Engines of Amtrak - GE P30CH

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  • Опубликовано: 24 июл 2020
  • The GE P30CH, affectionately known as the "Pooch", was the first all new locomotive for Amtrak. It was also the first diesel offering from GE to Amtrak whom was still struggling to find a reliable mainline diesel. From their dog-like performance, distinct GE chugging noise to their screeching P5A and K5LA airhorns, the P30s sure lived up to their nickname. While they may have looked nice (when they weren't charred from engine smoke), how successful was the locomotive and how did things end for it?
    This episode is a bit of a short one due to the fact there isn't much in the way of story or information about everything relating to the engines. The next episode, the GP40TC, will also likely be a bit shorter but after that one, I should be back to making longer ones. All the same though, I hope you still enjoy(ed) this episode and thanks for watching!
    Music Used:
    Super Mario Galaxy - File Select
    Jazz Spastiks - Vinyl Instrumental
    Sonic Unleashed OST - Empire City (Night)
    Jazz Spastiks - Toothpaste Instrumental
    Sonic Unleashed OST - Arid Sands (Night)
    Sonic Unleashed OST - Apotos (Night)
    Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door OST - Mail for the Mario Brothers
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Комментарии • 455

  • @SamZarifYT
    @SamZarifYT 4 года назад +102

    The window falling out of the frame and hitting him on the head was hilarious

  • @7GL6
    @7GL6 4 года назад +157

    They look like a tired f40ph

    • @Upguy-tj3gv
      @Upguy-tj3gv 3 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @neilexploreology
      @neilexploreology 3 года назад +1

      They forgot to do their nose, they did not brush it.

    • @tom-and-mom
      @tom-and-mom 3 года назад +2

      2:51 2:52 0:22 0:25 0:51
      Task: Replace the F and E units!

    • @generalprincecodyhedgewolf2944
      @generalprincecodyhedgewolf2944 2 года назад +1

      LOL you can Even say That they Have a Personality of a PA/PB Locomotive but The PAs and PBs are from Alco

    • @Canadian_Yoshi
      @Canadian_Yoshi 2 года назад +1

      @@LJRailfan-Gamer_07. okay

  • @northernvirginianrailfan2116
    @northernvirginianrailfan2116 4 года назад +190

    I think this series is one of the best RUclips series ever

  • @therago-xm7lg
    @therago-xm7lg 4 года назад +73

    Amtrakguy: Come back next time when i discuss the EMD GP40TC
    The Turbo: * silently cries*

  • @EssDee40
    @EssDee40 4 года назад +206

    GOD [Censor] GE PIECE OF [Censor]

  • @The8BitNerd
    @The8BitNerd 4 года назад +79

    The F40 was like eating Chikfilla, and the P30 was like eating Mc Donald’s

    • @A_Lazy_dude
      @A_Lazy_dude 3 года назад +1

      @AngryRailfan 4501 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😂🤣😂🤣😆🤣😄😆🤣😂 true

    • @Alrx7_
      @Alrx7_ 3 года назад +3

      But i hate chick fil a, but i like the F40

    • @The8BitNerd
      @The8BitNerd 3 года назад +1

      @@Alrx7_ How, ChickFilA is the best! 😮

    • @NinjagoGuy416
      @NinjagoGuy416 3 года назад +3

      And the SDP40F is Burger King 😂😂😂

    • @The8BitNerd
      @The8BitNerd 3 года назад

      @@NinjagoGuy416 yes, a piece of crap just like the BK. (tbh they might as well be called Burger Prince)

  • @Pog_Pacer
    @Pog_Pacer 4 года назад +90

    my fav pard is where he said "GOD (CENSOR) GE PIECE OF (CENSOR) that made me laugh so hard XD

  • @SuperDave30
    @SuperDave30 4 года назад +50

    I love the sound of Amtrak locomotive horn! Even the classic ones F40PH’s

  • @BCrailguy45
    @BCrailguy45 4 года назад +94

    GOD (CENSOR) GE PIECE OF (CENSOR)
    Me: I never been so offended with some thing I 100% agree with.

    • @UncleShanky
      @UncleShanky 3 года назад +5

      I couldn’t help but laugh. It was so sudden

    • @kameroncoulombe5209
      @kameroncoulombe5209 3 года назад +1

      When it means like god damn he piece of shit that is an uncensored and sorry for my launguge

    • @tom-and-mom
      @tom-and-mom 3 года назад +1

      2:51 2:52 Pooch!

