Amtrak P42DC Locomotive Fleet: 1 - 207

[@cctucctu6731]

The P42s are truly workhorses. They never get a break, and go all across the country nonstop

[@F40M07]

3:06 that is one hell of a consist!!

[@thealmightydoge5653]

I believe 1 was the first to operate on a side route from the NEC. Might have been the Keystone. Funny how I was **just** watching AmtrakGuy365's P42DC episode! Have a great weekend, Mike!

[@Ambertony6968]

Hi there

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Fun Fact: 1-120 originally had Phase III, 121-123 originally had Phase IV, 124-170ish had Phase Va, and 170ish-207 haven't gotten a new scheme, staying in Vb

[@railfangarrett6313]

Actually engines 101-111 where delivered in phase 4 and assigned to trains in the northeast

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

Another fun fact: AMTK 46 was painted for the 50th anniversary because Joe Biden became the 46th president. There was talk of Joe Biden taking the train to DC just like Obama in 2009 and possibly 46 would be on that train, but after the insurrection at the capital, Biden chose not to take the train to his inauguration. But he took the train to celebrate Amtrak's 50th anniversary. At least, that's what I heard.

[@aadenlama2490]

A very random person I love your videos

[@danielchou5895]

1-100 were delivered in Phase iii. 101-111 where delivered in Phase IV NEC Variant 121-123 had Phase IV some units were repainted into early Phase V but not all units. They early phase V units were scattered. The rest of the P42s were delivered in Phase V.

[@trainsnstufff]

174-207 phase 7

[@goldgamercommenting2990]

22:01 haunts me every time when I think of the accident with AMTK 47 and a CSX autorack train

[@ericelbe1354]

I know. But that incident is blamed on miscommunication on the CSX conductor. He said the switch was realigned to the main when it wasn't.

[@tom-and-mom]

47 was destroyed in 2018 when it crashed into a CSX train in South Carolina in 2018. It was the lead engine of the Silver Star bound for Miami that day. It has been scrapped.

[@Railviation]

For some reason *i used to* have a dislike on the P42s. (i don't remember why) but then i started liking them and are *one of my favorite* Amtrak locomotives. hopefully they'll be down in SoCal one last time. Great compilation video CF!!

[@freddysanders2826]

For me i think it's the phase V paint shceme, it really doesn't do them justice.

[@mergat2970]

​@@freddysanders2826 for me it's the opposite. The Amtrak phase v livery on the P42DCs made those locomotives look sleek for me, and the blue and silver with the red stripe looked great and matched well with the cars imo

[@Spider1564]

1:09:10 I love the way Amtrak 171 came to the station. Keep up the good work

[@monreaux27]

This is now all my 3 year old son watches before bed. He loves your videos soo much and gets excited at every new train!! Thank you so much for the videos. I can't tell you how much I love and look forward to Coasterfan and Cuddles ❤

[@backpackingcarlie1487]

Watching it with my 3 year old son now 😂

[@WestCoastRailroadProductions]

28:08 65 is also in a scrap yard now, believe it or not but it’s coupled to 85 while sitting in a scrap yard

[@TheAustinSubRailfan]

This is cool!! ❤️ 9 has always Ben my favorite P42 tho along with 59 116 and 61!They all pull trains close to where I live!

[@YardLimit]

This is a fantastic catalog of the P42's. Thanks Mike!

[@WMAC_Master]

sucks that they are retiring these, they look and sound good. that first clip i believe i watched it about 10 years ago, in fact i watched a couple of your videos 10 years ago. coming back to this channel brings back memories

[@SoCalOCRailfan]

Nice video! It’s crazy how you saw all these p42 locomotives and put them in correct order going from 1-10 in one video. Great work Mike!

[@ericelbe1354]

Yes indeed. The only one missing from 1-10 is engine 8, but that engine has since been scrapped after being involved in a very serious accident in Chicago back on November, 2007. Front end completely smashed when it rear ended a parked stack train in the near south side.

[@PatrickDoran2319]

Engine 66 also will be scrapped because it got hit by a truck

[@SoCalOCRailfan]

@@PatrickDoran2319 indeed it will be.

[@PatrickDoran2319]

@@SoCalOCRailfan I guess you could say Amtrak is giving the command Execute Order 66

[@CSX500]

Great documentation of the P42s! Lots of great NF K5LAs too!

[@carolcanada6340]

158 has a good horn salute. And all the others and I like every single train

[@SebR173]

P42DCs are one of my favorites. Awesome video as always. Though it's a long one!

[@mindlessshark946]

Hop to see more videos like this on the P40s and P32s. 👍

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

Great video! I recently made a Amtrak genisis compilation because it's my All-time favorite amtrak locomotive. Also, I filmed like an endless pile of P42s

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you! Guess we had the same idea!

