Silverliner V Railfan Window Trenton-30th Street NEC/Trenton Line FULL RIDE! MUST SEE!!!!

[@NS9213]

Gotta love the old PRR! What a piece of railroad the PRR built.

[@aeoliankid1]

The glory that was once Rome........

[@kevinhoward9593]

the PRR didn't build the line to Trenton my friend. the PRR built the line in Pennsylvania (whence the name). The Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad built the line to Trenton. The Connecting Railroad Bridge (near the Zoo) was built by the PRR when the PRR took control of the P&T which then gave the PRR its route to NY.

[@TheChicagoL]

Never had a chance to ride Septa Commuter. However, your video gave me the opportunity to do so from the comfort of my Phoenix Arizona study room. The lack of "jerks" or "jitters" in this video, along with the clarity was a welcomed added bonus. However, I have to say that looking at all that catenary work is like riding under a 25kv "spider web" Excellent Video!

[@c0string]

This video makes me miss Philly in a way, I used to ride the R7 (and R3) to and from downtown... thank you for posting, brought back a lot of memories...

[@acelaphillies]

You're welcome

[@Tuckaway]

Very interesting overhead catenary wiring on steep curves.

[@acelaphillies]

Thank you, and hello from the USA! Relatives of mine just got back from England and they told me how amazing the electric railroad systems are in Europe. To answer your questions: 1. This line is not used exclusively for passenger traffic, but mainly. Depending on which part of the Northeast Corridor you are on you will see a few local freights or larger freight trains each day. 2. The catenary between Washington D.C. and New York City is 12 kV at 25Hz and I believe AC.

[@yamahonkawazuki]

when i left philly 30th st station on the carolinian, we used the underground terminal not this one. but south of philly before dc we hit 126. that was FUN. i subbed for this. ty for taking me along.

[@VBLongBoardSurfer]

Wow - a jitter-free camera on a ride from Trenton to 30th Street!! Excellent job - hope to see more great work from you!!!

[@Deejayboy]

I grew up in Philly, riding the El and the Broad St. Subway. Left Philly in 1971 for Atlantic City, then Delaware, then Florida in 1980. Also rode the Fox Chase Line and mostly the Doylestown line, but had never taken the Trenton - 30th St trip until now. Excellent video...felt like I was there! Enjoyed every minute and am looking forward to more from you!

[@acelaphillies]

Thank you for the kind words. It is nice to hear that this video brings back nice memories for people. I am very glad that you enjoyed it, and look forward to making more videos in the future!

[@scdevon]

I grew up riding Philly area rail. I miss it. Thanks!!!

[@Charonview]

Great video! Thanks so much for posting. And thanks to Amtrak for accommodating railfan interests!

[@jetfixer170]

Awesome Video!! That stopped SEPTA train you remarked about in your notes was a Chestnut Hill West train waiting to cross over to the branch that was off to your right when you were sitting at No. Philadelphia station. Not only was he waiting for your train but also NE Regional train 181...

[@papilot312]

Thanks for this! Love the uninterrupted front view and the full ride!

[@myspaceworld5839]

You just had going past my dad house in Bristol it right on divers side right behind trees i remember as kid watching trains go by on Northeastern corridor i remember when Amtrak was testing the German ice train as it fly right pass my house.👍👍

[@acelaphillies]

You are correct, SEPTA does (or did) operate equipment that is old compared to most agencies in the U.S. Up until a few months ago SEPTA was operating four versions of SEPTA railcars (called Silverliners). These were the Silverliner II, III, IV, & V. What you probably saw were the Silverliner II's and III's in SEPTA's Powelton Yard in Philadelphia. These cars were just retired after almost 50 years of service. They were replaced by the brand new Silverliner V's (which I am riding in this video).

[@Tyree89733]

Oh wow you're bringing back nostalgic thoughts i love the R2 Newark Line :)

[@vt670006]

A really interesting cab view. I hope for more of these rides.

[@gethsenamane]

At 24:00. It says. First car is a quiet zone car. No cell phones or loud conversations. It is about time. I love it.

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks, those are my favorite views in this video as well. It is amazing how they are passing at such high speed, but look so slow.

[@Redstonesoldier]

Excellent video, which speaks volumes.

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it! I was trying to decide whether or not to film and upload the entire trip so I am glad you like the uninterupted video. I figured if I upload the whole thing people could either watch the whole trip or just fast forward to the part that they want to see.

