Great video! I wish the IIIB cabs were still used on the ACL. And nice catch with the F40PH. Do you know if that unit came into NJT hands? Because then it might still be running on those tracks.
@fleecejackets Ahh I remember when they were on the ACL up intil like the end of 2002 thats when it turned out to be with all comet IV's. But it was neat. I remember the last time i rode in that consist was November 2002 I was in 4th grade lol!!! GOOD TIMES
While Amtrak stopped AC service in 1995, there have been occasional charter trips from outlying areas. I think they have been chartered by specific casinos. I do not remember the origination point of this one, but I think they came from Virginia and Massachusetts..
Yes, the Amtrak regularly scheduled service from Virginia was cancelled around 2000 or so; we took one of the last trains, smoked cigars too! The casino charter train, only a few a year, start in Newport News, Virginia and stop typically in DC, Baltimore and Philly only. Amtrak = bars. NJT = no bars.
Amtrak used to run it's own service right to Atlantic City as well.
MrShiz75 1 year ago
Cool, NJT and Amtrak both using diesels.
NJTCOMET 2 years ago
Great video! I wish the IIIB cabs were still used on the ACL. And nice catch with the F40PH. Do you know if that unit came into NJT hands? Because then it might still be running on those tracks.
fleecejackets 3 years ago
@fleecejackets Ahh I remember when they were on the ACL up intil like the end of 2002 thats when it turned out to be with all comet IV's. But it was neat. I remember the last time i rode in that consist was November 2002 I was in 4th grade lol!!! GOOD TIMES
NJT4211 7 months ago
amtrk f40ph!!!!
TrainzMaster3000 3 years ago 2
I remember this old bridge, I used to be afraid to go over it cause it always shook.
Cortex122990 3 years ago
The old bridge, which was somewhere around 100 years old, was replaced a few years ago.
1flyfire8 3 years ago
Does NJT still use their GP40TC or GP40H units?
Bellwestern80 3 years ago
FP40PH-2 is what's stenciled on the side of them...
1flyfire8 3 years ago
NJTA owns them now
sarginto3 3 years ago
why is there Amtrak on the ACL
sarginto3 3 years ago
While Amtrak stopped AC service in 1995, there have been occasional charter trips from outlying areas. I think they have been chartered by specific casinos. I do not remember the origination point of this one, but I think they came from Virginia and Massachusetts..
1flyfire8 3 years ago
great video
ERIELACKU34CH 3 years ago
Nice vid!
Yes, the Amtrak regularly scheduled service from Virginia was cancelled around 2000 or so; we took one of the last trains, smoked cigars too! The casino charter train, only a few a year, start in Newport News, Virginia and stop typically in DC, Baltimore and Philly only. Amtrak = bars. NJT = no bars.
USNARox2008 3 years ago