TS2015 - New York to New Haven (Amtrak Acela Express)

Traveling from Sunny Side Yard to Stamford in the Amtrak Acela Express.
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[@skymutt964]

Such a realistic route!!! I've traveled on this train many times in real life. It looks just like it is in this game.

[@SenditCRV]

It is very realistic. I had to take this train about 5 times

[@litlmason]

Probably a little more petty

[@trainz4500]

the Bronx in the game looks just like it does the real-life. they even got the 6 train bridge at cement plant park in game!

[@skymutt964]

Yep! They even modeled that triangle section on the Metro North. I walk through there frequently, and it's almost spot on!

[@PaCoFallout]

+Skybluex Parts of it are accurate, but I didn't see the station for my town, i95 isn't even close to right looking/ there aren't any tolls in CT at the moment. Also CSX doesn't usually operate during the day, only night

[@Bigyomann]

at 49:00, some coach cars have a back cab for when you only have a single engine in front and you need to go the other direction. So some coach cars have a cab.

[@sxetechie51666]

40:48 it's a toll booth on I-95 this scenario is very detailed and accurate. I have spent most of my life living in that area and taking the train on these tracks. great scenario indeed. I just wish there were some Metro North Railroad trains on the track, besides just freight and other Acelas the train you are driving is a longer distance train, it usually travels Boston to DC, and beyond. but this section is slow going for all trains due to the traffic and curves the "tube" like train you saw is another Amtrak train, used for shorter distance runs, like Boston/CT/NYC stamford station IS just a giant bridge over the track. the whole station is in that building over the track

[@OchaFauzan01]

CT?

[@davidsims200trainstranspor5]

Oh for real i live in va and we dont have that many tolls on i-95 there

[@derrickwilson7467]

At 41:41 to answer your question about the tilt system being defaulted to "isolated," Metro North Railroad (the road that you are on in this part of the trip) does not allow tilting because of the close spacing of the tracks. I have a copy of the MNRR timetable and it specifies this. This is one of the many details with this sim scenario that is accurate. Very impressive. I am going to buy this one.

[@cookiegaming44]

took the time to follow this journey on google maps. The accuracy of this map is incredible!

[@samoremuyiwa8384]

I like it

[@samoremuyiwa8384]

So week

[@samoremuyiwa8384]

Stupid I . I don,t like it

[@DustinNuttall]

I like how they incorporate that grind, its annoying but also realistic so no complaints.

[@pessimisticvideographer5039]

Listening to Squirrel commenting on all the things that are wrong with the American train system is great. When I, being from America, play this, it seems normal that the Acela is relegated to slow speed, but Squirrel does a great job of pointing out the issues with today's trains.

[@VinceHere98]

Pessimistic Videographer the Acela sometimes reaches 150 MPH.... But yeah, hate how the average speed is around 80-110.... it may be fast, but not fast enough for a high speed train. Luckily Amtrak is looking to speed up trains on the Northeast corridor, making it more compatible for High speed trains.

[@DanTheCaptain]

It is sad how behind the US is in transportation. Idealy speaking, the Acela Express should have it's own corridor at least between Boston and NYC. Having it's own corridor would allow it to travel much much faster and reduce overall journey time. Hopefully BrightLine Florida and California High Speed will be completed sometime soon and then it will start something in America.

[@owenreich8555]

American trains suck.

[@DanTheCaptain]

Owdog Well, they are definitely different and interesting to watch and learn about. Generally speaking American trains are actually not that bad in California and the Northeastern US and around Chicago. Those areas are the most developed, but even comparing those to other worldwide rail networks they still come out short. Sadly, there is massive potential for there to be more reliable passenger rail services around America but because the freight companies have a monopoly on the railways meaning the freight trains always have the right of way. Ideally it should be the other way around.

[@mateojames3231]

Daniel K I rode an Italian train from Rome to Venice. And my goodness they're fast. How the whole of Europe developed these beautiful rail lines confuses the heck out of me towards the US. And it's true that our freight services are monopolized, but it also makes goods travel faster. But I feel bad for Amtrak being crushed by Union Pacific, BNSF, and Southern Pacific. At least Caltrain doesn't share as much rail with UP... or else we wouldn't get electrified trains that are being constructed right now till 2022. However it does suck that the States are asking EUROPEAN Train Corporations for trains instead from the Country that invented the Trolley!

