What Happens when an Amtrak Locomotive Breaks Down?

[spongebobpaul]

What if that wont get the coaches ready, the driver would be a piss taker

[cjmillsnun]

So Amtrak sent a thunderbird loco (think about it). Big Deal. This is exactly what happens anywhere.

[SurflinerStudios]

If this was a tv series, then WOW I would watch it a lot.

[edwin4362]

I like how u said pissed off passengers lol

[ClamEatsCurry]

forever alone

[trainrover]

"and pissed-off passengers to the stations".

[lukedeaves99]

Mega fail train.

[galatei11]

Rare catch. Nice one. Wonder how pissed you were on that platform, hehe. It was much darker when the train was coming back than at the beginning, must have been several hours.

Also, I wonder what was the difference in speed, e.g. would Amtrak go that fast ?

[jerseyemt]

@galatei11 A locomotive by itself has a lower maximum speed than a locomotive with train. Usually it's limited to 30 mph.

I don't know the maximum speed for this section of track, but Amtrak trains like these are permitted to travel at 125 mph.

[admiralackbar999]

that little locomotive must be pretty damn tough to pull that train at that speed. or im just too use to watching freights crawl along haha!

[ThorHammer17]

Well what do you know... I was on this train. Four hella long hours. That's why I call it Damntrak.

[Gerwalk1982]

A train brokes down and a single locomotive comes to its rescue. Nothing new.

Good video, indeed.

[NorthEastRegional]

The Toaster has toasted itself! Nice video by the way!

[trainfanatic1100]

I love how at the beginning you can see the trains 'red end of train lights' on even though its going foward.

[MrNofingers]

A:they send one little engine.

[surfing636]

OK, the Rescue Car headed to the scene, then coupled to the cars to be rescued, going the opposite direction at the end of the video. Since the rescue & coupling took place out of view, you might want to point that fact out (for us amatures), since the new consist passes by so fast. Nice looking Engine Car! Good filming job too!

[sabrillian]

cool filming location!

*neeeeeeeerrrr*.... ;D

[47485ksc]

I must have blinked. What happens? Does it go to the shop? Fixed on the line? I don't know. Someone tell me the point of this video. I saw one loco and one train. Never saw any breakdown. Another misguided railfan w/nothing better to do than waste my time.

[TNT314159]

0/10. Troll harder.

[TNT314159]

0/10, troll harder

[alexander1485]

@TNT314159 -1/10, reply better

[epicfail18081]

@TNT314159 loner. replying to yourself.

[RailfanTube]

@47485ksc Isn't it obvious? That light locomotive was picking up the train you saw later. HHP-8's (The light engine) aren't normally paired up with AEM-7's (The second engine in the passenger trains consist) so it's again obvious that the AEM-7 was the broken down locomotive. To sum it all up; When an Amtrak locomotive breaks down, another locomotive is sent to pick it up. Additionally, the passengers on the train with the broken down locomotive get very impatient. :)

[1sidsquid]

@RailfanTube

he didn't see the end.

[MrPeople1098]

@47485ksc if you read the title you would have realised that it is What Happens when an Amtrak Locomotive Breaks Down? so the first locomotive went and got the other train so you are wrong.

[SuperNorfolksouthern]

@47485ksc that loco went to get a brokedown train watch the whole video u will see the same engine pulling a train

[1sidsquid]

@47485ksc

i see, you didn't watch it 'till the end. The locomotive you saw was an Acela. The Acela went to fetch the broken down Amtrak at the end of the video

[ttcgeek]

@47485ksc You forgot to see the end dumbass.

[schaferTEK]

The other Engine comes and tows the broken down one away.

[SantaFe158]

@47485ksc Notice, there were two locomotives at the head of that train.

[jimmytvf]

@47485ksc the "sausage" locomotive, tow the whole train

[epicfail18081]

@47485ksc the point of the vid was, the loco going down the line, the second clip was the same loco pulling the broken down train. UNDERSTUND?

[bnsfwarbonnet]

@47485ksc it rescued the other one

[edwin4362]

@47485ksc the train car came and picked up the entire broken down train but it looks like one train because the train is attached to the rescue car

[RocketRodder]

@47485ksc U Jelly bro?

[ElOthemany]

@47485ksc obviously the loco went to rescue a train with a broken locomotive,, that happens all the time in my country with all those Alstom electric locos :D

[bozerabc123]

To the rescue!

[416asshole]

I dont get it, there is one locomotive running solo, then the end its a line of cars, why not change the title?

[dastopmotionbros]

what happens if THAT ONE broke down 

[kjrehberg]

Northeast Corridor protect power to the rescue!!

[416asshole]

Where is the breakdown??

