Acela Express' Meet At 150 MPH Speed !!!
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- Опубликовано: 29 апр 2018
- Taking a trip to Mansfield on an extremely bitter and cold rainy day, Michael Rodgers and I catch a rare occurrence of two Acela Express trains meeting at Mansfield at speed. This speed of 150mph for each train creates a closing speed of the 300mph respective to each train!
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I wonder what I’m supposed to do when the train approaches
stand back of the yellow line
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Set ur camera to manual focus if the autofocus keeps hunting and potentially ruining your clips 🤙
Next time I go to the area I'll do it that way, the rain and the water were messing with it at that time. Beforehand it was doing well so I didn't anticipate it.
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@Reuben Corey definitely, I have been watching on flixzone for since november myself :)
I’m from Sweden where they’re very good at high speed rail. In fact, that’s where the original X2000, or X2k, was built and I have been on that train from Gothenburg to Stockholm, about a 3 hour ride. It’s fantastic!! The original tilting train!!
Niklas Enblom that’s a nice tidbit I forgot about that train for a minute. It’s one of the original high speed train sets that we borrowed for a time
GallardoFreak888 Thank you.
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Please remain behind the yellow line.
That intro was...interesting but TWO HERRITAGE UNITS!? thats a rare catch
Yes that was the Amtrak Autumn Express from 2016
@@GallardoFreak888 how rare was that
Used to happen every year, but last year as of now was the last one. They use two heritage units and 642 Veterans unit for use in the tunnels on the NEC
150mph, that's faster than anything in the UK except the Eurostars.
Shahed MC it’s only for a few minutes at a time and only in 3 sections I imagine that the Eurostar and others have higher overall average speeds
Eurostars and Javlins only get up to 140 on HS1, and they're the fastest trains get in the UK. For now anyway.
Would love to see the US have a proper high speed network like in Europe, for example HS1 or TGV lines in France 👍🏻
Yeah but just remember the rest of the trains in the US are really slow on the other mainlines but in the UK trains can still go 60+mph on those mainlines.
Euro trains are still way cooler than us trains
great catch...the NORTHBOUND must have been late!
John DiPietro thanks John, I believe that is right but it was miserable that day so anything could’ve been possible
Probably explains why he was going so fast.
I like that the recording says PLEASE. So courteous!
Cool! I liked the intro with the 2 heritage units.
Trains Of Kansas thanks it’s a great memory I like having
Wooooh, I haven't seen speeding train like this in my entire life.😂 God bless murica
Love from Europe.😂
супер шершень thank you 🙏🏽
Sheesh That Train Flying Fast!
Loved that guy at the end of the video, sounded like a jazz musician
That's me lol
Splendid capture stunning speed acceleration
150 mph (240km/h) is pretty fast. The average speed of the Shanghai-Beijing High-speed Railway in China is about 175mph(280km/h). The maximum speed of the train is 218mph(350km/h).
The Acela's are not at 150mph through Manfield. They run at exactly 145mph in both directions through Mansfield. Trains out of the Sharon Curve are still speeding up..... Trains heading toward it are coasting......
There is a lot of level crossing in america, so trains can't go fast anyway
@@odurandina That is not correct. Going east i am always going 150 through Mansfield and not even touching the brake until i'm at the old Merckens Chocolate building. Going west on dry rail 147-148 is the norm through Mansfield.
average being the key word, average speed is 75mph on the acela, its only 150mph for a few minutes
@@ce1834 No, it's not. I run them daily. In a 228 mile run i assure you my average speed is NOT 75 MPH. This whole "Average speed" nonsense stems from people who look at the mileage and then the time it takes to get from point A to point B but totally ignore stations stop times and padding built into the schedule to deal with traffic.
Great Site. Good lighting.
Sharo's little station looks like a great place to hang on a cold wet rainy drizzly day w coffee watching trains
Excellent video, subscribed!
great Acela Express video, i like it :)
Thank you
Good Editing! Like it, thats a cool shot.
wonderfull train with high speed
love the intro . Sweet
Fantastic views in clouds with rain, subscribing to your channel my friend. stay shine stay happy lot of love from Pakistan. 🥰
Superb train
Man, certainly keeping the overhead catenaries cleaned off! 😜
YESSSSSSS
lol
Amazing! Very nice video! Greetings 🚋💨💨💨🔝👍👋
Thank you very much! Glad you like !
