Amtrak HHPC [HHP-8 Cab Car Conversion] & Avelia Liberty Test Trains @ Princeton Junction (2/8-9/24)

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Second night of joint testing on the NJ Racetrack. Speeds start fairly slow and pick up as the night progresses until track speeds of 125 mph / 165 mph are reached. HHPC 9750 is getting very close to entering revenue service now. Keep an eye out for daylight testing to NYP soon! Enjoy =)

[@neptune_rblx]

just glad that the HHP-8s have another use

[@jakejackle9125]

They should have done the same with AEM7

[@ZachTheRailfannerYT]

And that they still retain Hybrid K5LA! 😎😁

[@railfannerjs6308]

It’s the only thing left to Hybrid K5LA 😢 it can’t leave

[@rxttwxler]

kaz i find u again

[@StefanWithTrains3222]

​@@jakejackle9125 Those would have been too old. Most of them are scrapped now.

[@davidng2336]

Whoever is on these test trains is killing it with the horns. 9750 especially.

[@ForTofersSake]

If only the Avelia Liberty had a K5LA. Especially a hybrid.

[@ACitaro]

​@@ForTofersSakehigh pitched noises are better hearable from further distances so that horn is better than a K5LA for safety

[@Lord_LindaThePhilosopher]

Sounds so European. LOVE IT!

[@goldenstateaviation2861]

@@ForTofersSakeI hate the fact it has that single tone euro horn. Awful sounding here

[@railfannerjs6308]

@@goldenstateaviation2861aye listen we can’t complain. We got every US Horn in the world, if we complain about one train, we are dicks. In addition, if you have an extreme pro quilling it, I consider it nearly an R160B or like some subway metro.

[@SoCalHighIron]

Love seeing all the Avelia Liberty's being put through their paces. Sneaking out of the darkness at 4:02 caught me off guard.

[@DBSGEEK7]

Yeah w/ no headlights

[@TerminalBAviation]

Why was it like that?

[@ChessieSystem1973]

Dark Souls bosses be like

[@TheRailwayDrone]

Like a shark in the ocean...

[@TaylorMMontgomery]

@@TerminalBAviation because I believe the Liberties don't have a dim function on the headlights. I think it's something they're going to add in software. Usually when trains pass each other they dim the lights so they don't blind the other driver, but since they can't dim them they just turn them off I guess. If you keep watching right when the train passes the station they come back on.

[@TaylorMMontgomery]

Love the honks and headlight flash when the HHP was trailing. Very cool to see them back out again!

[@TheBeagle58]

Yasssssssssss, Them Engineers were giving y'all everything!! ❤ Them horns on the HHP though, my goodness!

[@easternroutemainlinevideos6823]

Kinda glad the hybrid K5LAs are here to stay on those cabcars

[@Mnrr6131]

4:56 there's the horn blowing style i remember from my childhood

[@VerWRLD]

The Aveilias are finally getting up to speed in the testing. Can’t come soon enough🙏

[@Perich29]

Amtrak new toy.

[@thecooltrainguy5920]

Nice! The Avelia Liberty at 4:01 looked kind of creepy not having it’s headlights on. Lol

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

The ghost train of the Northeast Corridor

[@ACLTony]

Some engineers (usually freight) as a courtesy, turn their headlights off at night for a few seconds as they're approaching a train coming on the opposite track. More common years ago.

[@patcarbin]

Aaaa that HHP-8 looks (and sounds) so happy to be back on the rails, even when it's on the rear of the train 😄📣 Thanks for sharing this

[@SRproductions281]

Hi! So I’m actually out here for the Amtrak AC class and I wanna see this testing! Is there any chance they test over the weekends at night? Or is it a weekday thing? Let me know with times and dates if possible! Thanks

[@lightningbot85]

The engineer in the HHPC is amazing!

[@MSRTA_Productions]

4:01 that felt kind of creepy...

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

Yeah, wasn’t expecting that lol

[@jthe_railfaner2643]

Transit was probably like wtf 😂The

[@SoCalHighIron]

Spoopy sneaking out of the darkness like that.

