having grown up with the Amfleets out here on the NEC I will say that I'll miss them and their huge seats a bit, but the Siemens cars look so modern and clean, it's a new era for Amtrak@@dutchbakery2195
Great video, thanks. One remark: at least two Charger locomotives (CDTX 2104 being one of them) have been adapted to the San Joaquins Venture coaches: overall livery matching the cars, 'Amtrak San Joaquins' decals and no more slope on the roof.
Wow, you got at least three shave and a haircuts ! These venture cars are beautiful but , it's amazing how long it takes to work the bugs out of railroad equipment before they enter revenue service. Great catches nice shots, excellent video ! Regards From Neighboring Southern California; - Larry
Those roof spoilers are stupid. They probably don't improve aerodynamics very much, and they look so out-of-place when paired with single level coaches.
@@InventorZahran They probably only made sense when paired with the supertall profile of the California/Surfliner cars and what was supposed to be Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo's bilevels in place of the Venture coaches.
These new trains look really nice. I really like the configuration with the coach cars in the middle and the locomotives on each end of the train versus say how the Capital Corridor is configured. The coach cars design looks great.
Not a huge fan of that. Also… if there’s no human running the counter, does that mean no more alcoholic beverages on-board? I can see trying to cut the cafe attendant to save money, but that both cuts a major revenue stream and takes away a major perk of taking the train. It’s really nice on longer rides to have another place to go, decompress, and change up the scenery a bit. This seems like a decision being made by bean-counters who don’t have a true understanding of how these things are used.
@@phillipbanes5484 I won’t disagree with that, but I hold to my point about having a second place to go to, eat, and lounge. Breaks up longer trips and in my opinion really sets trains apart from buses and planes.
Glad they’re all single-level. Last time I rode (with bi-levels) was a pain convincing buff 20-somethings to let a senior with a a cane sit on lower-level. (Didn’t want to have to get a conductor hassle ‘em; since no one teaches basic manners anymore).
Dear Electro, not only lacking manners it can't read either. Signs are clearly posted on handicapped seating. Also conductor should remind passengers that if you use the seat next to you for baggage you will be charged for a ticket.😊
That's just how we do it here. EDIT: Man I started something here 💀 (It's because we don't have a lot of electrification here and we don't use EMU's or DMU's for the most part since using diesels and individual cars is far more flexible like many have said already)
It's too bad that the train does not go as far north as Chico and Red Bluff, if not all the way to Redding. Do we know what is happening to the old bi-level cars, are they getting repainted and used on other California routes?
There could be an increase in frequency to hourly (at least) -- every 4 hours with an "extra" run in the middle of one of those slots isn't really enough.
I'm 81 yrs old. These new cars at present are difficult to embark and disembark. I use a walker so need to let them know ahead of time that a rising platform is needed. Seats can be difficult to recline. At present there are no club cards to buy coffee or soft drinks orfood. Nice snack boxes are available but if youre handicapped getting to snack boxes can be difficut and train can be so crowded times you can't always depend on conductor to bring you a box.
In the U.S., most of the tracks are owned by freight railroad companies, who don't want to invest in electrification because it would harm their short-term profits (despite being more cost-effective in the long term). And since Amtrak and other passenger carriers have to run their trains on those same freight-owned rails, they too have to use diesel locomotives. But this is all changing. There's been a recent movement for passenger railroads to buy or build their own tracks, and those who do often choose to electrify. CalTrain in California is a good example.
@orZahran Unlike Europe and Japan there is NO shortage of oil and gas in America... After the Second World War America switched from steam to diesel... America is a large nation with the MOST railroad tracks in the world, not a TINY nation one can drive across in a single day after dawn and before dusk... America 160 thousand miles, Germany 20 thousand miles, or 260 thousand kilometers to 33 thousand kilometers... Germany is TINY...
Damn, trains in the US are so, so, so, so late .... looks like time stops 50 years ago. How can a powerfull country like that be so railroadly dead for passenger services ? :(
@@CentralValleyRailfan8311 It's coming, slowly, but it's coming : a train can't be stopped like that :p Elon might have delayed it for one or two decaces, but it will come.Brightline demonstrated to a red country that passenger trains could be great even with an unfinished / full of crossing line. When people will be able to move from LA to vegas faster than plane or car, be sure that all states are gonna be in need of some just for political reasons. The only problem will be ( like in europe and china ) to avoid useless new projects when a simple upgrade of the existing line would be better :)
Just wanted to show the new trainset running through different parts of the state. I should've included interior, that's my bad. I'll definitely have to put in some clips in future videos!
