NEW Coaster Trains and Charger Locomotives
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2021
- San Diego County’s Coaster commuter train just got a fresh new look. On February 8th, 2021, North County Transit District began running its brand new SC-44 “Charger” locomotives on all Coaster trains. The Chargers are among the most advanced diesel-electric locomotives on the rails today. They offer significantly improved acceleration over the older equipment as well as quieter running engines and lower exhaust emissions, making the locomotives some of the only passenger diesels currently available that meet strict EPA Tier 4 standards. February 8th also marked the debut of four recently overhauled Bombardier bilevel coach cars, originally built in 1997. The cars received all new interiors with redesigned seat configurations, new seating material, charging outlets, new LED interior lighting, and more. The cars were given improvements to their suspension systems for a better ride quality as well as a brand new scheme. Let’s take a visit to coastal San Diego County to see the newly refreshed train set and brand new Charger locomotives in Coaster commuter train service.
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Great video! Sad to see the F40s go. The Cabcars in the new scheme is a Wrap as you can see the Faded blue coaster paint on the top. But they just testing with it and will put the real paint later on. new seats and other details.
Oh, so that's why. I thought someone at the factory forgot to do their job.
You are correct, the 2301 has a wrap. I believe 2302 will be the next one to get a wrap. Thanks for watching!
@@CoasterFan2105 Coaster fan I’ve got an idea the Amtrak Capitol corridor and San Joaquin is the Pacific Surfliner In Southern California I want you to send the coaster trains to Northern California and the ace train to Southern California and the Metrolink train in Northern California
@@CoasterFan2105 Even the Pacific surfliner to Northern California
@@CoasterFan2105 Hey coasterfan can you replace the old cars of the coaster train and the new cars north county transit district
We will all miss the F40PH and the F59PHI
I know
Not all of us. The SC-44 is such a big improvement.
Those guys were great.
Coaster Sold Their F40s To The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
@@sebastianfloyd372 where is that at
Great work, Mike! So many great shots in this one.
Hey spencer!!! Large fan of your work, keep it up!
I got my new coaster sc-44 charger
You have great videos spencer
Hi, Spencer Hugues👋, it's very okay?
Thanks, Spencer!
Like the new paint scheme really like the new inside
We’re all gonna miss the F40’s
:(
I’m gonna miss them too :( especially the k5la’s on the f40’s
New scheme looks good, but I will miss the old. I’m just happy the F40s are going to a good home.
@@CoasterFan2105 where are they being sold to
It’s good to know that f40’s are not all gonna get scraped
The chargers are now my type of locomotives, the future is coming :)
Thanks for watching!
I would sure like to hear a Charger idling up close. That huge Cummins has got to be different.
Cab car: not bad
Coach: meh
Charger: cool
Amtrak and St. Louis metrolink meet EVEN BETTER
To be honest it looks really nice! I’m happy coaster is finally upgrading. Yes it’s sad to see the old locos go but eventually it has to happen. Anyway great video as usual mike 👍
I agree! Thanks for watching!
@@CoasterFan2105 people say the SC44 is ugly but I like the look of it
@@CoasterFan2105 I felt sad because the F40 is gone 😥😥😥😭😭😭😭😭
@@nolantherailfan5048 Trust me, by the time the 2040s come along and the SC-44's get replaced everyone is going to miss them.
The new coaster scheme is on point. The charger is looking good along with the bi-level cars. Good catches and good video. 👍👌
Trying to get myself to like the Chargers..... but I can't. I am going to miss the hell out the P42. I saw one today and man it was a treat.
To each their own, Im ready for the 42s to be retired as they're old and outdated and the phase 5 on most of them is the most barf worthy scheme I've ever seen, the phase 7 looks 1000 times better
Thank god they chose to refurbish some of the older cab cars instead of completely replacing them with the incoming CEM ones.
Some will be replaced, but I'm not sure how many. 2301 has only been wrapped, so they might all be replaced eventually
I’m glad we get to see what the old cab cars look like in the new scheme. In terms of what will happen to them in the long term, that’s unknown at the time. I think NCTD wants to replace all cab cars with the newer CEM ones, butbthat will laregely be dependent on securing fundin for them. Three are currently on order.
@@CoasterFan2105 Correct. So that most likely means some of the older cab cars will be refurbished for continued service as well. I know some railfans really hate CEM cab cars but in my honest opinion I'm not that picky about it.
