Americas Longest Passenger Train, Street Running! Amtrak Auto Train In Ashland Virginia On CSX Main

[@silverjinglebobspur1]

It would be awesome to live in such a place, where so many trains could be seen each day. That was fabulous.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching !

[@TheOneAndOnlySpookySteve]

I can’t believe I found this video. This is my hometown. I’ve lived here all my life. A great place to live.

[@JawTooth]

Very cool! I have more videos from Ashland and I have a street running playlist you might like

[@shaunclayton8923]

I like watching trains at night.

[@blueoctgal]

Love the rail fans sitting on the sidewalk❤️❤️❤️

[@randyrobey5643]

I live in Northeastern Indiana, but I grew up in Richmond, VA which is near Ashland. My aunt had a farm near Ashland. My mother and I used to take trains to and from Ashland to visit my aunt in the summertime. The tracks in Ashland are the old Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac lines of Civil War fame. They are the main North/South rail lines on the East Coast. We used to board trains from the station that was right by the tracks in the middle of town. I don't know if the station is still there. One of my many early memories of these tracks was a time when I saw some diesels pulling a line of rusting steam engines to meet their fate. This video brings back many railroad memories. Thank you for that.

[@kimcooper4751]

Wife's account and not her opinions Awesome to see this we moved to Florida but we were from Rappahannock County VA west of Fredericksburg and spent many days in Ashland just to see the street running your video brought back many happy memories love your content I grew up in Chicago and remember Milwaukee Road and Chicago Northwestern IC North Shore South Shore and many now merged or defunked railways thank you for your hard work really appreciate it oh almost forgot the SP Daylight when it was the Freedom Train in 1976 was unforgetable

[@miriambucholtz9315]

I swear I can feel the vibrations when those trains go by.

[@emosean66]

My father has taken that train,he takes it every year to Florida and back in the winters

[@tinnybird1971]

YESS!! LIVE AMTRAK ACTION!! I love the sounds of the engine! Roooosh! haha! Glad to see the ambulance make it across! Enjoyed the street running AMTRAK! Saved to my locomotives playlist! Thanks for sharing!!

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching! I like Amtrak also

[@tinnybird1971]

@@JawTooth Good.. I see! Lots of Amtrak fans out there!

[@williamralph5442]

Ashland is a rail fans Dream. There’s a great web cam located on top of the station. Thanks JT

[@fieldmarshal7298]

Virtual railfan Ashland!

[@jeanjean9343]

Great video, love the Passenger Cars. My wife and I have taken the Amtrak from Connellsville Pennsylvania to Harper's Ferry West Virginia a few times. At that time, due to track conditions, there were slow areas in travelling (track maintenance going on), but it would speed up nicely much of the time. But we were going to stay at the HillTop Hotel in Harper's Ferry (the Hotel is now gone), so even the slower moments were just more time on the train, what's to complain? The food was great, in the dining car, we were seated with strangers, after all, it's not a restaurant. But again, the food was worth it. The observation car was full length, and at night, when there wasn't much to see, in the observation car, they'd play movies, and they seemed like recently released ones, or ones still in the theater. Fun stuff. Still figuring to go to Reno Nevada one day on the Amtrak, we have relatives there. Thanks again, great show.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching !

[@MuhammadNadeem-gn4in]

Very nice train and awesome rainy weather.....🌧️🌧️ ☔☔

[@yankees2010ful]

Cool video Brian. I believe Virtual Railfan has cameras set up in Adhland VA and you can see how often the freights and Amtrak pass by during the course of the day.

[@shauntrailskinner9645]

Well, this is a first, a single leveled Amtrak train.. with the baggage car at the end instead of behind the locomotive at 4:55. Anyway, another award-winning railroad video Jawtooth! 😁 Tony 59-year-old Black Air Force VET 🇺🇸

[@gravelydon7072]

Florida trains often have the baggage car on the rear when heading North. And as Hialeah was the maintenance base for them when new, there often were more than one baggage car on a train.

