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@richiej5884 2 сағат бұрын
Fantastic job you did modeling the Brightline trains and the layout! And I love the alligator climbing on the hill! 🐊Brightline should feature your trains in each of their stations. You do incredible work and your coverage of the construction of the line has been very much appreciated!
@thesquirrelthatwentupurass7920 2 күн бұрын
Nice, how did you make the modified SCB-40's?
@RoamingRailfan 2 күн бұрын
The locomotive shells are custom 3D printed designs as are the coaches.
@Wowwowpow13 4 күн бұрын
KC Baby!
@rondech2920 9 күн бұрын
I know nothing about trains - we did a trip Orlando/Aventura/Orlando. So fun! You always make this so fascinating. Keep up the great work.
@kevinakling 9 күн бұрын
Any talk at Brightline about adding a station at Cocoa Beach? If they did that, they could share the ECFR line to St. Augustine, and build one there. For us who live along the First Coast up to Jacksonville that would be awesome! We could ride it to all the airports and cruise terminals…
@RoamingRailfan 9 күн бұрын
Not Cocoa Beach but Cocoa: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqbLnWRmnc-SkKs
@MrStark-up6fi 11 күн бұрын
It’s cool how Brightline had to add more capacity to their trains because so many people want to ride on them. And btw, this is a Republican state!
@Sven_Okas1967 23 күн бұрын
Thanks for that update from Brightline. Merry Christmas and greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven
@T-rick Ай бұрын
very cool. I hope Brightline west is your next project!
@yolo_burrito Ай бұрын
Those dimples on the chamfered part of the roof come from the factory. Every time I see them rolling by I wondered how they got hit.
@billyrueckert5113 Ай бұрын
What an amazing journey, love to see it! Is there thought of double tracking the ORL extension at some point?
@chriswoodruff2293 Ай бұрын
They are certainly better than Amtrak. It would have taken them months to years to do just what Brightline did in a few days. Amtrak has become a joke.
@jeffh5903 Ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for showing us the process (and for 3X the speed a few times LOL). But…why, why why didn’t they just put the new coaches in the back since they were labeled as “5”? That’s really going to confuse people. And on the walk through they printed a “5” to use in the vestibule to cover the “4” but that coach would still say “4” on the outside. 🤯
@RoamingRailfan Ай бұрын
The old "4" car always has to be on the end since it has the baggage compartment and metal cover over the end so it can never be used mid train. The numbering situation was corrected within 24 hours with new decals installed to show the correct numbers. They were in a rush to get the cars in service to meet the demand for people evacuating from Hurricane Milton that they ran out of time before they entered service. They had extra attendants outside the cars to direct passengers to the correct coach in the meantime. The new car will be positioned as coach 5 in the long run once more coaches arrive.
@jeffh5903 Ай бұрын
@ Thanks for the explanation! Appreciate it. Also…forgot to ask in my original comment: what is the maximum number of coaches the stations are designed to accommodate. Will Brightline ever outfit their trains with the maximum number of coaches? Is demand there enough demand for max trains? Maybe it would make sense on more heavily traveled routes, but not on all?? Thanks again!
@RoamingRailfan Ай бұрын
Platforms were built to accommodate trains up to 10 coaches long
@0fficialdregs Ай бұрын
A NEW EPISODE!!!!
@athompso99 Ай бұрын
While it is probably the *newest* one I've seen, that's also the *cleanest* and *tidiest* rail maintenance facility I've ever seen!
@OhioCentralModeler Ай бұрын
I find it rather fascinating they appear to be using less distributed power on Cajon Pass than CSX and NS are in the relatively flat Midwest...
@carlscamino5844 Ай бұрын
Brightline is an exciting new passenger rail service here in this country. As railfans, we are so lucky to have our friend, The Roaming Railfan, to do such a wonderful job in documenting the stages of it's development. Thank you, Roaming Railfan!!!!!
@boblloyd75 Ай бұрын
Interesting
@ok0wen Ай бұрын
how come some of the cars dont have the skirts along the bottom hiding the underside?
@ok0wen Ай бұрын
nevermind finally reached the part where they put the rest on
@RoamingRailfan Ай бұрын
As a way to get the cars delivered faster, it was determined that they could be installed during the commissioning process rather than at the factory. I show the skirts being installed starting at 22:57.
@crazydudetz Ай бұрын
In train cars 2 and 3, what's that locker-looking compartment where the bike racks used to be? Are they used for anything?
@RoamingRailfan Ай бұрын
Baggage carts
@crazydudetz Ай бұрын
Kind of goofy that the train cars follow the order of 1, 2, 3, 5, 4 on the outside wraps. Or 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 on the Sail Princess train. Guessing they will rectify that in the future.
