@juantrippe82 you oughtta try working at the 'rootbeer factory " at the foot of the hellgate (WB) on randalls island. the smell would knock a buzzard off a shitwagon, i know, i did.!
I have to disagree with ERA3733, if you had wedged yourself to the train the the view would have bounced all over the place. I like to see interesting things on the route!
@1537trainman2 - It's called "Hell gate Bridge" because it crosses over Hell gate strait which, to this day, is a very hard place to boat through due to very strong tidal flows..
I wonder if the tunnels they're digging to connect from Sunnyside Yard to the 63rd Street Tunnel and the existing tunnel itself for LIRR's East Side Access project will be rated for faster speeds...
Great video enjoyed it alot, a bit embarrassing a metro north train passing like that, (the highlight of the video TRAIN RACE)..great shoot of the highway passing the cars, just teriffic man
I used to live in New Rochelle... the Amtrak train leaves Penn Station but it does not join Metro North tracks untill it gets to the junction that is just before the New Rochelle station. It is shown around 5:51. Mark-Andre.
Nothing like these up north rainy days on the train! Why must they deface Hell Gate? Always wondered why there are only two tracks for Amtrak on Hell Gate! It's going to be impossible to reconstruct Metro North's part of the NEC! Good vid!
I used to live in New Rochelle... the Amtrak train leaves Penn Station but it does not join Metro North tracks untill it gets to the junction that is just before the New Rochelle station. It is shown around 5:51. Mark-Andre.
Who cares what it costs ??! trains are a necessity anyway, all countries have a national railroad system, its logical. Amtrak writes on its timetables who pays for what where such as "X.. service is financed in part through funds made available by ...blah blah blah..." Do passengers need to know that ? As if we had to know the cost of serving Paris, Moscow, Tokyo, Montréal, Vancouver, Lhasa, Berlin, Warsaw, The Hague, Roma, Belgrade etc... Amtrak is unique.
The MTA made a plan in 2008 to bring the metro north new haven line on the hellgate bridge into pennstation to stop all the train traffic in grandcentral. They said that it should be done by 2011. I wonder if progress has been made.
@phantomlord54 As we leave the tunnel we are passing under the Elevated Freight Line, the connection to the Montauk Division. This was, I believe, the only section of LIRR or NY Connecting Lines to run left side running (I forget the technical term for this, like British roads). This connector line had both third rail and catenary. The Montauk Division in Queens was not ever electrified, but this elevated connection was
@phantomlord54 As we leave the tunnel we are passing under the Elevated Freight Line, the connection to the Montauk Division. This was, I believe, the only section of LIRR or NY Connecting Lines to run left side running (I forget the technical term for this, like British roads). This connector line had both third rail and catenary. The Montauk Division in Queens was not ever electrified, but this elevated connection was [to be continued, my answer is too long to fit...]
@phantomlord54 In the video, the elevated line being passed under first goes across all the tracks and comes down facing east on a ramp on the far side of the yards. Since most of the yards to the east were for MUs and Pullmans, perhaps freight then backed into LIC or went towards the Hells Gate, or LIRR. That I don't know.
@phantomlord54 The second elevated line we pass under is also part of the elevated freight connector. It comes down a ramp on the south side of this part of the yard, the westerly sections of Sunnyside Yards. This connector does relate to the original routes that make up the LIRR in its infancy. One of these lines was the Flushing and North Side
In the video, the elevated line being passed under first goes across all the tracks and comes down facing east on a ramp on the far side of the yards. Since most of the yards to the east were for MUs and Pullmans, perhaps freight then backed into LIC or went towards the Hells Gate, or LIRR. That I don't know.
The second elevated line we pass under is also part of the elevated freight connector. It comes down a ramp on the south side of this part of the yard, the westerly sections of Sunnyside Yards. This connector does relate to the original routes that make up the LIRR in its infancy. One of these lines was the Flushing and North Side.
@phantomlord54 The ramp that we see curving above, comes down into the yards that were known as the North Side Division Freight yards, which harkened back to that road that I think merged with the LIRR in 1878. Between the two ramps run two of the LIRR tunnel approaches (inbound and out).. I believe the tunnel we were viewing is from 31st Street and was (is?) known as Line F. As the southerly of the 6 tunnel tracks, this train must do a lot of switching and crossing to get to the Woodside Y.
@phantomlord54 Look, I wrote an explanation of where this is and what all tehse structuress were called but it was 6 times the amount of characters allowed and I tried fitting them all in. LAst paart:
If you want to find this by car or foot: About near the tunnel entrance, to the left up above, there is the intersection, where Skillman Avenue ends heading southwest and meets 49th Avenue. The latter was once called Hunters Point Avenue at this point, Skillman Avenue was Meadow Street. Did they?