I'm glad you seem to like this blowing of horns and that permanent bing, bing, bing... Miraculously trains in Europe go without all these noises. Perhaps it's because they run at higher speeds and operate more frequently. So accidents are less likely... .... wait ?! Anyway. 😂
7:06 its right there, they took the old Loco and removed the engine and motor out of the compartment and cut and install rolled up door and turn them into baggage / cab car.
@@CentralValleyRailfan8311 Thanks. Were they built at the Siemens Florin (Sacramento) plant which may build the Pioneer 220 for CAHSR and a 186 mph version for Brightline West?
I was just thinking the same thing! I think it’s because the engines were initially designed for the bi level cars like the Pacific Surfliner trains. Hopefully they remove them soon for a more streamlined appearance
Yes, the "ramp" on the SC-44 chargers in California is for fuel efficiency. This is due to the California cars (the bi-level railcars) being a lot taller than the SC-44.
I want to know why Amtrak is integrating the new Siemens units into their fleet but usually with 2 older GE units in line? Do they not trust them? I have traveled on the new cars. They are beautiful with superior transition between the cars. I am disabled, the seats hurt my body. Being a less than 1% of the ridership my vote doesn't count. Right???
Right now, we're just breaking them in. Until we know their idiosyncrosies and quirks, we don't really want them on the point without a backup unit we know likely won't have any issues. Same with the cars. Everything from Siemens is a new demon, and they have an opinion each of their own. Shouldn't be too long now. We did the same thing with the P42s when they were phasing in
It would cost Californians a lot less if the government in Sacramento would simply hire the Swiss to build and run their railroads. They would also run on time.
Congratulations on finally getting civilised trains. Now is time to run them in a less scandalous way. Most countries don't use bells and horns, and are just fine.
Funny. Future is here. I think most Americans don't know China's HSR at 350 km/h and powered by electricity has already covered the whole country. Edit: And California is still struggling to build one. And Indonesia has already one running at 350 km/h.
Well the signals are geared for that top speed on most of America's freight tracks, and none of the freight railroads desire to go faster. Believe it or not, the freight, the goods, COMMERCE trumps passengers as far as boosting the economy, whether you like it or not... COMMERCE RULES... If passengers desire to go faster riding Amtrak, Amtrak can build their own railroad tracks on Amtrak's right of way, not on the freight railroads right of way. And when it came to electrifying the Pennsylvania Railroad mainline from Washington DC to New York City, Amtrak's northeast corridor, doing so bankrupted the Pennsylvania Railroad... FACT... 226 miles bankrupted the Pennsylvania Railroad. America has 160 thousand miles of tracks...
Yes we get it. US can't compare to other country's railroad systems. We won't get anywhere if you keep on comparing. The Ventures are a huge step given that the Amfleets are reaching 50 years old, if not already.
I seriously think all American railroads need to go to electric power. NS, BNSF, AMTRAK, etc. And if the CP or the CN doesn't like it. Then, the Canadian railroads can give it back to the US. Just my opinion
America is a large nation with the most railroad tracks in the world. America is not a TINY nation like France or Germany one can drive across in a single day after dawn and before dusk. While the Northeast corridor has overhead electric, and there are metros with either overhead electric or third rail, the vast majority of the tracks in America are not electrified. America after the Second World War switched from steam to diesel. Unlike Western Europe there is NO shortage of oil and gas in America. Furthermore, California every summer has brown outs as their electric grid is short of power when they turn on their air conditioners...
@@ronclark9724 in total numbers, yes it has the longest network. In terms of tracks per land area it's somewhere on 40th place or so. "Unlike Western Europe there is NO shortage of oil and gas in America. " guess what. There's no shortage in oil in oil producing countries like Norway either, still most of their rail lines are electrified, with the Northland Line being way behind the game tbh. However the freight rail line built by LKAB in Sweden was electrified more than a century ago, to maximize profit for every single train they send onto the line. "California every summer has brown outs as their electric grid is short of power" so what you mean is that the great USA cannot provide reliable power networks. Neither down south in the heat, nor in the tornado alley, nor in the freezing cold temperatures up north ...
