FULL Ride from New York to Boston Aboard Amtrak Acela Express 2290 12/3/23

[@tzhaki2354]

the passby at 2:52:38 is actually wild

[@bayareakid4775]

Man. Those straight-away stretches where we approached 150mph had me hold'in on to my bed!

[@PeaceToAll-sl1db]

did you get your vote for Trump in yet?

[@bostonwalkdrive7763]

Enjoyed the ride. Nice video. 👍

[@christopherd2100]

One of my favorite places to spot shoreline trains is the Niantic boardwalk (CT). There's alot to do there and the railway is in the middle of it. Rocky Neck is pretty good, too, as there's a bridge over the railway.

[@ncard00]

The NEC should have ordered 125mph S train accelerating EMU's instead of high speed trains, and also to replace the lomocotive hauled NEC regional trains, where the benefits would be much bigger with all the additional stops, cause the average top speed is so low, and acceleration and deceleration would give shorter travel times and fewer delays with the current level of infrastructure.

[@PeaceToAll-sl1db]

love riding this Amtrak route

[@Rafael-716]

What’s the point of a 165mph speed limit when you’re mostly doing 50-80?

[@NortheastCorridorFilms]

because there are parts of the corridor that have the stretch to let you have the capability to go 150

[@pedromorgan99]

Express ?? Try 190mph++ kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZSbkJ6glrqiqKs

[@soldier3157]

New acela will go 165 on the Princeton junction track bit

[@tonytins]

TL;DR Kinda all started with the Budd Metroliner. Before Amtrak, rail manufacturers were tasked with creating a high-speed train. Unfortunately, they didn't have the experience, we're working under a tight, unforgiving schedule, and the infrastructure wasn't ready. The Metroliner was supposed to be the Acela of that time, but because they were forced to cut corners, it was unreliable. When Amtrak took over, the only thing they could salvage were the car bodies, and that's how we got Amfleets. While Acela fixed a lot of the issues that plagued Budd's Metroliner, they still inherited a lot of some of the same infrastructure limitations because of politics.

[@pootispiker2866]

Braindead take.

[@paulpine6511]

Fantastic video I watched the whole trip but not in one sitting. Great tracking ( pardon the pun) of all the info provided.

[@Nino-v7u]

The bridge you indicated as Hell Gate Bridge is actually the JFK Bridge, we are on the Hell Gate Bridge similar to the 'Coat hanger' or the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

[@nathanjiang100]

the Hell Gate Bridge is the RR bridge, the RFK (Triboro) bridge is the highway bridge

[@RaymondCalloway]

Exactly @@nathanjiang100

[@mrvwbug4423]

They really need to work on the line across CT to get the speeds up there. That train didn't see 100mph until almost 2 hours into the trip. Of course that is also the only section of NEC that Amtrak doesn't own that is a mix of MTA and CTRail track. Maybe the Corridor ID program can provide funding to get the needed upgrades to the NEC across CT. Even if you could get the line speeds to 125mph that would still take well over an hour off the trip even on the regionals

[@nathanjiang100]

metro north is never gonna upgrade that line, they don’t have funds nor interest to do it

[@FFred-us9tw]

If you didn’t see 100 MPH till 2 hours into your trip then something was wrong. Leaving Boston you go up to 120 MPH as soon as you depart Back Bay and leaving NYC you hit a 100 MPH section about 15 minutes into the trip.

[@jorgegaston5391]

4 new stations for Metro-North in 2027: Co-Op City, Pelham Parkway, Parkchester-Van Nest and Hunts Point are currently underway.

[@New.England.Rail.Enthusiast]

Awesome video

[@mikerich8661]

I hope to get to ride this type of train very soon. I have never taken this train before,

[@nathanjiang100]

well you better be fast, the original Acela is set to be retired in the fall of this year but at this rate with all the issues with the Acela 2, they’ll probably stick around longer than that

[@3985uprr]

I may indeed take a Pennsylvania ride out to Harrisburg. It would be nice if the last car going out of Philadelphia did not have a vestibule so I can stand bythe rear door. It will be a first for me to do something like this.

[@nathanjiang100]

I just stand in the vestibule, there's no door on that end so you don't have to worry about people getting on/off. they use the long-distance coaches so there's only a door on one end of the car.

[@3985uprr]

@@nathanjiang100 Poused to do 43 Philly to Harrisburg next week. They’re doing track work from Lancaster to Harrisburg, so might not travel as fast.

[@nathanjiang100]

@@3985uprr pennsylvanians are running pretty much on schedule through the work zone. it'll be interesting to see the construction progress from your video!

[@3985uprr]

From many videos I have watched they seem to be pretty consistent with having the non-vestibule end of car in the rear out of Philadelphia. I might do a side window shot from New York to Philly and then the rearview from Philly to Harrisburg. Of course I’ll get the ACS 64 being detached. the train stops there for almost a half an hour.