[@neil442]

Another awesome video Jawtooth -you and your buddy millenium force sure get around ! Ash land always looks good for train watching ! That sure is one loooong Amtrack tho ! Regards

[@RailfanNetwork]

There’s Kenny! I talked to him last time we were there. Live Action Son!! And there’s Millenniumforce too! Woooooooooo! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Ortal86]

My two year old loves trains and this video makes him so happy. Thanks for doing this!

[@connormclernon26]

It’s also one of Amtrak’s few profitable routes

[@bruceritchie3874]

Thanks for the dedication to videoing in the rain> Great show - Thank you

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Great catch! After all these years I finally got a couple vids of this train! Of course, I'll never see it running down the middle of the street haha 🤣🤣

[@brucebrown5593]

Nice video of railroad street running but I wish it was the old school railroad street running where the rails are embedded in the tracks without the roadbed all the way out. But this is still great and love all of the Amtrak passenger trains, really cool.

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

That’s a cool location to film trains! It gives a lot of dramatic appeal to see the approaching locos coming right down a ‘Main Street’!

[@marycunningham53]

Mary and I rode the Amtrak from Florence SC to Richmond VA. Took a cab to Ashland, because of train scheduling, and stayed at the Inn in behind the train station. Our first and as yet only train travel/fanning trip. Cant say I'm in love with the travel but we did enjoy a lot of it. Ashland was a hoot!

[@ShawnC72]

Awesome!! I just recorded my 1st 2 trains on April 1st 2022!!! A very long Amtrak Auto and Central Florida Sun Rail.

[@nitrofumes2012]

At first I thought the gal @ 5:38 wanted to see your caboose... live action.. ! Then I saw her husband.. yer such a beast Jaw!

[@jitendraloganathan4375]

I love your videos buddy. I used to live in the U.S. I love the country. And, I am fond of trains and rail tracks! Keep uploading more videos.

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

Excellent Great catch and video Thanks for sharing your work!

[@usnusmcret]

Your Amtrak Station video reminds of years gone by at night the Amtrak Station in San Diego, CA

[@jamesbates5762]

What a beautiful place to live. A train lover's dream. Fantastic video !!!!!

[@bennettdickmann1602]

JT is recognized by fans. Nice!

[@curtnicholson7771]

Well it's a first again for you Jaw Tooth Amtrak auto racks. Can honestly say I have never seen those before..nice video!

[@jamesstallings2007]

Great video JT!!!!!

[@atlanticcoastexpress]

Excellent Jawtooth! However, near the end...your youthful assistant announcing “There’s more” ....just goes to show that you also need a tripod too...so you can make announcements without the ‘floating, detached head’ effect that the ‘selfie’ produces! We’d get a complete view of Jawtooth then. I wish I could join you on your trips...they’re great....but my travelling days are over. Keep up your excellent work...much appreciated! Rob, in Bournemouth, England.

[@eugenekleis3836]

Good pictures and videos of railroad street running at Ashland Virginia

[@1940limited]

Ashland sure is a hot spot for trains. The auto train must be very successful with a consist like that. Here in the Poconos we have nothing. It used to be a big rail hub, but not anymore.

[@kens.3729]

Millennium Force is definitely a Force to be Reckoned with! 😬 👍

[@craigpalmer5693]

Asland Virginia Amtrak train CSX freight train hauling everything that's cool jaw tooth bless you my friend awesome week

[@shaunclayton8923]

I love the classic crossing bell. Also the classic SD horns.

[@tucobenedicto109]

The no left turn connected to the crossing stanchion is unique and rare. Glad you got it on film. P42 Genysis. "Genisys, Genisys is planet forbidden NO!" Quote Star Trek, all rights reserved.

[@raritania7581]

P42*

[@SantaFe19484]

Nice video! I have ridden on the Auto Train several times.

[@pacificelectric1955]

That Auto train is just amazing!

[@williamcap2236]

Great video as always but.... watch out for those crazy Ashland drivers !!

