According to an ex Amtrak engineer out of LA, 229 was the best loading engine on property at the time, and he wanted to have it on his retirement run. So he got his wish, SBA-LAX, sometime in the mid 1990’s (can’t remember the year)…
@natanaelvaz64908 ай бұрын
I like trains
@davidnazario6646 Жыл бұрын
Cool machines 😎👍
@2quintly Жыл бұрын
Lookin' good.
@pavanbiliyar Жыл бұрын
The only reason this engine holds any place in my brain is because in the late 80s, my family got our first HO scale train set, and it had an electric Amtrak 229, with a gray hopper car and a lime green box car. Had enough track for a single oval. Toys R Us or Play Co, San Diego, circa 1989.
@thestarlightalchemist7333 Жыл бұрын
I now have an HO model of 229, so this is even cooler!
@frostbyte39782 жыл бұрын
Look up "Amtrak 90229 heartland flyer" and you've got the best p5 ever.
@nathancorcoran53472 жыл бұрын
The Amtrak F40PH is amazing.
@8thnotchjoe20003 жыл бұрын
Got her in HO scale!
@rahmanaridho3 жыл бұрын
The horn sound like WABCO AA2, but the shape are not like it either. So, what is the horn on that locomotive
@Bkn348og3 жыл бұрын
I caught Amtrak 590 not that long ago sad to see it has a different horn
@gandlar54893 жыл бұрын
That was the best locomotive that Amtrak ever had.Its a shame it was retired.A true classic locomotive.
@harishsundaram78703 жыл бұрын
That reminds me of going back in time to see Amtrak F40ph number 229 with P5a horn.
@janeordway48413 жыл бұрын
Great work. I just Don’t like the Design of it. Did SP buy any of these .?
@BNSFGuy47233 жыл бұрын
20 of them! Even the Rio Grande ran a few hydrolics
@davidfuller5813 жыл бұрын
I can't help but find it hilarious how this loco has had not one, not two, but THREE bad horns. What are the chances?
@hermankoerts81853 жыл бұрын
About Maybach engine-building: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaXXn2eInJebrKc . In this documentary, the MD-engine is treated.
@hermankoerts81853 жыл бұрын
Nice work ! Very interesting to see, as a European with interest in North-American railways. More about the history of Maybach: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZiXfICbbLt9fK8 . Later in this documentary, rail applications are treated, and near the end hydraulic transmission is mentioned.
@TrainFanatic.664-Prod.3 жыл бұрын
Draw?
@ricardlupus3 жыл бұрын
As the locomotive is reversing through Brightside on the return journey, there's a close-up shot of the headlamps. They look like their swiveling in some rotating fashion, is this just an optical illusion or do they actually move like that for some reason?
@rlnoel3 жыл бұрын
No they actually move like that to aid in visibility.
@ikshields2 жыл бұрын
"Mars" headlights. SP was really into these for a long time. (I always enjoyed SP's fetish for lighting -- it made their engines look like they had more eyes than a jumping spider.) Here's the Wiki on them: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Light
@kaifriedrich17633 жыл бұрын
I like the other body design
@robertmoir-vj1kq3 жыл бұрын
Thank You for sharing this video not all f40 units were the same because they did n t all have the K5LA horn ones that did n t suck
@kidcoleman5863 жыл бұрын
I've also seen 90229 in Santa Fe Depot (San Diego, CA) and passing through the Carlsbad Bluffs in the late afternoon.
@kenrichliu11534 жыл бұрын
At least it isnt getting scrapped
@deborahmaciak56924 жыл бұрын
Amtrak F40PH 229 has a P5A train horn, a Very good one!
@8thnotchjoe20004 жыл бұрын
That newer P5A in the late 1990s on 229 is killer. I have a few of the DVD sets from America by rail featuring it
@charlesgault37774 жыл бұрын
I have an HO scale model of that locomotive.
@iliketrains8394 жыл бұрын
What phase?
@charlesgault37774 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure. I think it's either late 1970's or early 1980's.
@charlesgault37774 жыл бұрын
It is a silver body with a black roof and the "pointless arrow" symbol.
@FPHFan4 жыл бұрын
Looks like 299 was squawking then going through the crossings because of the bad air horn
@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos4 жыл бұрын
It's now 90229.
@FPHFan4 жыл бұрын
That’s the NPCU Number
@adamdahabra46534 жыл бұрын
I wish the 229 is no longer a cab car and now a locomotive again
@Shane-Singleton5 жыл бұрын
Looks like she has a real roomy cab!