    • @tom-and-mom
      @tom-and-mom 3 года назад +1

      0:22 F and E units

    • @tom-and-mom
      @tom-and-mom 3 года назад +2

      0:25 Ass Dee Pee Forty Aff

  • @nathancorcoran5347
    @nathancorcoran5347 4 года назад +27

    I live in San Jose, California and I would love to see those locomotives back then running on the Southern Pacific. The P30CH is a beautiful locomotive, it’s a shame that none are in existence. But still being remembered back then on Amtrak.

  • @CSX_Doolittle
    @CSX_Doolittle 4 года назад +20

    Yes it’s finally here

  • @mikehawk2003
    @mikehawk2003 4 года назад +15

    Actually, the P30s didn't replace the SDP45s on the SP Peninsula. They were being used temporarily since the SDP45s had to be used on freight assignments or rebuilt and SP's 3 new GP40P-2s hadn't arrived yet.

  • @denniskronteng977
    @denniskronteng977 4 года назад +7

    5:00 Tipical of G.E

  • @aunulimansfield3277
    @aunulimansfield3277 4 года назад +11

    GE locos spitting fire... That's just what you bargain for with GE

  • @cedarvalleyrail8419
    @cedarvalleyrail8419 4 года назад +14

    I remember the hype when the first series came out and this is exactly as exciting

  • @matthewthebluey-brony-trai8006
    @matthewthebluey-brony-trai8006 3 года назад +5

    Fun fact: Amtrak P30CH 715 was involved into a wreck in Harvey Illinois in 1979, it crashed into a parked Illinois Central Gulf freight train. Amtrak P30CH 715 was damaged beyond repair and scrapped same goes to the ICG GP40 leading the parked frieght train as well, but the second unit ICG GP40 3029 was repaired and returned to service, but in 1984 is was involved another accident it was retired and use for spare parts.

  • @ICEModeler
    @ICEModeler 4 года назад +12

    2:52 "pooch"
    Its the best nickname i've ever heard!

  • @trevorsmith8466
    @trevorsmith8466 4 года назад +8

    Amtrakguy365: did the GE Genesis including the p40dc and p42dc P32ac-dm: sobs

  • @D.O.T.D.
    @D.O.T.D. 4 года назад +8

    I love the drawings at the Beginning of the video. They're perfect.

  • @P90F55
    @P90F55 4 года назад +9

    Another complaint was, the P30CH accelerated slow. Crews loved the F40PH because it accelerated fast.
    Crews liked the F40PH more then the P30CH but liked the P30CH more then the SDP40F.
    I don't care, I love the Pooch.

  • @zackaBOSSSSS2
    @zackaBOSSSSS2 4 года назад +3

    Worth the wait......

  • @Upguy-tj3gv
    @Upguy-tj3gv 3 года назад +5

    5:01 lmaoo the best part

  • @jackjohnson7804
    @jackjohnson7804 4 года назад +6

    quality has gone through the roof lately, love it!!

  • @michaelpham8368
    @michaelpham8368 4 года назад +13

    Noice Tf2 Engineer Cameo!

  • @floridageorgiarailfan
    @floridageorgiarailfan 4 года назад +4

    Awesome video

  • @theunitedstates5217
    @theunitedstates5217 4 года назад +10

    Yay! Another EoA (Engines of Amtrak) Video!

    • @Boypogikami132
      @Boypogikami132 4 года назад

      This is actually an old one but remade

  • @tnewton7762
    @tnewton7762 4 года назад +9

    Amtrakguy365 is the youtuber that caused me to like amtrak instead of hate them, keep the good work
    Ps you might as well do the f40phs my guy

  • @andie_pants
    @andie_pants 4 года назад +2

    Why are trains so fascinating? By all indications this video should bore the liver out of me, but I'm riveted!

  • @daveyboi8727
    @daveyboi8727 4 года назад +10

    The P30CH kinda helped out Amtrak with there HEP problem so its revolutionary in way to Amtrak.

  • @braysfinds7479
    @braysfinds7479 4 года назад +15

    This Is One Of Only A Few GE Model Types That Never Had An Official Turbo Charger Blow

    • @tigolbitties8352
      @tigolbitties8352 4 года назад

      I swear, a Geevo comes into the shop every week with a blown turbo...

    • @battleshipfan3435
      @battleshipfan3435 4 года назад

      @@tigolbitties8352 Geevo be like:HahA TimE To MAkE ThE hUManS tIrED AgAIN HAhA

    • @harrisonofcolorado8886
      @harrisonofcolorado8886 4 года назад

      @@tigolbitties8352 I thought the Dash 7 and Dash 9s always kept on blowing up their turbo chargers. And I swear GE probably gets those turbo chargers from China.