@phantomlord54 Look, I wrote an explanation of where this is and what all these structures were called but it was 6 times the amount of characters allowed and I tried fitting them all in. Last part:
If you want to find this by car or foot: About near the tunnel entrance, to the left up above, there is the intersection, where Skillman Avenue ends heading southwest and meets 49th Avenue. The latter was once called Hunters Point Avenue at this point, Skillman Avenue was Meadow Street. Did they?
@phantomlord54 This is Long Island City. The LIRR Hunterspoint Avenue Station is just past the tunnel exit, to the right above past the freight el. We can see the North Side Div. ramp I see now. 49th Avenue is still called Hunterspoint Ave. before Skillman enters it.
@phantomlord54 It is between the Avenues of 47th and 49th and the Avenues of Jackson and Skillman. If in Google Street View you enter '24-93 Skillman Ave
Queens, NY 11101', and you pan to your left until you see a little shed behind the 'No Standing Anytime' sign, that is the entrance to the 'East River Tunnel', just east of the Hunterspoint Avenue MTA station.
I love this view of the Hell Gate bridge and when I started running through 95 north the scenery of the bridge is a beautiful sight and great videos too 5 stars
look at all the cars on the interstate,all this people is missing out on a great ride,i wish i could go there and experience a great train ride like this 5stars my friend
Ive carried many new toyota products into Conn...and the first thing i noticed when I first started running 95 north was how many times the corridor criss crossed 95, with its bridges with its New Haven style catenary and how busy, congested and tight it was..nice video..especially hells gate..
Great video. It captures the true essence of the NE Corridor north of NYC into CT. There is no excuse for profane language on this site. SHAME. Thank you for the posting.
It's named for the tidal straight it crosses. At that area, the East River, Harlem River and Long Island Sound converge, and the name (going back to the Dutch) was, by some accounts, given due to the strong currents in the area. It was originally called The New York Connecting Railroad Bridge.
As noted, the Dutch named the location for the treacherous tidal flows that surge thru the strait day & night. The East River is not actually a "river", it's a tidal estuary connecting western Long Island Sound & the Atlantic thru NY Bay & the Hudson, all of which have differing tides, thus the flow "reverses" all day. I've read that even the strongest male crew couldn't/can't row across in the major surges. This majestic bridge must have one of the higher rail decks above sea level in N. Amer.
It's depressing to me that we're seemingly intent on leaving wood beams at the switchpoints, which are some of the key points. I suppose do the easy replacement work first.
Thank You Amtrak Fan 4 this video !!! I work 4 the "trak" here in Chicago & alway's love comin 2 the "NEC" on vacation !!! I love the "NEC" 4 all the different type's of train's that travel up & down the corridor !!! 5***** & OSCAR !!! "BRAVO, BRAVO" !!!
Yes, the NEC is OK. But we should have this kink of service right out of Chicago in all directions too! What little money that has been spent on trains has been spent here. While Des Moines, Nashville, Louisville, pay for it. And have no service.
Hey hop on a train at your nearest station. The're fun! With Amtrak's low fares you can't afford to stay home! As the New Haven used to say "Train yourself to relax!"
I hardley never take the metro north, only once in a year I'll say probley yea once in a year lol yea I know It's funny, The only time I will ever take the metro north is when I go to new rochelle to go Ice Skating and thats it
It connects to 500 cities nationwide. Coast to coast and Canada too! I know Amtrak thinks it's the Northeast Corridor Railroad Company. But it's really the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. We just don't have much service in the rest of the country.
Wow , this is a great video. It brings back many memories for me as II use to work for Amtrak as a LSA , so what you filmed is what I saw all the time. When I had a break I would go and look out the rear window when ever I could. It was cool going in the tunel.
Very good footage, although that tunnel bit at the start makes me a bit travelsick! That railway bridge has a bit of a gothic look to it especially in the dark weather.
wow!!!! so basically even though the Metro north and and Long railroads are on different track their kinda connected via the northeast corridor, because if u notice the LIRR splits from the line at sunyside yard in queens and then affter the nec cross the the bridge it then aligns wit the MNRR at new rochelle!!!
Without Amtrak to pay the costs of track and some of the major stations. The Metro-North and Long Island would have to close. That's why the NEC looses so much money. But it's hidden by allocateing costs to the token train system across the country which really makes money.
@TheLastBrainLeft The last two presidents of Amtrak admitted the Northeast corridor is a money pit! The NEC loses 700 million ayear! 15 trains produce 50% of Amtrak's ticket income. Just 15 and they are all cross country trains. The books are cooked, and expenses are sent out accross the country on those 15 routes. Making them lose money and and the NEC look good.