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

Longest passenger train in the UK is the overnight sleeper train from London Euston to Inverness/Fort William/Aberdeen. It leaves Euston with 16 coaches and splits into three portions in Edinburgh.

[@hernanpatricioorellanaalar3473]

Thank you for your videos! Great job!! Greetings from Chile!

[@turbolivesinmyheart6328]

I want thank whomever it was that gave me the link to find out about the train 'I.D.' system. Very good info. Thank you.

[@djmario79]

You guys are the greatest at catching these trains! Keep up the great work!

[@JawTooth]

thanks!

[@ElfriedeSchoberl]

Wau this train is so long interesting videoo I wish you a happy weekend and send warm greetings to you Elfi

[@jeffsnead7596]

Jaw tooth you got it going on good show

[@michaelmcdougall4527]

You’re Spot on as Always

[@jimlasterni7310]

Great video jaw tooth live action I love that term God bless

[@jeremypreece870]

Hi Jaw Tooth - happy new year!. Nice to see some passenger trains. After watching a lot of your videos I think that it is 90% impossible to stand and film next to any USA railroad for more than a few hours without it raining.

[@JawTooth]

Happy New Year Jeremy! I filmed today and once again it was raining.

[@jeremypreece870]

@@JawTooth Look forward to seeing some more of your train in the rain videos in 2020

[@taslimchaudhry1431]

Awesome Video Jaw Tooth 👍👍🇮🇳

[@remylopez4821]

Another interesting video thumbs up as usual I did notice on the auto train that it had no view liners?

[@chrisryan5339]

Great trains cheers. Chris from England

[@tinnybird1971]

MORE Amtrak videos please! I like Amtrak too! Just like being a caboose fan... Same with Amtrak. They are so FAST & POWERFUL!

[@ianbrown5928]

Hey jawtooth I love long amtrack train videos

[@ekimp252]

I realized I may have a KZbin train problem when I recognized Millennium Force in the intro.

[@noahpierson440]

lolol same!

[@ocsrc]

Millennium is great. I wish I was younger and healthy and could travel like they do. I tell everyone now, do everything while you are young, while you can. Don't put anything off You never know when you are going to get sick and be bed ridden I can't do anything now All I have is KZbin

[@HolidayDecorator]

Me too. LOL

[@GardenHermit]

Funnily enough I’ve been looking in on the Ashland live cams recently on Virtual Railfan’s KZbin channel. What a great railfanning place and Jaw Tooth - this is a great video - very well done. The filming of the night time freight in the crossing street lights - looks great. Really enjoyed it.

[@walterfink9782]

Like your videos. We know, that when you record your videos, that they're live when you video them. But, unless you're broadcasting live, everything WE see, has been pre recorded. We know that. We do treat every video we see of yours, as news worthy, to some. We thank you.

[@curtnicholson7771]

It's pretty neat how you really see the sand nozzles in the night views of the Amtrak engine.

[@Royal-rg8dn]

Hello Jaw ,Amtrak in profusion ,it changes ,very very good , my friend .

[@chuckperego2216]

Took one of those trains from DC to Richmond (and back) last year. Pretty town. Nice college campus. Funny to see them from the passenger seat of a train, though. Guess if you live there you get used to it. Thanks.

[@Slowmodem1]

Looks like the "take your car, too!" train that runs between DC and Florida. There's a good video on YT that shows how they load cars onto the train cars.

[@MeigsCountyRR]

@Jawtooth Just so you'll know, I've decided to start a RR channel for real and model railroading. Just wanted you to know my new screen name. PS: Ironically, Meigs County is the only county in Tennessee that does not have any railroad tracks.

[@petergriffiths3516]

Fantastic. More please from UK. Keep em coming.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks, will do!

[@enjoythesiren911]

Wow 51 cars! That’s amazing! Also I like those classic P42 engines

[@nah_144]

And P40DC'S 😁

[@enjoythesiren911]

Oh thanks! I forgot about the P40DCs

[@mikepottle6647]

Why are passenger engines different than the ones used for freight?

