I'm from Spain. American trains astonish me. They are so chunky, loud and "dirty". I love them. So different to what we have here and other European countries.
@@jonathanaina7754 I once (9 years ago) rode on the metro on New York and on a train that took us from the airport to the city (I don't remember the model). I didn't get to ride other trains but I sure hope to do it sometime in the future :)
I like your dialogue when you explain that they are different cars for different purposes and different levels thank you very much for the education on train cars for passenger service
😱Wow! Unbelieveable! There are so many passenger cars that I haven't known and discovered until now! And even with most of them looking similarly the same, they do come in different variations, especially from their own railroad companies.😀
@@LIMowersAndMore I'll try to! Keep an eye out on the "Community" tab on the channel page or on my Instagram account. That's where I usually mention that sort of stuff.
If you haven’t noticed, MBTA (Massachusetts Boston T Amtrak Commuter) Coaches are quit comfy, no cafe cars but still, well made and great seats. Double decker coaches are amazing! I love sitting in the middle of the top and bottom that is by the middle of each coach next to the doors. Rock on Amtrak
Thank you for putting together part 2 of types of passenger rail cars. I learned something new today, especially car designs that were made for certain commuter railroads. Can’t wait for the next video.
Biased opinion- the California Double level cars are the best for comfort. I LOATHED taking the Amfleet trains when they operated on the Pacific Surfliner or California capitol corridor trains. The surfliner cars had more amenities, easier to get on and off the train, had more comfrotable seats, foot rests (nice to have when 6 feet tall), power supply at your seat, the cafe car had big large tables to sit at with friends/or room to play cars, and NEVER felt as if it were full. An Amfleet car will feel full very quickly, but the surfliner trains with the bi-level design made it feel less crowded.
Thanks Mike, my boys (4yo and 22mo) were captivated; me too. We are here in Seattle and we of course have seen the Talgos and ridden them up North. We live a few blocks away from King Street station and see Amtrak, Sounder BNSF freight and LINK light rail, or some combination at least a couple times a week. Golden Gardens beach park is also a favorite spot to trainspot and can sometimes see (or used to see) 737 fuselages coming down from Everett to the Renton Boeing plant. Anyway thanks for the great content!
Great video! I had never paid attention to some of the details on some of these passenger cars. As I am from Canada, I had no idea about the boarding doors on either end of some of the Amfleet cars.
The Hyundai Rotems actually have only backwards seating in the cabs, a high-level, full-width cab, and breakaway tables. The seats can't be removed, and they all have capacity for 2 bikes, conductor door controls, and PTC, making them the safest railroad cars in the world.
A TGV Duplex 2N2 recently hit at 270 km/h a collapsed embankment and derailed, in France. What happened? The driver was seriously injured and 4 passengers out of 348 less seriously injured. That's all. These Hyundai Rotem coaches would have been crushed in the same situation. They are definitely not the safest in the world. By the way, TGVs are equipped with TVM 300/430 and ETCS, which are considerably better and more advanced signalling and safety systems than PTC.
@Paname514 The Hyundai Rotems can't even reach 270 km as they are capped at 90 MPH. Also, American designs for safety are designed to be as safe as possible in an accident, such as striking a car. Also, the design is to have the object that was struck go underneath the cab, and spare the engineers life.
Just watched both episodes, very pleased with them. The only thing I would have liked to have seen would be more interior shots and floor-plans. Never having ridden the train, it seems like a lot better than cramming into an over priced, over filled flying tin can.
Thank you. I was hoping to get more interior shots before doing this one but a lot of people wanted me to do this episode, so I figured I'd just put it together with what I had.
Man there are so many different types of cars. My favorite is Gallery. What surprises me is the fact that Metra uses so many different brands of Gallery, but to a normal person, they are all the same.
Loved the video! And I'm glad you included a clip of the UTA Frontrunner. I live in Utah, so I may be biased, but one of my favorite commuter train liveries is that of the Frontrunner. Just subbed as well, looking forward to new stuff
@@CoasterFan2105 If you take Renaissance coaches, look for the British Rail logos still present on the microwave ovens! By the way, they are still in their Nightstar livery, minus the logos. Other curiosities are Ottawa's European Alstom LHB Coradia LINTs used for commuter rail, and Train de Charlevoix imported second-hand Deutsche Bahn Baureihe 628.1.