[@gregorybashir8474]

The sound from the train is really cool

[@chad24ist]

I have been to your country and I am always inpressed by your freight trains. you could have a great rail system even better maglev would suite the USA. Our trains run on 25 KV AC. The only real fast line is HS1 were the trains can run at 200 mph. The rest of the system was built in Victorian time and runs at only 125mph to 150 mph. many thanks for your time. yours sincerely James

[@acelaphillies]

The Silverliner IV's were delivered between 1973 and 1976 and represent the majority of SEPTA's E.M.U. fleet.You can see a train with Silverliner IV's at 13:20. SEPTA also operates a fleet of conventional locomotive hauled trains for peak time service. These are pulled by AEM-7 locomotives or an ALP-44. To find out more look up "Silverliner" on Wikipedia.

[@acelaphillies]

I'm glad I could help!

[@1flyfire8]

The Palmetto passing was great! A very unusual view of that and the Regional as if in slow motion.

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks, glad you liked it! 30th Stree Station is two levels. The bottom level is used by Amtrak and the trains go straight into the platforms. The second level is used by SEPTA and the platforms are pretty much perpendicular to the platforms on the bottom level. This is because after stopping at 30th Street SEPTA trains continue on to center city stations (Suburban Station, Market East, etc.). However the Amtrak trains continue on to places south (Wilmington, Baltimore, etc.).

[@chrishowell4845]

It`s my understanding that SEPTA has a train that goes from 30th Street Station all the way to Newark,Delaware

[@optimus4800]

I love this video! Thanks for the ride.

[@abelwayne9613]

Wow. Philadelphia is a BIG city! I have only visited Pennsylvania once, and that was bout 10 minutes in to the north border? I only remember a man ordering "sunny side up" eggs and asked my parents what that was. But what I saw was nice. I will tell you something, I am tired of the western railroading in California. Being a modeler I like this eastern stuff better!! Lots of graffiti on rail side structures makes for an interesting model layout. Yeah, we have that here as well, but the scenery here is really busy looking. Great video!

[@choptanktuxent2]

abel wayne How big is Philly? Well, Torresdale ( 21:27) is the first stop within the city limits, a few yards west of Poquessing Creek (the border between Philadelphia and Bucks County). Torresdale is 14.8 miles from 30th St. per Wiki's "Trenton Line (SEPTA)" article.

[@samuelbennie7690]

+John Laszek philly is 132 sq miles

[@ploopy5235]

@@samuelbennie7690 I thought is was 141 sq. miles

[@k2197]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@supplysarge]

Thanks for the ride.

[@septafan]

The interlocking you had labelled Lehigh is Mantua Interlocking. Girard is right before Zoo (Girard north end), Zoo south end.

[@RichardRomanowski]

Brings back so many good memories, on the R7 line down to "Clean Water Action"

[@heisserreifen]

Super Film. Danke für hochladen :-)

[@acelaphillies]

I went to your website...the picture looks great! Nice job!

[@transitRus]

Superb video!

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks!

[@ACLTony]

Hey Acelaphillies, it's me, (the 45 guy). I didn't know that that you had a KZbin channel! I don't think I saw you mention it on the forums but good to see you here. That train that passed you at 24:50 looked like a regional. Saddening to see the graffiti on the signal boxes and walls.

[@acelaphillies]

ACLTony, it is nice to see you on here! I actually didn't know that you had a KZbin either, haha. I will try to post my videos more on the forum. I hope you enjoy browsing through my uploads. The train at 24:50 does look very similar to a Regional. Especially because it has a NER cafe and no sleeper or diner cars. However, there are a few spotting features that help to tell that it is actually the Palmetto. First, there is a baggage car. Secondly, the last few cars at the end of the train are Amfleet II cars unlike a Northeast Regional. They are subtle but if you look hard you can see the difference between the two trains. I agree with the graffiti point; it is an unfortunate feature of today's urban landscape. I hope to do another one of these videos soon (this time it would be between PHL and Newark, DE) but it just has not worked out or me yet. Thanks again for watching!

[@ACLTony]

acelaphillies Excellent observation, thanks for pointing that info out. I forgot about Amcan 1s being used on the "Regionals". I do have a KZbin account but have never uploaded a video. I recently purchased a video camera so hopefully I'll be uploading soon. I hope to eventually make an easy to understand Alclad tutorial. See you on the forums!

