Amtrak and SEPTA Action Sunday, November 26, 2006

[TheDylanJoyce]

At 1:42, what was that on the tracks? looks like it fell of the Train

[drmayo99]

I remember me driving back and foward along the nec when i worked for amtrak

[jeffdarga100]

Acela looks stupid with 'blobs' painted on the sides.

[amtrakseptaguy11]

great vid but ow do you get aem-7s and hpp-8s to blast there horns?

[rangers1030]

do they run this this year from the 25th-29th?

[TrainSounds]

whoa how lowd.

[randyman101]

Beautiful. I love those SEPTA and Amtrak trains.

[DeltaPhi79]

I know this is about 2 1/2 years back but it would have been awesome if you could have caught an 8 car Regional Rail like I did...

[trainfans2]

did amtrak use the marc train?

[rwboa22]

They might have, as Amtrak employees operate MARC trains during the weekdays (MARC passengers on weekends can ride on Amtrak Regional trains w/ MARC tickets). SEPTA and NJT, thankfully, have their own train crews, and run their own trains on weekends.

[xdaftpunkedx]

the Marc train is a holiday extra borrowed by amtrak for make up for a lack of equipment during the holiday travel day this is why you see the NJ transit trains as well. They will go all the way to Washington and the Marc train will go all the way to Boston i believe

[56yuoi]

uh it goes up to New york city not boston.

[trainman1971]

@xdaftpunkedx

Nope, the MARC equipment only goes to New York.

[trainfans2]

Nice video.

[railmaniak]

What maximal speed at AEM7 and Acela express?

[jasonvtaz]

Acela is 150 mph. It only does that in RI however.

[sportsmovieman]

AEM7 Regionals are 125 miles per hour

Acela is mostly 135 but 150 in some areas.

[ucvgabe]

and how did you get an NJT train at the same spot as all of the septa's?

[trainutjob]

on thanksgiving,amtrak borrows equipment.

[ucvgabe]

oh ok

[ucvgabe]

was that a marc HHP8?

[sarginto3]

yep

[Eddie19136]

yes

[trainzrok]

yea

[MBTA000]

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[Draco677]

Man how did you get them all to toot for you like that? You must've been jumping up and down!

[seClip9]

At 0:35. is in special run or deadheading?

[sportsmovieman]

NB Regional, SB Regional, SB SEPTA, NB SEPTA (MARC leased), NB Acela, SB Silver Star (with a surprise), SB SEPTA (NJT leased), SB Keystone, NB Crescent, NB SEPTA, SB Keystone, SB SEPTA, NB Silver Meteor, SB Regional, SB SEPTA (MARC leased). Yes, that is the order of sequencial trains you will see in this video. I'm bad... really bad >)

[TrainzMaster3000]

Awsome video! The septa couldn't stand a chance agenst that keystone

[bmxboy2468]

awesome video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cbdilger]

Good work; thanks!

[sportsmovieman]

There are plenty of routes that go through the NEC... but the problem with most of them is that once they leave the NEC (which is Amtrak owned), they enter railroads that are owned by freights (CSX, UP, NS), and then they get very late.

[hhp8]

not up

[vze428s7]

lol o fa real dat wussup it would b fun to c a metro north new haven mu in pennsylvania they'll fit in jus perfect wit septa since they look simular to the silverliner 4's wit those roof mounted dynamic braking systems

[vze428s7]

wait i din't kno the new jersey transit north east corridor line came into pennsylvania aint dat septa territory, and since when did marc come into pennsylvania too i thouht they only went as far as perryville maryland and theirs like a commuter gap where theirs no commuter service between perryvile maryland and newark delaware

[wagz0627]

That is correct. Every Thanksgiving Amtrak leases equipment from commuter agencies for additional capacity.

[trainmasta227]

@vze428s7 well really the Perryville line is called the Penn Line the one into WVA is the Brunswick Line which ends at Martinsburg and the and the one into W. baltimore is the camdem so i think u might have seen rented power for Amtrak

[CoastStarlight11]

That is a dang nice vid. I have never been to the east coast.

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[romino707]

Does the Amtrak train with the double-decker cars go to Florida or something? Maybe to Chicago? It's definitely got to be a long distance train

[wagz0627]

They are the Silver Star / Silver Meteor to Florida.

[phantomlord54]

the NEC is a passenger railfan's paradise!

[romino707]

I fucking love trains...There was a NJ Transit train in there as well, btw. What is the Amtrak train with the double decker lounge cars? Is this before or after Philadelphia 30th Street Station?

[hhp664]

By Eddington the speeds are 125mph for Acela's and regionals and 110mph for C trains. Septa depending on equipment are allowed between 80-90mph. The curve east of eddington is 120 for acela's on 2 and 3 track and 105 for everything else on 2 and 3. 1 and 4 is 100mph period. I worked something that morning to NYC but can't remember what train is was.