Thank you for that great video. Love the visuals and detailed explanations. Shame RUclips didn't start me with Part I, but I'll be clicking on it shortly. And respect to you for using "Toronto, Ontario," instead of, "Toronto, Canada." ✊🏾✊🏾
Also several Metroliner cars were renovated into Amfleet cars instead of being scrapped when a massive amount of Metroliner units were decommissioned in the 80s and 90s! :)
Just a quick note about the STAR owned gallery cars; those cars were owned by metra, and are the oldest in existence. They still keep near all of the Metra livery, just that the STAR logo was applied.
Good video well produced and informative. I live in the greater Toronto area so very familiar with Go Transit who are undergoing a massive expansion and electrification program at the moment.
I believe the plan for the Viaggios in California is to have them form 7-car trainsets and replace the comet sets (14 cars) and have the rest replace Amtrak borrowed cars ( Surfliner Amfleet set) and to have the rest displace California Cars and send the California Cars to the Surfliner, to increase service levels.
Once I saw your Eastern long distance video, I realize you forgot some of the other Amtrak routes that run in the northeast and some possible extensions in the area too.
Great video! Only nit I have to pick is that GO Transit is not just Toronto but most of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), with routes north to Barrie on Lake Simcoe, northwest to Guelph, and west to Hamilton and around Lake Ontario with the summer Bike Train to Niagara Falls. Service is further expanded by the various bus routes that GO also runs. Yes, I know that a number of the routes are only single track, and only run multiple trains into the city in the morning and then out of the city in the evenings, but GO is currently working on double-tracking most of the lines - the Lakeshore lines already being multi-track, with plans to expand part of Lakeshore East to four tracks to increase headway times.
Nice. The Kawasaki III’s were also built for the VRE, those ones were equipped with Ditch lights unlike the MARC ones that had Gyra lights. The VRE Kawasaki’s were sold to MARC in the 2000’s, easiest way to identify them again is the MARC ones have Gyra lights, and the Ex VRE’s have Ditch lights
All passenger and freight trains that cross level-crossings have to have ditch lights per federal regulations. Its just easier to fit them than it is to figure out if they are needed for the train.
I have a good one for you, for us in Europe, the great amount of companies that operate in the US is impressive, what about a short overview of each one?
There's a lot of great stuff in here! I think it would be great to consider doing a Part 3 covering electric multiple units, especially considering that there are variants of EMU's out there that are based on some existing non-self-propelled coaches. Like the Gallery car for example.
The Bombardier Multilevel cars are also in use in Canada most notable are the ones for the Montreal passenger service authority that are used for passenger service in the city of Montreal and its suburbs
Does sometimes every train has the same horns on trains + 0:36 nice catch on the bright line train, 3:10 I’ve been to that station and saw that car, I have been in Woodbourne station a lot of times
You should do a train talk on this one. Train whistles. I know you did a train talk about train horns. But I mean like the train whistles that are used on steam locomotives.
Flawless, fresh, and original. You always amaze me! Oh and I have a suggestion: Can you make a Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad video either taping the trains or doing a Train Talk about it’s history.
Love the Kawasaki MARC III sets. They started service when I was commuting to work in DC and I spent a lot of time on them on the MARC Penn Line. Now, MARC is also using the same newer Bombardier Bilevel cars, a few years after NJ Transit started using them. I'm not as much of a fan. The stairways between levels are narrower than on the Kawasaki sets, as are the seats.
Great Video! i just wanted to point out a couple things you missed, 1, the bombardier coaches now have two types of cab car, and 2 you left out the Silverliner electric fleet used on SEPTA Denver RTD and the Colorado Railcar coaches on WES, just letting you know, great video still! i always enjoy your train talks
Another thing once everyone is able to travel again there is a short line RR near me called the West Michigan RR so if you were to ever travel to Michigan and that line is active you might be able to get some good shots. It’s located in Hartford Michigan
Wonderful video as always, Mike. Great information as well. I watched it on my TV, saw that it had defaulted to 720p, so I had to re-watch it in 4K. Stunning shots!