@RoamingRailfan Ай бұрын
They were all fixed within a day of entering service, just ran out of time to put the correct decals on with the push to get trains in service ahead of Hurricane Milton.
@robk1310 Ай бұрын
Great video. Thanks for doing the work to bring it to us. 👍🏼
@railstoruin Ай бұрын
Nice work, Austin!
@robertmcdonnold3038 Ай бұрын
Brightline has given you phenomenal access to their facilities. Thank you Brightline and roaming railfan.
@aniwack Ай бұрын
Your videos have always been top notch.
@traingirl09 Ай бұрын
A great video! The fact that Brightline even allows and/or invites you to film this goes to show that the think highly of you! And that they are adding a new car to their trains goes to show that Brightline is thriving. I hope others in this county see that passenger service is still wanted if the option is there.
@RandomRailfan828 Ай бұрын
Interesting, that’s a neat process the have, you got lucky to view it!
@rickaser2383 Ай бұрын
Any plans for Brightline to obtain a dedicated engine for switching duties? With only 1 spare, Murphy’s Law will, at sometime occur.
@RoamingRailfan Ай бұрын
They have a trackmobile but beyond that I don’t think so considering every train set has two locomotives and the only time there are loose coaches not in a consist is when there are new coaches being delivered.
@BillChapline Ай бұрын
Your videos are always the greatest.
@commercialcritic4676 Ай бұрын
Sweet!
@stanfullerton8485 Ай бұрын
Great access to their shop
@peterjaniceforan3080 Ай бұрын
🚄👍
@chief1b Ай бұрын
Thanks and to Brightline you guys are incredible!
@Huey-UH-1 Ай бұрын
The clutch cables on the car are not Scharfenbergkupplungen (I couldn't find what they're called in English) or? I couldn't tell that complettly.
@Bauer-ke6lp Ай бұрын
Scharfenberg couplers are called the same in english, despite them struggeling a lot to spell and pronounce it :) Brightline does not use them. The coupler the cars had when delivered was a Janney coupler, a type of knuckle coupler. The semi permanet coupler they added would be called Schalenmuffenkupplung in German.
@kansasjoe Ай бұрын
I live in Kansas City
@J3scribe Ай бұрын
That was very cool seeing the BTS process.
@BIoknight000 Ай бұрын
Is it bad that now I want for them to be 10-coach trains? LOL
@usmc1979034 Ай бұрын
No one gave kudos to brightline for putting those cars in service and onto sets in time to get people out of the way for Milton.
@narphizoid Ай бұрын
Wow, I hadn't realized how much I missed your Brightline videos! Question: Are the sponsored wraps applied over the Brightline color wraps or are the cars stripped of their livery before the sponsored wraps are applied? Also, I assume that the sponsored wraps are for a specific amount of time - do you know if that's a set duration or are the sponsorship durations per contract?
@RoamingRailfan Ай бұрын
The advertising wraps go on top of the Brightline colors
@videonut11 Ай бұрын
Built in California, U.S.A.
@traintrak Ай бұрын
Man how I missed these videos😌
@JohnSmith-qi9qs Ай бұрын
Good to see ridership up so soon to support an additional car per train.
@quattrohead Ай бұрын
I started to notice the different colour coaches as they go wizzing past our home. Thanks for the great video.
@markprice1984 Ай бұрын
It is so neat to see a success story in American passenger rail service. Thanks so much for bringing this to us. As always, your cinematography work is excellent.
@boweandrew3 Ай бұрын
Why are bright line trains fixed consists and use knuckle couplers to add or delete cars as Nessary?
@RoamingRailfan Ай бұрын
Semipermanent couplers provide a smoother ride as there is no slack in the train and fixed consists ensure consistency in seat layout for every train so that any train set can be used for any service.
@xmodpro234 Ай бұрын
Nice work! The music during the wrap process was giving major "How its made" vibes!
@turtlekoff1 Ай бұрын
Love this video. Great behind the scenes views !! Thanks
@tramdriver123 Ай бұрын
How many coaches can station platforms accomodate?
@RoamingRailfan Ай бұрын
10 coaches
@roboftherock Ай бұрын
One more coach and it will stand alongside Amtrak's Acela. Alas, still with diesel power instead of electricity.
@Pensyfan19 Ай бұрын
INCREDIBLE VIDEO!!! Absolutely everything about this video is PERFECT! The drone footage, the switching moves, the wrap installations, the in depth explanations, the soundtrack, EVERYTHING!!! This is one of your greatest videos yet, and it's so amazing that you were given the amazing opportunity to film this whole process at the basecamp. Bravo on this absolute masterpiece!
@TheWebber34 Ай бұрын
Interesting, I always assumed the locomotive would have access to the coaches, but it looks like the permanent door is installed on the end coaches. That seems less than ideal, but idk why