Amtrak & Metro North Trains during quarantine period at Manitou Station

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

Never thought I'd see the day where Amtrak operated Lake Shore Limited trains as short as in this video. (1 Amfleet II coach, 1 Viewliner Diner, 1 Viewliner Sleeper, 1 Viewliner baggage) Nice catch on that last train with the ex-Metroliner 9800 Conference Car.

[@cats0182]

Only MNRR continues to run full length trains.

[@DTD110865]

Manitou Metro-North station; One of those stations I used to want to check out, but was afraid I'd never be able to leave if I tried.

[@MrBnsftrain]

0:30 only one coach, one diner, one sleeper, and one baggage. I didn't expect the New York Section to be so short during this time. 2:02 I like the horn on that cab car. Metro North trains seem to be the same length 3:12 the first train to be specially painted to those helping the cure our nation? 4:42 wow, nice to see the Pacific Bend sleeper and the Metroliner out during this time

[@yankeesforlife24]

Cure the nation livery? I didn’t see anything on it

[@Vxllain]

Ok since you seem REALLY out of touch with our New York Trains: 3:12 is NOT a special scheme. It’s been there since 2008. 2:02 That’s a Leslie RS2M, used on most of the MTA’s commuter trains. 0:30 Less Passengers = Fewer Coaches.

[@TrainsDirectVictoria]

@@Vxllain im Australian and somehow knew 2 out of 3 of the reasons edit: actually all 3 lol

[@ah4760]

Excellent camera placement!

[@haroldalexis4200]

Nice video. Its a treat to watch Metro North & Amtrak on the Hudson Lines. Wow a short Lakeshire Limited? That's very odd in this trains history! 😱

[@ss04to06]

The short trains are likely due to the pandemic since at the time it was raging and New York was on pause so travel was discouraged.

[@prorobo]

Haven't been keeping up, didn't realize Amtrak has new baggage cars. They look good!

[@thenewpatticakes4214]

0:24 that's the shortest Lake Shore I've ever seen! It typically has 3 engines and 14 cars!

[@chrish3329]

The New Patticakes I’ve seen it with 3 engines and 3 cars, I was laughing at it

[@SusanPauline365]

Once the Boston set and the NY set gets combined, it can have up to 14 cars and 2 or 3 engines. Usually the NY set is 9 cars and the Boston set is 4-5 cars but because of the pandemic it is only 3.

[@ROTE]

@The New Patticakes not down here. The average lake shore limited train to New York usually has 1-2 engines with 2-3 coaches, 1 diner, 2 sleepers, and 1 baggage. The Boston branch usually has 2-3 engines with 1 sleeper, 1 cafe, and 2-3 coaches. They combine in Albany.

[@bradfordgordon6552]

What a great video. Nice camera, very clear. I never saw a metroliner cab car with those decals on it. I assume it is like a private car. I noticed the headlights were covered with just the red taillights exposed. I don't think that metroliner is a control car. Very interesting, I might duplicate one for HO scale. I already made a cab car with yellow stripes. Unfortunately, there are a few kinds of Amtrak prototypes the manufacturers do not make or at least at the moment.

[@SuperStarRendon]

The metroliner 9800 is normally used for charter trains like baseball teams, football, Hockey teams and others. It is also used for Amtrak corporate events. No control cab car.

[@matthewosman412]

4:44 what kind of Amtrak car is that

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Good job 👍👍👍

[@haroldalexis4200]

I can't believe it's been 1 year later since i viewed this & still a treat to watch. As a scale modeler I did spot some interesting Amtrak fleets. The Baggage cars, Viewliners & cab control ( ex Metroliners) KATO announced the Baggage cars in HO they already released them in N scale. The Viewliners : WALTHERS had them a few years earlier unfortunately they discontinued them (?) However there have been a demand & request ATHEARN (HO) has been approached by many viewers of their websites, social media & channels.My favorite & last but not least: Cab control. Very rare on the Hudson Lines. WALTHERS (HO) released these sold separately & sets(?) in their pointless arrow scheme when they started service. As they were overhauled & transferred to other AMTRAK lines in The U.S. they went through a lot of paint schemes I want to see them all made this last one in this video caught my eyes! Awesome! Loved watching again always! 👍👋

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

Great video I can't help but notice that the Amtrak ex metroliner cab cars have been repainted on the front they've lost their yellow and black striping

[@fumi23ful]

笛がたくさん！ 近年、日本では騒音問題により、笛が頻繁に聞こえなくなってきています。 Lots of whistles! In recent years, Japan has become unable to hear whistle frequently due to noise problems.

[@trainmaster67158]

Cab car looks nice

[@realMrHudson]

3:33 typo on Empire

[@Chqnces]

Very nice video. I need to railfan there soon 👍

[@Hahninator]

Great catches!

[@Surfliner486]

why did the last car say metroliner on it?

[@SuperStarRendon]

Metroliner 9800 is used for charter and corporate events. Normally runs on the Northeast corridor.