Thanks! I've heard RUclips has been reducing their autoplay quality because of all the increased demand on the servers, so I wonder if that has something to do with it.
I film a lot of my videos in advance, otherwise I wouldn't be able to put one out a week. I've been doing a lot of editing the last several weeks so that when I am next able to travel for more filming, I will have enough videos to cover the weeks while I'm gone. Ideally, I'd like to be able to do Train Talk about once a month but unfortunately, other projects sometimes get in the way. Hopefully, I'll have a new one out next month!
@@CoasterFan2105 I didn't expect a direct reply, so thank you. But in seriousness, train talks are what differentiate you're channel from anyone else on RUclips. For most of your stuff the HD camera and the traveling is all that separates you from the millions of other channels and pirated pentrex and greenfrog documentaries. I understand recording audio must be a lot of work, but it's worth it, this is what makes your channel unique, and I always see requests for more train talks in your comments.
18:37: You mentioned how these certain cars were built by German company Messerschmitt. That very company made the first ever jet powered fighter plane in WW2
Will Amtrak also order a dual-mode version of the Viaggio Comfort train for New York State Empire Service Trains, or just stick with Amfleets and get a dual-mode version of the Siemens Charger? The Viaggio Comfort trains look like a direct replacement for the turboliners on the Empire Corridor!
I'm glad these videos showed up in my recommendations! Great video! Surprised you skipped the M7s, M8, and M9s on the LIRR and Metro North though. There's also SEPTA Silverliners but I guess you would not want to cover every single one-off design. 😛 The gallery cars intrigue me a lot due to their unique design! Somehow they get away with having the highest seating capacity among double decks and bi-levels
The other type is called a multi level coach made by Bombardier transportation. Some of the new builds are the self-propelled configuration because one of the coaches has a pantograph for 25kv 60hz NJ Transit Morris & Essex line Hoboken division North Jersey coast line Matawan Long Branch sections 11kv 25hz PRR Northeast Corridor. For Comet coaches some have central door for high-level platforms examples are New Brunswick Edison Metuchen Metropark Newark Penn Station NJ Transit. LIRR C3 actually unique because you only use the high-level platforms to board them because they're derived from Comeng C1
By the way the Amfleets, Horizons, Viewliners, and Superliners along with the California cars have different wheels sounds. Back in the 1990s they had the classic wheel moving sound and then they upgraded the wheel changing noise in 2012 that sound almost the same as the flanges squealing
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I'm from Spain. American trains astonish me. They are so chunky, loud and "dirty". I love them. So different to what we have here and other European countries.
They have to be because America is chunky and loud to live in.
Spain
Glad to hear you like our trains! Just wish you could see them in real life someday
@@jonathanaina7754 I once (9 years ago) rode on the metro on New York and on a train that took us from the airport to the city (I don't remember the model). I didn't get to ride other trains but I sure hope to do it sometime in the future :)
@@AlvaroALorite that’s really cool!
I like your dialogue when you explain that they are different cars for different purposes and different levels thank you very much for the education on train cars for passenger service
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.
This is like “ Train school “ and I love it!
I'm glad you actually talk instead of us reading everything that happens
Super helpful and interesting, thank you.
I love Bombardier (Superliner), horizontal Amfleet, and Viewliner cars are making the smooth ride.
2:46 I was on that Strasburg train in that shot. I didn’t know 611 was going to be there that day so I jumped out of my seat when I saw her.
The generally accepted term for the texture-sided stainless coaches is "fluted", not corrugated.
Train talk is the best!!!
Thanks for making this video with a ton of information of some passenger cars
😱Wow! Unbelieveable! There are so many passenger cars that I haven't known and discovered until now! And even with most of them looking similarly the same, they do come in different variations, especially from their own railroad companies.😀
Great educational video mike! LIRR is soon getting new cars and the chargers to replace the aging rolling stock!
Thanks! I'll have to get back over to the LIRR one of these days.