[free2rtmey]

Love the Engineers that layed on that K5LA on the AEM-7s.I was in the cab of one one time on Sept 15 of this year and the engineer let me lay on that sucker for a while. also i did in an f40 that was sittin in the yard for a horn test in d.c. I know they are retired now but it was a vre f40.if you stripped the paint of it you would say hey its an amtrak f40. i also layed on the horn of the acela that same day

[trainriders1031]

The Acela is at 150mph, the regualr Amtrak between 100-130mph, and Septa around 60-100mph. Thanks for asking.

[Tracon]

Through there, they were passing us at about 110.

[loookatme123]

love that train at 2:30

[Tracon]

1:35 in

[TheTransitMan123]

Where was the NJT equipment at?

[cab4]

There was a 8car train of Arrow IIIs going up the line.

[rslitman]

Thanks for sharing this. I'm guessing that the southbound trains are coming from your right, and the northbound trains are coming from your left. Am I right?

[wagz0627]

That is correct.

[phantomlord54]

being an Amtrak train operator has got to be one of the coolest jobs in the world

[BNSFDisneyZildjian]

1:20 Interesting. 2 Acela HHP8 Trains

[amtrak101]

What train was that that passed by at 3:00?

[phantomlord54]

a Metroliner

[mallmaven60]

Regional,then after that was MARC

[phantomlord54]

The Philadelphia region may suffer from too few freeways, but it sure is a railfan's paradise.

[amtrak101]

Don't forget Folkston in Georgia!

[Cooldit]

. pretty good for a sunday

. i dont see many septas going that fast

[phantomlord54]

I think that was the Sunday after Thanksgiving - second busiest travel day of the year, isn't it?

[Tcostello105]

all i can say is wow!

[Train538]

Why were the trains honking?

I know they weren't honking at a crossing.

[phantomlord54]

the video was shot from a station platform - they're just honkin' as they pass through the station

[Tracon]

No, we don't have a law in PA that states they must signal by a station. I was getting them to blow for us. Love the K5LA at speed!

[phantomlord54]

It's interesting 'cauz some of the engineers give a nice friendly toot and a couple of 'em just lay on that fucker!

[22ndlehigh]

Amtrak is kicking Septa ass.

[blinkingblythe]

Back when I was a little kid I lived in Elkins Park. I would spend alot of my free time at the train station, and just watch the trains go by. However, I was scared of the kind shown at 2:30 because of a nightmare I had where one of those tube-shaped trains went by

the station at high speed, and tried to suck me into

it like a vacuum. Thankfuly, I never did see it during

those years, because it probaly would've sent me screaming and running out of the station. :)

[hhp8]

Thats so cool, I love the silver star

[retroguy1976]

whats a njt arrow 3 doing on the necgoing to philly I thought service was terminted at trenton unless septa leased that train for its service from trenton to philly

[wagz0627]

The Arrow IIIs are used by Amtrak for Holiday extra trains during the Thanksgiving weekend (especially on the Sunday after when this video was shot) due to lack of equipment and high demand. There were two trains of Arrow IIIs and a train consisting of a MARC HHP-8 and 6 push/pull coaches.

One can see these and other Amtrak extra trains every year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

[retroguy1976]

I see I thought it was for extra service on septa I didn't know amtrak borrows njt trains for the extra holiday load I see a MARC train also coming from DC thanx for the info I had no idea.

[56yuoi]

you will get more action on the northeast corridor this year with the NJT ACES trains running between frankford junction to NYC and it is going to be fun.

[evielovesantonio]

#1 i keep seeing the amtrak with a cab car.

#2i saw nj trnsit in their too.

#3 where were you?

[wagz0627]

1) Amtrak is now using ex-Metroliner cab cars for push/pull service on Keystone trains.

2 & 3) Read the video description.

[75249]

Which long-distance train passes by at about 1:20 in the video, looks like it might be the Crescent?

[wagz0627]

That was AMTK 91, the Silver Star.

[onyxmclaren]

nice vid man! its cool to see all sorts of different rolling stock available to us on the NEC!

[chessie4155]

wow!. lots of high speed action..nice!

[VideoCyberspace]

Sweet overtake at 2:25.

[Jayayess1190]

You stood out there a loooong time. Nice video! ;)

[sportsmovieman]

Awesome video! I love those high speed video montages on the Northeast Corridor! Please make more!

[jimzim66]

Very nice! Nice shot of the ex-Metroliner Cab!

Don't know if you were by any populated stations or if they were being blown AT you, but it's cool how the engineers seemed to blow the horns to enhance your shot.