Amtrak HD 60fps: High Speed 125 MPH Train Action @ Princeton Junction w/ ACS-64 Veterans Unit 642

Welcome back to Princeton Junction on 6/10/15. I am pleased to be able to offer you guys improved video from this location, using my iPhone 6 to record in 1080p & 60 FPS. Today, we catch plenty of Amtrak trains between the hours of 9:50 AM to 1:00 PM and 6:10 PM to 8:10 PM, most of them powered by ACS-64 locomotives, as well as the ACS-64 642 Veterans Unit Test Extra. Enjoy the 125 MPH action =)
More specific breakdown coming never... lol

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

I love those PRR catenary system. They honestly are an icon of the Northeast Corridor

[@thefateofslate9095]

Rip AEM-7, you will be missed😔

[@sotomanuel3]

Yes😢😢

[@douglasalan5783]

Video quality is truly superb. You really feel as if you're standing there on the platform.

[@itsdad0c]

and this is recorded on an iphone 6

[@trixiebbeldon7413]

Awesome video! I remember back in the mid 70's, this train station's platform was so small, trains had to stop, unload 2 cars, then move up, unload 2 more, until it was done. Back then, there was only Trenton & Princeton Jct stops, near here. Trains from NY were jammed. I remember trying to find my daddy in a HUGE sea of men in suits! LOL!

[@gojifanpat]

I saw one of these when I was going to Connecticut to see my uncle. I saw it by NYC

[@gojifanpat]

Actually, maybe upstate

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

Not anymore

[@b747guy9]

The Acela is capable of 180 MPH but is restricted to 150 MPH due to the track condition. BUT, it can only do 150MPH for a short distance between Boston and NY City. The rest of the time it's restricted to 125 MPH because of the track conditions.

[@tubeblack35]

I never cared much about trains before, but it's because of videos like this that I'm getting to love them, as well as other modes of transportation (except cars). Thanks very much for the great action.

[@NoLimitMusicofficial]

Please search 'ICE 300 kmh' and enjoy german trains :)

[@richiesquest3283]

Check out the eurostar london paris faster than flying.

[@ToddKeck98]

@@NoLimitMusicofficial TGV goes 320/200 though

[@fieldmarshal7298]

@phillyslasher if you consider check in check out times at airports, then europian trains are fastr for short to medium distances

[@Jemalacane0]

@phillyslasher It's anything, but victorian technology.

[@thomaspalmer1019]

I just LOVE the Siemens Charger!

[@cadespencer6320]

No the charger is a diesel

[@eastpennrailproductions]

It is not diesel

[@mateojames3231]

You mean the Sprinters not Chargers.

[@sebr1733]

The siemens charger is SC44

[@dssundkg]

I’m not sure if the sc-44 is a diesel or electric.

[@Forrest31962]

Excellent panning work! Didn't realize how much traffic this corridor hosts daily. I'd never get anything done if I lived near Princeton Junction- heehee! Awesome video!!!!

[@felixthecat9276]

This is one of my favorites. I like watching train videos and this one offers a lot of high speed trains. Nice job.

[@trainguy1792]

EPIC quaility by the way some of the best I have seen in a trainspotting video makes me want one.

[@FanRailer]

Trainguy1717 IRL haha thanks dude =)

[@ricardos4257]

Im riding the NE Regional from DC to Boston for the first time this summer-so pumped!

[@CaptainJustice166]

Great catches man!!!

[@claudi.o]

Hermoso vídeo. Me da la impresión que estos trenes son muy pesados comparados con los de alta velocidad de Europa y Japón. Gracias por compartir tu afición por los trenes.

[@adrianniemiec8669]

Awesome , thanks for the vids !

[@jasperedwards81]

Excellent video quality.

[@EuropeanRailChannel]

Excellent video the 60fps really looks great.