The paint schemes on the cars look amazing I’m going to miss the older locomotives and paint schemes but the new chargers and the new paint schemes look amazing
Wow future trains are here.👍
NCTD just started its Winter 2021 schedule, and in the process greatly INCREASED the frequencies of Coasters. More than 30 trains a day on weekdays, and more than 20 trains a day on weekends. All this because NCTD finally has enough locos to pull all these trains, and so much of the line is double track now.
it gets even better when you consider the rail-to-rail program with the Surfliner; with a day/month pass, you get an additional 22 trains daily, albeit with service only to Solana Beach and Oceanside from San Diego
When I lived in San Diego I would regularly take the coaster to Encinitas. I loved it.
I love the new look Coster is taking. The coach cars look more cleaner both the interior and exterior. And as much as I’m liking the new SC-44’s I still miss the F40PH’s and F59PHI’s.
BTW, I had a chance to take a good look at a Charger this weekend, and they are a lot longer than the F59PHI that they replaced. About 13 feet, as it turns out. An SC-44 is more than a foot longer than an EMD E-8, despite having two less axles.
Thanks Mike. The new paint scheme looks beautiful and the charger locomotive seems to be a good efficient one.
Awesome video CF!
I was railfanning yesterday for the Coaster Chargers and the horn was really powerful that made the ground shake!
Thank you! Yes, the horns are very loud!
@@LJRailfan-Gamer_07. LOL, agreed
R.I.P F40PH and F59PHI
You will be missed 😢
The F40s will get a special video this Friday!
@@CoasterFan2105 😀
Coaster SC-44 are stupid
@@kayriv814 but its progress so stop being so much of a foamer and accept changes
@@Handlesarestoopidnah word
The Siemens Engines ARE much quieter! Impressed. The wheels on the tracks seem to "outnoise" the engine. That's base on the sound quality of my speakers!
I noticed that too! The rest of the train is louder than the engine noise.
Let's leave a salute to the F40PHM-2c and F59PHIS
Sure the scheme might look cool...
But god the F40s will always be my favorite. I miss those workhorses. Long live the F40s!!!
Awesome new locomotive! Beautiful train!
Never thought I’d say this but I’m actually loving the new chargers. Great video as usual!
Those new coaster trains look really nice but They look even much better in the inside I think I would like to ride those shiny new lookin trains.
The ride quality of the refurbished cars is really nice!
Yeah!
As Prince Charming said in Shrek The Third: “A new era finally begins”.
Best comment for the video.
@@thomascunningham5013 Ah yes, Prince Charming in a train video.
I love how the charger is almost the perfect size for those cars. Its so satisfying to see the rooflines meet up.
Thank you for making this video, Mike. Happy to see new Charger locomotives in service. Glad the Coaster F40s will be preserved. I can't wait for more passenger rail services to order Charger locomotives. Maybe my local commuter railroad VRE will get some in the future, we'll see.
I love charger locomotives 😀 also ❤️IT
Thanks for watching!
No problem I’ve been watching since your channel started
Wow! That’s so cool! The new charger locomotives and coaches look amazing!
I've traveled across USA twice by Amtrak. Great experiences. Nice to ser your videos here. Great jobs.
Those locomotives are beautiful. I love the new paint!
I love the Coaster's new look, hopefully I'll be able to see them next month, great video as always!
Thank you!
Nice K5LA on the cab cars!
I enjoyed the Coaster chargers for over 2 years!!
I ❤ it!
Wow, so much has changed! I remember riding this as a little kid. It’s what started my love of trains! I used to go with my grandpa to Oceanside TC and watch them when I was as young as 2 years old! Those F40PH-2C engines are still my favorite! The sounds, the horns, the smell, all are what made my childhood so amazing! You will be missed F59PHIs and F40s!
I love the teal front end of the Chargers.
I love the teal front end of the SC-44 Chargers F40PH-3C's and F59PHI's.
Cool.......
Note: it's the best day ever! 🎵🎤🙋👍🚂🚃🚃
Thanks for watching!
@@CoasterFan2105 happy weekend! 🙋👍🚂🚃🚃🏠🎊🎆
Hi
A very random guy railfan that uses old photo
Hello again!
The coaster paint looks really nice now I see why you have it as your picture
Pretty nice vid, but bear in mind that Bombardier's no more, it's all Altsom from now on
Thanks! And true, but it was still Bombardier when the cars were built. New bilevels from now on will be products of Alstom.
The new Coaster SC-44 locomotive looks Awesome.
Quick question mike? Have you ever thought about railfaning in Las Vegas NV I would love it if you made a quick vid of trains in Las Vegas and if you don’t feel like it that’s toadally fine too!