[locolover8]

@416asshole it ment the amtrak broke down and the other one pushed it

[interplexer]

impressed! looks like a wuss at first, but it came back pulling like a boss!

[21ricky666]

Is this at the Porter Commuter Rail?

[acahurricane1275]

i dont know why but the train at the beginning makes me laugh

[YoungProphet56]

@acahurricane1275

probably b/c its by itself..lol

[StasherDragon]

@acahurricane1275 I know, me too! Probably because it looks like some sort of cute anime train with nothing next to it for a size comparison.

[Georgejoyrider]

This video is nice especially at the end thats whats the reason why they have to rescue the train

[34002salisbury]

Thunderbirds are GO! (Thunderbirds are the UK nickname for rescue locomotives)

[Trainmasterryan]

the FRA would have a fit if they saw him with no lights on

[theiloveyou012]

How do you get to hear on a scanner where the trains will be and things like that? Do you have to buy a special scanner? I would love to go and find trains. It's definitely on my bucket list. Please answer!

[TNT314159]

Any old scanner or radio will do, you just have to plug in the RR's frequencies and listen.

[theiloveyou012]

@TNT314159 This is honestly going to sound stupid, but how do you plug in the RR's frequncies..? Sorry if I sound stupid.

[TNT314159]

It depends on the scanner model, but you can find the frequencies online, just Google the railroad's name and the word frequencies and a bunch of pages will come up.

[416asshole]

@TNT314159 Do you have a manual with it? just look for a button that has "Prog", hit that until you get to the channel number you want, then punch in 123.45 or, whatever the RR freqs are. Oh yeah 123.45 is an example! please dont make messages stupid about that.

[cinnamo66]

@TNT314159 

[CumminsRamRod]

@theiloveyou012 ....I would love to go and find trains. ......

you could stand next to the tracks ;)

[CumminsRamRod]

@theiloveyou012

they never leave the tracks....;p

[CumminsRamRod]

@theiloveyou012

on good days anyway



[MikeyP15181518]

I like how the light engine is moving past the camera at like 40 mph with no headlight on... GOD the retards I work with out here...

[Rodakgreen]

@MikeyP15181518 ...no headlight? hell he actually has the red tail lights on.

[thallium200]

What station did you film this at?

[BostonUrbEx]

When it was all by itself it looked so lonely and sad. ;p

[mrengine9]

@BostonUrbEx Then when it passed the second time it was like "WEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

[sam12321able]

is that in boston?

[Megahammerheadshark]

Acela?

[CookiesAndGuns95]

@Megahammerheadshark Looks like it, but no, it's a HHP-8. Mainly used for commuting and Reginal trains.

[MrZkr123]

wouldn't New Haven have been closer than Providence?

[GintaPPE1000]

Usually it's the HHP8s that break down-here's it's the other way around.

[mtattrain]

Haha, looks incomplete. Nice catch!

[sleeptyper]

I knew that red-eyed monsters lurk under bridges! *runs*

[amlegobee]

600 Pentillion years later

[JATO457]

Which AEM-7 was it? 904?

[AnthonyA5555]

@JATO457 Nope, its 905.

[JATO457]

@AnthonyA5555 I meant that, I posted that comment when I was half asleep

[theorangelemons]

@kjrehberg well I know what you mean but the smart thing to do IS to send an hhp8 because it has more power that's where it gets its name from; High Horse Power 8000

[penguinmaster7]

well, now i know what happens every time i get on a train.

[warszawianka]

Another dead meatball.

[kjrehberg]

This is ironic. Usually it's the HHP-8 that breaks down and needs to be rescued. Amtrak rather runs the rebuilt AEM-7 than risk HHP-8, hence it's use for protect power instead of pulling regular trains on this day.

[Hayabusa2049]

HA! 0:04 - 1:36 Voltron Theme (4 hours later)

[kylecascadden]

how do you know it was broken down? Did it say on the scanner or something? Its not exactly uncommon to run double headers

[TNT314159]

Yes, the light HHP-8 was sent out because the AEM-7 broke down.

[kylecascadden]

@TNT314159 right but i'm saying how do you know that it was infact broken?

[TNT314159]

Why else would the train sit just outside of Providence for 4 hours and wait for the light HHP-8 to pick it up?

[kylecascadden]

@TNT314159 i dont know, the AEM7 probably did i was just curious

[GintaPPE1000]

@kylecascadden Notice the AEM7's pantograph was down-all electric locomotives' pantographs lower when the unit shuts down (intentionally or not).

[sethamtrak]

4 hours? how far was the yard? LA i'd be pissed off. northing unsual thats amtrak

[romino707]

Looks to me like the rescue locomotive was pushing the broken one, not pulling. Unless my eyes deceive me. Still, I'd be a pissed off passenger.