[@StefanWithTrains3222]

I hope that the FRA doesn't see that

[@lalakerspro]

Middle track so not a big deal in terms of safety @@StefanWithTrains3222

[@zitrodotnet]

Some solid runs you caught. Engineers in a good mood too!

[@MrPiegon]

4:01 the avelia just creeping out the dark like that gives me the chills

[@TheRailwayDrone]

That shit snuck up on you like a shark at 4:04 lol...

[@Robbie_Prz]

I love the hhp-8s and am so happy to see them in service. I must say I do wish they were under their own power.

[@happyburger23]

MARC still uses theirs on rush hour trains

[@hirampriggott1689]

Nice to see Amtrak getting to work with all their toys on the NEC late at night. I'm here in NJ, and a regular Amtrak user.

[@TheTransitDiaries]

Is the HHP8 used on the entire northeast regional for turnarounds, or is it only Boston-DC? When is the Avelia going into service? it looks about ready. Good shots!

[@hamstertrain18]

It’ll be use on the Keystone service the hhp-8c and avelia liberty will be in service later this year

[@GintaPPE1000]

The HHP-8s are going to replace the old Metroliner cab cars on Keystones and the Ethan Allen Express.

[@jorgegaston5391]

EAX does not have overhead wires

[@alwhalen3488]

It's a cab car now so the diesel at the other end will do the work.@@jorgegaston5391

[@railfannerjs6308]

2:31 there’s Eurostar

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

Nothing will beat the hybrid K5LA on the HHP-8’s/Acela’s

[@trainsplanesmore]

That's the thing: Even the regular trains run at pretty high speeds on that corridor.

[@adrian.j.solomon]

i love watching these videos on 2x and building up unrealistic expectations

[@liamnixon4428]

I love that whenever an Mamtrak with an HHP-8 cab car in the end passes by, it toots its horn and turns on its old headlight as a nod to railfans.

[@NMC21887]

The horns on the new Acelas have a cool Doppler effect.

[@2005GLI]

Need to swap the horns from the original acela or hhps to the acela 2's. Ughhh can't stand those euro horns.

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

Agreed. Was hoping they’d keep maybe one or 2 sets with the euro horn, but leave the rest with regular US spec horns.

[@Robbie_Prz]

Are they really euro horns if you know?

[@ethancampbell6076]

What’s the matter with euro horns? and they sounded fine to me.

[@nhbrail]

@@Robbie_Przno they’re single Nathan bells. I believe 2 and 4

[@StefanWithTrains3222]

​@@ethancampbell6076Americans don't understand horns for some reason.

[@railfanmusicboi]

I'm glad that it's night. You can see the electric sparks coming from the pantographs contacting the catenaries.

[@TrainsandGaming1]

4:55 awesome!

[@bruhincorporated297]

Are you still working on that DC metro project for Open BVE? if is so is there a downlaod link to it?

[@mrmook3001]

do Avalia test reach Maryland or just in NJ? arounnd what times?

[@randomtransitadventures]

was that a… toaster?

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

Amtrak doesn’t have any of the AEM-7s left unfortunately.

[@jordanplays-transitandgame1690]

I love the 2024 Corvette C8 Z06 3LT equipped with the Z07 Track Package in Red Mist Metallic

[@alexverdigris9939]

5:16 that looks like cca 160 mph.

[@ruscherry7985]

Yeah, those last two passes, that Liberty was doing every STITCH of 165 MPH!!! Can’t wait to actually ride in one!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🍒

[@Avionicx]

How often do they test the Avelia Liberty? Always wanted to catch one moving.

[@FanRailer]

Almost every weeknight at this point. They’re out right now in fact.

[@MrCubsfan3]

Are the HHP-8s test trains? Keystone is usually 5 coaches.

[@FanRailer]

Read the title again.

[@Fireball409]

Just can't acquire a good feeling about the European horns on American trains!

[@lalakerspro]

Im fine with it here and there but if they start replacing every horn with a european horn then its gonna be a problem

[@whereisthedollar]

Hybrid k5la horn for the win.

[@davinhuffaker4670]

I swear those acs 64s look evil with the red lights on

[@portcybertryx222]

The hippo is back baby!!!lets gooo

[@Thomas1980]

Excellent LIKE👍👍👍 Great Video! Thumbs Up!