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

That's right

[@yaboydawg1237]

Who still remember cayce train collision with p42 number 47 that was in the collision with CSX 3 years ago in the east heading to Miami and it was scrapped they can't repair because of the nose damage and also the two crew members of amtrak as well still sad that they died instantly

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

I do, and I pretty much knew right off the bat that the locomotive was a write off.

[@tra1nsntr33s]

what a beautiful scene at 18:32!

[@JomirBrands]

Awesome long docu with beautiful videos of the trains!

[@connorjbarrus3025]

I’m not ready for the P42 to leave. This locomotive was my childhood

[@Jaydenrailfanning]

Same

[@johnhagan7742]

Kind of the same thing for me. I think it would be cool if Amtrak donated a few of these to Museums. We could remember and learn about the story of one of Amtrak’s mighty workhorse locomotives: The Genesis Series.

[@devernepersonal3636]

You are so lucky to have seen the bulk of the P42 fleet all multiple times. I wish KC had more of an Amtrak presence. though with siemens now, it doesnt matter.

[@kenpalmer1965]

This is an absolutely fabulous video! As usual, you are to commended on your filming work! I really enjoy them! Superb job!

[@dan_xal9754]

Amazing hard working and amazing K5LA’s. Will definitely miss these big girls. 😢

[@manuelveiga311]

10:12 4.2 RONDA MURALLA (SINDICATOS)-HULA (POR GANDARAS) 6308 JPT

[@henrybrightonmusicuploads]

Cool hearing horn differences on the locomotives. Raised letter K5LA’s, 90’s K5LA’s, K5L’s, and more!

[@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg]

Awesome capture my friend

[@Acela2000]

Hi it’s me from instagram i’ve been a Coasterfan for the past five years and I would like to say keep up the great work.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@LoowitRail]

i bet the audience retention on this video will be fantastic

[@JomirBrands]

With the amazing quality, this long video sure will do great

[@CoasterFan2105]

It's better than you might think, believe it or not!

[@LoowitRail]

wow lol to be fair i probably watched for a good 10 minutes or so

[@aadenlama2490]

Coasterfan 2105 your the best youtuber

[@AmtrakOtakuVtuberTransitFan09]

Thanks Mike! The p42 that stands out to Me the most is amtrak p42 #135. Thank you so much!

[@derrickwong5337]

Nice 👍! Happy 50th Anniversary!

[@railfangarrett6313]

In my opinion the p42's that stood out to me are 50 90 146 and 201 because there equipped with EMD bells

[@travisbecker770]

Yeah, I noticed that too.

[@Ten-ku4yj]

Me too!

[@ROTE]

Amazing video! P42s are my favorite passenger locomotive and will always be!

[@TracksideSFL]

wow! This has to be the best Amtrak Video Ever made!! Awesome Job Mike!!

[@conducterbub150]

Oh my goodness! you made it! thank you so much, you are my favourite KZbinr!

[@ericd545]

Everything about these makes them the coolest trains ever. Well for me, they’re tied with the chicago f40ph metras

[@AmtrakRailfanner]

My favorite modern Amtrak locomotive!

[@coolleo149]

I’ve seen couple of the P42DC locomotives including 156, which was sadly scrapped. I really am gonna miss the only locomotives that were in the Texas Eagle many years from now. If I go back to Mineola just to see the P42DC, I really will cry. Goodbye P42DC locomotives, I really am gonna miss you guys. 😢

[@SailorMoonRailfan]

15:09 Now that looks like the Modern Amtrak Desert Wind if you ask me. 😀😀☺☺☺

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

Actually, I believe in the last days of the Desert Wind, there were pictures of the train having a full consist with two locomotives a baggage car, multiple sleeper cars, a dining and lounge car and multiple coach cars just like on the CZ. Even so, yeah the train's consist often looked like that.

[@SailorMoonRailfan]

@@harrisonofcolorado8886 I see that

[@MrBnsftrain]

number 11 has a nice horn 193 also has a nice horn, so do 27, 28, 34, 35, 58, 70, 72, 74, 79, 88, 90, 91, 102, 132, 135, 147, 152, 172, 197, 200, and 204 Number 29 was last seen in 2018 according to RR picture Archives, 70 was last seen in 2016, 80 was wrecked in 2011 and possibly scrapped, 128 and 141 have been stored since 2013, 143 and 149 were wrecked and scrapped in 2001, 178 is currently stored and last seen running in 2017. All the other units you haven't caught on video are still operating in 2020/2021

[@SteveSmithRailways]

Excellent, thanks for that info. As someone from across the pond who watches these locos on VR and make notes, wondered what happened to ones ive not seen and that has answered for some of them.