@intercityrailpal Yes, we need the corridor. But we need service everywhere not just where the rich and powerful live. Please get update information. The corridor is a high speed railroad that is worn out. Bridges, tunnels wires etc. Amtrak will spend billions replaceing this stuff. The rest of the county, they run on a RENTED railroad. Those companys pay for the improvements not Amtrak. Lower speeds = lower costs.
I didn't know that the speed limit for the East River was 60 mph. When I go there with LIRR we usually go about 40 - 50 mph sometimes faster or slower. Thanks
when i used to ride the LIRR back in 2000 when i lived in queens, the engineer would leave the door open, we hit 63 once, he said the limits for all trains AMTK and LIRR was 60MPH
You lived in Queens!? What neighborhood? I live in Bayside. Yeah I remember when the M3 were the only electric trains I could watch out the front or the back. But now they close it off. So I just sit in the middle of the car in the 6 or 4 seaters.
When I film out of the rear window I all ways press my camera on the window so it doesn't shake. In Feb. 2008 I was filming on the end of a PATH Train out of Newark and it was so bumby I nearly fell down several times! I couldn't hold to the handle because I needed both hands to keep the camera still. Great Video 5 stars favored. Keep up the good work!
It is so hard to get to the rear car north of New York because they usually close it. When I took a short trip to New London coming back I was lucky because the last car was open. I watched out and the conductor said you have to in to the car. So I did but after New Rochelle I recorded on my camera from the Bronx freight yard to the tunnels entrance.
Hmmm... If you haven't found out yet most railfans don't particularly enjoy the defacing of RR property, especially a historic structure such as Hell's Gate... Not something to go rubbing our noses in or someone's going to make it a mission to teach you otherwise. Just ask LA's Wish'M.
Wow, what wonderful memories this brought back. So many times as a kid I crossed the Triborough Bridge during the 60s and 70s with my family. I always looked towards that elevated rail line and the Hell Gate Bridge, wanting to see a train cruise by.
Amtrak fan, when the scene changes at 5:45, where is your train at? Looks like somewhere in the Bronx but it's difficult to tell.
OK, that's why it looks a bit famiar. . My dad was a carpenter and used to drive to his job from the Bronx up to New Rochelle. I remember riding with him sometimes in our 68 LeMans. The highway we took ran parallel to the New Haven RR line. Was so cool seeing an occasional "red and silver flash" whipping by at speed.
Was New York Connecting Railroad. Jointly owned by Pennsylvania and New Haven Railroad. The Mainline to Boston from Pennsylvania Station New York, New York. By the way Metro-North does not own Grand Central it leases it from NY and Harlem River Railroad, yes, they still are in business!
In the video, you will see the train going around a curve up to the hells gate bridge. The switch to that curve is at harold interlocking. At 2:36 seconds look to the left. Thats the LIRR Branching off.
Enjoyed the ride - first time through the East River tunnel ! Thanks for the trip.
rutheliz75 4 days ago
God I would hate to work in one of those tunnels
juantrippe82 2 months ago
@juantrippe82 you oughtta try working at the 'rootbeer factory " at the foot of the hellgate (WB) on randalls island. the smell would knock a buzzard off a shitwagon, i know, i did.!
21navyseabee 1 month ago
Why are amtrak cabin videos sooo hard to find??
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AlexAllynym102 2 months ago
very impresive view and very beautiful trip on this part of amtrack
sartiize 2 months ago
at approximately 3:45 what did you zoom in for?
101MTA 2 months ago
i love this
Pompadour123 3 months ago
love this video,,,the dark tunnel,,,,i'd love to be stoned standing there watching that
bfs1888 3 months ago
3:59 Ghost light!
peterandben 3 months ago
@peterandben WHAT DOES IT MEEEAAN!?!?!?
FelipexProductions 3 months ago
@FelipexProductions LOL
peterandben 3 months ago
AWSOME!!!!!
Megahammerheadshark 5 months ago
nice. racing that M2
MrBrownhornet1974 6 months ago
I have to disagree with ERA3733, if you had wedged yourself to the train the the view would have bounced all over the place. I like to see interesting things on the route!
mikerubynfs 6 months ago
thumbs up if u got here only because u want to watch scare pranks
danutzy1993 8 months ago
4 people who disliked flew to their destination...
TheDylanJoyce 8 months ago
@TheDylanJoyce 5 people
Pompadour123 3 months ago
In general , your effort is appreciated, but I see the following things you need to improve your work:
1. wedge yourself against something so that the camera stops weaving due to train vibration.
2. stop playing with the Zoom. It distracts, sometimes at significant moments.