[@nah_144]

@@mikepottle6647 Passenger engines are geared to run at high speeds. For example, 79-110 mph. Freight trains run at slower speeds such as 35-65 mph.

[@enjoythesiren911]

There different becuase passenger trains carry people and fright trains carry goods like food and logs

[@train1962]

18 passenger cars,31 auto racks, and 2 locomotives.But not necessarily in that order.Lots fo CSX cars on that manifest.Thanks Brian.

[@DallasSniper]

I find it interesting that Amtrack cars are never marked up with graffiti.

[@JawTooth]

Thankfully lol

[@ianbrown5928]

I love this amtrack longest passenger train video a lot

[@JawTooth]

Thanks!

[@JamesSmith-ue2ow]

Smitty 3751 Never got into classifying of terminology of railroading, can see a point of interest. Another Great job.

[@shaunclayton8923]

Excellent video as always

[@JawTooth]

Thanks again!

[@ncplantdoctor]

Another Jawtooth video with rain and trains.

[@GilmerJohn]

At one time the mayor of Ashland, VA proclaimed it to be the Center of the UNIVERSE. Works for me!

[@carlfonseca1]

Cool video 👍

[@jamesyourse6611]

Wow. You should have checked it out pre SCL early 60s. RF&P. Trains every 10 minutes during the winter. Multiple sections of Champion,Florida Special ,Silver Meteror,Star ,freights. It was a train watchers paradise.

[@xXxBoGGiesxXx]

thats the cow girl biker. im always seeing her in the video especially on the live stream 24 hr amtrak raillroad stream for ashland. she loves riding in the town.

[@lippertkaleb]

My town in Clearfield, PA has tracks running downtown, right in the middle of the road.

[@JawTooth]

Yes, on Williams Street just like in Ashland. I really want to film some trains there, hopefully in the summer. I think that is RJ Corman Railroad. Is that right?

[@1940limited]

I love that.

[@darrenrose5280]

I live there I'll help you film what day suits you mate

[@rockyfanatic6846]

Jaw Tooth you should go to kings island on May 2nd me and the lukancic band play there you should go to see that and to chill meet me all of that I depart my school at around 6am on May 1st I go back to my school on the 3rd of May so the 2nd we have fun at kings island besides playing there on this trip please go for the oh wait there’s more I can do it you can meet me during that you should make a video when you see me there thanks Phil Kirman AKA rocky fanatic 68

[@johnneedy3164]

In Larange Kentucky the tracks run down the middle,a short hop from Louisville ✌

[@kevinmiller1985]

At least you've got some decent weather down there; here in Goshen, Indiana, the day started out with temps in the mid 50s, but dropping twenty degrees since then to 36 degrees & rain right now.

[@JawTooth]

A little over a year ago I was in Goshen Indiana and filmed Amtrak. I still need to put that video together. I like that little spur that goes to an area of railroad tie piles

[@timosha21]

I'm a train and I approve this video!

[@HappyCat3096]

You make awesome videos.

[@9005067]

#8 no train but i do enjoy your videos and counting the cars You have great videos and your commentary

[@owancejackie]

Great Video!!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@99flht]

Enjoyed this video. Especially like your videos of trains on the mainlines running at high speed. Hope you can get out west to video UP and BNSF freights at speed.

[@JawTooth]

I did go to Utah and Wyoming to film the Big Boy in May. I filmed some UP trains also. I posted some and still have some more to post. I filmed a UP train going by Thousand Mile Tree that I need to post.

[@99flht]

Jaw Tooth I forgot to mention I enjoyed your videos of your trip to the Horseshoe Curve in PA.

[@StCroix-up4km]

You got AMTK 203 leading on one train, I got 203 on the Empire Builder earlier this year but not as a leader. Of the 3 Amtrak trains I've got on video only 1 had a Amtrak leader (other 2 had BNSF leaders) and that one was AMTK 156 40th Anv. Phase I unit.