[@mikeweaver8790]

@@SuperStarRendon I didn't realize Metroliners were still around. I thought they disappeared years ago. I used to ride them as the high speed train between NY and DC before the Acelas. The engineer was in the front of the lead passenger car just like cab cars today. On one trip, the engineer left the front door open between the passenger compartment and the engineer's compartment. I could stand in the front of the passenger car almost into the engineer's compartment and watch out the front of the train on the way to DC. He didn't seem to mind me being there at all and for me it was essentially a real cab ride at 125 mph.

[@ROTE]

@@mikeweaver8790 Metroliners no longer operate on their own. Some were scrapped. The other ones were converted into cab cars to be used on Keystone service and Springfield shuttles. And some were converted to Inspection cars. Others sold off to museums.

[@greaternyrailfan]

@@SuperStarRendon when will it be used next?

[@kirkzevola5004]

Wow Amtrak trains are shorter then ever

[@ThatColumbusRailfan]

the new "Corona Consist"

[@isb5.96bt4]

बिल्कुल झांट बराबर

[@nssteampunk4865]

Just subscribed to your channel! Great footage!

[@UPDetector]

Nice catches

[@JohnPap_Net]

Great footage 👍 but at 3:34 and 4:12 shouldn't it read 'Empire' instead of 'Emprie' ? 🤔

[@SuperStarRendon]

lol. You are correct. It was late at night when I was doing the editing. Thanks.

[@JohnPap_Net]

@@SuperStarRendon No worries! For a moment I thought Amtrak started a new service... 😂

[@SuperStarRendon]

@@JohnPap_Net lol

[@americanpie6924]

I love Metro North's livery!

[@nrdo1179]

The mighty Lake Shore Limited reduced to 3 coaches and a baggage car, sigh.......

[@railfanben5935]

Cool video.

[@ginantsfan5]

Most awesome vid!!!!

[@walterwhite4315]

Amtrak is not running the Albany to Boston leg on weekends they are running buses Friday,Saturday,Sunday. Trains during the week.

[@LookOutForTheTrain]

Nice

[@jwhitman2005]

What the hell is wrong with the horn on P32-AC #712? It sounds weird

[@realMrHudson]

It does, but Amtrak sounds a bit off than Metro North so it's kinda normal. Source: Local railfan to this area

[@utcada]

Where does the Emprie service operate?

[@ROTE]

Most operate from New York to Albany. Some also go all the way to Niagara Falls (2 trains a day to Niagara falls) Trains in the 230s, 240s, 250s, and 260s are NY-Albany trains. Trains in the 280s are NY-Niagara Falls trains.

[@robertolopessoares3128]

Top! Top! Top! Congrats!!!!!

[@ICTRVAM_YT]

Oh Cool new E-Bells At Manitou

[@Mnrr6131]

They are At Peekskill as well

[@ROTE]

@@Mnrr6131 all metro north crossings now have e bells

[@Lauren_Tyler]

Those Metro North trains are long!

[@oliviawhite8833]

Is 712 K5LA Fouled?

[@ghostengineer]

Do I have to say it Rendon?

[@SuperStarRendon]

you did get your invite. lol.

[@lennysvideoz]

i would foam over that metroliner cab car in the thumbnail

[@shorelinerailproductions]

I saw 237 in Tarrytown

[@ROTE]

nice!

[@barroningram7286]

what's the last car on the last train ?

[@Mnrr6131]

Ex Metroliner cab car 9800. It is normally on the NEC and has only been on this line once in 2017

[@javierreyes4803]

712 with some hauling horn

[@kyah117]

So, during quarantine, you're out filming ? I don't get it. Nice video tho.

[@SuperStarRendon]

Not sick, but we are allowed to head out and keep distance from everyone else. The trails were really busy on this day, I would stay far away from. Too many people closed to each other.

[@Abstractt]

K. Benoit as long as you keep your distance, you’re fine, especially when out where nobody else is

[@lmsrail]

Awesome catches and video! I was just there on Tuesday, April 7th! Feel free to check out my videos including my newest Manitou Railfanning video!

[@davidhbingham6812]

You NEED to get AWAY from the crossing gates, that incessant ringing can give a sane person a migraine headache. 😟

[@SuperStarRendon]

Unfortunately, these railroad crossing bells don't stop once the arms are down. Not much space to film unless you trespass to get away from the crossing. The bells are loud so you would need to get away a good distance to not hear them.

[@davidhbingham6812]

AND THE AUTOMATED HORNS IN QUIET ZONE'S ARE JUST AS ANNOYING.🤨🤠🚄

[@SusanPauline365]

There is a possibility it was a malfunction. I noticed when the train stopped that the gate was a little higher than usual. It could have triggered the bell to remain on. Usually that railroad crossing goes silent once the gates are down.

[@SuperStarRendon]

@@SusanPauline365 these bells were replaced. Not sure how long ago, but the old ones used to stop once the arms were down. There was a MoW crew there on this day, but not for this.

[@SusanPauline365]

The crossing was redone last fall. When I visited the station in January, the crossing had ebells but they went off when the gates lowered. Either way, I reported it to the railroad in the event it was a malfunction.

[@HarrisonPeloso]

Nice