  • @A_Lazy_dude
    @A_Lazy_dude 2 года назад +2

    The first unit on Amtrak to be never to preserved in a museum and scrapped to this day history has forgotten the GE P30CH/P00CH

    • @nathancorcoran5347
      @nathancorcoran5347 2 года назад +2

      It’s a shame that none of the P30CH locomotives.

  • @bluebellsfan8704
    @bluebellsfan8704 4 года назад +7

    This is good work my friend! 👏🏽👍🏽 I love this and hope to see more soon

    • @nathancorcoran5347
      @nathancorcoran5347 2 года назад +1

      It is pretty good, although the P30CH is sadly scrapped. We could’ve have one on display at the Museum of American Railroads in Frisco, Texas.

  • @prairierailproductions6737
    @prairierailproductions6737 4 года назад +6

    Love it
    Also looking forward to the next episode, covering an engine that hasn’t been previously discussed.

  • @frankpearson8792
    @frankpearson8792 3 года назад +2

    Great Footage of the Old "Poochies" . Auto-Train original workhorses.

  • @yrunaked4
    @yrunaked4 3 года назад

    my fav Amtrak loco perhaps because it was so rare to see them. brings back memories. Great video. Cheers, Rob

  • @TripleMofficial15
    @TripleMofficial15 4 года назад +2

    oh yeaaaaaa, I was waiting for this! Thx Man, this is a great video!

  • @tracynation239
    @tracynation239 4 года назад +2

    An excellent video. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. ♡ T.E.N.

  • @Beoxb00ts
    @Beoxb00ts 4 года назад +4

    Ooo! Nice job on this!

  • @graphtonix6607
    @graphtonix6607 4 года назад +6

    I love the P30CH locomotives.

  • @srgntsylveon2919
    @srgntsylveon2919 4 года назад +3

    I honestly don't know why I like this series so much, I'm British

  • @typeblaze6557
    @typeblaze6557 4 года назад +2

    Yes please more I miss these

  • @superbaddy4
    @superbaddy4 4 года назад +48

    Aesthetically, the P30CH is my Favorite of all Amtrak Locomotives. I don't really care if it was a failure.
    All I can say is, *AT LEAST ONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRESERVED.*

    • @harrisonofcolorado8886
      @harrisonofcolorado8886 4 года назад +7

      I wish that a Pooch was preserved as well. Maybe even one restored.

    • @superbaddy4
      @superbaddy4 4 года назад +3

      You're "Time Traveler"... I bet you could go back and save one.

    • @superbaddy4
      @superbaddy4 3 года назад +2

      I would choose either 718, which had an exceptionally great K5LA later on, or 720, because "720" is the number of my birthday (July 20th).

    • @tomnook2612
      @tomnook2612 3 года назад +2

      Nice

    • @tomnook2612
      @tomnook2612 3 года назад +1

      P000000ch

  • @lilcattythewildnorwester7786
    @lilcattythewildnorwester7786 4 года назад +2

    (Chuckles) l guess you read my remainder huh? It's good to see another Episode of Amtrak good Job.

  • @DH2906PRODUCTIONS
    @DH2906PRODUCTIONS 4 года назад +2

    One of my favorite series good video

  • @thesquirrelthatwentupurass7920
    @thesquirrelthatwentupurass7920 Год назад +3

    When your lightbulb goes out at 10:00pm: -5:01

  • @trashrabbit69
    @trashrabbit69 4 года назад +26

    Ahh, the classic Adirondack truck.
    A
    Damn
    Irritating
    Relentless
    Offense
    No
    Dampening
    And
    Crap
    Kontrol

  • @jamcamrailfanning
    @jamcamrailfanning 4 года назад +5

    Love your work keep it up

  • @ryanchannel8485
    @ryanchannel8485 4 года назад +1

    Yes a new one I was waiting for it!

  • @claytonrowe8103
    @claytonrowe8103 3 года назад +2

    Yes, this is a terrific series!!!

  • @YaBoiKnox
    @YaBoiKnox 4 года назад +2

    He didn't mention this. But one pf the p30's was involved in a head-on collision with a parked freight train in harvey Illinois in 1979 (i think)
    Locomotive #715

  • @NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast
    @NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast 4 года назад +2

    All of the videos of the horn samples where from my home territory. All videos were on the Auto Train.

