph..lol

[acelafan123]

lol if i found the other pieces i would keep them!

[DanzALCO19]

that'll ruin your day but don't them engines have another pantograph that it could keep goen as a back up? I thought they had 2.

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

they do, but the problem is, is that they couldnt get that one down

[rackemwells]

all kinds of stuff can damage a pantograph. im a lineman for amtrak, so thats my department. faults in the catenary (wires) broken parts on the pan, broken parts in the catenary, all kinds of stuff

[NJTFan78]

how does a pantograph get damaged like that?

[techphy100]

time vs usage, normal wear and tear. i'm sure there is a long list of normal wear and maintanence care that they have to maintain. a little bit of oil does no good either if the bolts aren't replace. bunch of factors.

[XIXSICdrumerXIX]

it didnt shut down because Greg, the engineer, didnt put the panto down and the panto fliped

[murjax]

Why was it still making noise? Didn't they shut down the engine right away or was it STILL gathering electricity after the explosion?

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

idk

[ThirdRail7]

That's air spitting out of the vent valve.

[amtrakboy627]

Wicked quality!

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

Thanks, I cant even view it in high quality for some reason. Idk y :(

[amtrakboy627]

Do you even have the option of higher quality?

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

Yeah, but when I hit it, it doesnt do anything.

[amtrakboy627]

Wow. That's really sad. Because your missing out. You should tell YouTube about it.

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

The passengers were switched to a "rescue train" and the locomotive will be repaired im sure.

[Metrarailboy1]

OMG wasted dude will it be ok the engine i mean

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

It will most likely get fixed i'm sure.

[Metrarailboy1]

ok love those engines

[ThirdRail7]

Poor engine. Poor passengers. At least it happened in a trains station and they could make an easy transfer.

[andow21]

o.O WOW