[@rohanzhairerenzjomz2445]

HHP-8 (HHPC i think) is in testing?

[@kenwoodburn5244]

Why is testing almost exclusively done at night?

[@hirampriggott1689]

Because day traffic is pretty busy.

[@FanRailer]

So they don’t get in the way of revenue traffic

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

4:02 imagine…

[@peterdeutscher1442]

Dangerous! The train will going to be crash or derailment. Traindriver is not thinking! Hey, driver, SHOULD PUT THE LIGHT ON. Why they wasn't brain to wake up?!!.. (Oh, jeez!!) 😖

[@DanielMartez-fr8je]

​​@@peterdeutscher1442You don't see that another train is in front, braking so as not to disturb the driver, I turn off the lights -__-.

[@stanstas8354]

How many different sets of Acela were testing ?

[@RailfanBrenden.]

4:09 Amtrak Acela Flying

[@peterdeutscher1442]

There is a problem of the train went wrong! Traindriver actives without lights is cause serious accidents going to be derailments or powerful crash!... (Oh my goodness, here we go!!) 😨😖

[@Rayna6826]

Why those testing trains change the line side, expect the regular services

[@jdmlang9633]

So great to hear those hybrid K5LA scream once again

[@fruitberry4302]

Were they being tested at the same time?

[@JermaniBurroughs]

POV: Princeton Junction in 2024 - 2027

[@zanethexdevelevators232]

When will the Aviela Liberty trains go in service?

[@MarylandRailfanner-w2t]

Sometime this year or 2025

[@StefanWithTrains3222]

Late this year will be the EIS.

[@rosemarycutie]

phase IV coaches on the NPCU set?

[@derekonxbox]

Oh that sweet sweet hybrid K5LA.

[@brandonharris7516]

Oh yeah

[@StocktonSubber]

Now THAT’S some speed on the Avelias. To the people wondering why they can’t swap the horns on the Avelias, the horns are under the nose. There is no room to fit a K5 under there.

[@alwhalen3488]

Anything other than those damn European horns ! Maybe not a K5 variant but even a 3 chime would be better.

[@ashleywhite6075]

I’m on an Acela Express right now watching the video

[@AnubhabKundu]

The engineers on the Liberty must be Indian Train fans ....these loco pilots of India at night become this noisy when crossing Multiple stations at a stretch.....

[@carlsmith5545]

Come on Amtrak, push the pedal down harder! Reach 190 to 225 mph! The new Japanese cho Shinkansen maglev super train can reach speeds of up to 375 mph. Highspeed bullet trains and maglev super train technology, the new american dream....

[@carlsmith5545]

Yes the United States of America should of had highspeed bullet train technology decades ago. These new trains were designed by Aston in Europe, a county that holds the record for fastes train on rail. But here in the so called mighty United States of America, you know, the country that can put a man on the moon to jump around and pick up rocks at a cost of billions, can't achieve highspeed bullet train technology which is also, (fully electric) and one of the reasons why is because americans are blind and stupid to this technology which causes negativity. Don't believe me? Look at your own remarks. The United States governments are idiots. I know you're american but atleast try to visualize this.. Exsample, i make the 831 mile trip from Lancaster Pennsylvania to Jacksonville Florida 3 times a year. Traveling through the night when everyone is home and out of my way, it takes me 11.5 to 12.5 hours to drive or 13.5 to 14.5 by EV. If there was a bullet line that spanned the entire United States Eastern seaboard from Boston Massachusetts to Jacksonville Florida, stopping in one city in each state it travels through, i could board in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and be in Jacksonville Florida in 4 to 6 hours and all at 200 plus mph and not a ripple on your martinis. I could board in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and be in New York city in 20 minutes and go to work and still be home in time for supper. You could move millions of americans up and down the entire United States Eastern seaboard with great comfort. Did you ever sit in that i-95 traffic? Or be one out of thousands of people who sit stranded at airports due to cancellations and delays during the holidays and travel seasons year after year? This would would free up some of this. But you're an American. You will never see it. But the next time you're in traffic, think of this alternative which your mighty United States of America dosent have. Like i said, come on Amtrak, push the pedal down harder. Highspeed bullet trains and maglev super train technology, the new american dream....