CoasterFan2105 next time you do buddy let me know and we can meet up! I’m an employee for the LIRR it’s quite nice working here!
@@LIMowersAndMore I'll try to! Keep an eye out on the "Community" tab on the channel page or on my Instagram account. That's where I usually mention that sort of stuff.
CoasterFan2105 ok awesome!
Outstanding work. I had some questions about these cars i have seen. You have cleared them up and I am now educated. Cheers!
Thank you very much, Thomas! Happy to hear you found it useful!
AWESOME informational video MIKE! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Gary!
If you haven’t noticed, MBTA (Massachusetts Boston T Amtrak Commuter) Coaches are quit comfy, no cafe cars but still, well made and great seats. Double decker coaches are amazing! I love sitting in the middle of the top and bottom that is by the middle of each coach next to the doors. Rock on Amtrak
Thank you for putting together part 2 of types of passenger rail cars. I learned something new today, especially car designs that were made for certain commuter railroads. Can’t wait for the next video.
Glad it was of use! Thanks for watching!
1:12 Trumpet!
Biased opinion- the California Double level cars are the best for comfort. I LOATHED taking the Amfleet trains when they operated on the Pacific Surfliner or California capitol corridor trains. The surfliner cars had more amenities, easier to get on and off the train, had more comfrotable seats, foot rests (nice to have when 6 feet tall), power supply at your seat, the cafe car had big large tables to sit at with friends/or room to play cars, and NEVER felt as if it were full. An Amfleet car will feel full very quickly, but the surfliner trains with the bi-level design made it feel less crowded.
Thanks Mike, my boys (4yo and 22mo) were captivated; me too. We are here in Seattle and we of course have seen the Talgos and ridden them up North. We live a few blocks away from King Street station and see Amtrak, Sounder BNSF freight and LINK light rail, or some combination at least a couple times a week. Golden Gardens beach park is also a favorite spot to trainspot and can sometimes see (or used to see) 737 fuselages coming down from Everett to the Renton Boeing plant. Anyway thanks for the great content!
Great video! I had never paid attention to some of the details on some of these passenger cars. As I am from Canada, I had no idea about the boarding doors on either end of some of the Amfleet cars.
Truly excellent education, thanks
The Hyundai Rotems actually have only backwards seating in the cabs, a high-level, full-width cab, and breakaway tables. The seats can't be removed, and they all have capacity for 2 bikes, conductor door controls, and PTC, making them the safest railroad cars in the world.
A TGV Duplex 2N2 recently hit at 270 km/h a collapsed embankment and derailed, in France. What happened? The driver was seriously injured and 4 passengers out of 348 less seriously injured. That's all.
These Hyundai Rotem coaches would have been crushed in the same situation. They are definitely not the safest in the world.
By the way, TGVs are equipped with TVM 300/430 and ETCS, which are considerably better and more advanced signalling and safety systems than PTC.
@Paname514 The Hyundai Rotems can't even reach 270 km as they are capped at 90 MPH. Also, American designs for safety are designed to be as safe as possible in an accident, such as striking a car. Also, the design is to have the object that was struck go underneath the cab, and spare the engineers life.
I was watching the previous train talk episodes as you uploaded this one...
Haha, awesome! Thanks for watching!
CoasterFan2105 what types of trains do you see? I saw Q001 highest priority train of CSX, CSX W807 work train and Amtrak 64 eastbound.
Nice video
Just watched both episodes, very pleased with them. The only thing I would have liked to have seen would be more interior shots and floor-plans. Never having ridden the train, it seems like a lot better than cramming into an over priced, over filled flying tin can.
Thank you. I was hoping to get more interior shots before doing this one but a lot of people wanted me to do this episode, so I figured I'd just put it together with what I had.
Yessss I’ve been waiting for this thank yoooouuuuu!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
I didn’t even know a part 2 was coming!
Well, now it's here!
Man there are so many different types of cars. My favorite is Gallery. What surprises me is the fact that Metra uses so many different brands of Gallery, but to a normal person, they are all the same.
I just subscribed. I’m so happy that train talk is still going on!
Thanks for subscribing! Yes, Train Talk is alive and well!