Why are trains in America so noisy?? Regular blaring of horns, insessent clanging of a bell..... I've spent days in the UK on trains without a single pip of the horn.
because the messiness from train collisions is zillions of times worse than that ever heralded by them dinky trains puttering around their Isle o' GB there 💡💡💡
GB's cleptoparasitic barons are scheming to replace all that Victorian infrastructure thereabouts, why else would they coax weediness onto all that there brickwork..........
...unless wholesale demotions into level crossings on a ratio similar to that of the rest of the world actually be those abominable crooks' scheme thereabouts........
@@trainrover Their dinky trains run regularly at 120-140 mph (and faster on the high speed line). Suspect it's more down to at-grade railroad crossings in America.
1. Yes, trains in the United States are almost always diesel electric 2. The contiguous States are about 1.5 to 2 times the size of all of Europe combined. Electrifying over 1,000,000 miles, or 1,600,000 kilometers of track would be nearly impossible for us to do and not harm the ozone trying to power it any more than our locomotives do as we currently stand 3. Any train any of you have ever ridden on has a locomotive on it. It may not look like one always, but it has one You're not better than we are because you live somewhere else, and always remember that it took two devastating world wars to incentivise your governments to try and save face by being environmental saviors. Leave us alone
@@TheRandCrewsthinking the same. The new VIA rail venture cars look a lot more streamlined than what Amtrak got. The nose and cab cars look more aerodynamic than the Amtrak versions.
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these new cars look really good, the livery is possibly one of the best in the network right now
the insides are worse
loving the fact that amtrak is throwing the corrugated sheet metal look right in the bin
having grown up with the Amfleets out here on the NEC I will say that I'll miss them and their huge seats a bit, but the Siemens cars look so modern and clean, it's a new era for Amtrak@@dutchbakery2195
You’re kidding right?
Great video! They look like model trains, I just can't believe we have new trains. :) I can't wait to ride them. Thanks for sharing.
they are junk compared to the japan trains
Damn, these things are beautiful!
I could totally see this being the paint scheme for the CAHSR trains, should Siemens be chosen.
That would be amazing!
Great video, thanks. One remark: at least two Charger locomotives (CDTX 2104 being one of them) have been adapted to the San Joaquins Venture coaches: overall livery matching the cars, 'Amtrak San Joaquins' decals and no more slope on the roof.
I can't find any photos of it.
@@amtrakpepsiproduct1605 Interestingly, I cannot find it on the internet as well. I could send it to you if you would provide me an e-mail address.
Did that engineer just play “shave and a haircut 2bits” on the horn? 🥂
Indeed he did!
0:42 Yes, same pitch for each note, but the right note lengths! 1:47
Wow, you got at least three shave and a haircuts ! These venture cars are beautiful but , it's amazing how long it takes to work the bugs out of railroad equipment before they enter revenue service. Great catches nice shots, excellent video !
Regards From Neighboring Southern California;
- Larry
bunch of losers run these companies--they move as fast as snails
Awesome video! It’s really neat to see new rail equipment out on the rails!
12:16 is a good one. That’s the first time I’ve seen a train with Siemens Venture cars that does not have a Siemens Charger in the consist.
The new cars look really good, the only problem is that Amtrak replaced the formal cafe car on the San Joaquins with a *vending machine.*
There are no vending machines on these trains. They give free snack packs and water
@@CentralValleyRailfan8311 Can confirm. Complimentary snack packs and bottles of water in cars 2 & 4.
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Fantastic captures, these trains are looking too good!
So are they going to remove the spoilers off the chargers once more venture cars are in service? The look is killing me.
I sure wish but I highly doubt it. The chargers, and all equipment, rotate out so much that it wouldn't be worth it
Those roof spoilers are stupid. They probably don't improve aerodynamics very much, and they look so out-of-place when paired with single level coaches.
