Amtrak Cascades highballing Washington's Country

The Amtrak Cascades highballing the country side in northern Snohomish County. F40 NPCU in the lead. Watch another Amtrak Cascades fly right by.

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[dwkcamman611]

EXCELLENT!!!

[RexFan94]

umm why is Cascade's running all non-Cascades power?? I can't say I've seen it do that before

[traneluv]

The horn blows. The paint scheme on the head F40 NPCU is so corporate and bland. I miss Amtrak's old paint schemes.

[bacon525]

Nice video! Now they're actually running the F40PHs southbound and the F59PHIs heading north

[two66mhz]

@chwisch87 With the Government trying to sell off parts of Amtrak I would find that mostly unlikely. Altho it would be nice, then again those are not that old.

[legotrainswii]

WOW THAT WAS FAST!

[decline2state]

@stevekatkus I believe the "T-67" sign means that the speed limit for Talgo trains (i.e., the Cascades) is 67 mph, while the other speed limits apply to "conventional" passenger trains (e.g.. Amtrak Superliners, which sometimes substitute for the Talgos) and freight trains. It seems a bit off-the-wall that they are allowed 67 rather than 65 or 70.

[hotcore5312]

@nsrailfann4life91 ah. i'm getting it now.

[nsrailfann4life91]

@hotcore5312 You probably heard the HEP (Head End Power) unit on the trailing locomotive. However, it couldve easily been an A/C unit or cooking utilities, although I dont think that the finned cars are diners.

[hotcore5312]

@nsrailfann4life91 just out of strange curiousity, ain't the charred fin also a 'Power' car? I remember watching one Cascades train movie and heard a motor sound in front of the cabbage car while the F59PHI led the train on the other end of the train.

[nsrailfann4life91]

@hotcore5312 Soot from locomotive exhaust explains that one, budd. Even though most passenger locomotives produce very little smoke, there is still a high amount of soot that passes through the exhaust. Also, the locomotives run a little hot sometimes and this will cause slight "charring" to certain materials. The fins are made of cheaper material than that of the entire carriage which makes it more vulnerable to heat damage.

[stevekatkus]

what does the "T-67" mean on the sign in the end? I know the P and F is passenger and firehgt, but it the T stand for Talgo?

[hotcore5312]

I never noticed this on the Cascades Talgo, but looking rowards the rear at 1:00, why the left wing a little char-black?

[two66mhz]

I do mean the F7/F9 locomotives

[two66mhz]

Can't disagree with that, I prefer the units designed for this lash-up. The I really never liked the F40s, I was sad to see my F-series disappear from work.

[two66mhz]

Just out of curiosity why do you dislike this unit? I like to hear opinion.