  • @onecolossalrubikscube2554
    @onecolossalrubikscube2554 4 года назад +5

    AmTrak used the ALCo S2 switcher
    Right?
    I just looked up "Amtrak 1970s switchers" and I found the ALCo s2 switcher model locomotive.
    Looks like the ALCo S2 was real at one point but its scrapped in favor for the MP15AC [every railroad uses the MP15AC as a switcher but for the long island railroad it uses the MP15AC for freight service]

  • @kathymorrison8341
    @kathymorrison8341 4 года назад +2

    Wow, i didn't know how many engines look alike.

  • @haroldalexis4200
    @haroldalexis4200 3 года назад +3

    Great video. Unfortunately no models have ever been made of this engine. 😞

    • @hoscalerailfan
      @hoscalerailfan Год назад +1

      Overland made them in Brass Ho Scale, but they cost up to over $1000

  • @robertlay9368
    @robertlay9368 4 года назад +1

    Incredible, I never thought that video game music would go good with trains😆

  • @beelineenthusiast
    @beelineenthusiast 4 года назад +1

    I've been waiting for this. Maybe one day can you try a series like this but another rail company

  • @ChuckE.CheesesIllinois
    @ChuckE.CheesesIllinois 4 года назад +1

    Rail fan, and a possible Mario and Sonic Fan? You've earned a sub my guy

  • @demetriospappas1112
    @demetriospappas1112 3 года назад +1

    I’ve been going to the train station in Hollywood Florida since I 1980. I do not recall ever seeing this unit. I remember seeing a red nose though.

  • @Uno_611
    @Uno_611 4 года назад +5

    5:00 XD

  • @cheeki001
    @cheeki001 4 года назад +2

    Yes i been waiting for this

  • @mountainstaterailfanproduc8248
    @mountainstaterailfanproduc8248 4 года назад +4

    You forgot about the Shanadoa, the Amtrak train that ran on the Chessie System in West Virginia, they ran the P30CH'S on it

    • @sailormann1
      @sailormann1 Год назад +1

      I wondered about this. The photo when he says The Blue Ridge route is the train pulling into the station at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. I wondered if this was the route called the Shenandoah. Harpers Ferry is on the old cheesie system line.

  • @justahillbilly7777
    @justahillbilly7777 4 года назад +2

    Man those old Amtrak commercials are fantastic. Being honest with you, I honestly believe that Amtrak would be smart to bring back TV commercials, so as to get their name back into the houses of the common American. Heck, why not have some radio and online commercials too?

  • @theelementofstupidity2665
    @theelementofstupidity2665 4 года назад +3

    I loved it!

  • @anasonia4830
    @anasonia4830 4 года назад +3

    Unit 715 was destroyed

  • @eX0dus77
    @eX0dus77 4 года назад +2

    I now know why they never made HO scale models of P30chs.

  • @雪者
    @雪者 4 года назад +1

    Heya! *Loved the remake!*

  • @chrisandtiofamily5449
    @chrisandtiofamily5449 4 года назад +2

    Love it

  • @southeasternnewmexicorailf9851
    @southeasternnewmexicorailf9851 7 месяцев назад

    Nice Video man

  • @reesochacon1448
    @reesochacon1448 4 года назад +2

    The last run of the P30CH took place exactly ten years before I was born. Although none of these were preserved, I can kind of see why. It would be a bit embarrassing to preserve a locomotive that was unsuccessful. Also, can’t wait for the GP40TC.

    • @Handlesarestoopid
      @Handlesarestoopid 10 месяцев назад +1

      If that's the case the Sdp40f 644 should not exist

  • @Lucius_Chiaraviglio
    @Lucius_Chiaraviglio 4 года назад +1

    The generator car shown early in the video looks like a demotored B unit of an E-series locomotive. The Providence and Worcester Railroad has one of these (or at least had one a couple of years ago) that I have seen in service on a fan trip.

    • @tracynation239
      @tracynation239 4 года назад +1

      The Rio Grande used a converted Alco PB-1 for head end power. I always thought that the passenger train looked funny with two F units, a PB-1, and another F unit. ♡ T.E.N.

  • @TrainMann
    @TrainMann 4 года назад +2

    Amrtrakguy: Engineer TF2 References
    Me, an engineer main: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  • @emoryblack5959
    @emoryblack5959 4 года назад +2

    Quickest click of my life!

  • @ianboi3748
    @ianboi3748 4 года назад

    No cap I like this style better than the others

  • @mistermadmachine6311
    @mistermadmachine6311 4 года назад +5

    😢a pity they weren’t given as much upkeep as they should’ve

  • @AVeryRandomPerson
    @AVeryRandomPerson 4 года назад +3

    The Pooches lived out their last days on the Sunset Limited and Auto Train.

