(HD) 100+ MPH Amtrak Michigan Wolverines Back to Back! (Loud) 2 Camera View.

[@Andrew_G4CH]

It's so awesome seeing those P42s finally getting every bit for what they're designed to max out at.. :D

[@IndigosClothing]

Andrew Cousins if they add electric trains would go 125 or 130 through there

[@roboko6618]

Diesel can go 125mph. Ask the brits for their old Intercity 125's

[@FFred-us9tw]

@@roboko6618 These particular locomotives, the P42 are rated for 110 MPH. The US does have some diesels rated for 125 mph though. Just not these.

[@nolantherailfan5048]

@@FFred-us9tw what if we had this type of speed nationwide

[@dylanjb4065]

@@roboko6618 ask us for our voyagers we don’t want them😂

[@railjames]

The Pontiac turn around requires Amtrak to have two units on each end to accommodate the turnaround without actually turning the train. Thus the two units.

[@randallbanks1589]

It's only one unit. They rebuilt a track that connects the main east/west line to the line that goes to the Detroit Amtrak station, so they don't have to back up to it anymore. No need for the second unit.

[@1163562]

I wondered why/when they stopped using the second engine.

[@bfd45]

Thanks for posting this vid. Very nice work. Having ridden this route for a number of years, I have to say that the high speed sections are smoother than they've been previously. It is superbly comfortable; you only know you're going that fast if you try to look out at something close by outside. Or try to spell Dowagiac from the sign.

[@Texas80]

My heart would be pulsing more coming up to those grade-crossings at 110 mph if I were the engineer.

[@RogerDiotte]

Your so correct on that! Honestly I couldn't take it and I'd hoped some of them didn't grow into their career doing 50 mph for most then told, welp today your gonna do 110! I'd contemplate a different run.

[@sammymarrco2]

Weather your going 40 or 100 you can’t stop fast enough

[@_extra9126]

@@sammymarrco2 worse for the engineer/conductor if you’re doing 110 and hit a truck opposed to 40

[@ThePantherproof]

I thought 4-quadrant gates were required for 110-mph service.

[@omkarmujumdar5496]

Traveled from Niles to Ann Arbor and back on one of these. 110 mph feels awesome from inside, but the coach vibrates a lot.

[@JoeRailfan]

Beautifully restored old Michigan Central station in Dowagiac. Too bad only 4 of the 8 daily Amtrak trains stop there.

[@ZRHTrainspotter]

Why bad? Speed thru is nice too

[@georgspaju513]

The doppler effect on the horn is cool

[@amjkodaz]

Im sure wherever he was going he was 2 hours late and made up 3 minutes

[@Watsonincorporated]

That's interesting... I've never seen an Amtrak with a trailing unit! I didn't know thy did that with Amtrak except for Acela

[@cats0182]

I believe AMTRAK's Vermonter has a trailing unit because there's no way to turn the train in St. Albans, VT.

[@Watsonincorporated]

Cats01 Ah, thanks for letting me know.

[@jameslovejoy347]

Amtrak Cascades has trailing units

[@packr72]

There’s no where to turn the locomotives around in Pontiac, Mi.

[@cmercierracing]

The ones I go on do

[@1940limited]

Pretty neat. Thanks for posting. I wish we had amtrak service where I live. The state dropped the ball on that long ago.

[@williamhart3349]

That's the best doppler effect I've heard in years.

[@JonathanTuom]

Dang those Amtrak only do 79 MPH in my neck of the woods. They were stepping a long that is for sure. John

[@bigtime7724]

Jonathan Tuom we run 110 up here.

[@Vxllain]

Hah! Amateurs! They run at 150 MAX on the NEC!

[@Atlantean1980]

Geezuz!! Those Genesis loco’s can really haul ass when the track conditions are right! I’ll be sad to see them go.

[@dennisyoung4631]

They can build speed quickly too, as I recently learned on the Coast Starlight.

[@rangelso]

very impresive, i'd love to be onboard one of those...

[@MetraBoy]

nice horn on first train! nice catches!:-)

[@oldsamsungphone_ch]

You thought the first one was an ACS64, NOPE ITS A P42DC

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

NICE!! It's great to see the US fixing up some of its rail infrastructure.