@@InventorZahran They probably only made sense when paired with the supertall profile of the California/Surfliner cars and what was supposed to be Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo's bilevels in place of the Venture coaches.
so odd to read "the future" and still seeing diesel trains ^^
they are diesel electric
@mtsky-tc6uw which still means it runs on diesel. can't talk it nice saying it's diesel electric
These new trains look really nice. I really like the configuration with the coach cars in the middle and the locomotives on each end of the train versus say how the Capital Corridor is configured. The coach cars design looks great.
They look great! 😊
Great video, and thanks for the update on the new train set! Well done!!
Great captures! Excellent video!👍
I wonder if those spoilers in the Chargers are removable, seeing that they no longer needed to reduce aerodynamic drag.
fun fact (if you want to call it that) that I recently learned is that they are replacing the cafe cars with vending machines!
Not a huge fan of that. Also… if there’s no human running the counter, does that mean no more alcoholic beverages on-board? I can see trying to cut the cafe attendant to save money, but that both cuts a major revenue stream and takes away a major perk of taking the train. It’s really nice on longer rides to have another place to go, decompress, and change up the scenery a bit. This seems like a decision being made by bean-counters who don’t have a true understanding of how these things are used.
@@phillipbanes5484 I won’t disagree with that, but I hold to my point about having a second place to go to, eat, and lounge. Breaks up longer trips and in my opinion really sets trains apart from buses and planes.
Was hoping to see the inside!
I should've included that! I'll have to in future videos
Those are some nice looking venture cars
love this, just subscribed
Glad they’re all single-level. Last time I rode (with bi-levels) was a pain convincing buff 20-somethings to let a senior with a a cane sit on lower-level. (Didn’t want to have to get a conductor hassle ‘em; since no one teaches basic manners anymore).
Dear Electro, not only lacking manners it can't read either. Signs are clearly posted on handicapped seating. Also conductor should remind passengers that if you use the seat next to you for baggage you will be charged for a ticket.😊
Love the new cars.
Why do so many US trains have locos? This is coming from a Brit, in our country, only the freight trains and the old Eurostar have locos
That's just how we do it here.
EDIT: Man I started something here 💀
(It's because we don't have a lot of electrification here and we don't use EMU's or DMU's for the most part since using diesels and individual cars is far more flexible like many have said already)
if you’re talking about the engines, these are diesel electric locomotives, only they can provide power and electricity to the rest of the train.
I think it’s mostly so that they don’t have to take an entire trainset out of commission if one’s power car develops faults. I think.
The NEC is like 40% EMUs
@@Ostermond we can just disconnect the faulty carriage if something goes awry though
Without the bilevels, the Chargers just have a cool spoiler now 🏎💨
Fantastic catch fantastic train
It's too bad that the train does not go as far north as Chico and Red Bluff, if not all the way to Redding.
Do we know what is happening to the old bi-level cars, are they getting repainted and used on other California routes?
The bi-levels will be given to Capitol Corridor and San Joaquins will be all Venture equipment. But that's a couple years out at least
There could be an increase in frequency to hourly (at least) -- every 4 hours with an "extra" run in the middle of one of those slots isn't really enough.
I'm 81 yrs old. These new cars at present are difficult to embark and disembark. I use a walker so need to let them know ahead of time that a rising platform is needed. Seats can be difficult to recline. At present there are no club cards to buy coffee or soft drinks orfood. Nice snack boxes are available but if youre handicapped getting to snack boxes can be difficut and train can be so crowded times you can't always depend on conductor to bring you a box.
Might this have been coming through Chittenden on Saturday morning, around 10:30 am, headed toward Pajaro along highway 129?
Good to see Caltrain get these passenger cars.
Awesome video Hudson
Train in us runs on diesel??
In the U.S., most of the tracks are owned by freight railroad companies, who don't want to invest in electrification because it would harm their short-term profits (despite being more cost-effective in the long term). And since Amtrak and other passenger carriers have to run their trains on those same freight-owned rails, they too have to use diesel locomotives. But this is all changing. There's been a recent movement for passenger railroads to buy or build their own tracks, and those who do often choose to electrify. CalTrain in California is a good example.
