Amtrak Train Wobbles Hard on Crooked Track - Manassas, VA | Auto Train | Railfan Rowan

[@leologan]

Sure hope no one was drinking a cup of coffee

[@SuburbiaScreen]

@Logan me as well.

[@themuffinman9801]

lol what about the waiters carrying all the food

[@markmoreiras7649]

I like how the dash 8 is just staring over the p42's shoulders.

[@Railroadracer49]

Train Cartoon bouncing is what it looks like

[@eddieflxible379]

i love it when they sway like that. good video

[@VCUrailfan15productions]

Sure was rocking through that switch wow!

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

bet everyone was awake for the next stop !!!

[@davevan8864]

As a AMTRAK rider on a regular basis I have had some rough rides. On the SWC, East bound, our train hit what we learned later was a cracked rail. It made the crew of the dining car scream and hold on........I don't want to do that again!!!

[@WashingtonDistrictRailfan]

Hey Rowan, per another railfan theres a 64A leaving roanoke this morning. He should get here around 8-10 tonight

[@WashingtonDistrictRailfan]

It goes from Chicago - Alexandria, Va

[@WashingtonDistrictRailfan]

Yeah, it's an as needed train so it runs very rarely

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

Washington District Railfan I thought it was Decatur IL to alexandria

[@nw611productions3]

The train saw you and then did a little dance :). But seriously, that track could've caused a derailment if it bent any further.

[@sleeplessinthesouth]

😳😳😳 I use Broad Run Airport to take the VRE into D.C. when I'm in town... sure hope that's fixed by time I get up there again in a couple months.

[@greattrainadventure8523]

Yeah, you would feel it alright

[@railfanningrailproductions]

Hekk yeah Amtrak Dash 8

[@jaredsmyheart2464]

hi rowan im a big fan

[@haroldreardon8070]

Some replies are from people that assume the engineer NEVER tells anybody about rough track and that guy is in the front, where everything happens first.

[@majorwoody1720]

Run the “brick” over that lol

[@andrewparks5904]

I believe I have hit that same kink in the track in the past while riding the Amtrak.... knocked the salt shaker off the table. Very noticable and dangerous if you are walking about the train. Fix it!!

[@PsyduckIsTheBest_]

Um what tracker do you use

[@kens.3729]

That looked Dangerous at Full Speed. 🙄

[@amtrakpilots8947]

There's nothing bad about this, Its usual for a train to Wobble/Rock on a Switch/Diamond/Jointed Rail

[@spencerbass7142]

What was the deal with the second locomotive?

[@timofeegraaay8165]

It is the passenger version of a GE B32-8 and is often used on the Crescent and sometimes on the Ethan Allen. Obviously it is not Streamlined and was not adopted by Amtrak when the P40 Genesis units took the majority of lead duties about 17 years ago or more.

[@virginialoverproductions]

I recognize this place! I ridden on a train here! Rowan, check my channel to see it.

[@Cobra-go3hb]

++++ LIKES

[@darrylgardner3038]

Hahahahahaha

[@Organgrinder1010]

It has taken me years to realize why wildly wobbly tracks don't cause more major problems than they do. If the gauge is solidly maintained the rolling stock manages remarkably well plowing through erratic misalignments and dips in rails.

[@RailfanRowan]

Correct, very interesting indeed

[@centralmsrailproductions1221]

Amtrak’s crescent bolting through Manassas.

[@billginnj6595]

So, why isn't the track being repaired? Conrail is responsible for the maintenance, right?

[@madams6198]

And that, from what I understand is why high speed rail in the US is well...hmmm

[@amtrakfan2785]

I almost went on that train

[@ETrain-mv4ck]

Nice, I just Subbed man!!

[@scr2392]

that needs to be fixed every time a train goes on those tracks it makes them weaker

[@darrylgardner3038]

That would be fun but then again not so fun

[@chrisrandall4872]

Where do you get your ATCS software

[@tlimb813]

I love your videos and we all love you 😘

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Awesome dance moves

[@billginnj6595]

Oh, I see. This is an old video....

[@MrCuddle1979]

This is great to see. Honestly, when I ride the train to Chicago, I feel like there are at least 3 or 4 of these kinds of jolts on the 3.5 hour ride up or back. Maybe more. I love a good shimmy, but I guess I haven’t had a hot beverage dumped on me yet! 😁

[@tilworkinger1042]

the rails looked warped back by the signal, where the road intersected with the train tracks.

[@RailfanTurner]

Terrific catch!

[@virginialoverproductions]

Nice video!

[@thesamue9271]

Love riding that train from DC

[@amtrakfan2785]

Is that the Cardinal?

[@Footballfan-fk8yv]

amtrak fan no that's the crescent