That is the solution to run trains to Quakertown again. A diesel push-pull set like this. Of course, some of the line would have to be rebuilt as some of it might be excepted (no passenger trains permitted) such as from Lansdale to Telford. The Tel-Qtown section was upgraded recently to Class 1. After Qtown, new track would have to be built in Lehigh and Northampton Counties since they ripped the old track up in those counties. If they want service to Beth or Atown again.
By the way the paint scheme looks nice. I wish SEPTA bought the diesels, but didn't happen as these were leased for a short time and the U34CHs were about to retire. 4154 has a nice Leslie S3L.
Great video. Just to inform everyone. They have two more U34CHs left, but there status is unknown as of April 2007. They were Alstom # 4167 and 4180 seen on a BNSF train in Galesberg. I hope those two survived. If 4172 is going to be restored then it's in luck since a huge bulk of all GE engines used today all use the GE 7FDL16 engine and any of the railroads in Mexico would probably sell a C30-7 to be stripped for parts to restore 4172 if the money was made available that is.
GOD! The Silverliner IV's look soo different back in 93 wow... nowadays they run all the pantographs in the Same directions... and i didnt know they ran the Comets with a diesel locomotive... back then
The Railworks Project rebuilt the entire railroad from the portal of the Center City Commuter Tunnel to Wayne Junction. That section of railroad was shut down for the summers of 1992 and 1993.
It's run by a bunch of self-centered egotistical snobs who care about nothing but themselves. And I feel sorry for the conductors who aren't even conductors in the traditional sense but instead are nothing but punching bags for the spoiled rotten white-collar commuters.
And SEPTA just ripped out the track from Coopersburg to Hellertown, so no train service to Bethlehem again unless it's rebuilt. But, the track in Bucks and Mont. counties is staying, so they could do the Qtown-Shelly service for now. All of the Bethlehem Branch in Lehigh and Northampton counties is now gone.
Why is it that NJT runs diesel trains on non-electrified lines like Raritan Valley, etc. but SEPTA and Conrail terminated all diesel services to Reading, Bethlehem, Newark, NJ in July 1981? The last run from Bethlehem to Lansdale was June 30, 1981. I wish the Lehigh Valley area would have passenger service again, and the only way to do it would be with diesel trains. But, SEPTA is stuck in this all-electric, no diesel mentality for the past 27 years. I live just west of Allentown, PA.
NJT still runs ALP44 and ALP 46 and MU cars on electrified lines it owns, I guess septa finds that Electric locomotive hauled and EMU trains save on fuel, but It wouldn't hurt if they went back to Diesel hauled commuter trains I guess
I miss the old Septa:-( I used to love those trains... I guess it goes with all people who aspire to be in something transportation... I want to be an airline pilot but I also love trains and wanted to work for Septa when I was younger. I live in Washington State now but I used to live in East Orange NJ and was born in Philadelphia... I visit PA every now and then. SEPTA and NJ Transit will always have a special place for me:-)
People in most of these rail vids on Y T seem to have little or no regard for safety when it comes to trains. Look at those idiots crossing the tracks as the train pulls in, what if another train came by & hit the car?
Ah you can hear the engine belching out exhaust at the end of the video. THat's the sound I was searching for, I loved that sound living next to the railroad tracks alongthe Pascack Valley line of NJT. I grew up around the U34CH.
Awesome sounding engine. All the modern ones that came after are like modern sedans, lacking distinction and character.
This proves that SEPTA could run diesel trains if they wanted to. They're too lazy to bring back the Quakertown service. North of Qtown would need a complete rebuild. Track from Bethlehem Union Station through South Bethlehem is torn out except for the crossings and a short section near Union Station. So, bringing back Bethlehem service is nearly impossible at this point. Trains are the only form of public transportation the Lehigh Valley area no longer has. It's all Norfolk Southern freight now
anybody know exactly what type of horn that is. they were on most conrail engines. god i love that sound. if anybody knows exactly what it is please respond
in freight mode, with the HEP turned off, they are a U36. Conrail used to borrow them for weekdend freight service, but NJT got tired of having them returned with empty fuel tanks so they wouldnt allow it.
