Two long distance trains leave out right behind each other makes me wonder whos late.
@frederickschulkind8431 Жыл бұрын
This is great, especially seeing all those switches, even though compressed by the telephoto effect, and the second-hand switchers. My real question is how you got out there, because they normally don't allow it and didn't 8 years ago.
@PositionLight Жыл бұрын
If you are on a through train getting its power changed you can hang out at the end of the platform.
@PGHammer21A4 жыл бұрын
What folks forget is that the NEC is electrified; however, some tracks out of it are not (MARC Camden line, for example). That means power changes due to the transition from electrified to non-electrified or vice-versa. (MARC has the same issue.)
@3985uprr5 жыл бұрын
I wish I could prop my camcorder and tripod down on the platforms there. I’d shoot all day but I think local personnel their would frown on it
@MaximusHandimus4 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to see an ACS-86 do an acceleration test just by itself
@mbkeeler4 жыл бұрын
The hell is an ACS86??? Do you mean ACS64? Lmao
@dwightstewart71817 жыл бұрын
At 0:20, 1:53, 6:45, and 8:53, who are the people running around in the little golf cart-like contraptions? The railroad employees (at 3:13 and 3:47) drive very distinctive yellow or orange vehicles. Anyway, with so much train traffic round, seems like a mighty risky way of crossing those tracks.
@virginialoverproductions6 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, the train traffic in Union Station is very slow, and they probably are being careful. But, nice observation!
@jmream26189 жыл бұрын
that Amtrak switcher needed a repaint
@ackmino5 жыл бұрын
Where do they turn the locos around? Wye? Turntable?
@PositionLight5 жыл бұрын
There's a turning wye in the north-west portion of the yard.
@jameslinde30294 жыл бұрын
The ACS 64 is bi directional. The diesels have a Y up the tracks.
@paulw.woodring73043 жыл бұрын
I don't know if it's still there, but there also was a short turntable to the side of and behind the Commissary building at the Ivy City engine terminal facility.
@michaelglass47019 жыл бұрын
AWESOME
@lorourke24729 жыл бұрын
What's a ACS-86 lol
@PositionLight9 жыл бұрын
NJT4218 I don't know, but it has 8600 hp.
@Josephcavagnaro8 жыл бұрын
its actually an acs-64
@PositionLight8 жыл бұрын
+Joseph Cavagnaro I don't use the metric designation.
@Maunico08093 жыл бұрын
@@PositionLight Its ACS-64, the 64 stands for 6.4 megawatts.
@amtrak10089 жыл бұрын
its ACS-64, not 86
@PositionLight9 жыл бұрын
How many horsepower does it have?
@amtrak10089 жыл бұрын
it does not matter the horsepower, as the official designation in ACS-64
@PositionLight9 жыл бұрын
It's called Wikiality. If enough people use a term that becomes the term. Example The HHP8 was originally the HHL8. In the US we use HP not kilowatts for locomotive power. If you support America you'll use 86.
@TexasTrainProductions9 жыл бұрын
Go to 8:14 mark, on the side it clearly says, ACS-64
@PositionLight9 жыл бұрын
***** Like I said, I'm translating that to English with horsepower.
@EpicThe1126 жыл бұрын
So good but if Amtrak had enough P32ACDM it would have been able to stay on the whole train from New Orleans to New York Penn with a power mode change at Secaucus Junction for North River tunnel 750 volts third rail
@PositionLight6 жыл бұрын
I'd rather have a 8600hp electric with a top speed of 125 than a 3200hp diesel with a top speed of 110.
@EpicThe1126 жыл бұрын
Jersey Mike's Rail Videos good point since 8600 horsepower electric locomotive has quicker acceleration than the 3200 horsepower diesel locomotive.
@jjroman31235 жыл бұрын
Couldn't do a engine change in Secaucus , Tom much congestion and no where to service the diesels .