@@InventorZahran wow great explanation thanks for making it clear 😊😊
@orZahran Unlike Europe and Japan there is NO shortage of oil and gas in America... After the Second World War America switched from steam to diesel... America is a large nation with the MOST railroad tracks in the world, not a TINY nation one can drive across in a single day after dawn and before dusk... America 160 thousand miles, Germany 20 thousand miles, or 260 thousand kilometers to 33 thousand kilometers... Germany is TINY...
@@InventorZahran what the heck are you talking about!!!!they are diesel electric !!!!!!!!--there is no such thing as a diesel locomotive...geezuz
What is that horn at 0:37?
It's all K5LAs
@@CentralValleyRailfan8311 Is it supposed to be a stock-standard SC44 K5la?
@@amtrakpepsiproduct1605 yessir
@@CentralValleyRailfan8311 maybe it was clogged?
Neat new cars, but I'm gonna miss the bi-level train cars though, those are neat seating up top!
Already one of the bogies is making rattling noise. 1:55
It has since been replaced thankfully!
Great video
awesome video!
Why are the car numbers so tiny?
Because America can never get anything right... Lol
Wow! How many locations did you have to scout? Impressive production.
Haha! All over Northern/Central California. I've grown up in the valley so the locations come natural. Glad you enjoyed :)
Funny how these are working smoother than the SC-44’s. Their career is quite something
Trust me, they have their issues.
Well, at least the colors look good!
Hmmm, just might have to take a quick day trip to Fresno soon...
Train 710 and 719 have these cars!
I sure hope that they start using the new cab cars soon! Haven’t heard much about those.
1:58 wheel flats meaning the brakes work well.
C&H Sugar....Yep...we use to get so much free sugar from them back in the day.
I like that roadside chase too, very nice. 06:55
Wow they're shiny 😍
Awesome . . .
All Trains in USA are old. In Chile (South America) we have modern trains
What is up with the ugly split windows (every few windows along)? These are not split on the Brightline trains.
Very Nice!
Terrific video
0:55 Somebody has square wheels.
When will the cafe cars enter service?
I think those are a ways out... Not highest priority for them at the moment unfortunately
Damn, trains in the US are so, so, so, so late .... looks like time stops 50 years ago. How can a powerfull country like that be so railroadly dead for passenger services ? :(
Oh yeah, it's terrible. I'm just glad we have at least "something." Maybe we'll learn one day... Lol
@@CentralValleyRailfan8311 It's coming, slowly, but it's coming : a train can't be stopped like that :p Elon might have delayed it for one or two decaces, but it will come.Brightline demonstrated to a red country that passenger trains could be great even with an unfinished / full of crossing line. When people will be able to move from LA to vegas faster than plane or car, be sure that all states are gonna be in need of some just for political reasons. The only problem will be ( like in europe and china ) to avoid useless new projects when a simple upgrade of the existing line would be better :)
When the chargers pull and push these, they won't need their roof spoilers that were built to harmonize better with double deck cars.
3:33 so Amtrak got the Caltrain F40s
Why no pictures of the interior?
Just wanted to show the new trainset running through different parts of the state. I should've included interior, that's my bad. I'll definitely have to put in some clips in future videos!
Adore trains!!!!!!!!!
Where is are new trains in Dallas tx
So beautiful this trains and the Country 👌💯Love this Horn 🔊🔊
I'm glad you seem to like this blowing of horns and that permanent bing, bing, bing...
Miraculously trains in Europe go without all these noises.
Perhaps it's because they run at higher speeds and operate more frequently. So accidents are less likely...
.... wait ?!
Anyway. 😂
Flat spots already?
Oh you know it
@@CentralValleyRailfan8311 that’s insane 😂
0:32 they used a horn from the past amtrak California
It's the same locomotives, just different rolling stock
But where are the cabcars????
In final testing... Coming soon
7:06 its right there, they took the old Loco and removed the engine and motor out of the compartment and cut and install rolled up door and turn them into baggage / cab car.
@@Perich29i think they mean the Venture cab cars
They need to remove the fairing from the locomotives if they will be running them with the venture cars
What were some of the problems that the Venture cars had?
