what ever you do please do not take the Lake Shore Limited unless you have do. Last summer i had to wait 3 hours upon arrival and to make matter worse along the way that train started to have electrical problems. So what they had to do was take the power off the first engine and hook it up to the second engine. I bet by the time the train got to NYP station it was probably about 10:00 PM. I am also sure that the passengers of the Amtrak 448 was very angry.
@Amtrak2009 The "Late For Sure Limited" is the only train from Chicago to New York on the New York Central route. YOU HAVE NO CHOICE! I ride the Lake Shore alot between the Mohawk Valley cities and Iowa. I get a sleeper and just have to put up with the delays. Still beats driving or flying!
Yes, It took me years. I think I have the whole 21,000 mile system. Which by the way is not much there used to be 210,000 miles of passenger service in this country. Not only are the trains gone, so are the railroads and most of the tracks!
One more thing about the "Super Chief" today's "Southwest Chief" extra fine,extra fast, extra fare! 39 hours Chicago to LA. it could be done in 35 hours but that was too fast. If a cut-off was built accross southern Colorado they could have cut 4 more hours off the time. But Santa Fe had a bad year or two and dropped the project during the depression of the 1930's. Today you might do that time with a Tilt Train. But now BNSF wants Amtrak to move the "Chief" to the longer Texas route.
The present route thru Southern Colorado might get ripped up. The Santa Fe used to have 2000 miles at 90mph. But most of the A.T.C. Automatic Train Stop system has been removed so speeds have been reduced on 1000 miles of track to just 79mph. They might get a little over that say, 84 but tapes are running recording the Amtrak engineer he dare not do more than 5 over too long.
When Santa Fe ran the trains. If they wanted to make up time. They got a boss to get the engineer out of his seat. He could do anything he wanted with permission of the company. All the railroads did this. Once I was on the Lackawanna's "Phoebe Snow" with a boss running the train. We went so fast the crossing gates went down behind the train! We over ran the gates! No tapes in those days. Wouldn't matter anyway.
wow! you rode the Lackawannas Phobe Snow! sweet! the EL ran through my town and my family has silent 8mm movies from the 1970's, and would love to post them to YT, but were abouts did you ride the Phobe Snow train?
I never got west of Elmira on #1 or 2 the "Phoebe Snow" But I did ride #5 and 6 "The Chicago Lake Cities Express" all the way to Chicago many, many times. I was too young to be able to ride 1&2 to Chicago before it was discontinued. Being from NY and working in Milwaukee I would take the train home often. New York Central-Pennsylvania-Erie-Lackawanna-Baltimore and Ohio not the Nickel Plate or the Lehigh Valley they were already out of the passenger business.I still do all my long trips by train
yeah thats for sure! lol hes cool with the idea but were not shure how to burn them onto a computer and then on YT. there on a Special DVD. and also im afraid of people of stealing them and claiming as there own.
@steven8979 Doesn't happen much. Passenger trains are top of the line equipment. 75mph is nothing to a passenger train. It's the tracks and signal system that slow it down. Western New York was where the "Empire State Express" did over 100mph everyday.For years and years, along with other New York Central Dreamliners.
Do these locos get up the same speed as the ACELA ? Cool video.
aerobee58 2 years ago
thanks yes they do get up to about 100 MPH
steven8979 2 years ago
Nice angle.
Trainlover4ever2006 2 years ago
thanks!
steven8979 2 years ago
You have not choice if you are coming from Chicago it's the only train beyond Buffalo west.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
you have a scanner, i might be getting one for christmas from a VIA engineer if you know what VIA is.
coolguy676 2 years ago
oh yeah i know of VIA, on my game lol, i did get the the GTA route from MLT its cool.
steven8979 2 years ago
its a little shorter than a freight train so you dont have as much weight behind the units.
steven8979 2 years ago
@steven8979 Freight cars have more weight and only one brake piston. Passenger car have at least 4 if not more pistons 4 times the brakeinng power!