3. Stop Panning. the goal was to document the trip from Penn Station to wherever you got off, not highlight interesting things along the route.
ERA3733 9 months ago
HEY I PUT IN MOST OF THOSE TIES AND TIMBERS LOL
helives1954 9 months ago
cool what train were you on?
highmountainflyer 10 months ago
Very nice train ride!!!!
Wehategod 11 months ago
おお！ スリリング！
vicecitycarshop 11 months ago
What are those side railings for, and why do they call it the "Hell Gate Bridge"?
1537trainman2 11 months ago
@1537trainman2 - It's called "Hell gate Bridge" because it crosses over Hell gate strait which, to this day, is a very hard place to boat through due to very strong tidal flows..
phantomeagle 11 months ago
Not everybody knows where New Haven is. It's from New Haven, Connecticut southwest to Woodlawn, New York.
cyclingzealot 11 months ago
Thank you for posting, I've always wanted to ride that line
DrSlick138 1 year ago
I have a question for someone who is familiar with old time NH operations. I have
seen Video clips of NH freight going over Hell's Gate. Where did those trains
toward NYC get to after crossing that bridge?
codydawg238 1 year ago
I wonder if the tunnels they're digging to connect from Sunnyside Yard to the 63rd Street Tunnel and the existing tunnel itself for LIRR's East Side Access project will be rated for faster speeds...
Roboboy 1 year ago
it's in hunt's point by the 7 train.
imtheillakilla 1 year ago
I see the 4th track was removed.
Hawkeye752 1 year ago
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InvasorEspacial007 1 year ago
What camera did you use? Most films are very shaky. I love yours.
InvasorEspacial007 1 year ago
did you rode the northeast regional? on this video
Emubirdproductions1 1 year ago
Where can I find a video of the Old Haven Line?
Spokker 1 year ago
Great video enjoyed it alot, a bit embarrassing a metro north train passing like that, (the highlight of the video TRAIN RACE)..great shoot of the highway passing the cars, just teriffic man
Lenairs 1 year ago
I simply love the sound of the wheels on the tracks. So awesome to sleep to :)
Spetsop 1 year ago
That was way cool. Liked it a lot. Would have stood there during the whole trip myself.
Charonview 1 year ago
I liked this one. It was way cool. I would have stood there on the whole trip also!
Charonview 1 year ago
I lived in Norwalk, CT before I moved to Ohio and I'm guessing that is the line I took from Norwalk to/from NYC. Vintage!
IsaiahWEJackson 1 year ago
Ok . Tony of Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain.
tonyuska 1 year ago
Damn.. that's a high speed train in'nit ? It's not going very fast....
AmersfoortTristan 1 year ago
I like those tunnel shots.
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I used to live in New Rochelle... the Amtrak train leaves Penn Station but it does not join Metro North tracks untill it gets to the junction that is just before the New Rochelle station. It is shown around 5:51. Mark-Andre.
markandrebailey 1 year ago
nice!
TheDylanJoyce 1 year ago
Great video, nice camera work. Thanks.
hawkmoon419 1 year ago
Nothing like these up north rainy days on the train! Why must they deface Hell Gate? Always wondered why there are only two tracks for Amtrak on Hell Gate! It's going to be impossible to reconstruct Metro North's part of the NEC! Good vid!
SightseerLounge 1 year ago
Love the dolly zoom at 3:30
WaefanChang 1 year ago
I m french I live in France and it's so different, so strange...I just compare...
NARTCC 1 year ago
great video i watch it from beginin to end
2 thumbsup and favorite
juvmol 1 year ago
Excellent Video, felt like I was onboard.
taxicart1 1 year ago
I used to live in New Rochelle... the Amtrak train leaves Penn Station but it does not join Metro North tracks untill it gets to the junction that is just before the New Rochelle station. It is shown around 5:51. Mark-Andre.
markandrebailey 1 year ago
excellent view .would like to see more if that's alright
swane321 1 year ago
Great stuff. It would be cool to see that point where the NEC re-joins the New Haven Line at New Rochelle NY. I looked for it but didn't see it.
jeffdavis13 1 year ago
Holy crap this is good!
clusterfak 1 year ago
Cool Video! how long is it from Boston to Washington D.C. on the acela?
radanju3 1 year ago
@radanju3 7 hours
train7297mb 1 year ago
@train7297mb, OMG!!!
radanju1 1 year ago
how big is that tunnel in the beginning of the video
radanju1 1 year ago
This is the Path Train.