[@thebagelman1507]

Penn station is darker, dirtier, and, more crowded than in the game.

[@kemalhamidovic8644]

It's just like your idea in train sim world 2020

[@carenhall2066]

I don't know about you, but last time I talked to a train driver I said 'Thank you' and pulled a silly joke as I got off the train. It makes me happy to see them smile.

[@altern8ive]

Squirrel 19:58 that's why you shouldn't take the track speed for granted because the signal speed was what you should've been watching. strangely the indicated speed on the display to the right said 30mph but when triggered wanted you to be at 20mph

[@1997jankuschef]

As many of the people that have commented, I love this stretch of the NEC, and the swing through Brooklyn and over the Hell Gate Bridge is breathtaking, especially at night. This scenario was incredibly well made. I'd love to see trips like this all up and down the corridor.

[@jerseydevil1995]

1997jankuschef I thought that was Queens, not Brooklyn?

[@1997jankuschef]

***** Oy, my mistake. Other than the train, I've spent literally no time on the ground in Queens. Thanks for the snag.

[@RyanHatterer-Ryanns999]

The train has in the area of 12,600HP, for six cars (wagons). Amtrak has plans in the future to increase the Acela to 10 or 12 cars. I really enjoy this video, you have come a long way in this game and the controls of each engine. Keep up the great work.

[@calebmateochasegarcia6299]

At 49:00 that's just a normal Amtrak NE Corridor train. That's what they look like

[@calebmateochasegarcia6299]

US - UK Trains and Boats well yes. But in the US trains going backwards is very common. NE corridor trains usually go backwards going northbound

[@radanju3]

Transport101 it does for real! It's absurd!

[@cmanlovespancakes]

This is common procedure on most US commuter trains, municipal or Amtrak. The engineer is located in a cab car which is like a normal passenger car but has the driver controls in a front compartment so the driver can operate the train without needing to be in the locomotive.

[@IsraelCube]

This is the Metroliner Highspeed Train. It’s top speed was 120 mph but due to poor pulling mechanics of the actual train units, Amtrack had to tack on a couple locos on the front to pull and push them at their top speed.

[@mentallyilldarkjeroid5378]

Huh? I didn't know the engineer wasn't in the locomotive when pushing the cars. I figured engineers don't really have to see the track because it's not like they need to worry about running off the road. Where was the underground roundhouse switch called The Iron Clock near Penn Station where six tracks supposedly intersect in hour positions on the clock? It kind of doesn't make sense why there would be something like that. The Iron Clock was in the Pendergast novel called "Dance of Death." How to make the pantograph rub through the catenary wire? Two pieces of metal dragging against each other, sometimes at 100 miles per hour, you think by the end of the ride your pantograph will have a hole rubbed through and the wire it touched would be getting thinner and thinner with each train that passes by using it as it scrapes it up and frays it. They should show a child running out in front of the train and getting hit in the game. People should buy up my "Dance of Death" a James Grider novel on Amazon. I stole the Pendergast book's title. Ha, ha. That way I can afford to move out of the desert into a forested area like the one the train is passing through.

[@Moleman978]

The destination display is found on the passenger coaches.

[@LIPDProductionsInc]

Yep, you can see it at 2:23

[@shadiseraji933]

Totally true man of moles, I have been on this train 3 times from NY-Boston and back, and Washington DC-NY

[@Blackhawkso]

Lol you beat me too it

[@theonlycowfish]

Was just going to say that! Hi Moleman!

[@Moleman978]

DaFish & CoolCow Gaming Hi there

[@dakotashea3561]

The grind of the train on the tracks is quite appropriate for Amtrack xD

[@DustinNuttall]

Dakota Shea Sadly the truth 😂😂😂 Its always so terrible there.

[@determineddylan8793]

Dakota Shea it's the sound of Penn Station

[@lennoxmarin2433]

Dakota Shea word i like the grinding now

[@mentallyilldarkjeroid5378]

I wonder how many people living against that track in real life can see their own house recreated in the game?