[@SteveSmithRailways]

Number 29 was working yesterday. Was seen at Flagstaff at 23:57. Maybe been released back into traffic.

[@OFC_SHELDON-BUSOLOGÍA_519]

The 70 retired in 2011

[@OFC_SHELDON-BUSOLOGÍA_519]

The 141 went in fire in 2011

[@OFC_SHELDON-BUSOLOGÍA_519]

And 178 retired in 2013

[@TrainTrackTrav]

Looking forward to riding behind some P42s in September on the Starlight. I'm planning to get some on board shots of them climbing Cuesta Grade. Love number 197. She has a beautiful K5L and I rode behind her last year. Gonna miss thesr units when they're retired. Catch 'em while you can!

[@firvedamodels]

Parabéns.. Um nobre trabalho de estudo e determinação. Siga em frente. Agora acrescente as novas gerações de P-42 genesis. 50 anos. Particularmente, a locomotiva lifesaver rouba a cena das câmeras.🤜🤛

[@k5elevencinc0]

Had #42 on a Sunset Limited in August 05 back to LAX. I still have pic of it in a photo album with Phase V paint. Also had #5 leading and #14 trailing on a Sunset Limited back in September 2010 back to LAX, we were extremely late because we hit a car near Tornillo, TX at like 70 MPH and killed the school principal in it.

[@ReallyUsefulEngine13]

You know those type of trains are still there to this day

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

I hope at least one or two P42DC locomotives are preserved.

[@vexv2k66_-3]

Not all of them

[@sebastianfloyd372]

@@vexv2k66_-3 I shall scrap the scrappers if they scrap them

[@vexv2k66_-3]

@@sebastianfloyd372 there's 207 p42s what they gonna do with all of them?

[@tom-and-mom]

Only fewer P42DCs remain in service. 47 was involved in the Cayce, SC, rail disaster in 2018 and has been scrapped due to moving in a siding too fast, resulting in the destruction of a CSX train that was sleeping in the siding and got hit by the Amtrak train. Sad to see those P42s go… :(

[@thoseonetrains]

@@tom-and-mom It appears as if most people are ignoring the fact that 8 is seemingly skipped in this video. It was apparently involved in a rear-end incident in 2007.

[@GraniteRockRailfan]

I sure miss seeing the P42s. I remember listening to their swoosh and great roars.

[@Thomas1980]

wonderful video with good information. Greetings from Switzerland

[@ozarkmidlandsouthernrailway]

Wonderful video with beautiful train footage. I'm glad you devoted the time and energy to creating this video. Thank you!

[@SJVRF711]

hi i like the caltrans F59ph paint job and i what one in ho scale dcc also i love your channel and i live in ceres California in the valley

[@ryansrailwayproductions794]

40:22 the P42 that was found on the hudson line in new york.

[@jamesdoughty5530]

Great video and compilation. Thanks for the hard work.

[@railfantrainsofsandiegopro1557]

Awesome video! I couldn’t wait for this one

[@carolcanada6340]

I will never say no to a amtrak p42dc because its my favorite train I wish they dont be scrap I want them in our world I hope they dont be retired ever ever in my life they are the best trains ever

[@shawns0623able]

31:27 and 17:54 are the engines that were in the Joplin MT wreck

[@ralphw3]

Thanks for all the hard work on this one!!

[@NOVIDEOS67895]

34:10 I love the horn

[@TRM-1-v]

Always a great Video 👍😁

[@rhettrossalbert]

Nice Video Mike! :) 👍❤️

[@theaustinleeytchanneltalytc]

Since my first Amtrak video from October 10th, 2020, I've spotted a total of 8 regardless if it's a P42DC or P40DC. 2 from my first time railfanning Amtrak, 2 for the ALC-42 delivery, and 4 for the most recent Amtrak railfanning. 7 P42DCs and a P40DC.

[@boyfriendyt1973]

Nice video I loved this so freakin much I watched this everyday thanks for making this!

[@dannyalex1598]

P42dc #74 has one of the best horns ever!

[@BrendanTheRailfanProductions]

Like 169 awesome compilation with the Amtrak P42DCs. Imagine 1 dislike in this beautiful footage.

[@KatoOnTheTrack1]

Thanks for the video. Watching as I install digitrax decoders in my n scale p42 fleet (97, 150,150, 161).

[@manuelveiga311]

1:20:21 6 A PIRINGALLA-MAGOI-ACEA DE OLGA-VETERINARIA 2450 JPV

[@lamborginiandbuses]

31:22 31:32 31:41 31:43 I love that horn on Amtrak 74

[@colinthepanamerican]

It’s nice to see 85, 86, 87, 88, 92, 104, 105, 110, 111, 121, 184 since I caught all of those units I’m atill trying to remember if I caught other ones which I think I might of, not too sure though. But it’s also nice seeing 46, 100, 108 when before they got turn into heritage units!! Awesome video Mike!!