I can't wait for these new paint coaster :D
Felix great catch
Amtrak Missouri River Runner trains use new Siemens Charger locomotives too. But I do miss the GE Genesis locomotives that Amtrak Missouri River train used to have.
That looks cool it looks like the new Amtrak
Those train shots near the beach is the best
They look so beautiful, I want to go to San Diego!
They sure do! Thanks for watching!
@@CoasterFan2105 your welcome!
0:04 it's great profile!
Great photography of course, loving the new color scheme...so San Diego!
The East River Railroad in Princeton West Virginia uses Bombardier Horizons and Budd Amfleet I cars with 50th Anniversary P43DC's and P40DC's.
Congratulations, Mike Armstrong! And Happy Friday, By The Way! :-D
Great! Finally nice to see a paint scheme between the chargers and coaches that wasn’t botched.
The new seats look like the original Metrolink ones
Hi
They do look similar.
Thanks, good job. I have seen at lot of things come and go over the years, but seeing new things keep me interested.
Awesome! Couldn’t wait for this video
R.I.P. Emd F59PHI and F40ph
Love coasters new setup, thanks for the vid
the new paint scheme looks weird on old cars.
When we get used to something for SO long.....& NOW they HAVE to GO. Just like the wooden blocks for the track layout (now being replaced with concrete blocks).🤔
unfortunately many railroads are retiring the use of reflector strips like coaster, go transit, and soon caltrain on it's mainline(sf-sj)
Great collection! Super! Thanks!
great catches and video of these new coaster engines first day runs
I'm sad that the F40PHM-2C and the F59PHI retiring
They’re sold F40s to the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. They should Sold the F59PHIs To the Niles Canyon Railway
The good news is that all 5 F40s will be preserved!
@@CoasterFan2105 for real so there not gonna retire
@@CoasterFan2105 It would bring us back to the days when Coaster had Their F40s Right?
@@CoasterFan2105 I’ve got a question, Where are the New Coaster CEM Cab Cars?
have been waiting for these
I'm glad you got an chance to see them
The video is so beautiful, it makes sense to me.
Thank you!
0:33 It's a well-known fact that suddenly changing your direction will suddenly change your locomotive and put advertisements on 40% of your cars
Beautiful work. The Coaster with new trains. 😊🤗👍
Love the new cars and locos! I always check every Friday for your video. I sorta call Friday's coaster day!
I dunno man, but this new paint scheme is growing on me. But I’ll miss the F-40s and F-59s
Agreed on both
Awesome video!
Yesterday I was hoping to see one of the test strains so great work Mike : )
Amazing footage!
Great video.
I still can’t believe Five Coaster F40ph locomotives has been retired. ):
It was probably for the best. They were getting quite old and weren't meeting new EPA standards anymore
Im gonna miss the good ol F40PHs...
The locomotive that started YOUR channel! MBTA is also getting rid of The 2Cats... I will miss you F40s, it was wonderful working with yall. But everything has to end at some point. It was fun, it was
RIP
hiiii i miss u
I have horn wars at old town when the Surfliner or coaster crosses the grade crossing. My little trolley horn can’t compete against their horn lol
I love the way the K5LAs sound on the chargers
Those locomotives are amazing! They are so quiet!
Excellent video! Congrats!
Thanks!
5:02 Nice horn on Coaster cab car 2309. The new trains are running well. (Sorry about my grammar. It just corrected me)
Nice catch 5:35 Double Whammy.
A beautiful train and it's my car! Lol (=laughing out loud)
the paint scheme is awesome
It's gonna be interesting trying to recognise the new paint scheme but time marches on; thanks for sharing
Nice catches! I love the new interiors😀
The F40's and F59's just got a teal front end.
Great Shots bro! 👍
A complete train of the new livery! Something other commuter lines have yet to achieve.
The cab cars do look odd without any diagonal striping on the front
We will miss you F40.
Need to go see some MBTA F40s before they are gone too
MBTA is keeping theirs. They are currently being rebuilt.
@@davidng2336 Ok, that's good.
You picked up many beautiful shots of one of the most beautiful commuter rail journeys in North America.
Plus excellent commentary from you mike
These trains look so good
Enjoyed every minute. Thank you !
6:41 look how the train is gaining on the cars next to the track with the road running parallel to the track
I Hope these Chargers will Make better improvement as F40 are gone now :( Cool Video!!
What?
They will
make a low frequency intercity trains train talk next
Cool locos! They're running quiet too!
Oh wowie the new carrige scheme is awesome!
Nice video Mike