[@FanRailer]

+European Rail HD thanks lol

[@elibepyt6738]

+Fan Railer which station did you recorded

[@newcastlerails1416]

Great video! Lots of trains!

[@ToddNightcoreGamer2K7]

Rest.In.Peace Amtrak ACS-64 627 (2014-2016)

[@alexverdigris9939]

Nice to see some decent trains on US track. Good quality video. Greetings from Europe.

[@socalrailfan461]

Many thanks. Salutations from the USA.

[@ginostrains8263]

The northeast corridor is the best we got and it still needs a major overhaul.

[@mattk9644]

Everyone seems to talk shit on diesel locomotives if you wanna talk pollution come at China thanks

[@markwarren7116]

Good video and good camera control!

[@peter9483]

0:10 thats the ACS-64 that crashed in April 2016

[@wyattsmith2498]

Nice 642 capture!

[@1997jankuschef]

60 fps is really weird for trainspotting videos. Awesome stuff

[@ryanveyr9195]

Holy crap what a video!!

[@BottomLin3Op]

When on earth are they going to replace those passenger cars lol

[@riley8280]

D3Andr3 I know right. I've been thinking the same things

[@sssxcelsorrblx3349]

The next decade they will or they will make Amfleet III's

[@zackboone15]

When they hit a bump and the frame cracks/sags, thats when. The Amfleets will go until its not safe for them to do so any longer. The Amfleet is an A-plus railcar born out of an EMU I'd give a C-minus to.

[@ZRHTrainspotter]

They are awesome so shut up

[@northeasternfoamer7328]

What’s wrong with them?

[@gregsalisbury9783]

Those AEM 7's are beautiful

[@TriStateRailfan]

Gregory Salisbury sadly amtrak retired them. and they are no longer in use

[@theyloveme5232]

good to see those AEM-7s

[@mlopez1007]

Are all those trains going at 125? Acela or not, they're all moving fast.

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Through Princeton junction, the Acela can reach up to 135 mph on this section. That is subject to change since they recently upgraded the tension on the catenary, which will eventually allow for 160 mph top speeds. And other trains like regionals and keystones can reach 125 mph top speed through there

[@amjkodaz]

@@froztytrainfilms9148 Basically yeah, but they have yet to actually run the Acela in regular service at 160.

[@mreditor9669]

@@amjkodaz search up Acela 160 mph. It says Acela 165 mph. Click that and you’ll find proof that it goes 160.

[@RailfanDaniel1997]

Man! I really hate it when those LED headlights flash on camera lenses!

[@ginantsfan5]

Most Awesome Vid!!!!!!!!

[@user-xm4ll8qd6x]

This railway is very clean and tidy, no garbage

[@ToddKeck98]

What's up with people commenting that the Toasters were the first trains in America to achieve high-speed rail qualifications? The TurboTrain and the Metroliner multiple units also ran at the same ranges during tests back in the late 60s, just before the SJ Rc (the basis of the AEM-7) was even a thing.

[@physetermacrocephalus9986]

The Turbotrain is still faster than the Acela while being 30 years older, but nobody talks about it, same with the Metroliner. It ran 164 mph.

[@AllanLoveJr]

I sure wish we had Super Trains like this going from east to west.

[@truckereugene6119]

enjoyed

[@ladyprecise77]

In 2017 I saw a couple of Acela trains in Woodside NYC

[@orbitarchive346]

USA - 125 mph is so fast | UK - 125 is cruising speed | Japan - 125 is so slow

[@ben.taylor]

If there's no in-cab signalling, 125 is the maximum limit for trains in the UK

[@sargentrowell81]

I hope someone makes ho scale models of both the ACS veterans unit and the P42 veterans unit! That would be cool!

[@jamalzafar77]

love it

[@irgendjemand3939]

USA: WOW 125 MPH HIGH SPEED TRAIN, SO FAST Europe: Uh, this train is just driving 125 mph at the moment?

