Very Fast MBTA Commuter Rail Train

[AmazinglyAgnostic]

Of course, it takes an hour for it to be that fast.

[ConnorandDaniel]

Wait? As fast any Acela or AEM can go? That's not right. The MBTA (most likely) was going at 79 MPH. Acela's and AEM's can go up to 150 MPH in some places, but good vid!

[Kihoalufreak]

Probably a Providence/Stoughton line train

[timoz26]

They really move when they're late

[wastechart]

@timoz26 Obviously you don't take the MBCR much ;-)

[wileyk209zback]

I've seen a MBTA few commuter trains go that fast before.

[blw0924]

not nearly as fast as amytrack

[staffier95]

there's a commuter rail train that goes behind my house and it NEVER goes that fast

[sticklets87]

Awesome shot! Great Horn too!

[idiotman76]

Give the MBTA's speed a break its a diesel obviously its not as fast as the current electric powered Amtraks but a haulin commuter rail can do 60+ and thats not bad!

[amtrak905]

Commuter rail are allowed to do 79 max

[idiotman76]

i know -.-

[bustitution]

I can't believe I saw a diesel pushing that train.

[tpirman1982]

Uh, I think it's being operated from the back passenger car. I don't really know how it runs backwards, but I'm guessing that it's running from the back passenger car going inbound to South Station.

[mello27]

all locos are push pull there is a controll car at tehend of the train as on all of teh mbtas sets. baisly the traction motors reverse the polairty the saem amount of power is deliverd in teh saem notches in teh controll car as in teh head end

[Mcoov]

@tpirman1982 Yes, it's a cab car, it's essentially a remote control for the locomotive.

[campolicejeff]

@tpirman1982 The MBTA runs all commuter rail with loco forward inbound to Boston and loco last outbound. There's no place to turn the trains at North or South station. This is common practice throughout the US and in Europe.

[CableReadyTechnoSIut]

@campolicejeff Actually, it's the opposite. Outbound from Boston the F40's and GP40MC's are pulling, they push inbound.

[s7o0a0p]

Sweet!! Hyde Park's where I live!

[amtraksonicfan171]

MBTA should get some electrics because they're running with electric lines over them

[s7o0a0p]

That's just on the Providence Line.

[ucvgabe]

not as fast as acela but fast

[HotGirlDater475]

That MBTA train flew through that station!

[Train538]

He was probably going 75-90mph. Fantastic Video!!!!!

[alx2925]

speed there is ACTUALLY 65, ive been in the cab watching the engineers speed

[Train538]

Oh. Thanks for telling me! But were you in the cab-car or the engine?

[alx2925]

cab car

[aboldys]

That train was on Track 2. Someone from MBCR told me that the speed limit for Track 2 is 80 miles an hour, while the speed limit for Track 1 is 70, and the speed limit for Track 3 is 60.

[alx2925]

Yeah, but the train wouldnt be able to pick up speed that fast after leaving 128

[GoofyNewf]

I think that was an express train that goes from Sharon straight to Ruggles

[TheMysticEgg]

wow that was fast not

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

for that train it was

[TheMysticEgg]

You should go to England mate thats where the speed is.

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

im sorry but no, your diesels are pretty cool cause they go over 100mph butthats about it.

[idiotman76]

English diesels are more aerodynamic (virgin trains per say) so they run a bit better and their reliability is how good?

[TheMysticEgg]

Virgin Trains diesels used to be a British spectacle (HST's, don't know if you've heard of them) But now they have been replaced by smaller, cleaner Voyager units, which do have spotless failure rates, but they are just so boring!

[idiotman76]

im no slouch iv ridden on the voyagers out to hreathrow (heathrow express)

[TheMysticEgg]

Ah they weren't Voyagers, Heathrow Express trains are electric. I assume you got it from London Paddington? Voyagers are about the most dull diesels in the world, and they smell like the toilet because the air conditioning picks it up!

[tacosandtrains]

Fast for an american commuter train yes.

[CBass1307]

It was probably going around 60 mph. The fastest section for the T is from just east of mansfeild to south of attleboro, where it goes 80 mph.

[alx2925]

This is probally the 1:30 outbound from Providence, it stops at Route 128, the goes STRAIGHT to Back Bay. Hey just like an Amtrak!!

[tpirman1982]

Uh, no. This train was going inbound.

It was sometime around 2:36pm when the train by.

[alx2925]

whoops i meant to say inbound from Providence

[campolicejeff]

@alx2925 Remember when an Amtrak train smashed into the rear of a stopped MBTA train at Back Bay Station ? The Amtrak train was being run by and engineer trainee.

[DBoy2029]

Wow. That IS fast!

[tpirman1982]

Well, each train has its own schedule.

Obviously, this one does not have Hyde Park on its schedule, so this one doesn't stop there. Just like on the trains I go to and from Hyde Park, the other station in Hyde Park my train bypasses is Readville.