That is the solution to run trains to Quakertown again. A diesel push-pull set like this. Of course, some of the line would have to be rebuilt as some of it might be excepted (no passenger trains permitted) such as from Lansdale to Telford. The Tel-Qtown section was upgraded recently to Class 1. After Qtown, new track would have to be built in Lehigh and Northampton Counties since they ripped the old track up in those counties. If they want service to Beth or Atown again.
rwk360 1 year ago
were those septa silverliner 1s
drmayo99 1 year ago
@drmayo99, no, they had been retired a few years before, the ones in this video are Silverliner IV's
oaksmodelrr 1 year ago
By the way the paint scheme looks nice. I wish SEPTA bought the diesels, but didn't happen as these were leased for a short time and the U34CHs were about to retire. 4154 has a nice Leslie S3L.
kmothersil 1 year ago
Great video. Just to inform everyone. They have two more U34CHs left, but there status is unknown as of April 2007. They were Alstom # 4167 and 4180 seen on a BNSF train in Galesberg. I hope those two survived. If 4172 is going to be restored then it's in luck since a huge bulk of all GE engines used today all use the GE 7FDL16 engine and any of the railroads in Mexico would probably sell a C30-7 to be stripped for parts to restore 4172 if the money was made available that is.
kmothersil 1 year ago
Silverliners Before the Ditchlights
starchedownon84s 1 year ago
why doesn't SEPTA still run consists like that today? :(
njt5329 1 year ago
what station is this?
amtrakseptaguy11 1 year ago
this is Lansdale, PA dude
hamstertrain18 1 year ago
@amtrakseptaguy11 im sorry i said this i already knew i feel dumb sorry
amtrakseptaguy11 1 year ago
R U Serious!!!!
RRboyLEGOboy 2 years ago
I live next to this town!!!!
rizz917 2 years ago
oo oo! I has seen these trains before! I didnt know they were that old! I thought they were like, new-ish.
They usually send this train out on the Great Valley Flyer and the Neshaminy Limited.
SpiffySpider 2 years ago
If only SEPTA learned from this mistake and realized that they should be like every other commuter railroad and operate...get this...DIESELS, too!
daffylatke 2 years ago
GOD! The Silverliner IV's look soo different back in 93 wow... nowadays they run all the pantographs in the Same directions... and i didnt know they ran the Comets with a diesel locomotive... back then
UniqueRON814 2 years ago
cool.
TrainSounds 2 years ago
The U34CH has the same horn of most Conrail units that I've seen.
JoJoJopete 2 years ago
What was the Railworks project?
JoJoJopete 2 years ago 2
The Railworks Project rebuilt the entire railroad from the portal of the Center City Commuter Tunnel to Wayne Junction. That section of railroad was shut down for the summers of 1992 and 1993.
oaksmodelrr 2 years ago
SEPTA should have service to Newtown, Allentown, Reading, Lancaster and West Chester. They're run by bufoons.
JoJoJopete 2 years ago
It's run by a bunch of self-centered egotistical snobs who care about nothing but themselves. And I feel sorry for the conductors who aren't even conductors in the traditional sense but instead are nothing but punching bags for the spoiled rotten white-collar commuters.
SeagraveRules 2 years ago 2
Nice choice of words.
JoJoJopete 2 years ago 2
@SeagraveRules What do you mean by "not conductors in the traditional sense?"
RedShadow1917 1 year ago
I 2nd that motion.......
mrrayco 2 years ago
Society to Eliminate Public Transportation Altogether
choirboyfromhell1 2 years ago
And SEPTA just ripped out the track from Coopersburg to Hellertown, so no train service to Bethlehem again unless it's rebuilt. But, the track in Bucks and Mont. counties is staying, so they could do the Qtown-Shelly service for now. All of the Bethlehem Branch in Lehigh and Northampton counties is now gone.
rwk360 3 years ago
Why is it that NJT runs diesel trains on non-electrified lines like Raritan Valley, etc. but SEPTA and Conrail terminated all diesel services to Reading, Bethlehem, Newark, NJ in July 1981? The last run from Bethlehem to Lansdale was June 30, 1981. I wish the Lehigh Valley area would have passenger service again, and the only way to do it would be with diesel trains. But, SEPTA is stuck in this all-electric, no diesel mentality for the past 27 years. I live just west of Allentown, PA.