[@johnsnuffer]

I have never heard of train simulator but I used to commute Stamford to NYC. Hats off to the model, this looks uncannily like the real thing, It just needs to be dirtier! They really nailed downtown Stamford.

[@jlmadethat]

that ''depot'' is actually a Toll Both. The 4 Left most lanes are cash lanes. The 4 right most lanes are 'EZPass lanes. Ezpass is a card you fill with money and a radar in the toll both will scan it and take the Correct amount of money off.

[@aydanmm5714]

Squirrel's most famous quote: "Oh, theres the sun. Look at that. Did you see the sun just move then? It just went from here, just like DINK" I love dis quote from 21:34

[@Atomic67G]

That's a great video Squirrel. I know that route well as I used to ride it 5 days a week 😊. Thanks for the video

[@MattJames2211]

The "London Underground" carriages are used on Amtrak train services, they are hauled by the locomotives in one direction, and when they go the other direction they are shunted by the locomotives.

[@TilliesRambles]

The weird depot just past New Rochelle is actually the north bound toll plaza on I-95. The body of water before Stamford is the Mianus River which flows into Long Island Sound. To the left on the river is the I-95 bridge which collapsed in the mid-80's. Surprised to see that much freight traffic and well as the Amtrak Metroliners but none of the Metro North commuter trains.

[@YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect]

Watch for the signals and you won't miss speed limits.

[@RufinoMendoza]

The real world resemblance of this game is amazing. The "depot" at 40:35 is actually a toll plaza on Interstate 95 by the Larchmont train station. Unfortunately, the Connecticut portion of this route is the slowest (especially around New London). This train never really runs at its full potential outside of the Providence-to-Boston segment.

[@facekickr]

Sunny Side yards which are in Sunnyside, Queens in NYC. Well...at least they pass through there. The main part of the yard is in Hunters Point. Anyway, nice to see you doing a vid that's from my city! Thanks! Can't wait for more OMSI vids! YOTS!

[@msteviep]

Squirrel I loved this video. I lived in Delaware and I used to ride the Acela Express many times to New York and Washington D.C.. The Acela Express does get you to your destination quicker than regular Amtrak service but not by much mostly because of the speed restrictions like you encountered in the simulator. Thank you for sharing with us, keep up the great work.

[@flawedpotato3665]

48:57 No that doesnt happen a lot on Amtrak, it being pulled by 2 engines. However, only one of the routes to Providence has the 2 engines because the standard P40 cant reach that far as it is diesel powered. The other engine is what runs to Providence, Rhode Island more often because that is electric as well as Acela, and they often switch turns on the route to New Haven and Providence

[@cole7695]

Watching this 7 years later it looks better than ts2022

[@mattkopp2346]

49:00 THE TRAIN is an amtrak train that carries passengers, interesting design, I know!

[@AmtrakStop14]

The tilt is supposed to be isolated on the New York to New Haven track. Government regulations prohibit it here because the tracks are too close to each other. So by activating the tilt, you broke the law :)

[@jacobwoods8738]

When you mentioned drawing as a boy that sounds just like me, people say I can draw an amazing carriage, but I can't begin to draw the horse. I have always drawn steam engines, boats, and old buildings.

[@jonsearles3270]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I can't believe I have this sim in my collection and haven't tried it yet.

[@TheDodgerville]

I go to the area around the real New Rochelle station, and the detail is so accurate, its scary lol.

[@JonhMunoz1]

I found that too also... so accurate!

[@lennoxmarin2433]

Dodgerville lol

[@anthonystevens2738]

Yes with the metro tube thing you said about. Some regional trains have a cab car at the back so they can go both ways

[@mttrains]

They are roundish... that is the style of the amfleet cars on the Northeast Corridor. This is pretty accurate with some minor exceptions. Even interstate 95 North with the toll booths aka "strange depot" is spot on. The speed restrictions are based on the physical characteristics of the railroad... that territory isn't that fast compared to other areas. I can tell you this first hand.