[@mattk9644]

Man I don’t get why everyone gets butthurt at seeing American trains only going at 125 mph Acela can do 150mph now the new ones can do 185mph but you do have to realize STEAM engines used to use the northeast corridor so it’s very old with a lot of curves so there’s not too much speeding you can do and there’s not enough room to build more tracks since you are going through very very busy places of the US like major cities even the capital

[@user-ld4eb2ky1h]

how does it feel to have a bad freight system :)

[@ploopy5235]

7:20 I saw that exact same train with the exact same coach layout on my B-Day at 12:06 pm

[@NCRF510]

They dont Change the layout of the cars very often. Most of the time they only do it to do maintenance on 1 or more of the cars

[@NovejSpeed3]

Man Train Simulator 2018 looks soooooo real!

[@trevorthefoamer220]

To this day i still miss the toasters

[@kyaing9047]

At rahway today, I saw 4 Genset switchers all in 1 light engine move. they were amtrak.

[@northeast_rail9606]

BuildIntoTrains commented: POG

[@amjkodaz]

My goodness the iPhone 6 has a really good camera

[@claudi.o]

Estéticamente hablando, para mi son los más hermosos.

[@Zeffers716]

Vets unit @ 6:10 for those looking

[@Wes8761]

Zeffers716 whats a vets unit?

[@taublix315]

@@Wes8761 veterans unit 642

[@northeasternfoamer7328]

Nice catches. Is there a way you can track #642?

[@LudeauvieK]

8:38 the two floor looks like the old Z20500 and VB2N french"RER" that we see in Paris (France?) and Grozny (Chechnya)👍☺

[@AirchimeLTDproductions174]

was the train hauled by the veterans unit track inspection service or a special imployment train

[@connietinorio2768]

Never mess with fast Amtrak locomotives, imagine they would have a bullet train...

[@keyboarddancers7751]

One smalle step for man; one giant leap for a few more people...

[@cats0182]

When you look a that right-of-way, 125MPH seems slow. It's straight, level, modern infrastructure. One has to wonder why the speed limit isn't higher/

[@jimgeo1000]

amfleets can only go max 125MPH

[@tf51d]

It also has to do with the type catenary on the line The NEC between NY Penn and Washington is only 25HZ dating back to early 20th century, which limits train speeds, in contrast the newer 60hz system up on the North end of the NEC from Boston to Rhode Island the Acela goes 150MPH.

[@jedrekbielawiec3153]

@@AtlanticRailYT yes they are! As a matter of fact, they just finished upgrading the catenary between Hamilton train station and Midway Interlocking. All brand new poles and constant tension catenary. Just in time for the Avelia Libertt

[@camarosaregay7943]

125 is very fast bruh. Try seeing it from the side view.. it’s very fast

[@drewjohnson5200]

Pop Smurf considering that European trains can go upwards of 200mph, it’s quite slow in comparison

[@southwestairfanimations1539]

Is Princeton junction where they test the Acela at speeds of 170mph

[@TriStateRailfan]

sw733iad1 should be. because it's the longest straight tracks straight as far as the eye can see!

[@IndigosClothing]

Southwest Air Fan it was a recent test run when Acela did 187 and acs-64 did 134

[@Wes8761]

Southwest Air Fanimations I live near hamilton station and can easily drive to PJ and i would love to catch one of those acela speed tests from there. They were also speed testing at hamilton and the next station north. But PJ is the biggest open station to watch it at

[@hamiltonexpress6755]

Great video. I wish the ACS-64 was on the MTA.

[@skyforce2132]

Hamilton Express yes!

[@thehardrcafe9065]

Seems possible when MTA operates between Penn Station and New Rochelle via Hell Gate Bridge. But it's unlikely that would happen.

[@NSRailz1]

I think it would look ugly asf

[@MatteoNasti]

Good video. The video quality is superb! Which camera do you use?