You have the best videos on earth, I am subscribed.
Loved the video! And I'm glad you included a clip of the UTA Frontrunner. I live in Utah, so I may be biased, but one of my favorite commuter train liveries is that of the Frontrunner. Just subbed as well, looking forward to new stuff
The Comet IB were Arrow I sets converted to single units without electrical equipment
Great video! A video focusing on Canadian trains would be great to see as a Canadian myself!
Thank you! I was originally hoping to get to Canada this year. We'll see what happens!
@@CoasterFan2105 If you take Renaissance coaches, look for the British Rail logos still present on the microwave ovens! By the way, they are still in their Nightstar livery, minus the logos.
Other curiosities are Ottawa's European Alstom LHB Coradia LINTs used for commuter rail, and Train de Charlevoix imported second-hand Deutsche Bahn Baureihe 628.1.
Thank you for that great video. Love the visuals and detailed explanations. Shame RUclips didn't start me with Part I, but I'll be clicking on it shortly. And respect to you for using "Toronto, Ontario," instead of, "Toronto, Canada." ✊🏾✊🏾
Can you put a link to part 1 in the description and/or cards?
I’ve been waiting for this for soooooo long!
And now, it's finally here!
Very happy with this video
Also several Metroliner cars were renovated into Amfleet cars instead of being scrapped when a massive amount of Metroliner units were decommissioned in the 80s and 90s! :)
Amazing This Video 👏❗
Just a quick note about the STAR owned gallery cars; those cars were owned by metra, and are the oldest in existence. They still keep near all of the Metra livery, just that the STAR logo was applied.
Good video well produced and informative. I live in the greater Toronto area so very familiar with Go Transit who are undergoing a massive expansion and electrification program at the moment.
I believe the plan for the Viaggios in California is to have them form 7-car trainsets and replace the comet sets (14 cars) and have the rest replace Amtrak borrowed cars ( Surfliner Amfleet set) and to have the rest displace California Cars and send the California Cars to the Surfliner, to increase service levels.
That was Beautiful, and I Love It a Lot. :-D
I would love to have train talk on you discussing the different kind of switchers and freight locomotives
Once I saw your Eastern long distance video, I realize you forgot some of the other Amtrak routes that run in the northeast and some possible extensions in the area too.
Great video! Only nit I have to pick is that GO Transit is not just Toronto but most of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), with routes north to Barrie on Lake Simcoe, northwest to Guelph, and west to Hamilton and around Lake Ontario with the summer Bike Train to Niagara Falls. Service is further expanded by the various bus routes that GO also runs.
Yes, I know that a number of the routes are only single track, and only run multiple trains into the city in the morning and then out of the city in the evenings, but GO is currently working on double-tracking most of the lines - the Lakeshore lines already being multi-track, with plans to expand part of Lakeshore East to four tracks to increase headway times.
I new there would a new episode today! Great video!👌
First Friday of the month! Thanks for watching!
Nice. The Kawasaki III’s were also built for the VRE, those ones were equipped with Ditch lights unlike the MARC ones that had Gyra lights. The VRE Kawasaki’s were sold to MARC in the 2000’s, easiest way to identify them again is the MARC ones have Gyra lights, and the Ex VRE’s have Ditch lights
Super video!
Thanks, Boris!
Always nice seeing North County to get my fix of home while I'm away.
Have you thought of LRV or Subway sets?
I've done a little bit of that in the past and will probably do more at some point!
I learn a lot in this video I love Metra gallery cars
10:23 wow I never knew the Acela Express had flashing ditch lights.
Also in the scene, the engine seems to be doing a lot of truck hunting. Its wobbling back and forth!
It’s natural for all trains to wobble
@@NashRailfan Thankfully TGVs do NOT wobble when going at 320 km/h. This wobble on the Acela is quite too much.
All passenger and freight trains that cross level-crossings have to have ditch lights per federal regulations. Its just easier to fit them than it is to figure out if they are needed for the train.
Extreamely enjoyable
Please do Emus and passenger engines!
I have a good one for you, for us in Europe, the great amount of companies that operate in the US is impressive, what about a short overview of each one?
