Engines of Metro North, ACMU

Engine of Metron North, ACMU
The ACMU started out in service shortly after World War Two and lasted up until 2004. They started out in the hands of a railroad who couldn't afford them. The New York Central, which ordered the cars to displace their original EMU's which entered service in 1909. There were soon more orders to come. The long island railroad also ordered a car in this series. The cars survived through Conrail, and Penn central and made it well into the metro north era, being retired in 2004 with the arrival of the M7.

[@scenicrailproduction7290]

Also two of these cars survive at the Kentucky Railway Museum cars 1105 and 1153. With 1105 being in service. When the museum bought them they where told they where converted to 420 volt AC power for HEP but this was not true. So they rewired 1105 for AC HEP power and are using 1153 for storage and parts.

[@nyrailfan202]

WoW

[@DTD110865]

The old NYC and Penn Central footage are excellent finds.

[@nyrailfan202]

Yes it takes a lot of tine

[@kevinwong6588]

The GE 1240 motors and SCM control make the 1962/1965 ACMUs very similar to the contemporary R29/R32/R33/R36.

[@leecornwell5632]

Pretty soon the R62s R62As will retired in the late 2029 or 2030 .

[@gandlar5489]

I remember riding these when I was a kid in the 60's.They lasted for a few decades after.Shows how well built they were.

[@nyrailfan202]

It really does

[@johnrich2102]

What's odd is that the first ACMU's were built at about the same time as Montreal's MU's, but the latter used 1920's technology like grinding gears, open windows, etc. while the ACMU's were at that time the most modern thing on rails.

[@tonymanzo3766]

I remember seeing those trains bouncing along the rails, my dad would take me over to botanical gardens station to watch the trains and I’d see them , like one eyed monsters coming up from Fordham rd. I also got to see third avenue el trains crossing over the ny central tracks onto Webster ave and over the concrete structure by moshulu pky. I liked watching the signals change color and go back to green over green long after the train passed. I remember an accident at botanical gardens station sb, where another train ran into the back of another and stopped rail traffic in both directions, I rode over on my bike to survey the damage and partially restored service on express and northbound local tracks, trains were constantly going by I never saw an electric locomotive till that day, back in 1975. Never rode on an acmu train only m3-7 fleet. Supposed to comfortable riding on these trains.

[@afleetcommand]

I've actually been on those older cars, my father used to commute into the City from the Peekskill station, changing trains in Croton Harmon. LOVE the historical and informational format, excellent video..

[@nyrailfan202]

Thank you, my dad probably never rode on those cars during his commuting days as they never went north of north white plains on the Harlem.

[@lirrenthusiast5948]

Thanks for posting, I never get an explanation for metro north history.

[@intel488]

I would like to see the spv-2000 and Amtrak turboliner done. I use to live across the street from crugers station growing up and these two trains stuck out to me.

[@nyrailfan202]

If your talking about the French turbo liners they were already done by amtrakguy365 and the UTC turbo train was done by viarilfan6448. As for the spv-2000 it will probably be done, just after the rdc. By the way viarailfan6448 already did a video on the rdc.

[@saltman9584]

I miss the lirr p-75s they were great.

[@LongIslandRailfanner]

Yep! I saw videos of them being pulled by Long Island Railroad ALCO C420 diesel locomotives

[@lopwr1212]

The acmu looks nice

[@hoonami139]

Loved these cars, had my last ride on these on December 28th 2004, on 1171 actually. I filmed the ride between Hartsdale and North White Plains inside the car, one day I will have that tape converted to digital. I remember seeing them in a big line in North White Plains yard in February of '05 waiting to be hauled off to scrap, then sitting on a siding near Mount Vernon West covered in graffiti that summer.

[@nyrailfan202]

Sounds about right

[@kevinwong6588]

1171 is now at Danbury.

[@12myoung]

There are two more survivors other than those at Danbury; two survive at Kentucky Railway Museum. One is NYC #4605, and I forget the # of the other.

[@nysubwaydude5634]

1037# one of the original acmu stories car that was retired in 1970 was or still around use for a company call commuter Club as a private car and not all lot of information is not available.

[@Traintrooper]

Also this vid was uploaded on the same day as thunderbolt 1000 sirens prdotons engines of SEPTA he did the AEM-7

[@nyrailfan202]

I saw it after I posted it and was just kinda like ok well then

[@Traintrooper]

Just saying

[@Traintrooper]

Why

[@nyrailfan202]

Grammar police

[@Traintrooper]

Yea gramir police and sorry about my spelling

[@christherailfan5851]

Thanks for making this amazing video

[@Mnrr6131]

Finally you talked about it

[@trainluvr]

These were often called 1100s in later years. There is a fantrip video on my channel somewhere.

[@nyrailfan202]

Nice

[@CossackMogger]

Nice!

[@nyrailfan202]

Thanks

[@TheCondoInRedondo]

Have you done the Pullman Washboards of the New Haven yet? I'm speaking of the 4400 series MCUs that were replaced by the Budds circa 1970.