sumoegyday 1 year ago
Who cares what it costs ??! trains are a necessity anyway, all countries have a national railroad system, its logical. Amtrak writes on its timetables who pays for what where such as "X.. service is financed in part through funds made available by ...blah blah blah..." Do passengers need to know that ? As if we had to know the cost of serving Paris, Moscow, Tokyo, Montréal, Vancouver, Lhasa, Berlin, Warsaw, The Hague, Roma, Belgrade etc... Amtrak is unique.
papoocanada 1 year ago
The northeast corridor is such a great place for high speed amtrak.
luvtrns4evr 1 year ago
The MTA made a plan in 2008 to bring the metro north new haven line on the hellgate bridge into pennstation to stop all the train traffic in grandcentral. They said that it should be done by 2011. I wonder if progress has been made.
malikrthr1 1 year ago
@malikrthr1, great plan!!!
radanju3 1 year ago
Excellent!
ernietrainz 1 year ago
I love how you can hear the "excellent" amtrak electronic door trying to stay closed on the curves....lol
nucj007 1 year ago
2:34 and back is like the AMTRAK version of SEPTA's MFL going from 2nd to Spring Garden lol.
DeltaPhi79 1 year ago
Where exactly is that East River Tunnel entrance?
phantomlord54 1 year ago
Not sure. Near Woodside, NY i know that.
AmtrakFanNEC927 1 year ago
@AmtrakFanNEC927 ......Sunnyside right where the new line will emerge from Grand Central
Italman45 1 year ago
@AmtrakFanNEC927 long island city
TEMPLE7D 1 year ago
@AmtrakFanNEC927 its at hunters point ave.
Dortizr160 11 months ago
@AmtrakFanNEC927 Hey this is awesome
Marcustinson 9 months ago
@AmtrakFanNEC927 Hey this is awesome by the what the EXp next to the NEC?
Marcustinson 9 months ago
@AmtrakFanNEC927
Hunterspoint Avenue Station on the #7 Subway is right next to all four Portals.
ERA3733 4 months ago
@phantomlord54 In an area of Queens called Long Island City.
TheLastBrainLeft 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 Long Island City.
FranrulesVistasucks 1 year ago
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@phantomlord54 As we leave the tunnel we are passing under the Elevated Freight Line, the connection to the Montauk Division. This was, I believe, the only section of LIRR or NY Connecting Lines to run left side running (I forget the technical term for this, like British roads). This connector line had both third rail and catenary. The Montauk Division in Queens was not ever electrified, but this elevated connection was
luckyshow 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 As we leave the tunnel we are passing under the Elevated Freight Line, the connection to the Montauk Division. This was, I believe, the only section of LIRR or NY Connecting Lines to run left side running (I forget the technical term for this, like British roads). This connector line had both third rail and catenary. The Montauk Division in Queens was not ever electrified, but this elevated connection was [to be continued, my answer is too long to fit...]
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@phantomlord54 In the video, the elevated line being passed under first goes across all the tracks and comes down facing east on a ramp on the far side of the yards. Since most of the yards to the east were for MUs and Pullmans, perhaps freight then backed into LIC or went towards the Hells Gate, or LIRR. That I don't know.
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@phantomlord54 The second elevated line we pass under is also part of the elevated freight connector. It comes down a ramp on the south side of this part of the yard, the westerly sections of Sunnyside Yards. This connector does relate to the original routes that make up the LIRR in its infancy. One of these lines was the Flushing and North Side
luckyshow 1 year ago
In the video, the elevated line being passed under first goes across all the tracks and comes down facing east on a ramp on the far side of the yards. Since most of the yards to the east were for MUs and Pullmans, perhaps freight then backed into LIC or went towards the Hells Gate, or LIRR. That I don't know.
luckyshow 1 year ago
The second elevated line we pass under is also part of the elevated freight connector. It comes down a ramp on the south side of this part of the yard, the westerly sections of Sunnyside Yards. This connector does relate to the original routes that make up the LIRR in its infancy. One of these lines was the Flushing and North Side.
luckyshow 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 The ramp that we see curving above, comes down into the yards that were known as the North Side Division Freight yards, which harkened back to that road that I think merged with the LIRR in 1878. Between the two ramps run two of the LIRR tunnel approaches (inbound and out).. I believe the tunnel we were viewing is from 31st Street and was (is?) known as Line F. As the southerly of the 6 tunnel tracks, this train must do a lot of switching and crossing to get to the Woodside Y.
luckyshow 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 Look, I wrote an explanation of where this is and what all tehse structuress were called but it was 6 times the amount of characters allowed and I tried fitting them all in. LAst paart:
If you want to find this by car or foot: About near the tunnel entrance, to the left up above, there is the intersection, where Skillman Avenue ends heading southwest and meets 49th Avenue. The latter was once called Hunters Point Avenue at this point, Skillman Avenue was Meadow Street. Did they?
