Altamont Commuter Express Passenger Trains in Northern California

[@MililaniJag]

Lived in Fremont. That DANG train woke me up every morning!!! One driver LOVED the horn. Others barely used it! Niles canyon and the Altamont pass area is just beautiful! Cheers!

[@MililaniJag]

@@oaksub510 lol!

[@DomAZ]

Very nice. Great scenery.

[@TheRandomRailfan]

Great video as always! I'm so glad you're uploading again!

[@deauvilledad07]

Excellent footage Micheal, well done 🤓

[@brianhickey5949]

Very nice! Beautiful area - a bit different than Altamont, NY near where I grew up :)

[@buizelandhappinyrailfanner5925]

Cool Video Michael!

[@choochoovroomvroom7612]

👍great shots!

[@djtdub1]

Great California railroad landmarks. Altamont Pass-Niles Canyon Franklin Canyon Chittenden Pass(Watsonville-Gilroy) Cuesta Grade (SLO)

[@TheMCClellanSpotter]

Ace has some of the best K5LAs

[@mindlessshark946]

Agreed! :)

[@alco251b9]

Amtrak 822 railfanner cabcar 3308 has the best in my opinion

[@railyardfilms6491]

Awesome stuff

[@pauljung7611]

I take ace train sometimes not all the time. If I am going to Pleasanton yes.

[@caltrain_acefoamer907]

Currently two of the F40PH-3Cs are being rebuilt

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

It's so sad that these F40PH-3C Engines are being replaced by more charger locomotives I sincerely hope these engines go to another commuter railroad or a great home

[@jeremykhn]

TexasRailfan21 They are! Two locomotives got their engines bored and will eventually be sent for rebuild and resold. ACE is keeping four F40s for a few more years.

[@shanewalters2565]

God, I can't believe it, I thought the F25s for Metrolink were worse, yet again, seeing the chargers just kills off the classics like the f40s and p40s, I get that we're modernising to make train travel better and all, but it's sometimes best to keep classics around to keep the railroads alive and well as many may love classic rides over modern sometimes

[@jeremykhn]

Shane Walters Like I said the F40s are sticking around, but until the additional trains are added, they’ll be used as backup units. They’ll stick around for years to come!

[@caltrain_acefoamer907]

Also ACE is buying CEM cabcars

[@TohaBgood2]

Such is life. They had to upgrade sometime. Those F40PHs are getting real long in the tooth. And the Chargers really are fantastic. Fast and quick off the line.

[@rhettrossalbert]

Nice!

[@Robbi496]

the Western Pacific still lives! (Even if under another name)

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

Altamont corridor express trains Have the prettiest K5LA horns I've ever heard

[@Pandie93]

I have a train in my city

[@F59PHI]

Are you kidding me? They need TWO of those dang locos to pull FOUR CARS? Edit: OK, so now one loco can push SEVEN cars just fine!