[@jerseydevil1995]

100% realistic. Can verify, took train many a time and the New York bit of it is spot on. I live in the City.

[@KaldiaGaurav]

Brilliant game... I was a QA tech for a company called TransEd Inc. in Barre VT. We assembled the coach and power car trucks for the Acela and shipped them up to the Bombardier assembly plant where the car bodies were assembled. The 041 contract was a nightmare, going WELL over budget and years past the predicted finish date, Bombardier was fined hundreds of millions of dollars for the delay in the end. Sadly, this caused the Bomb. plant in Barre to close forever and hundreds of people to lose their jobs. Being the first high speed train in America, it only runs between Boston and Washington DC and uses a hydraulic tilting bolster to lean the car bodies into the very curve-laden routes, thus allowing the train to achieve speeds of up to 117 mph.

[@cmanlovespancakes]

The train does 150 MPH for a short distance in Massachusetts. It has a max speed of 165 mph but is limited through most of the route to under 90mph do to old infrastructure.

[@GamingAmbienceLive]

26:40 I love to drive on the highway left of the track, those train bridge columns look MASSIVE, go into street view and take a look at them, the whole train way looks very cold war like 40:32 that's american toll road where you pay to use it

[@captgeorge]

It's called Sunnyside Yard because it is located in Sunnyside, Queens. On the pantagraph it always up on the lead end and the one on rear is down. Reason for that is if the wire breaks you dont tear down more line.

[@pippin1991]

You have better arrival and departure timing than Amtrak has ever had. I have had to take them over a dozen times now, and never arrived less than an hour late to my destination.

[@T_Crushed]

One hour of pure excellence ahead of me. Thanks Paul!

[@4JeepxJK4]

I work in this yard pretty funny seeing everything in that yard match up to real life lol

[@davincrawford912]

Nice to meet the behind the scenes man

[@theeccentricmilliner5350]

I did this trip (the other way) on my first trip to the USA. I caught an Acela from Boston to New York. I remember thinking what was wrong with the train once we got past Stanford, but it was obviously the speed limits! They have much higher limits and go much quicker on other parts of the line from Boston to Washington DC

[@blueprintswe]

When you didn't expect speeding at 19:55 it was because the lights showed a different (lower) speed. The speed notes in the bottom bar is only stationary speed signs, not if a light indicates speed change.

[@AristotelisMitsiou]

Nice to have some videos! Can't wait till Thursday!!

[@ThatRoadrunner]

Paul, OpenTTD is still very much alive today. In fact, version 1.5 just came out! I still play it a lot, it's a very complicated, but super fun game, which I highly recommend you check out. It has a ton of extra content, from simple eye candy objects to complete game overhaul mods, all obtainable in-game, and fully integrated. The maps are made with a generator, like Minecraft's, and can range from your average-sized rollercoaster tycoon map to about 100 times as big. Check it out!

[@ConnecticutDashcam]

That's so cool! I'd travel that line all the time going from Connecticut into NYC

[@Aposte-quotation]

stop getting distracted by seenery. once i was drivin the amsterdam-paris high speed. and i was going 300km. i was so distracted by nice seenery. i saw the yellow sighnal. of speed limit 40km. EMERGENCY BRAKESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

[@superpadave2]

You get to drive the TGV ? Lucky You

[@LeoMartinDJ]

In Career and Standard scenario's in Train Sim the path for the train is set accordingly to the task list so no need to change any points. That's free roam

[@DevinKan]

Stamford, where I live, is 45 minutes to New Haven. I think you mean the New Haven Line Terminus station for NY-Stamford Metro North trains.

[@wb6anp]

@ 49:00 It is an Amtrak train in the "shove" mode. At the rear are the locomotives and at the front is a cab car that has all the controls. This "mode" keeps them from having to turn the train or having a Loco at both ends.

[@MrMrFtrain]

Use the bell when stopping at stations Squirrel

[@jdubtheking9077]

the destination displays for the Acela train is on the front sides of the cars on every passenger car.

[@sensibleb]

In my experience, just about every commercial building (and about half the homes) in the US have American flags in front of them. They do love their flag.