Station-Train approaching! Please remain behind!
Spotter-I don't care!
@Amtrak Surfliner 451 It was only a joke!
It’s annoying
Actually I was a far back on the elevated platform as possible given that the trains here have serious power as shown with the eastbound train.
The acelas top speed is 150 mph which may not be as fast as the high speed trains in Europe and Asia but it's still very impressive
That equates to about 241 Euros.
"Train approaching. Please remain behind yellow line." For something like this, don't say "please." It's almost like saying that request is optional. The announcement should say "You must remain behind yellow line, unless you want your body parts picked up from the tracks and placed in a sack." That yellow line is awfully narrow, for something passing you at 150 mph.
I agree. In germany maximum speed on platforms is 200 km/h (124 mph) and the lines are much wider. And on platforms where trains pass faster there are barriers along the line. Fastest track on a platform is 230 km/h (143 mph).
Something like shown in that video would be unimaginable.
@@WKPExpressMovies Agree again! That all too narrow yellow strip at the edge of the platform I've seen all over a place. It must be one company that makes it, with them thinking "one size fits all." I think the problem in the U.S. are companies, transportation agencies, governments, etc., are too concerned about their customer service image, so it's all "please" and "thank you." For a train track, forget about the "please" and "thank you." Just say, "If you stand too close, you'll die an agonizing death." That will get people's attention.
Nice video my friend. Greetings from Dan Zobell
Speaking of what we actually see in the video, only the third train(maybe the second one also) was 150 mph. Most of them in the video were going much slower.
TRAIN APROACHING PLZ REAMAIN BEHIND THE YELLOW LINE
i think its funny that in Europe they would call us reckless for having a train flying by a station at 150mph.
We like to be reckless. 😉
Great catch!! 🚅 Those Acelas were really haulin’ the mail!! Do the Acelas reach 150 mph outside of RI, or is that the only state where they do? Again, great catch! Zoooooom.
Mansfield ma to attleboro is 150, then Mansfield to readville is 130 then to back bay is about 110
Last I heard it was rumored that they want to add a section in NJ where they have a very straight section but it hasn't amassed yet.
Hebronville MA to just east of Mansfield MA is 150. Then 130 to Readville. Then 120 into Boston
@@GallardoFreak888 past the nec @ north Elizabeth its 111.
@@humanityvortex Not sure what you mean by "Past the NEC" but there is nowhere on the NEC where the speed is "111". We have ZERO locations where the speed does not end in "0" or "5".
Just think, these trainsets started operation in the year 2000. Now, in 2021 they will start to be retired for the new Acela replacing it. These trains have done their job although the switches between the cars have been a trouble spot over the years that need a lot of maintenance to keep the trains running. Hopefully the new trains will eliminate that maintenance concern.
What’s the outro song
Semi-high speed unfortunately. The train has so mucy potential, it can run faster, but due to the limitations of the tracks, it can only run at high speed in only sections.
ruzzell907 it’s still high speed because it reaches the high speed category, however overall it’s average speed is not a representation of what it could be doing
What is the song in the Outro called?
Halfway Gamer 2.5 it’s a RUclips song, called sugar
@@GallardoFreak888 thanks
Ending song source?
It's a youtube song called sugar
Is this an avelia liberty?
HEDA this it the first generation Acela, the Avelia has a much different look and livery
Why do American trains have horns that sound like a chord?
Didn’t see any trains meeting up
Meet at the train
"Operating speeds - The Acela is Amtrak's flagship high speed service along the Northeast ... The Acela achieves an average speed (including stops) of 82.2 mph." Wikipedia..
These trains don't look like they are going 150 mph.
Its like a TGV train in France
It's loosely based off of that with heavy modifications
I don’t think you should cross the yellow line.
Just a little effort, 50 mph more and you might do as well as the TGV lol
It would be awesome to get the Acela speed up by 20 miles per hour.
they can do 180mph, but the infrastructure will not be able to handle it, so they are limited at restricted speeds
@Jack Liberman The new Avelia's have a top speed of 186mph (220mph with the tilting deactivated) but will intially only be run at 160mph until infrastructure is upgraded. They new train-sets are essentially homologized TGV/Pendolino hybrids.