[@acelaphillies]

ACLTony That would be great, I'm sure that a lot of people would appreciate an Alclad tutorial from the "expert".

[@ploopy5235]

That train is the Palmetto

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks! I'm not sure If I will be able to, but they are a lot of fun to film also so I would say there is definitely a chance I will do more in the future.

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it! Actually, the Northeast Corridor are some of the most well maintained tracks in North America. The rails on this line are not shaky or twisted. However, you are correct about the narrow bends. Unfortunately. because the line is nearly a century old, curves on the line do make it hard for higher speeds. But there are plans to raise speeds in NJ to 160mph in the future.

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks, I'm glad that you enjoyed it!! :)

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks, I'm glad you like them! They are fun to film also!

[@ctrailfan07]

Great video!

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks!

[@acelaphillies]

Yes, SEPTA is the transit agency for Philly. It stands for SouthEastern Pennsylvania Transit Autority , so basically it serves Philly and the surrounding counties. You most likely did see a train go between PA and NJ. If you were around the Trenton area SEPTA trains (such as the one in this video) run right across the Delaware river to Trenton. There is also something called PATCO that runs between Philly and Camden, NJ (right across the river). Look them up on Wikipedia you can find more info.

[@allfulloldmovies.4491]

42:16 I can see the Arrow Poles on the Right Side

[@emccloud70]

Thanks. Nice job.

[@Tyree89733]

Thanks buddy now i have enough data to complete this on the Train Simulator 2013... Already got the Wilmington Line done and i need to extend it to Newark, DE

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks for the info! I added it to the description.

[@jdh823_]

Nice video

[@monica012077]

like these views from the front!

[@Localonthe8s]

Great video I was looking for something like this. I dont see too many videos or reviews of the Septa run from TRE to PHL

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks for watching!

[@chad24ist]

Great video. I am from England and have a couple of Questions. I noticed that freight was absent ,is this line only used for passenger traffic ? what voltage is the overhead current and is it DC or AC. I would also like to know why the overhead wires seem to keep to the middle of the track, where them in the UK zig zag to prevent where on the overhead pick up.

[@hostile177]

Nice steady shot. The skyline makes me think third rails look rather pretty compared to that matrix of wires up there. A little startling at 24:40 on the adjacent track. Seriously though? Someone is in need of a beautification program.

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks! Definitely not the most scenic train trip, haha!

[@acelaphillies]

I don't know about the only, but definitely one of the best! Thanks for the comment and sub!

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks! I hope to do another SLV ride within the next few months.

[@JessicaKasumi1990]

The only way to view the NEC!

[@acelaphillies]

Thank you very much! I'm glad that you liked it. Thanks for subscribing too!

[@Harveycartoonlvr11]

Love the video...I've ridden the "R7" Line a number of times...now, for the downfall. I love thier new "Silverliner V" Cars...but I wish that they would do something with those "OVERSIZED" Graphics on the cars...kind of reminds me when NICTD's (Chicago South Shore And South Bend Railroad) had those oversize "Orange and Maroon" stripes on the sides...and the HUGE (CSS&SB Lettering) on the top sides too! They revised the styling, and even now has the old "South Shore Line" emblem, along with the "NICTD" emblem. All the older CSS 1982 and after are now revised and updated colors and graphics. Now, SEPTA did a colorful job on the Silverliners before these cars were delivered! You already know that "SEPTA" owns the train, right? Case in point, look at some of Philly's "Broad Street Subway" Cars (Orange Line) that had all that excessive "Orange" paint on them! That is what I'm talking about! I will miss SEPTA's older fleet, and I was really sad when I heard that the Silverliner fleet was being sidelined. I trust that these cars don't have those "funny" controllers to operate the train...I had the pleasure years ago to talk to an Engineer who showed me one of the cabs. I do love to see that Amtrak is taking care of the former Pennsylvania Railroad's flyover's on the corridor too! I hope that "SEPTA" doesn't put a "curtain" on that railfan window where you cannot see out the front window! Sounds like something "METRA" would do here in Chicago. Again, great video...I wish that I could see a South Shore Train run on those tracks and really reach their top MU Car speeds! :)

[@thetrainguy1]

That was good!!!!!