[@FanRailer]

my iPhone lol

[@qimooh2]

アメリカの列車は早すぎです。 trains in america are crazy fast. unbelievable. electric locomotives are so cool.

[@futurefirefighter9976]

Kennie Qimooh only on the northeast corridor. Everywhere else they're pretty slow.

[@glipple1388]

Yeah but see France and China and Japan's trains.

[@MrRCGNL]

Never been in Europe I asume? In almost all Western European countries 140+ kmh is the standard, some countries (F, D, UK) have IC services operated at 200kmh and dedicated HS Lines are operated with 300+ kmh US trains are slow like snails, even our cargo trains run faster then a lot of US pax services.

[@jgonzo720]

Wow, what did you use to record? Amazing quality!

[@FanRailer]

iPhone 6

[@DenverRailfanHD]

What kind of camera are you using? The color and quality looks really good compared to mine.

[@FanRailer]

iPhone 6 lol

[@DenverRailfanHD]

Oh wow ok.

[@jacgalv4959]

I got to go inside that vets unit

[@mtarailfilms]

Why was the train like this? 6:06 with all cafe cars?

[@nathankeske5697]

What camera it that I want to get my brother one for crismas

[@1cmman]

The trains don´t look particular aerodynamic for a 125 mph but it´s all about power I guess. The airpressure at the flat front must be quite extreme at that speed.

[@barrycarlisle8206]

Would like to ride this train one day.

[@Perich29]

those electric locomotive, when they reach the end of the line, they do drop and hoke and head back the otherway wile the diesel locomotive will take the passenger cars the rest of the way. they do relay swap with passenger cars.

[@nathanielcruz7053]

Oof R.I.P AEM7

[@deleteddeleted172]

I drove one of these in TSW at full throttle and I derailed at a station

[@johnpro2847]

Did not hear any flat spots on the wheels ...excellent for passenger comfort.ops sounds a little sus at 3:53...?

[@PikalaxALT]

DTG got a whole bunch of speed limits wrong on both their northeast corridor routes, unless trains in the US are given a 5-mph leniency. Most notably, the train I was on this morning, train 54 (Vermonter), took the interlocking at Sunnyside at 40-45, whereas DTG's simulation restricts you to 20 mph.

[@FanRailer]

Yea.... it's a pain.

[@neiro353]

+Fan Railer hahaha what do you tgink abt the dutch railways

[@novuutheneolf3073]

2:26 Windows!!

[@HRHolm-bi6zu]

Pretty good....considering they're Amtraks....and electrically powered...unlike most Amtraks, otherwise. Now if only we had these types of trains much more widespread thruout the U.S., operating at these speeds to be mostly on time (unlike many Amtraks), we might be able to say we have at least somewhat of a respectable high-speed train network. Yeh, if only.

[@thehardrcafe9065]

8:35 I like that!!!

[@carltonkeys6205]

I see you got a couple toasters as well 😏

[@phillippatrick3776]

Why do you cut out the njt trains

[@alexisfalconi983]

Amtrak alta velocidad

[@kl6361]

Whao

[@jaylen675]

This may be a dumb question, but with the engine in the front of the train on the Siemens Charger, how would the train go in the opposite direction when it needs to?

[@NortheastCorridorFilms]

The back of the train has a control room inside of the last cosch called the “cab car” the cab car is literally just like a locomotive interior but just inside of a coach, it is all powered by the front of the locomotive

[@NortheastCorridorFilms]

But too, they just switch it to the back

[@danielm1541]

When I Used To Go To New Jersey I've Never Seen Any Of These AEM-7AC Locomotives Like Bruh!!! I Don't Go To NJ Anymore My Father Passed Away 😭

[@mattk9644]

What kind of fucking companion did I just read my guy the AEM-7 were retired in 2014-2015 and replace by the ACS-64

[@Corde11]

do you upload your videos directly from your phone?

[@FanRailer]

Not normally. I usually stitch the short clips together in Movie Maker before I upload.