Sweet! 👍
Thanks!
There's a lot of great stuff in here! I think it would be great to consider doing a Part 3 covering electric multiple units, especially considering that there are variants of EMU's out there that are based on some existing non-self-propelled coaches. Like the Gallery car for example.
Very nice video! Greetings from Spain 🚂👍
Thank you and greetings!
Talgo power
Talgo power
The Bombardier Multilevel cars are also in use in Canada most notable are the ones for the Montreal passenger service authority that are used for passenger service in the city of Montreal and its suburbs
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Thank you so much! Glad you liked it.
@@CoasterFan2105 Have you Ever Any Chance to go Vancouver Canada to See Via Rail Any Plans ?
Does sometimes every train has the same horns on trains + 0:36 nice catch on the bright line train, 3:10 I’ve been to that station and saw that car, I have been in Woodbourne station a lot of times
You should do a train talk on this one. Train whistles. I know you did a train talk about train horns. But I mean like the train whistles that are used on steam locomotives.
That's been on the list for a long time! There are some pieces I still need to film to put that one together, but hopefully soon.
Flawless, fresh, and original. You always amaze me! Oh and I have a suggestion: Can you make a Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad video either taping the trains or doing a Train Talk about it’s history.
Thanks so much! I did some Roaring Camp videos many years ago, but not for a while. Maybe some day, I will do another video there.
I think the Bombardier Bi Level is the best Amazing video mate
Thanks man!
@@CoasterFan2105 your welcome mate
2:43 Can we talk about that shot that you got? 2 steam locomotives right next to each other with Amtrak behind them!
Good job
Double-decker trains wonderfulls
Congratulations!
Thanks!
You should do a train talk on the MP36PH-3C Locomotive
Do a video of locomotives That were specifically Designed for a commuter rail way :3
I've thought about doing a locomotive spotter's guide for a while now. Maybe that will be the next episode!
Love the Kawasaki MARC III sets. They started service when I was commuting to work in DC and I spent a lot of time on them on the MARC Penn Line. Now, MARC is also using the same newer Bombardier Bilevel cars, a few years after NJ Transit started using them. I'm not as much of a fan. The stairways between levels are narrower than on the Kawasaki sets, as are the seats.
Budd also built Gallery cars for Rock Island, The Milwaukee Road, and CB&Q. They all went to metra.
Yes, I will have to mention that when I do a full video on Metra.
@@CoasterFan2105 And I forgot to mention that the 7400 series cars were built by Amerail.
Great Video! i just wanted to point out a couple things you missed, 1, the bombardier coaches now have two types of cab car, and 2 you left out the Silverliner electric fleet used on SEPTA Denver RTD and the Colorado Railcar coaches on WES, just letting you know, great video still! i always enjoy your train talks
Equestrian Railfan Silverliners and the WES cars are Multiple units though, and not individual passenger cars. They need their own video.
@@bahnspotterEU good point
Awesome video, I’m a fan of Metrolink!
I think in your next train talk you should talk about the different types of small freight lines in the Midwest and the west and the east
That's a good idea, I'll look into that.
Another thing once everyone is able to travel again there is a short line RR near me called the West Michigan RR so if you were to ever travel to Michigan and that line is active you might be able to get some good shots. It’s located in Hartford Michigan
Great video!
Thanks!
Amtrak is soo badass using the cool cars
Sadly all of metrolink f59phis are now withdrawn from service! :( awesome video!
They will resume on metra
Thanks!
CoasterFan2105 anytime!
Wonderful video as always, Mike. Great information as well. I watched it on my TV, saw that it had defaulted to 720p, so I had to re-watch it in 4K. Stunning shots!
Thanks! I've heard RUclips has been reducing their autoplay quality because of all the increased demand on the servers, so I wonder if that has something to do with it.
I want the bi-levels in my country tho (the tracks in indonesia are weak,i hope they strengthen the tracks)
I’d like to see specific videos on amfleets!
Great train talk! Great work Mike!