[@jthe_railfaner2643]

They had a field day with those trains 😂😂

[@auricom8472]

Still think they should've kept the hhp8's on roster just for use in emergencies like if they were donwn on power and needed a backup.

[@JBS319]

Amtrak doesn't need 70 sprinters to make service. There are more sprinters than there were HHP8s and AEM7s combined

[@ronadelacruz9675]

1:16 NEW AMTRAK TRAIN

[@jamallhayden2512]

Thank You!

[@DANEBLUEGNOME]

Very weird of those trains passing to find... What kind of flashing light twice for, hm?? 🤔 Hey, look out for this train without light? There is a serious warning traindriver thinking doing on?! Put the light on and driver trip safety!... Ridiculous this!! See 4:01sec. 😧😖

[@lalakerspro]

Can you re-write your comment in english? If im understanding you, then i will explain to you that the train was on the middle track and therefore didnt need to be seen as clearly

[@DANEBLUEGNOME]

@@lalakerspro Dane's father: Why?? Would you need to wake up? Thank you.

[@MegaChallanger]

Is the top speed secret? Loll

[@ICTRVAM_YT]

5:37 M1 horn sounds

[@alexvaughn7345]

4:35 Avelia liberty sounds like race car

[@toniopreston]

A y’all PLEASE change the horn on the Avelia Liberty to a K5LA

[@FanRailer]

Lol

[@Waltaere]

Faaan 😃

[@robinindam6983]

Wow nice

[@meghangallagher6990]

Do they do tests on the weekends?

[@FanRailer]

occasionally

[@peterdeutscher1442]

Wow, that cool those trains to passing it is... Hang on, there is domething going on without light on this train? Why did they call to stop the train-driver and checking the light on missing thing? How serious accodent that train still going on without lights!!! 😨 See 4:05sec.

[@FanRailer]

... not dangerous in the least. If it was, they wouldn't do it.

[@jdmlang9633]

It’s too bad that they can’t return the HHP8 under lower power like maybe HHP6

[@StefanWithTrains3222]

There were talks about repearing to HHP-8's to running condition with a lower gearing seat up for MOW trains. I don't know if it is happening anymore.

[@jayrivera8564]

That engine just looks out of place for the older amfleet cars

[@eneaauriti]

good use to old stock

[@Lord_LindaThePhilosopher]

So pertty

[@joanngreen9714]

❤

[@Perich29]

People on the commuter train are like, " I wanna ride that new Avelia."

[@mtarailfilms]

W W W

[@AkomishTiddies]

So they just gutted out the HHPs? No passenger space and gangway to the rest of the train fitted which is bare minimum for a cab car. Dumbest conversion ever

[@FanRailer]

^talk about an uninformed opinion...

[@voidjavelin23]

found the zero clue guy

[@kietero]

The Liberty trains not only sound like pansies compared to the regular trains (need Nathan horns on them to be taken seriously) they're the most hideous trains in North America! I almost can't believe they're running on Amtrak rails. They look fragile AF, as though someone could blow on it and derail it. I don't know what Alstom was thinking when they designed these piecces of crap. Ugh! Bring back the manly trains Amtrak is known for! End of rant. Great action, though! Nice catches all the way!

[@jordanplays-transitandgame1690]

Idk what they were thinking when they made the passenger cars not line up with the power cars, and why are they using a euro horn, we have the best horns

[@TrainspotterBarn2984]

They were made by Alstom which is a European company so expect a different design when you ask a European company to make a train for the USA. Maybe ask General Motors next time

[@GintaPPE1000]

@@TrainspotterBarn2984Alstom made the original Acela as well in collaboration with Bombardier. The horn is just the result of Amtrak management trying to “be more European” because they think that will draw in more riders.

[@lalakerspro]

Im fine with the european look, but not the wack sounding horn

[@alwhalen3488]

The use of articulated trucks under the cars is a big mistake. If there is one major problem with ONE car then the ENTIRE train is out of service. That is beyond STUPID ! People in the area will have issues with those horns, too. In this country I bet not many people will recognize the sound, hence it's a safety issue.