@orangexraygamer28685 жыл бұрын
but it isnt a bad p5a to us moderntiers(to me)
@soarinskies11055 жыл бұрын
God this locomotive looks so cool in that grey and red paint.
@Elfnetdesigns5 жыл бұрын
It's mid 2019, is she restored yet? Running under it's own power?
@howlingwolven5 жыл бұрын
The rear block runs, yeah. The front block is apparently too far gone for restoration.
@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan5 жыл бұрын
Last year the 9010 moved under her own power does anyone know the status of her rebuild??
@arthurmills2135 жыл бұрын
Very nice video except at 0:42. How could you hate that horn?!
@nathantolliver55165 жыл бұрын
Sounds like metra lol
@nathantzhang5 жыл бұрын
Cool to see how everything looked like in 1980! Not just the F40, but how we lived.
@bearbon25 жыл бұрын
I love that OP thrum and the blower howl at higher throttle settings. It's such a shame there aren't any Trainmasters still running.
@Benthetrainkid5 жыл бұрын
90229 retained its P5 when converted into a NPCU up until the repaint
Well because in September of 2018 90229 hit a car crossing the tracks and 90229 is off to the scrap yard
@AVeryRandomPerson3 жыл бұрын
Nope. It's still in service. 90208 is being scrapped.
@fennvillerailfan34415 жыл бұрын
RIP 90229
@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos4 жыл бұрын
90229 is still in service!
@robmoir75245 жыл бұрын
WHAT ABOUT F40S WITH THE NATHAN K5LA THE BEST THE VERY BEST
@matthewwaldham3645 жыл бұрын
its got one of the most gorgeous horns ever I love it but I hate Amtrak California its soooooo ugly and plain. BUT THAT K5LA OOOHHH YOUCH. Otherwise k5la is the best horn ever so is phase 4, 4b, and phase 5 for the engines. my fav is phase 4 superliner cars with the superliner across the side and the phase 4b is sweet to for the supers but not as nice. phase 4 and 5 for the engines are all awesome. specially the cabbage looks sweet in 5.
@mariakostaris73886 жыл бұрын
i use to have 229
@mikeytrains16 жыл бұрын
Any update on the Kraut? It looks wonderful!
@neilgross70336 жыл бұрын
Model railroaders will also recognize 229 as the number Lifelike used on their old F40PH model.
@ThePeejRR4 жыл бұрын
I have one. A prized possession. I love the F40PH, they saved passenger service in North America. NJ Transit had a bunch also...they then unceremoniously sold and scrapped all but two.
@shanemyoutubeshit6 жыл бұрын
Hey, i know this person is pretty healthy even though he is about 30 years old, but why don’t we take all all their organs out but computerize the head for ear, mouth, and vocal cord response? Good idea right? (Basically what happened to the F40PH’s.
@TrainsDirectVictoria6 жыл бұрын
Wow 229 goes way back. Good job
@BobbyHarveyVideoProductions6 жыл бұрын
Any fans of the "America by Rail" video series will recognize this engine immediately, it was in the opening scene of the San Diegan train pulling out of San Diego. I never noticed what number the engine was until today. Nice video!
@shanemyoutubeshit6 жыл бұрын
Bobby Harvey Video Productions I have the whole set, I know what you are sayinng.
@SouthCalifas6195 жыл бұрын
Bobby Harvey Video Productions holy shit! I just rewatched it and you are right!
@kyle.sterritt Жыл бұрын
Yup I know that one
@kidcoleman5866 жыл бұрын
It breaks my heart to see 229 go to waste. I mean it didn’t really but they could’ve just gave him a tune up and a new horn but why paint him? That would be cool to just have a phase I f40 rolling around right? I’m a fan of NPCU units but I mean a blast from the past would be awesome!!
@drdoomspire30383 жыл бұрын
Yea I agree that’d be awesome even though I don’t live in the USA and instead I live in the UK
@teddyobrien4801 Жыл бұрын
I think 229 is unique enough to deserve a name. How about “Robby”?
@kevinhoward95936 жыл бұрын
Why is there a giant train station in the middle of a busy road anyway? Who's the moron that designed Jack London Square Station?
@AVeryRandomPerson3 жыл бұрын
It was built as a replacement for the original Oakland station, which wasn't safe anymore after the 1989 Earthquake. The station itself isn't in the street, but a small segment of street running exists.