[@SudhindraSrikanth2001]

Superb video Paul! I enjoy the Acela always! Well presented!

[@CVSubRailfan90]

In reference to that second seat in the cab, that's typically the conductor's seat, although it'd be nice if they were the co-driver haha.

[@thomase9297]

The Acela Express runs from Boston to Washington DC in the New York, New Haven part of the NEC (North East Corridor and the map you're playing on) a good portion of the map you play on is owned by the MTA for it's Metro North Railroad (trains not shown in the scenario). Due to the normal traffic in the area the Acela isn't really able to go as fast as it can on Amtrak owned parts of the NEC.

[@eddog6666]

The Amtrak trains are different from other passenger trains. The Engine is the one to be at the correct speed limit first. that is due to some of the routes have really old stuff on them. The coastal Starlight from Los Angeles, CA to WA as it passes through the Cascade Mountains of OR there is a wooden trestle bridge built in the 1950 still in working conditions that require the engine to cross the bridge over the river and highway at a fast 10 MPH. It is the oldest trestle bridge in the USA

[@TheKingoftheKongs]

Squirrel, the destination display shows from the inside of the cabin.

[@TheKingoftheKongs]

A really long name that no one cares about Coach*

[@B.A.P_Golden_Eagle.]

A really long name that no one cares about LOL

[@2424Goldie]

People must have freaked out when he changed the destination! Lol

[@TheKingoftheKongs]

2424Goldie IKR!

[@gaspermedved5803]

+A really long name that no one cares about nice name :p

[@markduncan-brown4717]

You've done a great job. Esp for people who need a kick to see thats its not such a big deal getting going ..so just some basic ideas were also great. thanks man

[@Silverbladestudios]

Been on this route with Amtrak and MetroNorth, looks just like it basically.

[@Andophonic]

Destination markers aren't generally on the fronts of mainline locomotives, but on the outside of the coaches (and inside some of them)

[@thomasyoung3875]

Loving the channel. YOTS April 2nd. Cannot wait!!

[@Gperalta]

Woot, the baseball court xD

[@counterfit5]

G. Peralta baseball, is my favorite sport. I like they they double up and down the court.

[@Justin51721]

I have taken this route well over 100 times. Everything is perfect right down to the ticket machines.

[@b747400bcf]

That train you passed that looked like a London underground train is a regular Amtrak passenger car. Also this route does not get up to speed often because the tracks are so old and it is not a dedicated high speed line. That is the major problem with high speed trains in America, and why people still mostly fly to their destinations.

[@theonlycowfish]

That "tube train" is just an Amtrak train running backwards, they don't turn them around sometimes, you past a lot of them just going the right way.

[@a11fortyseven47]

Squrrel trains backwards like that lol i know its like a nail

[@chickenpatty25]

this is awesome because i work for amtrak and have worked in sunny side yard ahah

[@neil548]

YES!!! Thx Paul for a new Train Simulator Episode!!!

[@MattyC62185]

Usually you turn the bell on before you start moving and also upon entering the tunnel you blow the horn also two long one short one long blast of the horn at a level/grade crossing unless it’s a silent crossing.

[@noyonb1483]

Enjoyed the journey Squirrel. I've reported so many "speeding" bugs to DTG as it's SO annoying. Bad play testing if you ask me! Whether they do anything about them is another matter. Like the comments below from those who know the route - great that it's realistic! More please!

[@jonathanclark2072]

Wonderful video. I was the same way as a kid. I could draw landscapes and buildings, but people were terrible for me.

[@brandonmoseley7791]

the reason the 20mph speed came early is because it was a speed reduction and you need to be at that speed before the front of the train passes the board or enters the speed zone which is why it took so many points and said you were speeding because you didn't slow down quick enough to be at 20mph in time for the speed change. For a speed increase you can not accelerate to that speed until the back of the train has passed the the board or entered that zone, for example if the speed were 20mph and it increased to 60mph, you wouldn't be able to accelerate to 60 until the back of the train is in the 60mph zone or else you are also classed as speeding.