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
your right on that lol!
steven8979 2 years ago
Wow, it didn't take him long to stop it at all. I guess the passenger trains can stop much faster than the freight trains.
sunlitstormclouds 2 years ago
what ever you do please do not take the Lake Shore Limited unless you have do. Last summer i had to wait 3 hours upon arrival and to make matter worse along the way that train started to have electrical problems. So what they had to do was take the power off the first engine and hook it up to the second engine. I bet by the time the train got to NYP station it was probably about 10:00 PM. I am also sure that the passengers of the Amtrak 448 was very angry.
Amtrak2009 2 years ago
@Amtrak2009 The "Late For Sure Limited" is the only train from Chicago to New York on the New York Central route. YOU HAVE NO CHOICE! I ride the Lake Shore alot between the Mohawk Valley cities and Iowa. I get a sleeper and just have to put up with the delays. Still beats driving or flying!
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
have you ever ridden on the south west chife train? me and my dad went first class and it was awesome!
steven8979 2 years ago
Yes, It took me years. I think I have the whole 21,000 mile system. Which by the way is not much there used to be 210,000 miles of passenger service in this country. Not only are the trains gone, so are the railroads and most of the tracks!
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
One more thing about the "Super Chief" today's "Southwest Chief" extra fine,extra fast, extra fare! 39 hours Chicago to LA. it could be done in 35 hours but that was too fast. If a cut-off was built accross southern Colorado they could have cut 4 more hours off the time. But Santa Fe had a bad year or two and dropped the project during the depression of the 1930's. Today you might do that time with a Tilt Train. But now BNSF wants Amtrak to move the "Chief" to the longer Texas route.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
The present route thru Southern Colorado might get ripped up. The Santa Fe used to have 2000 miles at 90mph. But most of the A.T.C. Automatic Train Stop system has been removed so speeds have been reduced on 1000 miles of track to just 79mph. They might get a little over that say, 84 but tapes are running recording the Amtrak engineer he dare not do more than 5 over too long.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
When Santa Fe ran the trains. If they wanted to make up time. They got a boss to get the engineer out of his seat. He could do anything he wanted with permission of the company. All the railroads did this. Once I was on the Lackawanna's "Phoebe Snow" with a boss running the train. We went so fast the crossing gates went down behind the train! We over ran the gates! No tapes in those days. Wouldn't matter anyway.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
wow! you rode the Lackawannas Phobe Snow! sweet! the EL ran through my town and my family has silent 8mm movies from the 1970's, and would love to post them to YT, but were abouts did you ride the Phobe Snow train?
steven8979 2 years ago
I never got west of Elmira on #1 or 2 the "Phoebe Snow" But I did ride #5 and 6 "The Chicago Lake Cities Express" all the way to Chicago many, many times. I was too young to be able to ride 1&2 to Chicago before it was discontinued. Being from NY and working in Milwaukee I would take the train home often. New York Central-Pennsylvania-Erie-Lackawanna-Baltimore and Ohio not the Nickel Plate or the Lehigh Valley they were already out of the passenger business.I still do all my long trips by train
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
Ask your dad if you can put them up. We need more Erie-Lackawanna on youtube.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
yeah thats for sure! lol hes cool with the idea but were not shure how to burn them onto a computer and then on YT. there on a Special DVD. and also im afraid of people of stealing them and claiming as there own.
steven8979 2 years ago
I saw this train in Buffalo NY
coryrusch 3 years ago
hey thanks! glad you enjoyed
steven8979 3 years ago
nice man
dalejrfan303 3 years ago
yeah i was shocked when it reported by with a defect! never heard that before
steven8979 3 years ago
@steven8979 Doesn't happen much. Passenger trains are top of the line equipment. 75mph is nothing to a passenger train. It's the tracks and signal system that slow it down. Western New York was where the "Empire State Express" did over 100mph everyday.For years and years, along with other New York Central Dreamliners.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
yeah a friend of mine has a video of an Amtrak train and its going about 100 lol
steven8979 2 years ago
also 48 with lead engine 48 - good catch!
nhlives 3 years ago
'tis not that bad - the dragger was on the second engine - probably just a low air hose between the two engines....
nhlives 3 years ago