[@Jonathan-RF-402]

Andalusia station 20:34 Whiannoming station 27:25 Frankford station 28:45 Frankford junction station 29:45

[@NS9213]

In my Mind's Eye I'm imagining what it looked like out of the Cab window of GG1's, E44's and CR SD40-2's back in both the 70's and 80's. Hard to believe the amount of freight which once traversed this terriotory. PYSE/SEPY, PYOI/OIPY and the old TV truc-trains.

[@AntonyShannon]

Loved it. Noted a very winding approach to 30th street station. Have they never looked at untangling it? Also noted the SEPTA trains seem 'old' am I wrong?

[@acelaphillies]

If you were riding an Amtrak train it would pull directly into the station. But, since the SEPTA trains need to turn to go into Center City that is why there is the large curve approaching the city. Because this curve is needed, they are not looking to straighten out the approach.

[@Ritter442]

Thanks, great video! How about West Trenton to Philly?

[@PabloM201]

Excellent!!!

[@acelaphillies]

3. My guess is that the wires do move above the trains to prevent wearing the pans in one place, but we just can't see it in the video. The catenary was built in the early part of the 1900's, being completed to NYC in the 1930's.

[@Tyree89733]

Oh yeah just what i needed to cheer me up from the crash of Train Simulator 2013 (Something bad has happened) Was working on the SEPTA Rail System but i give up cause of all the Program Crashes and Glitches.

[@acelaphillies]

You're right it was not Holmesburg JCT but it was Holmes Interlocking. If you go to 26:03 you will see Holmesburg JCT. The interlocking is right beyond the station. Yes, that section over the turnout was a little rough :) By that point the train was pretty packed so I think somebody's knee hit the tripod which is what all the shakiness was from.

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks! It does take time to find and highlight all of the spots and stuff so I tried to get a bunch of big landmarks and almost all of the interlockings so that if someone wanted to find a specific spot they would at least be able to start close by. For example, if someone was looking for the Morrisvile flyover they could go to Morris Interlocking and find it that way. I'll try to add a few things that you suggested though, like the stations that were not stopped at and ZOO. Thx for commenting!

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks, and yes the camera was zoomed in just a bit. I zoomed it to what looked good and I was trying to cut off most of the window frame from the shot.

[@erikotte1930]

I've never seen such monstrous catenary masts (and you can see a lot of them in Switzerland). And is it possible that the catenary is hanging straight over the centre of the track? No zigzag?

[@squirrelbazooka8033]

It's just the way the rail line is - it's old infrastructure and doesn't feature the zig-zag catenary wire you see on modern systems. Have to agree, the transmission towers that accompany the catenary really give it its signature look.

[@bobby3033]

It would truly be nice if the northeast corridor could and should go all the way to the state of florida that would be the southeast corridor,it would work so well!!

[@cbattz]

this is awesome! can this like be your thing? if you manage to do this for some of the other lines i will be overwhelmed with joy :)

[@226bike]

You have some neat videos! I'm from Alabama and wish we had passenger trains available like you guys in the Northeast do. I recently visited NYC and rode the Acela to Boston. The nearest Amtrak where I live is 65 miles away and one train east and one train west daily..

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks! I'm glad that people from all over are watching my videos! Hopefully, one day high speed rail will be a more national thing. I bet you enjoyed the Acela! It's a nice ride.

[@226bike]

acelaphillies Yes! It would be great to be able to go transcontinental on something like the Acela. Here we are fortunate to at least have a steam excursion that comes through and stops a couple times every year. The TVRM 630 on the AGS North division.

[@Nexis4Jersey]

Yes , overlooking the operators seat , you can shoot out the rare cab...

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks for the compliment! I'm more of a NEC guy, but hey you never know!

[@lemuellovesme]

there was one time i was riding septa Silverliner Vs and we got of at 30st amtrak platform

[@jdh823_]

Can you do one from the net riverline from Trenton to somewhere else

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks for the nice comment! Unfortunately the SEPTA Silverliner V's stop running at Trenton or else I would do a trip from Philly to NYP. Because this video is so popular, I may eventually do a video from Philly to Wilmington.

[@acelaphillies]

Unfortunately I don't think I would be able to do one on the River Line. I am not too familiar with the NJT Light Rail System only the Rail. Also, do NJT light rail vehicles have railfan windows like the Silverliner V?

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks. This video was taken and uploaded in 1877. Just kidding! I'm not sure why it says that, maybe I uploaded it 136 days ago, but definitely not years. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesmark782]

Ah yes... I remember my days of taking NJ Transit from Hamilton, doing the Trenton shuffle, and taking the R7 to Suburban station before the days of the River line. Wonder how RiverLine/Patco from Bordentown to Locust St. compare?