luckyshow 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 Look, I wrote an explanation of where this is and what all these structures were called but it was 6 times the amount of characters allowed and I tried fitting them all in. Last part:
If you want to find this by car or foot: About near the tunnel entrance, to the left up above, there is the intersection, where Skillman Avenue ends heading southwest and meets 49th Avenue. The latter was once called Hunters Point Avenue at this point, Skillman Avenue was Meadow Street. Did they?
luckyshow 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 This is Long Island City. The LIRR Hunterspoint Avenue Station is just past the tunnel exit, to the right above past the freight el. We can see the North Side Div. ramp I see now. 49th Avenue is still called Hunterspoint Ave. before Skillman enters it.
luckyshow 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 Correction: Portal D , Line 1. The designations given before were from the original plan and not the final construction and use.
luckyshow 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 It is between the Avenues of 47th and 49th and the Avenues of Jackson and Skillman. If in Google Street View you enter '24-93 Skillman Ave
Queens, NY 11101', and you pan to your left until you see a little shed behind the 'No Standing Anytime' sign, that is the entrance to the 'East River Tunnel', just east of the Hunterspoint Avenue MTA station.
I hope this helps.
Cheers
busog97641 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 In Long Island City in Queens New York, take the (7) train to Hunterspoint Ave, its right there!
23145567 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 It is in Long Island City
MasterKhem 1 year ago
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@phantomlord54 long island city
TEMPLE7D 1 year ago
@phantomlord54 It starts at Hunts Point Avenue in Long Island City
dani4girl 10 months ago
@phantomlord54 Hunterspoint Ave, Long Island City.
divisioneight 4 months ago
I love this view of the Hell Gate bridge and when I started running through 95 north the scenery of the bridge is a beautiful sight and great videos too 5 stars
DarkJudai343 2 years ago
look at all the cars on the interstate,all this people is missing out on a great ride,i wish i could go there and experience a great train ride like this 5stars my friend
fnm9908 2 years ago
very nice
Bsg4884 2 years ago
Lamest. Troll. Ever.
Great vid though, 5'd. Nice view of Hell Gate bridge in the rain.
blaarp 2 years ago
Ive carried many new toyota products into Conn...and the first thing i noticed when I first started running 95 north was how many times the corridor criss crossed 95, with its bridges with its New Haven style catenary and how busy, congested and tight it was..nice video..especially hells gate..
stevefromPA2 2 years ago
Many Years ago it was the NEw Haven Railroad which ran through these tunnels via the Hell gate Brigde aka the Ny Connecting Railroad.
Wehategod 2 years ago
I loved it... felt like I was riding the train too. It is nice to have someone else drive in yucky weather. Thx for posting. 5 stars
luvtrns4evr 2 years ago
Great video. It captures the true essence of the NE Corridor north of NYC into CT. There is no excuse for profane language on this site. SHAME. Thank you for the posting.
amtrakatsfnyc 2 years ago
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1* it was sooooooooooooooooooo boring
zink444 2 years ago
grab a burger, im sure you will enjoy it more that way
AmtrakFanNEC927 2 years ago 11
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FUCK YOU YOU MOTHER FUCKER ASS HOLE
zink444 2 years ago
Sorry, you must have me mistaken for someone else...
AmtrakFanNEC927 2 years ago 4
seriously? i would just remove his comments all together. don't need that kind of dirt on this vid page. 5 stars.
FanRailer 2 years ago
@AmtrakFanNEC927 HEY I PUT IN MOST OF THOES TIES AND TIMBERS LOL
helives1954 9 months ago
and faved.
FanRailer 2 years ago
wow you people w/ bad comments have nothing better to do all day, get your butt off the Xbox and go outside
trainz675 1 year ago
How did the Hell Gate Bridge get it's name?
tarmac2001 2 years ago
It's named for the tidal straight it crosses. At that area, the East River, Harlem River and Long Island Sound converge, and the name (going back to the Dutch) was, by some accounts, given due to the strong currents in the area. It was originally called The New York Connecting Railroad Bridge.
jamesrr1 2 years ago
Thank you for your response.
To be honest, I wasn't expecting the bridges name to be connected with the first coloniel settlements in any way.
I suppose there were alot ships wrecked and lost along with the sailors in this area.
tarmac2001 2 years ago
It's over the gates of HELL in the river. Which was very hard to sail thru before power boats.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
As noted, the Dutch named the location for the treacherous tidal flows that surge thru the strait day & night. The East River is not actually a "river", it's a tidal estuary connecting western Long Island Sound & the Atlantic thru NY Bay & the Hudson, all of which have differing tides, thus the flow "reverses" all day. I've read that even the strongest male crew couldn't/can't row across in the major surges. This majestic bridge must have one of the higher rail decks above sea level in N. Amer.
mrGmantn 2 years ago
GreaT VIDEO!!!
bcancun123 2 years ago
Nice video, i like the view looks if we are
riding on a poor rainy friday....