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Bombardier Bilevels: Metrolink, ACE, Caltrain, SunRail, Tri-Rail, FrontRunner, Trinity Railway Express, Northstar, Railrunner, Coaster, EXO, GO, Sounder, & ⬅️ Coast Express
Siemens cars for brightline are for high platform boarding only, the version for Amtrak will allow low level boarding as well.
You should do Steam Engine history but love it never the less🙂✌
That's one I've wanted to do for a while now. Thanks for watching!
Finally, why don't you just do these for a while and stay inside like you should, this is the best of your content anyway.
I film a lot of my videos in advance, otherwise I wouldn't be able to put one out a week. I've been doing a lot of editing the last several weeks so that when I am next able to travel for more filming, I will have enough videos to cover the weeks while I'm gone. Ideally, I'd like to be able to do Train Talk about once a month but unfortunately, other projects sometimes get in the way. Hopefully, I'll have a new one out next month!
@@CoasterFan2105 I didn't expect a direct reply, so thank you. But in seriousness, train talks are what differentiate you're channel from anyone else on RUclips. For most of your stuff the HD camera and the traveling is all that separates you from the millions of other channels and pirated pentrex and greenfrog documentaries. I understand recording audio must be a lot of work, but it's worth it, this is what makes your channel unique, and I always see requests for more train talks in your comments.
18:37: You mentioned how these certain cars were built by German company Messerschmitt. That very company made the first ever jet powered fighter plane in WW2
Will Amtrak also order a dual-mode version of the Viaggio Comfort train for New York State Empire Service Trains, or just stick with Amfleets and get a dual-mode version of the Siemens Charger? The Viaggio Comfort trains look like a direct replacement for the turboliners on the Empire Corridor!
No plans for replacement of Empire Corridor equipment yet.
Thanks Mike! Very interresting vidéo with many details for each car, I learned a lot of things about american passegers' cars.
Amtrak once had the RTA gallery BI Level cars that Metra and CalTrain use. Just to let you know.
Yes, they did!
@@CoasterFan2105 Did Amtrak love them???
I want to see part 3 and maybe different types of LRV's and streetcars.
I'm glad these videos showed up in my recommendations! Great video! Surprised you skipped the M7s, M8, and M9s on the LIRR and Metro North though. There's also SEPTA Silverliners but I guess you would not want to cover every single one-off design. 😛
The gallery cars intrigue me a lot due to their unique design! Somehow they get away with having the highest seating capacity among double decks and bi-levels
Very Cool!!! I am very knowledgeable about most of these Cars. I'm a railfan and Miss railfanning due to COVID-19. Very Informative video, though.
The Horizon cars are cubicle version of the AM Fleet cars
Loved the video mike!
Thank you, Shane!
The other type is called a multi level coach made by Bombardier transportation. Some of the new builds are the self-propelled configuration because one of the coaches has a pantograph for 25kv 60hz NJ Transit Morris & Essex line Hoboken division North Jersey coast line Matawan Long Branch sections 11kv 25hz PRR Northeast Corridor. For Comet coaches some have central door for high-level platforms examples are New Brunswick Edison Metuchen Metropark Newark Penn Station NJ Transit. LIRR C3 actually unique because you only use the high-level platforms to board them because they're derived from Comeng C1
The Comet cars on the UTA FrontRunner are being retired on Monday, April 18th, 2022.
Happy Spring Break, Mr. Mike Armstrong! :-D
Awesome video 🤩
Thanks!
Can we please have more frequent uploads of Train Talk?
I'd like to do it about once a month but sometimes, other projects and work end up displacing Train Talk.
CoasterFan2105 Also, Gallery cars look weird on the inside with the upper level having no center aisle.
CoasterFan2105 Can you do EMU's next?
Aww I wish you had gone in depth with the Bombardier coaches and told us how to tell the difference with the 9 different series.
Great Video, Mike!
Thanks!
I would love to see a video on older passenger cars. Going back to the steam locomotive era.
By the way the Amfleets, Horizons, Viewliners, and Superliners along with the California cars have different wheels sounds. Back in the 1990s they had the classic wheel moving sound and then they upgraded the wheel changing noise in 2012 that sound almost the same as the flanges squealing