rwk360 3 years ago
NJT still runs ALP44 and ALP 46 and MU cars on electrified lines it owns, I guess septa finds that Electric locomotive hauled and EMU trains save on fuel, but It wouldn't hurt if they went back to Diesel hauled commuter trains I guess
andybowe 2 years ago
I miss the old Septa:-( I used to love those trains... I guess it goes with all people who aspire to be in something transportation... I want to be an airline pilot but I also love trains and wanted to work for Septa when I was younger. I live in Washington State now but I used to live in East Orange NJ and was born in Philadelphia... I visit PA every now and then. SEPTA and NJ Transit will always have a special place for me:-)
ERAUPRCWA 3 years ago
People in most of these rail vids on Y T seem to have little or no regard for safety when it comes to trains. Look at those idiots crossing the tracks as the train pulls in, what if another train came by & hit the car?
ibook133 3 years ago
why are there two people walking in the tracks?
agbg200108 3 years ago
Ah you can hear the engine belching out exhaust at the end of the video. THat's the sound I was searching for, I loved that sound living next to the railroad tracks alongthe Pascack Valley line of NJT. I grew up around the U34CH.
Awesome sounding engine. All the modern ones that came after are like modern sedans, lacking distinction and character.
vtxtreme 3 years ago
I find the older units at hoboken rather cool. :)
ibook133 3 years ago
U34s rule
ERIELACKU34CH 2 years ago 3
This proves that SEPTA could run diesel trains if they wanted to. They're too lazy to bring back the Quakertown service. North of Qtown would need a complete rebuild. Track from Bethlehem Union Station through South Bethlehem is torn out except for the crossings and a short section near Union Station. So, bringing back Bethlehem service is nearly impossible at this point. Trains are the only form of public transportation the Lehigh Valley area no longer has. It's all Norfolk Southern freight now
rwk360 3 years ago
And return service to new hope, and newtown!!!! Lazy bums.
ibook133 3 years ago
Yuck, plain blue! I like the U34CHs in their original paint better! Nice video, 5*****!
NJT4111 3 years ago
that by my house
Noticed 3 years ago
anybody know exactly what type of horn that is. they were on most conrail engines. god i love that sound. if anybody knows exactly what it is please respond
dumbbuff 4 years ago
if youre talking about the U34CH horn, they were S3L's.
ERIELACKU34CH 3 years ago
yeah, god thats great
dumbbuff 3 years ago
awesome video.
bcardcollector 4 years ago
what happened to the AEM7's at that time
bustitution 4 years ago
SEPTA traded a couple of the AEM-7's to NJT for the U34CH's for the duration of the Railworks project.
oaksmodelrr 4 years ago
Nice Vid dude...
mrrayco 4 years ago
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roye2006 4 years ago
nice 7 consist on that 1st septa!
trainutjob 4 years ago
Those U34CH locomotives have a pretty low pitched horn considering that they were exclusively passenger locomotives. Great Video.
EMK623 4 years ago
That is because the U34s were equipped with a Leslie S3L horn, which were very common on freight locos.
maineboy1979 4 years ago
I understand the the story about the horn. U34CH locomotives are more or less a 3400hp variation of the GE U36C freight locomotive.
EMK623 4 years ago
in freight mode, with the HEP turned off, they are a U36. Conrail used to borrow them for weekdend freight service, but NJT got tired of having them returned with empty fuel tanks so they wouldnt allow it.
ERIELACKU34CH 4 years ago
I remember reading about that in the train books that I have. Thank You for reminding me about that.
Eric
EMK623 4 years ago
ha, didn't know that!
NJT4111 3 years ago
Yeah, and most of the old time films and videos the bells are fouled.
hfkjehgufihgiufewi 4 years ago
The U34CH is Retired now. Those Silverliner IVs Are Cool
mallmaven60 4 years ago
Yep the last U34CH's were retired by NJT in 1994. Then most were scrapped or sold to Mexico.
EMK623 4 years ago
ex-NJT U34CH 4172 currently resides on the new York & Greenwood Lake RR as their 3372.
Miketherailfan 4 years ago
you bet, i went out to pay a visit not too long ago, i dont live far from there. im told it's in running condition.
ERIELACKU34CH 4 years ago
They might be making Silverliner Vs. Double Decker.
tristar18 4 years ago
the SilverlinerV's will NOT be double decker
bustitution 4 years ago
they weren't very fast
bustitution 4 years ago
Oh, I Googled it 2 days ago and it said so. I must be wrong. Thanks for telling me.
tristar18 4 years ago
i live right near these trains
dud8112084 4 years ago
not to many of these locos remain if any most if not all including the one in the video have sense been scrapped
lexmarks567 4 years ago
I guess those people were in a rush!! Nice S3 on
The U30.
DAKRUPAINATER 5 years ago
thank its gr8
patmix 5 years ago