Imor76 2 years ago
Awesome video just like all your videos. I like the filming out the back of the train, I've never seen that before. Very well done!
DrivingPark 2 years ago
It's depressing to me that we're seemingly intent on leaving wood beams at the switchpoints, which are some of the key points. I suppose do the easy replacement work first.
NJDevils1087 2 years ago
I know that was an R160 at 3:39 at Ditmars blvd station
nichols15 2 years ago
Thank You Amtrak Fan 4 this video !!! I work 4 the "trak" here in Chicago & alway's love comin 2 the "NEC" on vacation !!! I love the "NEC" 4 all the different type's of train's that travel up & down the corridor !!! 5***** & OSCAR !!! "BRAVO, BRAVO" !!!
trains74 2 years ago
Yes, the NEC is OK. But we should have this kink of service right out of Chicago in all directions too! What little money that has been spent on trains has been spent here. While Des Moines, Nashville, Louisville, pay for it. And have no service.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
I grew up a block from the Hellgate. Always wanted to see what it looks like up there.
Thanks
joeszabo1 2 years ago
Hey hop on a train at your nearest station. The're fun! With Amtrak's low fares you can't afford to stay home! As the New Haven used to say "Train yourself to relax!"
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
It's sad that there is a track missing from the bridge.
Intransitman 2 years ago
vids like this one is why i subscribed to yer channel.
very good.
Lukelr 2 years ago
Thanks for the comment!
AmtrakFanNEC927 2 years ago
at 6:25 i bet those cars and budes are jelous
TEMPLE7D 2 years ago
I hardley never take the metro north, only once in a year I'll say probley yea once in a year lol yea I know It's funny, The only time I will ever take the metro north is when I go to new rochelle to go Ice Skating and thats it
34df67 2 years ago
thanks for the video bro I live rite by the new heaven line it was kinda of confusing to me cause I never know where it goes but now I do
34df67 2 years ago
It connects to 500 cities nationwide. Coast to coast and Canada too! I know Amtrak thinks it's the Northeast Corridor Railroad Company. But it's really the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. We just don't have much service in the rest of the country.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
Wow , this is a great video. It brings back many memories for me as II use to work for Amtrak as a LSA , so what you filmed is what I saw all the time. When I had a break I would go and look out the rear window when ever I could. It was cool going in the tunel.
Thanks again..
goodeye03 2 years ago
My pleasure! LSA's have quite a tough job.
AmtrakFanNEC927 2 years ago
Very good footage, although that tunnel bit at the start makes me a bit travelsick! That railway bridge has a bit of a gothic look to it especially in the dark weather.
soundseeker63 2 years ago
Ironically, it's called "Hell Gate Bridge".
Giantsfan2104 2 years ago
wow!!!! so basically even though the Metro north and and Long railroads are on different track their kinda connected via the northeast corridor, because if u notice the LIRR splits from the line at sunyside yard in queens and then affter the nec cross the the bridge it then aligns wit the MNRR at new rochelle!!!
vze428s7 2 years ago
yes
kj762aa 2 years ago
Without Amtrak to pay the costs of track and some of the major stations. The Metro-North and Long Island would have to close. That's why the NEC looses so much money. But it's hidden by allocateing costs to the token train system across the country which really makes money.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
@intercityrailpal The NEC actually earns money for Amtrak. The commuter services are run by local agencies.
TheLastBrainLeft 1 year ago
@TheLastBrainLeft The last two presidents of Amtrak admitted the Northeast corridor is a money pit! The NEC loses 700 million ayear! 15 trains produce 50% of Amtrak's ticket income. Just 15 and they are all cross country trains. The books are cooked, and expenses are sent out accross the country on those 15 routes. Making them lose money and and the NEC look good.
intercityrailpal 1 year ago
@intercityrailpal Yes, we need the corridor. But we need service everywhere not just where the rich and powerful live. Please get update information. The corridor is a high speed railroad that is worn out. Bridges, tunnels wires etc. Amtrak will spend billions replaceing this stuff. The rest of the county, they run on a RENTED railroad. Those companys pay for the improvements not Amtrak. Lower speeds = lower costs.
intercityrailpal 1 year ago
I didn't know that the speed limit for the East River was 60 mph. When I go there with LIRR we usually go about 40 - 50 mph sometimes faster or slower. Thanks
traindude80 2 years ago
when i used to ride the LIRR back in 2000 when i lived in queens, the engineer would leave the door open, we hit 63 once, he said the limits for all trains AMTK and LIRR was 60MPH
AmtrakFanNEC927 2 years ago
You lived in Queens!? What neighborhood? I live in Bayside. Yeah I remember when the M3 were the only electric trains I could watch out the front or the back. But now they close it off. So I just sit in the middle of the car in the 6 or 4 seaters.
traindude80 2 years ago
Ha! Bayside as well!