Tons of electrical issues. Lead in the water pipes. Flat spots. Wheels on the cats didn't match the guage of the tracks... Goes on and on. Lol
@@CentralValleyRailfan8311 Thanks. Were they built at the Siemens Florin (Sacramento) plant which may build the Pioneer 220 for CAHSR and a 186 mph version for Brightline West?
@@davidjackson7281 yessir they were build in Florin
@@CentralValleyRailfan8311 I believe they used lead solder with the pipes, none of the pipes are lead...
We need interior videos.
In future videos...
Looks like someone got multiple shaves and haircuts!
Anyone know what kind of horn is on that SC-44?
Raised Letter K5LA.
So they’re going back to single level train cars? Cool so they’ll have 10 car trains again.
It's the same amount of seating with 6 Venture cars versus the four bi-level coaches plus a cafe. It shouldn't change too mhch
is capitl corridor gonna get any
@@johncrest-r6n as of now, no
I've heard the seats on these cars are very inferior to the older Amtrak cars.
What are these "ramp" things on the engines?
I was just thinking the same thing! I think it’s because the engines were initially designed for the bi level cars like the Pacific Surfliner trains. Hopefully they remove them soon for a more streamlined appearance
Don't hold your breath lol
Yes, the "ramp" on the SC-44 chargers in California is for fuel efficiency. This is due to the California cars (the bi-level railcars) being a lot taller than the SC-44.
Outside the Northeast Corridor Amtrak California is the only other profitable division.
Why are American trains so noisy? Do they constantly buzz and the bell rings?
At (almost) every grade crossing, the horn must be blown and bell must be sounded. Bell must be on approaching stations as well
mandated regulation, all rooted because americans were indeed idiots since the early steam traction railways
I will always perfer the Superliners and Califronia cars but these are nice for the Valley.
I want to know why Amtrak is integrating the new Siemens units into their fleet but usually with 2 older GE units in line? Do they not trust them? I have traveled on the new cars. They are beautiful with superior transition between the cars. I am disabled, the seats hurt my body. Being a less than 1% of the ridership my vote doesn't count. Right???
Right now, we're just breaking them in. Until we know their idiosyncrosies and quirks, we don't really want them on the point without a backup unit we know likely won't have any issues. Same with the cars. Everything from Siemens is a new demon, and they have an opinion each of their own. Shouldn't be too long now. We did the same thing with the P42s when they were phasing in
id prefer a detailed video showcasing one futuristic train and a comparison to other older trains than.just whowing different trains drive by.
Good idea! I think I'll do that
Still no electrification.....
I don’t think Amtrak is going to become electric anytime soon since they run on freight tracks
These dang cars look cool. I like them, but I don't like their replacing the Comets and the MK bi-levels.
Вагоны выглядят очень красиво, только где здесь будущее-то ?
These are brand new cars, the future of Amtrak California as the bi-level cars are fading out on this route.
It would cost Californians a lot less if the government in Sacramento would simply hire the Swiss to build and run their railroads. They would also run on time.
That last car obviously has a flat spotted boggy.
We love square wheels lol
Congratulations on finally getting civilised trains. Now is time to run them in a less scandalous way. Most countries don't use bells and horns, and are just fine.
As cool as those new cars look, I'm not that surprised they've been a bit troublesome since being built.
Funny. Future is here. I think most Americans don't know China's HSR at 350 km/h and powered by electricity has already covered the whole country. Edit: And California is still struggling to build one. And Indonesia has already one running at 350 km/h.
all trains in the usa are diesel electric
i hope they have single seating too buit dont look like it some people like to sit alone on a train
Great train - shame about the ultimately annoying horn
C&H pure cane sugar from Hawaii
The seats on these Siemens cars are terrible. Passenger numbers will drop once people experience how uncomfortable they are.
just like bright line accept the train won't hit 125MPH it only does 79MPH.
Well the signals are geared for that top speed on most of America's freight tracks, and none of the freight railroads desire to go faster. Believe it or not, the freight, the goods, COMMERCE trumps passengers as far as boosting the economy, whether you like it or not... COMMERCE RULES... If passengers desire to go faster riding Amtrak, Amtrak can build their own railroad tracks on Amtrak's right of way, not on the freight railroads right of way. And when it came to electrifying the Pennsylvania Railroad mainline from Washington DC to New York City, Amtrak's northeast corridor, doing so bankrupted the Pennsylvania Railroad... FACT... 226 miles bankrupted the Pennsylvania Railroad. America has 160 thousand miles of tracks...