[@nyrailfan202]

I have not, and I am not sure that I will as metro north only had them for like 2 years

[@TheCondoInRedondo]

The Washboards were in service around twenty years and (after being replaced by the Budd "Metropolitans" were used near Bridgeport and New Haven for odd assignments until 1981 when they were scrapped. The 4400s are all gone. But there are one or two copies of the follow-up Washboards up at the Danbury rail museum.

[@nyrailfan202]

They were in service on new haven but not so much on metro north

[@TheCondoInRedondo]

Just checked. Danbury still has two of the 4600s. They were in disrepair last time I was up there, maybe five years ago.

[@TheCondoInRedondo]

Here are photos of one of the Danbury specimens: www.danburyrailwaymuseum.org/muwirecars.htm When you do your research, be sure to investigate the daily bridge game that took place in the back of the train between corporate executives for very big stakes. Anyone who tried to sit near the game was to be held got ushered away by the conductor. The game lasted years. There was a New York Times piece about the game.

[@planeflight1202]

Speaking of pullman standard cars being in service way too long, Metra has some pullman bilevels dating back to 1956, yea you read that right. 1956.

[@nyrailfan202]

They have been rebuilt right?

[@planeflight1202]

@@nyrailfan202 Well they have the original seats but new led interior lighting and new "lightining bolt" exterior paint. Metra also has slightly newer versions from around 1960, which have a blue and orange striped livery. Most used to run for the C&NW (Chicago and North Western Railroad) but some are ex Rock Island.

[@planeflight1202]

Oh and btw the reason they still have these as you could probably guess is a lack of funding.

[@planeflight1202]

Funny to think about it but half of Metra's fleet existed before they did. They also have a lot of budd bilevels. Ex Milwaukee Road, Bnsf, Rock Island and Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad.

[@_tsiatsiaros.k]

You should do the m9s

[@nyrailfan202]

Maybe once they are in service

[@Traintrooper]

Pleas do the spv-2000

[@nyrailfan202]

Maybe

[@ginogalante]

Do it

[@ginogalante]

And the bl20gh and rdc

[@marylandrailfan2008]

Dew it

[@nyrailfan202]

Working on it

[@AmtrakEnthusiast]

Sweet

[@BarometricQuad]

These unit looks like a powered cab cars

[@christherailfan5851]

5:34, IS THAT TRAIN ON FIRE!?

[@christherailfan5851]

Xavier Archibald oh

[@FlexFilm2010]

2:22 Anybody know what station this is?

[@piedmontrf81]

I'm building Metro North in Minecraft, so i'm using your videos as references XD

[@nyrailfan202]

Nice

[@necluda001]

Let’s get this legend to 1000 subscribers we are almost there 994 Edit: were at 997 keepem coming Edit:Shoutout to newyork Railfan 202... Who is now barer of 1k subs

[@nyrailfan202]

Thanks

[@necluda001]

Of course you deserve a lot more subs and support and I will do what I can to do that

[@nyrailfan202]

You don’t have to. It will happen when it happens

[@necluda001]

I know but I want to cause your worth it

[@Mnrr6131]

I know these guys I used to work with them.

[@nyrailfan202]

When you being retired

[@Mnrr6131]

@@nyrailfan202 until metro north either orders horizons, more Comet Vs to replace us or builds a DMU or borrows Amfleet Cabs.

[@nyrailfan202]

🤔

[@nysubwaydude5634]

Do the shorelines cars

[@nyrailfan202]

Will probably do one video on all of metro norths cars

[@eveo8248]

I have a question what train station is that 2:37

[@nyrailfan202]

Tarrytown

[@eveo8248]

@@nyrailfan202 oh thxs I thought it was marble Hill

[@nyrailfan202]

I could be wrong but it’s 4 tracks and I believe marble hill only has 3

[@eveo8248]

@@nyrailfan202 I'll check

[@eveo8248]

@@nyrailfan202 it’s marble hill because that green thing is the 1 train over pass

[@EpicThe112]

Do they have air conditioning installed or not?

[@nyrailfan202]

Yes they do

[@Traintrooper]

Wen will da next live stream b

[@nyrailfan202]

Soon maybe

[@Traintrooper]

K

[@funkmasterbeavis]

Please do the CSX ET44

[@nyrailfan202]

Probably not, I think someone is already doing freight locomotives

[@russellgxy2905]

SPV-2000 or F40

[@nyrailfan202]

I forgot to add the spv-2000 to the poll

[@kenjiharima23nep91]

Do gp38-2 LIRR and metro North.

[@LongIslandRailfanner]

Metro North Didn't have any EMD GP38-2s and the Long Island Railroad Used them for passinger service

[@kenjiharima23nep91]

@@LongIslandRailfanner they also use them for freights too.

[@ClubFanByNobleUra]

They look like car cars

[@alicjaliew5261]

2 hours ago

[@cuttyf74]

Start MTA transit first start R32 nyc

[@TheCondoInRedondo]

Slower..... Slower.... and pause between sentences. You're rushing again.

[@jmsalgorithms]

Not to mention, the music gets distracting at times. It's good podcast content but the uploader needs to focus the volume aspect onto the podcast part, not the music.