@@DAViDD767 no the acela can't do 180 mph it was only built with a maximum speed of 165 mph and a regular top speed of 150 mph
@Jack Liberman while simultaneously testing the avelia they're also upgrading the track, you can tell that most track has been upgraded so far just by how new and clean it looks
@@austinandthatgreen2310 not true they tested the Acela over 170mph so that proves at has a higher top speed but infrastructure can’t allow that.
The weather, the train stations and train make believe it's in Europe not in USA.
Alwan Tamalus don’t let it fool you lol it was just a horrible day made better by this meet.
Parts of New England look a bit like Old England.
150mph wow...lol
Lasik Sie it’s powerful
"Train approaching. Please learn how to use your camera."
Just set it to manual focus - that way it won't keep changing the focus and ruining the video.
Just imagine if two Acelas going 150mph and having a head on collision. Holy god that would be a lot of force.
That Michael Guy that’s something I hope never happens ever and with PTC that will be nearly impossible
Congratulations. US deserve these kind of trains.
elponyproductions we’re in the process of seeing Acela Express II so it’ll be much different
I Have A Serious Crush On You Amtrak Acela Express Trains 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘
doesn't look like 150mph to me.
RD4590 For my surprise this speed is true. For instance first pass as camera lost focus. Acela trainset has length of 203 meters. It took 3 seconds since first part of Acela passed first point of yellow line and the same for last part of Acela. Now the math. 203 meters divided by 3 seconds gives speed 67,66 m/s. After conversion this means either 244 km/h or 152 MPH, which is quite close to Acela's max speed.
Who dosent like it when a P42 Genesis goes 150 MPH?
they can't do 150 mph due to gearing limitations, and there are no P42DC's in this clip only Acela Express
I was just talking about the intro and yea they can only reach a speed of 79 mph I think.
Kahsi E unknown Sewer they’re all able to do 110 mph P32AC-DM, P40DC, P42DC. This is due to the gearing of the engines. All P40DC’s have been updated to essentially P42DC specifications. Originally the P40’s were limited to 103 mph from their internal code name AMD103
in acela
150 MPH and still late
150 mph... that's about 250 km/hr right? I guess that's fast enough to be called "express train" but still can't be compared to KTX (south Korea, 350 km/h), shinkansen (Japan, 440 km/h) or TGV (France, 575 km/h).
240 kph, it's a high speed train alright. Hopefully the newest Acela coming soon will be able to be certified in the 3 regions that see 150mph currently up to higher speeds than that currently.
@@GallardoFreak888 oh yeah there are new trains coming next year :D ok
@Ploke Newo78 but will the rails support that "high speed"?? :/
Guys, Amtrak is upgrading the Northeast Corridor for the New Acela Express cars... Also, so that the new Acela Trains would go faster than the Used ones right now..
350km/h? Nope, we're limited to under 310km/h because of the TVM signaling
Nar I'm going to give the train a hug as it comes through. That voice over would really annoying me
Ole, not 160 mph, ~80mph
Amtrak
No train meets, and none of those Acelas were even doing 100 mph.
I think this entire video is proof of both meets, how are you so sure they weren't doing "even 100mph"
@@GallardoFreak888 - I saw no trains actually meeting at the same time at the camera's location. I often railfan Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in New Jersey, where track speed is 150 mph (240 km/h). These trains weren't going nearly that fast.
Must shock Americans to see a train going that fast.
They have been going this fast here for 20 years. It's nothing new.
@@FFred-us9tw I would guess thats its a small percentage
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No way in hell that it's going 150mph. Period.
Not what i thought it would be. Nothing spectacular about this vid
This isn't high speed rail at all.
You whole USA or North America have to be made high speed rails or bullet trains.
Like Europe,Japan,or China.
You whole USA or North America have to be made high speed rails or bullet trains.
@@sporshobin3157 You think the rural and plateau areas in China like Tibet have high speed rail? Okay, keep thinking it your own delusional way, this is high speed rail, if it isn't, I don't know what it is
@@sporshobin3157 well guess what? This is not one of them countries.
And I wouldn't want 300 mile an hour trains in America anyways