Amtrak Clocker, SEPTA Bomber and Acela Express

High Quality - Slow, medium and fast on the NEC. Amtrak Clocker with NJT power is chased down by a SEPTA Bomber deadhead train which in turn is passed by an Acela Express at Eddington Station on Amtrak Northeast Corridor November 14 2003

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Amtrak
• Clocker
• NJT
• ALP46
• SEPTA
• AEM7
• Acela
• Express
• passenger
• train
• Eddington

[Crazytrainkid]

are the amtrak clockers & the septa bomb trains still around today?

[oaksmodelrr]

@Crazytrainkid, Amtrak Clockers are gone, those trains are now NJT and run only between Trenton and NYC. The SEPTA bombers may not be around much longer as they have been on the block for a couple years with delivery to the new owners dependent on them being replaced by Silverliner V's.

[waldron728]

Can someone please explain what a "clocker" is to us non-train buffs? Thanks. By the way, I LOVE your videos Oaks...please keep 'em coming!

[oaksmodelrr]

The Pennsylvania Railroad had trains called Clockers between New York and Philadelphia departing at the top of each hour almost all day. The number gradually dwindled until the last ones running under Amtrak were turned over to NJT in October 2005. The replacement trains now only run between Trenton and NYC.

[epiCnIGraRiNSeOUt]

NOT FAST ENOUGH

need to upgrade this entire friggin line to 150+

[stationmaster12]

Great video! Thank you!!!!

[MrZkr123]

@MrZkr123 then why didn't they just order more HHP-8's now that they are less problematic

[GintaPPE1000]

@MrZkr123 While the ALP-45's dual-mode capability is a certain advanatage over the ACS-64, the latter has greater pulling power-6400KW compared with the ALP-45's 4400KW. The advanced safety system installed on the ACS-64 gives it an edge in the high-speed intercity rail market, where a high-speed crash is much more likely to happen. The AEM7AC is close enough to the ALP-45's pulling power-4300KW for the former and 4400KW for the latter.

[Crazytrainkid]

@oaksmodelrr that is SO SAD!!!

[nyshortline]

Great catch with the Clocker with the ALP-46.

[TheDylanJoyce]

why soo many Amfleets?

[MrZkr123]

amtrak should have bought some of the ALP-46's they are way more powerful then the AEM-7's and are just as fast. Also with the new ALP-45DP's coming out they don't have to worry about switching power for the extended Northeast Regional service, i.e. Springfield and Virginia Beach. Also they can take the Pennsylvanian from NY to Pitt without having it to be diesel the whole way and save so much fuel and money.

[MrZkr123]

Those ALP-46's are just as powerful if not more powerful than the AEM-7's the fact that they didn't replace them with these is a mystery. Plus they go just as fast which is 125mph.