[@mbrproductions160]

I am really going to miss them! 93 is my favorite!

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Nice Video Mike

[@graphtonix6607]

This was a very awesome video CoasterFan2105. Sure I love the F40PH a lot more but now I have an even greater respect for the General Electronic Genesis Series P40DC,P42DC and the P32-DM.

[@TheBurlingtonTransitFan]

I LOVE AMTK 197! It's my favourite! 197 has the best Hybrid K5LA ever!

[@AkshajPlaysTrainGames]

No, it has a Classic Nathan K5L horn.

[@qed6790]

I was curious after watching the video, but does Southwest Chief always connect the luggage car to the back of the locomotive regardless of the direction of travel?

[@tom-and-mom]

22:05 At 2:00 in the morning on February 4th, 2018, Amtrak 47 was leading Silver Star train No. 91 to Miami, Florida. As the train made it to South Carolina, it went down the hill so quickly! The Amtrak engineer slammed the brakes, but it keeps gathering speed. To prevent a disaster under the highway bridge up in Cayce, the runaway train was switched into a siding. Due to the high speed, Amtrak 91 unfortunately derailed and caught fire, killing the Amtrak engineer right away. This is because it collided into a CSX road freight in a siding there in Cayce, South Carolina. The CSX engineer on the lead engine No. 130 also died after being hit by the Amtrak train. 116 people were injured, and both lead engines were scrapped. R.I.P. Amtrak 47 R.I.P. CSX 130 R.I.P. Amtrak engineer R.I.P. CSX engineer 116 people were injured.

[@nickh7050]

You have some details about that train accident very wrong.

[@FFred-us9tw]

@@nickh7050 Some? how about all?

[@Anthony_Liu]

I like how Amtrak 47 changes into Amtrak 91

[@The_CalRailfaner]

47 is actually still alive to this day

[@ronwong6102]

Thank you!

[@mariosonicaviationrailroad6703]

My favorite Amtrak locomotives alongside the F40PH. Such a shame that these engines are going away, but you know times are changing and that’s when new engines like the ALC-42 have to be brought in to replace older ones.

[@travelsofmunch1476]

Grand Canyon RR is great cuz of their F40's I reccomend

[@braydendoyal076]

Grand canyon railroads f40ph's are actually f40-fh

[@MiddleboroLakevilleRailfan]

Honestly I’m surprised you got footage of all of the P42’s! My favorite P42 actually isn’t a heritage unit but its 132 since I love its horn

[@NOVIDEOS67895]

Amazing video!

[@braydendoyal076]

I remember having 117 and 59 on city of new Orleans when we got on in jackson

[@scootosan]

Hi Mike. I enjoy your videos and always a Thumbs Up from me.

[@railsofmilwaukee]

Just saw my first set of venture coasters in the Chicago Yard :)

[@bbtrainproductions1225]

Hey will you be at the huckleberry railfaning day august 7, 10:00 pm to 6:00 pm

[@WasatchRailfan125]

Great video! ;)

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks! :)

[@WasatchRailfan125]

@@CoasterFan2105 ;)

[@DrJPMcLaughlin]

I sure miss the Pacific Parlor Cars on the Starlight!

[@Projeect2008]

nice video to bad to see amtraks genesis going soon

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

great video

[@realethanangell]

I rode behind P42 #39. Of course, in the video 39 lead the Coast Starlight, but I rode the Carolinian with the same locomotive from Salisbury to Raleigh, NC.

[@dwkcamman611]

Great video!

[@theoregonrailfan105]

What was the road called where you caught AMTK 72?

[@kennyt1674]

Wow that's amazing good job mike

[@TDDrummer2]

29:30 *N I C E*

[@ianlikesguitars]

Where did the random P5A come from at 13:00 and 17:21?

[@jwhitman2005]

I think it was from NS

[@Houston2dash1]

Probably NS traffic if I had to guess.

[@AkshajPlaysTrainGames]

Amtrak #27 and Amtrak #36 are the only P42DC(s) to rarely use a P5A horn instead of K5LA horn.

[@jacobsaintlilypiroblox9286]

I saw almost all of the p42dcs

[@amtrakproductions-mx9ib]

Counting amtrak engines is fun

[@syasasalsabila3896]

Thank for sharing.nice

[@LuckyTub135]

Excellent vdeo my bro... 💞

[@VirginiaRailfanProductions]

Great job!

[@MurdamanTy]

crazy to think how these can go from one part of the us to the other in no time.

[@AlexPrime_RBLX]

Those K5LAs Sound very tired, On P42DC 2 1:30 , the K5LA sounded like it was fouled.