They’re very interesting diesels, but they’re not the same as F59PHIs
ok, so this is "the future" according to US standards.....
Yes we get it. US can't compare to other country's railroad systems. We won't get anywhere if you keep on comparing. The Ventures are a huge step given that the Amfleets are reaching 50 years old, if not already.
Amtrak is color blind ORANGE NOT YELLOW !! 2 bits
I seriously think all American railroads need to go to electric power. NS, BNSF, AMTRAK, etc. And if the CP or the CN doesn't like it. Then, the Canadian railroads can give it back to the US. Just my opinion
America is a large nation with the most railroad tracks in the world. America is not a TINY nation like France or Germany one can drive across in a single day after dawn and before dusk. While the Northeast corridor has overhead electric, and there are metros with either overhead electric or third rail, the vast majority of the tracks in America are not electrified. America after the Second World War switched from steam to diesel. Unlike Western Europe there is NO shortage of oil and gas in America. Furthermore, California every summer has brown outs as their electric grid is short of power when they turn on their air conditioners...
@@ronclark9724 in total numbers, yes it has the longest network. In terms of tracks per land area it's somewhere on 40th place or so.
"Unlike Western Europe there is NO shortage of oil and gas in America. " guess what. There's no shortage in oil in oil producing countries like Norway either, still most of their rail lines are electrified, with the Northland Line being way behind the game tbh. However the freight rail line built by LKAB in Sweden was electrified more than a century ago, to maximize profit for every single train they send onto the line.
"California every summer has brown outs as their electric grid is short of power" so what you mean is that the great USA cannot provide reliable power networks. Neither down south in the heat, nor in the tornado alley, nor in the freezing cold temperatures up north ...
Have you seriously thought about what your plan would cost?
What is it about CN and CP have to give back what ??😡
no reason to get mad if CN or CP doesn't want to go to electricity, then give back the railroad routs they have bought out. Just a suggestion
Why are trains in America so noisy?? Regular blaring of horns, insessent clanging of a bell..... I've spent days in the UK on trains without a single pip of the horn.
because the messiness from train collisions is zillions of times worse than that ever heralded by them dinky trains puttering around their Isle o' GB there 💡💡💡
GB's cleptoparasitic barons are scheming to replace all that Victorian infrastructure thereabouts, why else would they coax weediness onto all that there brickwork..........
...unless wholesale demotions into level crossings on a ratio similar to that of the rest of the world actually be those abominable crooks' scheme thereabouts........
@@trainrover Their dinky trains run regularly at 120-140 mph (and faster on the high speed line). Suspect it's more down to at-grade railroad crossings in America.
@@roberthindle5146 yet my escalations hereafter with their bullseyes on Corporateria's cleptoparasites've already been pulled...
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0:44 Shave and haircut
I wish our rail cars were still made by Budd, Pullman. Trains now look European....
Me too. It is a travesty that we have to buy everything from Stadler, Siemens, and Alstom now because all of our manufacturers are gone.
Well isn’t it better?
1. Yes, trains in the United States are almost always diesel electric
2. The contiguous States are about 1.5 to 2 times the size of all of Europe combined. Electrifying over 1,000,000 miles, or 1,600,000 kilometers of track would be nearly impossible for us to do and not harm the ozone trying to power it any more than our locomotives do as we currently stand
3. Any train any of you have ever ridden on has a locomotive on it. It may not look like one always, but it has one
You're not better than we are because you live somewhere else, and always remember that it took two devastating world wars to incentivise your governments to try and save face by being environmental saviors. Leave us alone
@@nathanschmidt4889 you must be fun at parties
Why can't Siemens get anything right? It seems a lot of their US builds are not good.
Except the P2000 for LACMTA
Hey, Build American, Remember?!
Weird Canada doesn’t have that problem when they get LRTs and Charger/Venture sets too
@@TheRandCrewsthinking the same. The new VIA rail venture cars look a lot more streamlined than what Amtrak got. The nose and cab cars look more aerodynamic than the Amtrak versions.