    • @AVeryRandomPerson
      @AVeryRandomPerson 3 года назад

      @Acerailfan3306 Trackside They died. Back then, AC wasn't standard in Cabs, really, so they just opened the window, and died when it fell out and hit them on their heads.

  • @STUAA2024
    @STUAA2024 4 года назад

    That is interesting that we are now about to go over some of less noted locomotives like the GP40TC, F69PHAC and Flexliners

    • @uncinarynin
      @uncinarynin 4 года назад +2

      The Flexliners (Israeli version of Danish rubbernose trains) were guests for tests, as were the X2000, ICE1 and before that, the modified SJ and SNCF locomotives even painted in full Amtrak livery for test run before ordering the AEM7. They didn't borrow a Vectron though before ordering the ACS64.

    • @STUAA2024
      @STUAA2024 4 года назад

      Do you think the F69PHAC looks quite similar to Metra’s F40PH locomotives that they updated?

    • @AVeryRandomPerson
      @AVeryRandomPerson 3 года назад

      @@STUAA2024 Those are a separate model using the F69PHAC Cab known as the F40PHM-2/3.

  • @dirtycamerarailfan3302
    @dirtycamerarailfan3302 4 года назад +3

    Great video. I hope you mention the GP40TC was used on the Loop service. If you don’t mind, can you send the link of the trainorders post?

  • @TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan
    @TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 4 года назад +2

    This will be a first for the GP40CT locomotive I once heard that they were rebuild at the Santa Fe shops and Cleburne Texas Correct me if I'm wrong

  • @generalprincecodyhedgewolf2944
    @generalprincecodyhedgewolf2944 2 года назад

    The Smokey appearance of the P30CH Reminds me of an ALCo P series Locomotives

  • @AVeryRandomPerson
    @AVeryRandomPerson 4 года назад +2

    I wonder what a Pooch with ditch lights and rear markers would look like?

  • @nathanhawes4207
    @nathanhawes4207 3 года назад +1

    I like how the horns have the same name as me. It makes me feel special

  • @floridianrailauto9032
    @floridianrailauto9032 4 года назад +1

    Yes

  • @alexanderboulton2123
    @alexanderboulton2123 Месяц назад +1

    The last true chugga-chugga-choo-choo train.

  • @shockstrains5077
    @shockstrains5077 4 года назад +7

    Before I clicked this video I thought: oh god how did GE screw this up

  • @dkz5857
    @dkz5857 4 года назад +2

    Awesome video! I kinda want to make the same type of videos on China railways High speed trains , any suggestions?

  • @Bkn348og
    @Bkn348og 4 года назад +4

    I’ve been waiting SOOOO Long

  • @rickboivin7732
    @rickboivin7732 4 года назад +3

    The politics and economics of locomotive RFPs. EMD makes the SDP40F, GE then supples the P30CH. EMD gets another go and produces the F40PH and then GE responds with the Genesis series. Home run or weak grounder and only two suppliers worth considering it seems. Siemens might have got the contracts partially to get some fresh blood in.

  • @francoisguerette
    @francoisguerette 4 года назад +3

    Hey, will you redo the f40 pls?

  • @Angel-Diaz_805
    @Angel-Diaz_805 4 года назад +3

    So how long do we wait so we can see the emd gp locomotive video

  • @YukariAkiyama
    @YukariAkiyama 4 года назад +3

    F and E unit Engines of Amtrak

  • @MSRTA_Productions
    @MSRTA_Productions 4 года назад +3

    5:00 😂👏🏻👏🏻

  • @rottenroads1982
    @rottenroads1982 7 месяцев назад

    0:47, 2:45, 3:49, ENGINEER GAMING. I love the Addition of the Engineer from TF2.

  • @officialmcdeath
    @officialmcdeath 4 года назад +2

    This is the good stuff - what philistine would take this down? \m/

  • @Lorsterthe34st
    @Lorsterthe34st 3 года назад +1

    Don’t worry boys.. the engineer is engi-here in the Video

  • @OSUEngel
    @OSUEngel 3 года назад +2

    Will you do the F40PH?

  • @codyrapp7253
    @codyrapp7253 2 года назад +1

    Dann it's funny when the window fell out of the window frame and with what he said.

  • @willberestartingthischanne9984
    @willberestartingthischanne9984 4 года назад

    I Love This Amtrak Locomotive

  • @nah_144
    @nah_144 4 года назад +3

    Yaaaaaayyy!!

  • @NMW_Productions
    @NMW_Productions 4 года назад +1

    POOCH

  • @OSUEngel
    @OSUEngel 3 года назад +2

    When are you doing the F40PH?