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks!

[@rsmgame]

Nice video! Thanks for your posting. By the way, is the camera zoomed in?

[@radanju2]

Awesome!

[@acelaphillies]

Yes, I believe it was.

[@lmferg]

Look at all the broken windowed former factories.Makes me think of America's abandoned industrial base.

[@colinwilkie2279]

Ya hopefully TRUMP, can bring it all back. So far so good.

[@JTLBeatz]

@@colinwilkie2279 ur a Fk'n dumbass if u think that'll happen, that retarded tangerine really hasn't done ANYTHING to contribute to the betterment of our once Great Nation and yes I said "Once Great" as in past-tense... Our Country was the Greatest until you dumbasses decided that it'd be okay to vote/elect a complete and utter bigot, racist, womanizing, Russian loving spy, ignorant AssClown to ruin our lives by running this country into the Dirt... we use to be respected, feared, idolized/looked up to and more As a Country, but now we're laughed at because of him & the IDIOTS that voted for him (that would be you whom I'm speaking of) Smdh... 2020 can't come fast enough because I know for a FACT that my God won't allow him to re-elected.

[@FordEscape12345678]

The old Levittown station.

[@retroguyretail1976]

I was considering taking the train into philly in event it snowed this line doesnt stop at market east by the convention center or after 30th street station??

[@samuelbennie7690]

It does. Market east had been renamed to Jefferson station. But check the scheduling first. Some trains terminate at suburban station

[@rwhitenight]

Have you put any of your videos on DVD?

[@jdh823_]

I went on one to the aquarium and had huge windows

[@Robbi496]

This is great! What is the speed differential between Amtrak and SEPTA here?

[@acelaphillies]

Thanks! At the time of this filming, the SEPTA Silverliner V max speed was 90 mph compared to the 125 max speed of normal Amtrak equipment and 135 mph for Acela trains over this stretch of track. Amtrak Long Distance trains are limited to 110 mph. Since the filming of this, the max speed allowed for the Silverliner V has since been raised to 100 mph.

[@Laserfrankie]

Well, what I meant is that the railway ties look uneven and some even seem to be missing. Also the whole ride is rather shaky and you can see, that the rails are not entirely straight at times. I bet the trains wobble around a lot, don't they? Like the locomotive in one of your other videos. The simple fact is, that if that is symptomatic for the whole corridor and if that is the best you have there, the whole rail network must be reworked, before it is fit for higher speeds.

[@supplysarge]

Thanks.

[@adamw1944]

Excellent video. Interestingly, I don't see any trackside signs like milepost or speed limit (as in Europe).

[@rynovoski]

Adam Witkowski Mileposts are there somewhere. Perhaps on the catenary poles. I can't recall.

[@ploopy5235]

Mileposts are on the side of the track

[@JessicaKasumi1990]

Of course.

[@allfulloldmovies.4491]

10:14 NJ Transit train ride from Trenton to Bristol (Gladstone Line to Trenton Line)

[@No_Hiro]

Cool video but why does it say it was uploaded 136 years ago?

[@Tyree89733]

Its complicated but i will soon complete it... just having problems with the Keystone Line

[@gregorybashir8474]

Those trains are fast

[@flapanep]

Is it an impression, or the train goes incredibly slow troughout the whole route?

[@MidnightAspec]

Flavio P that's my opinion as well. I'm a daily commuter on the NJT segment of the NEC (NYP-Jersey Ave) and I thought we traveled slow. SEPTA Trenton line seems unbearably slow....travel and dwell times. If they're trying to discourage ridership then keep it up.

[@aeoliankid1]

No, the camera lens is set on a "zoom" setting, which grossly distorts the sense of speed, by squashing the depthaspect. For these rail videos, the lens setting at normal limits the sideways view. The best solution? Spend the money and buy a really large piece of glass for the camera! Cheap lenses just don't give fine results.

[@wren7300]

Must be the camera. The Trenton Line goes 90 in some places.

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

@@wren7300 SEPTA track speed, according to the PTC display in the cab, is 100 as of 2018.

[@kevinhoward9593]

the cars are able to max out at 95mph on the line. which they do frequent. its just the camera. I hate taking the Norristown Line trains. they can only go 50mph. now that's slow.