[TNT314159]

It was in front, so I don't see how it could have been pushing

[romino707]

My bad. For some reason I thought the banana locomotive was the broken down engine, being by itself and maybe going "home" for repairs, and then when I saw the actual full regional train, I thought that IT was the rescue train that had to come and rescue the banana engine because it had fully broken down and not made it to the yard, or wherever. My mind works in bizarre ways. Great video, though.

[AmtrakBoys]

nice catch!

[unkonshus]

What happens when an Amtrak locomotive breaks down?

Some guy takes a video of the replacement rescue engine!

[metraF40PH163]

looks like someone forgot to turn on the headlight! nice video

[Trainlover4ever2006]

That HHP8 was traveling to hook up to an AEM7 to pull the NE regional.

[TNT314159]

Yup

[wilsonhonda]

Cool !

[AmtrakmattUK]

wow awsome. hey does amtrak genesis run down there?

[TNT314159]

Only when there are no electrics available for rescue locomotives. I once caught two Genesis locos pulling a broken down HHP-8 and its late train. But otherwise Amtrak always uses their electrics on the Northeast & Keystone corridors because they are electrified and it frees up the Genesis locos for other trains.

At both New Haven, CT, and Washington DC they swap out the electrics and put in Genesis locos for the trains that continue farther than the NEC goes.

[NJTAmtrakGuy]

LOL!!!!!!! Great video and catch!!!!!

[aacuna09]

HAHAHAHAHAHA ok at first i did not get the video at all but then after i read the 4 hours later part i laughed my ass off nice......

[gp40mc]

why do the AEM-7's keep breaking down. Electrics are supposed to last forever haha. I read they might convert some to Cabbage Cars. It would be cool to see them on the Downeaster or something like that. Also did you notice the catenary on the commuter rail track at forest hills? it's not in place yet but its hanging over the tracks. Maybe the MBTA is going to purchase some electric MU cars or something.

[TNT314159]

The first thing I noticed when I got to Forest Hills was that track 3 was electrified. It definitely wasn't when I went there in late August. Track 3 is now electrified from the Needham interlocking to Readville junction where it ends and merges with track 2.

What the MBTA really needs is dual mode locos. But currently Amtrak dispatches and manages the catenary since the MBTA doesn't use it.

[gp40mc]

yes dual mode locos would make the most sense.

[zink444]

Cuz 905 is a pos! LOL i saw it down in Stamford

[jimtrain18]

Um..let me guess, a banana comes to the rescue.lol excellant shot Matt.

[TNT314159]

That's correct :P Thanks

[TNT314159]

What about the bags of chips or bottles of water?

[TNT314159]

Why couldn't they eat the stuff in the cafe car?

[Conrail2576]

Awesome video!!! Got to make it back to the NEC again sometime soon when I go to visit my uncle in NJ.

[lexmarks567]

those passengers had a right to be pissed. the toliets didn't work they didn't have access to any food even warm cans of soda for the BC people.

[decline2state]

Why were its headlights off when it was running light?

[TNT314159]

Not sure, they should have been on

[alx2925]

My HHP8 to the rescue!!! Gotta love it!

[MsTNT0304]

wicked cool babe

[TNT314159]

You're wicked hot

[MsTNT0304]

:D you're hotter

[juvmol]

nice catch!

[GSMR1702]

pissed passengers indeed. nice catch 5*

[Tcostello105]

Great Catch!  Wow you were rail fanning for a long time i guess to catch the rescue HHP-8 come back

[TNT314159]

Thanks! I stayed on the platform for about 4 hours straight. I wasn't planning to stay that long but I missed footage of some trains including 2250 so I decided to stay longer to catch some more. But as it turns out I had to exclude some clips anyway because of Youtube's 11 minute video length cap.

[zink444]

Omg! This is 160! I saw this guy down in Stamford! Wow! Do you know where the train broke down????

[TNT314159]

Yep it is 160. The toaster broke down somewhere between PVD and RTE as I was tracking it and Amtrak's website said it departed PVD just a couple minutes late.

[alx2925]

Train 160 broke down at MP 175 which is near the TF Green airport in Warwick. One of the transformers blew on aem7 #905 and couldnt get the power back at all. So thats why they needed the rescue engine

[TNT314159]

Another toaster bites the dust

[hawkeyetherailfan]

Awesome catch!

[Espee9180]

lol nice comment at the end there "... and pissed off passengers to the stations." Couldn't agree more.

[TNT314159]

The train was scheduled to arrive at BBY at 12:54, but it came a little past 4:30. I was on the platform from 12:30 to when this train passed.