[@Corde11]

Cool thanks. how do you save it when you're done in movie maker??

[@FanRailer]

custom profile for 1080p 60fps, wmv format.

[@Corde11]

Cool thanks!

[@timelapsechannel7623]

My phone barely does 1080pHD.

[@markfowler6330]

Great video but it would have been nice to see the ALP-46's you faded out.

[@FanRailer]

There's a reason the title of this video does not include "NJ Transit" in it. The focus is Amtrak only; if you want to see ALP-46s, then I have plenty of videos that are labeled in a way that indicates that NJT is a focus in the video as well.

[@savagedoritos6587]

AEM-7 aka THE TOASTERS

[@axrrow2.0]

ive seen 642 at trenton

[@amtrak1214]

The heritage cars and Viewliner Is. I heard they can only go 110 mph. Is that true?

[@FanRailer]

Yes

[@amtrak1214]

@@FanRailer Well then I guess I can kinda understand why they retired them on the NEC trains, but they could've at least kept them on the other long distance trains! Also I really could've sworn I saw the viewliner 1s going 125 mph once or twice.

[@MrRCGNL]

Nice to see the US RR uses European locomotives ....

[@goose3303]

Wrong, they're actually designed wherever the company is and then are built in the US

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

ASEA a Swedish company designed the locomotive and built the electrical components then EMD built it

[@NortheastCorridorFilms]

These are built in USA

[@Cactus732]

@@NortheastCorridorFilms Honda’s are built in the USA too, doesn’t make them American cars.

[@Cpr1234]

2:37 Short regional or Keystone with no cab car?

[@Amtrakfan2115]

That’s the Vermonter

[@NW-gi1cp]

Had it on 2x by accident

[@angelatollens5297]

why would somebody dislikes trains

[@andreiguodala7090]

So your Telling me that an american train is faster than a swedish high speed train? I mean the first train

[@singingmonstersofficial]

4:36 2022 👀

[@NSRailz1]

1:18 what was that for?

[@jackpez]

Heyyyyyy, a video where british and french and chinese people aren't laughing about our trains, (in the comments)

[@alexverdigris9939]

The Brits aren't on the same league with the French and Chinese in terms of rail. If they'd laugh, it'd be a case of pot calling the kettle names.

[@ben.taylor]

I've seen americans "laugh" about them lol

[@ilovebyron]

@@ben.taylor lol

[@victorhan3892]

Via rail in Canada still stuck in the last century with the highest speed of 100 mph😂

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

Victor Han lol rip Canada. Mexico just broke the world record with 75mph lmao

[@nilshille1032]

@@basictransportenthusiast4386 lol

[@Jhihmoac]

The Acelas are the fastest things on rail in America right now, but that's still nothing compared to some of the European and Far East high-speed rail lines... Still, with the lines in the latter two regions of the world, these trains all run on dedicated tracks and overhead power distribution with no other type of train traffic, and absolutely no intersecting with roads whatsoever...

[@NortheastCorridorFilms]

WHOA! Did you hear that?! You didnt? Oh, it’s the sound of nobody in USA caring

[@mohammadjaffar3107]

Hugh

[@truckereugene6119]

where is everybody----their not riding the train?

[@pavlomorhun345]

This state of Illinois?

[@FanRailer]

***** no, new jersey

[@AirchimeLTDproductions174]

why are the acelas going at least 115

[@Zeffers716]

Amatthew rail Productions they go 135 at princeton junction

[@GARails]

I swear those silver star amfleet car’s windows are bigger than the NER amfleet windows Edit: 7:25

[@NorthEastCoastRailfan]

You're right, the windows are bigger. They are of the Amfleet II generation, found on long-distance trains. The Amfleet II's are distinguishable (exterior) by their larger end door windows and car windows.

[@antaryjczyk]

Best speed sensation...watch at the speed 2x hahahaha

[@user-ji1om9cu9h]

It really satisfies me