AmtrakFanNEC927 2 years ago
Wow!!!!! That's great! I'm we probobly saw each other there! I live on 215 st. Close to the tracks.
traindude80 2 years ago
Man I live in Little Neck right next to the tracks
Thats pretty close
twistandshoutfav 2 years ago
When I film out of the rear window I all ways press my camera on the window so it doesn't shake. In Feb. 2008 I was filming on the end of a PATH Train out of Newark and it was so bumby I nearly fell down several times! I couldn't hold to the handle because I needed both hands to keep the camera still. Great Video 5 stars favored. Keep up the good work!
traindude80 2 years ago
it's that the New Jersey Transit trains at the yard on 2:20?
chattaboxxxx07 2 years ago
NJ transit I think uses some space in the Yard, but that yard is the Sunnyside Yard, which is one of the most important Amtrak facilities around.
apodino 2 years ago
It is so hard to get to the rear car north of New York because they usually close it. When I took a short trip to New London coming back I was lucky because the last car was open. I watched out and the conductor said you have to in to the car. So I did but after New Rochelle I recorded on my camera from the Bronx freight yard to the tunnels entrance.
traindude80 2 years ago
Correct me if i'm wrong but don't this train goes through Mystic Conn.? By the way i like the video. Exellent work my friend.
Dkels219 2 years ago
That is correct, Northeast Regional service to Boston.
AmtrakFanNEC927 2 years ago
Now if tilting was allowed would the speed be faster on the new haven line? Does the cantery need to be updated and the track?
mugshotesp 2 years ago
Probably not.
AmtrakFanNEC927 2 years ago
yo u can see EzAf's graffiti on the hell's gate!!! nice vid!
Daprotegi 2 years ago
whos that?
AmtrakFanNEC927 2 years ago
Hmmm... If you haven't found out yet most railfans don't particularly enjoy the defacing of RR property, especially a historic structure such as Hell's Gate... Not something to go rubbing our noses in or someone's going to make it a mission to teach you otherwise. Just ask LA's Wish'M.
Jaanfo 2 years ago
Wow, what wonderful memories this brought back. So many times as a kid I crossed the Triborough Bridge during the 60s and 70s with my family. I always looked towards that elevated rail line and the Hell Gate Bridge, wanting to see a train cruise by.
Amtrak fan, when the scene changes at 5:45, where is your train at? Looks like somewhere in the Bronx but it's difficult to tell.
ACLTony 2 years ago
Thanks! And thats New Rochelle
AmtrakFanNEC927 2 years ago
OK, that's why it looks a bit famiar. . My dad was a carpenter and used to drive to his job from the Bronx up to New Rochelle. I remember riding with him sometimes in our 68 LeMans. The highway we took ran parallel to the New Haven RR line. Was so cool seeing an occasional "red and silver flash" whipping by at speed.
ACLTony 2 years ago
He is at New Rochelle station at 5:45
goodeye03 2 years ago
Good vid! Not the least bit boring, especially when compared with 7,573 views at Hamilton station.
ebtmikado 2 years ago
which Amtrak line was this?
SpywareHater 3 years ago
Northeast Corridor.
AmtrakFanNEC927 3 years ago
Was New York Connecting Railroad. Jointly owned by Pennsylvania and New Haven Railroad. The Mainline to Boston from Pennsylvania Station New York, New York. By the way Metro-North does not own Grand Central it leases it from NY and Harlem River Railroad, yes, they still are in business!
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
begining was boring
trainiac3 3 years ago
THANKS FOR THE COMMENT!!!! YOU JUST MADE MY DAY!!!
Heres a tip! IF YOU DONT LIKE IT! DONT WATCH IT!
AmtrakFanNEC927 3 years ago
I love watchin trains haul ass thru subways so ignore trainiac3, this is nice vid.
cygnusixion 2 years ago
Great Video! Were you riding a Shorline East?
amtrakboy37 3 years ago
Just curious, but where exactly do Amtrak and the LIRR head their seperate ways after leaving Penn Station?
R160A 3 years ago
In the video, you will see the train going around a curve up to the hells gate bridge. The switch to that curve is at harold interlocking. At 2:36 seconds look to the left. Thats the LIRR Branching off.
AmtrakFanNEC927 3 years ago