[@RCTNextGeneration]

this train has two lines on the game the nyc to washington route with stops in phila. and the ny to stanford route so that is why the destination board works

[@crarazy]

"when was the last time you spoke to the train conductor?" Never, because I've never been in a train.

[@isssrogerhd7184]

I hear the sound of the tracks and the wheels grinding everyday as I go in to Birmingham new street lol

[@SeanBell96]

In 2010, I was on the Amtrak going from Hartford,CT. to Washington DC and then days later from washington dc to hartford ,ct New York and New Heaven was in the Amtrak stations to washington dc and Hartford, CT

[@composerlecturer]

There is actually an historic reason that the straight rights-of-way for high speed rail in Europe and Japan are not easy to do here in the US: we never had our rail-lnes and countryside destroyed by war. So, while that is a good thing for us, since we haven't had to live through it, it has left us stuck with the old rights-of-way with their curves to slow things up.

[@ooocrowooo]

Nice ride you got me there just in time, good job and I think you should have gotten the silver.

[@robertofraser101]

thanks paul love seeing you doing a train sim video here's to you having a great success going full time twitch you tube

[@MaxwellVivarmaas]

I've played baseball on one of those fields you saw from the bridge (Randall's island)!

[@sti7952]

40:41 that's supposed to be a toll booth. I live in the next town over from New Rochelle. Which besides the train platform nothing matches lol

[@newyorkx5]

Hey Squirrel! Just to let you know, I'm from New York and I do take the New Haven line plenty of times.

[@DJHGaming]

is anyone rewatching this waiting for the livestream???

[@stupot420032002]

i love the mention of Transport Tycoon Delux i still play it by OpenTTD and it does work on Windows 8.1 still take many hours of enjoyment from it

[@gecodo]

lol he is talking about the speed limit for his -500 points, and he didn't even know he crossed a red light.

[@LinkinParkFanNorway]

+gecodo He didn't pass a red light, but a shunt light for low speed. The reason he got a lot of minus is because he is not following attention to the signal speed, which will overide the track speed. As you can see he is crossing alot of diverging track juctions which force the speed to be low!

[@mikeytrains1]

Oh, Squirrel, using a fine example of American enginuity and luxury!

[@sooline3854]

"we're just going down a gentile slope" HA! 1.5% isn't gentile! 1.5% is steep! Improperly tackled, that grade would bring a train to its knees!

[@CyclicPilot]

I think the destination board does work-look back at the carriages, there's scrolling text in the windows

[@MrGreywolfcherokee]

What you called a metro or underground train is actually the old style train that ran the route that you ran in this video. It was in fact, an Amtrak train.

[@evanmcroberts5427]

acela trains run from Washington DC to boston. they only made like 30 of them and they cost about $20,000,000 to build each, the cars cannot be separated.

[@WarGamesComedy]

i live in ct n have taken the new Haven to ny trip b4. great to c the level of detail of the area is pretty correct

[@QueentasticTDP]

DESTINATION.. Change.. DEEEESTIIIIIIIINAAAAATION. People will see it on the SIIIIIDE of the Passenger wagons. Its not like u have it on front only! :)

[@nomarsenrab]

The Acela is an express train designed to only hit the major cites in US between Washington DC and Boston.

[@sethbutler4709]

The speed limit changed early at 19:56 because you entered a yellow with the next signal being red. There's probably a law stating what the speed limit is with that type of signal.

[@ggspikey4170]

I did this scenario whilst watching the video and I got a score of 901, which I think is pretty good considering the Amtrak Acela Express on New York - New Haven is quite a change from the train I drive, which is the class 377 on the Brighton Main Line.

[@WJack97224]

Nice work, narration make for interesting viewing. I like "Ramtrak."

[@felix-rebeccasaward3272]

Scenarios can be a pain at times when there are random bugs but usually they are fine, just very time consuming especially rush hour ones with all the AI around Clapham Junction/London Victoria/London Bridge etc.

[@amtraklover02]

Squirrel there aren't many passengers on the platform at NY Penn cause they usually hold them in the boarding areas and then call them when the train is ready to board, been there hundreds of times : P

[@delewan]

BlackMutt is from New Haven! My home town, mate!!