[@nathanjiang100]

Nice! when I took the Pennsylvanian through Philly I saw the P42 get attached and still had time to run into the station to get food. Also, savor those long-distance coach seats for as long as you can, on any airline they’d be considered lie-flat first class lol. I’ve slept many nights in those, there’s a recline function as well as a leg rest that folds from the bottom and a footrest that comes down from the seat in front.

[@3985uprr]

Hopefully, I can see the ACS 64 get detached and the P4 to get attached because I have to go the length of the train, but I don’t think they would do it at the same time. I’ll have to put a bag in the seat to show that it’s occupied.

[@nathanjiang100]

they usually do it around the same time

[@雅人堀]

I enjoyed watching your video. Please try riding the Tokaido Shinkansen in Japan next time.(from japan)

[@darthblader2002]

3:25:55 There’s my home station! Route 128! 😀

[@lechiffre1914]

A fantastic video, though I'm surprised the train is as slow as it is?

[@nathanjiang100]

the short of it is basically that Metro-North doesn't want to pay for the additional safety equipment and upgrades needed to run trains beyond class 4 speeds

[@Trooper10extra]

Oh it's fast.

[@duncanwhite4842]

OH BY THE WHY DID YOU KNOW AMTRAK GOING TO DO SOMETHING REALY GOOD FOR THE ACS 64 locmotives and amtrak venure cars in new york

[@lga1011]

Hi there, I was wondering what program is being used on the bottom right corner of the screen?

[@nathanjiang100]

any speedometer app is basically the same but this one is called Speed GPS, it has an ad every time you open it though so I don't use this app anymore

[@lga1011]

@@nathanjiang100 Thank you. 👍

[@scoredtrain4535]

Can you do a video on Acela from Boston to New York

[@nathanjiang100]

I took 2275 and it was too dark, I'd have to wait until the summer, I do have Boston to New Haven on a Regional behind 642 from last year

[@michaeld8443]

$56 when 1970?

[@nathanjiang100]

2023! the acela can be surprisingly cheap if you book at the right times and the regional is usually even cheaper

[@Rafael-716]

Bunch of really good shots of your laptop….

[@TheFutbol22]

What's the app for speed tracking?

[@nathanjiang100]

it’s called “Speed GPS” but there are better apps that don’t throw ads at you every time you open the app

[@wingfanner]

What app did you use for tracking the speed?

[@nathanjiang100]

The app on my junk drawer phone is called called “Speedometer One Speed Tracker”. They’re all the same though and in fact I use speed box on my actual phone.

[@rainbow-ey7uj]

What’s that mph thing u use

[@nathanjiang100]

speed GPS

[@nolantherailfan5048]

It really goes faster south of New York

[@nathanjiang100]

there isn't a metro-north there limiting trains to like 50 mph

[@FFred-us9tw]

The longest stretches of 150 are all in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The 150 speeds didn’t even pop up in New Jersey till last year. And it’s a much shorter section then east of NYC

[@mrvwbug4423]

@@FFred-us9tw There's a stretch of 150 between Metropark and Hamilton, that is why Princeton junction is such a popular railfanning spot because Acelas pass through it at 150mph and NERs will pass through at 125mph if they're not stopping there. there is a lot of 125-135mph track between NYC and DC though, so speeds to generally tend to be higher

[@PhillyBagel]

@@FFred-us9twAmtrak installed brand new high speed catenary in NJ for that.

[@njtrailfan4508]

How does your phone keep so much storage

[@nathanjiang100]

I delete most things once they're edited and uploaded and I got 256 gb of onboard storage when I got a new phone so I could delete things less quickly. the footage for this video is already gone as I decided to save my previous NYP-BOS ride instead on my computer since it was faster.

[@Anthony-le8ro]

This Acela

[@nathanjiang100]

yes this trainset

[@duncanwhite4842]

OH AMTRAK VENTURE CARS AND ACS 64 locmtives with it empire serives inculding northeast cordordoor

[@Lion-e-b1w]

Now I knew why everyone loves to suck on Amtrak, top speed may be 150 but only for around a millisecond 🤣

[@robertab929]

The train is moving pathetically slow!

[@harrygruber2302]

Your announcer is not talking clear, he should slow down

[@nathanjiang100]

video also does a poor job of capturing it

[@michaeld8443]

Not the Acela, Lie. Can see the locomotive

[@nathanjiang100]

that sure is a funny looking ACS-64 and a funny looking (and sounding) Amfleet then

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

What

[@United1158]

@@nathanjiang100Lol

[@Trooper10extra]

Yes that is the Acela the ACS-64 in the front looks less aerodynamic. The Acela looks aerodynamic. Also the ACS-64 does not travel at 146 mph daily. Get it right.