[@jordonfreeman166]

As a regular on the Ashland webcam, I can fill you in on all the Amtrak trains: Long Distance: Auto Train Palmetto Silver Star (nicknamed Silver Starvation due to its lack of a dining car) Silver Meteor All these trains do not stop in Ashland Northeast Regional, which do stop in Ashland: 3 Northbound and 1 Southbound in the morning 3 Southbound and 1 Northbound in the evening The evening northbound I've nicknamed "The Midnight Train" as it arrives in Boston after Midnight, and is usually the last Northeast Regional of the night. Also, the 'regulars' of the Ashland webcam have a daily 'wager' on the consist of Amtrak #53, the Southbound Auto Train. Winner gets a virtual cookie. The longest the train can be is 3/17/33, 3 locomotives, 17 superliners, 33 auto racks. Links to webcam: 360 degree cam: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j53OpIt4j8erbrs North cam: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j53OpIt4j8erbrs South cam: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j53OpIt4j8erbrs

[@raritania7581]

Dankejewel.

[@celioleitao7303]

Awesome catch.

[@CSullivanmeerkatmandude]

How about the South Shoreline in Northwest Indiana? In Michigan City, the Southshore line goes street running. But the Southshore line could change where the tracks run through inside of streets in Michigan City. According to the news.

[@irelandbloke]

Awesome shots ! 👍

[@kornami8678]

There used to be an Amtrak Auto Train from Louisville, Kentucky to Florida we took back in the early 70s to go to Disney World when it first opened.

[@coolchase3488]

This was a great video jaw tooth and I am very early

[@valeriebassett3107]

We have been to Ashland and stayed in a home that was right next to the train tracks. The first night we stayed, a train went by at night, the house shook, we thought the train was coming through the house. Really scary.

[@Drewtrainfan]

I Like The Amtrak Auto Train.

[@ronaldfogarty9709]

Cool jawtooth that was well done keep it up

[@RailRide]

First time seeing eighteen Superliners on the AT. I had read a few years ago (TRAINS, 1/2015) that Amtrak had upgraded the A-T's Superliners with LED lighting to save power so the HEP could accomodate a 17th car. Must've saved more power than I initially heard. This is right after I completed a project to retrofit my O-Gauge Superliners with LED lights so I could run a model of this train--at the time, 9 Superliners and 12 autoracks--but now I have enough equipment to run 10-12 Superliners and 21 autoracks. After five years, I still have the only video on KZbin of a model Amtrak Auto-Train in O-Gauge :)

[@gravelydon7072]

There have been days in the winter when they exceeded that number. Longest one I've been on had a total of 45 cars. And had 3 locos. We did not waste any time on that trip although the fuel stop in Florence was a little bit longer than normal.They could run 30+ passenger cars if needed but it would tie up a third loco just for the HEP. Don't think the FRA would look too kindly upon it providing motive power on the rear although I have ridden on a passenger train with two Amtrak locos on the front and a MRL SD-40 on the rear pushing.

[@9005067]

thanks for sharing

[@vernonmatthews181]

I take it they don't have a " U Turn" problem in Ashland with those trains in the middle of a dual carriage way, love that live action as does the local folks ! 😎👍👌

[@JawTooth]

Good point

[@gpc178sm]

Wow I live in Florida yay good videos

[@mznalam9089]

Wow nice big locomotive

[@markstephen5028]

The train that stopped at Ashland @12:30 looked like all the cars were empty. How sad. :(

[@leeroberts1192]

We used to have something similar here in the UK called Motorail. It got axed in the mid 90s

[@trystanfarms]

One time I passed a house that had train tracks in their drive way . Now that’s crazy

[@mistervideosoex]

Where is it

[@yankees2010ful]

If those tracks are active, I would not advise to park your vehicle in that driveway. Maybe those rails were taken out of service a while ago.

[@dennispersson9466]

Your comment reminded me of a 'novelty' song popular in 1950's or 60's titled "The Railroad Runs Through the Middle of the House". Can't remember the singer though, but was hilarious to kids in those days.

[@peterp1158]

@@dennispersson9466 There's a Twilight Zone movie episode with a similar theme.