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

reaperexpress this is only the start. Heheh

[@juniorsouza6122]

Legal 😘

[@thud9797]

The US has no rail structure, these are all private rails.

[@railjames]

You are correct, it made for a very efficient shoot!

[@kathyhohney5096]

acela express diesel version hahah

[@therookie9276]

Kathy Hohney The SC44 goes 125MPH.

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Kathy Hohney all they would have to do next is equip them with Hybrid K5LAs like with the Acelas 😆

[@Perich29]

actually a Amtrak verson of the brightline trainset which soon florida will eventually operate the top speed of 125MPH

[@physetermacrocephalus9986]

Look up Bombardier Jet Train. And the Charger is more of a diesel ACS-64

[@seminolegonzalezairlines7757]

Physeter macrocephalus Why does the charger have only 1 cab if the ACS-64 has 2?

[@shauntrailskinner9645]

Come on, I dare you! I dare you to try and go around the crossing gates! Say your prayers! Tony 59-year-old Air Force VET 🇺🇸

[@ЮрийКозлов-ь2п]

Быстро летает Амтрак , и без поводка в виде контактной сети. Наверное самый лучший локомотив с автономным ходом.

[@Loulovesspeed]

Surprised they are allowed to go that fast through a residential area!

[@GEDANUS6]

Good to see there's some speed out of NE Corridor too. Greets.

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

The second train sounds like an AEM-7 at speed lol

[@hoss4557]

I rode the Texas Egal from LA to Chicago. Seems to me the conductor said "We can't go over 80m miles an hour in Texas. So we are doing 79.0 just to be safe."

[@MichiganCentralLines]

350 and 351 there? I assume so because I believe those trains don't stop at Dowagiac and should meet close to there

[@Cpr1234]

350 stops at Dowagiac, 351 doesn't

[@chuxtuff]

At about 4200 HP, the P42's power to weight ratio here favors the fast...also did you know that this is the only Amtrak locomotive that will fit through every current tunnel (height wise) on the tracks they run on, especially in the old, crowded NE corridor??

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

chuxtuff it’s because when they designed the P-42DC, they opted for it to be shorter than the F40PH so it can go through shorter tunnels. Also, they are more powerful and faster than the F40PHs, as 1 P-42DC = 2 F40PHs

[@packr72]

With HEP enabled they can’t actually use 4200hp

[@drewditty]

This is a very good video. thanks for sharing!

[@elena590]

ááááà. el problema con el tema de tu respuesta saludos cordiales y gracia 00

[@gda44256]

Awesome catches. Great high speed rail.

[@finnibat]

Agree, but it doesn't at all qualify as high speed rail...

[@d.e.b.b5788]

I get to ride the Acela through the NYC to Boston route, where it tops out up near 150 mph. smooth as silk. So Amtrak CAN do it. Now it's only a question of when..... I probably won't live long enough to see real high speed rail in the U.S.A..

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

D.E.B. B no worries. The northeast corridor is getting an upgrade, along with the trains Amtrak runs on it, California is getting an 800 mile system of high speed rail in 2020, Brightline, the higher-speed rail service is running between Miami, Ft Lauderdale and WPB, Texas is getting high speed rail, the Midwest, and the southern part of the northeast corridor is going to have faster train services. Once again, you will live to see high speed rail become reality in the US. It’s just a matter of time

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

D.E.B. B Another update for you: the new Avelia Liberty trains have arrived, and there’s currently one in Philadelphia and one testing in Colorado

[@williamblevins6410]

@@froztytrainfilms9148 It's 2021 now and they're still in court. Not to mention the question of whether they'll get funding back from Washington.

[@mkmcclure]

Nice. Would be great to see the ex-NYC right-of-way from Englewood well into Indiana be reactivated from its dormant status as a dedicated Amtrak-only ROW. Here 110 could also be run. Even better with a new link onto the ex-IC and run without a single grade or rail crossing all the way into Chicago.

[@MrChickennugget360]

if the grade is suitable new locomotives like the EMD F125s will take you up to 125 Miles Per Hour

[@xxthehuskycaboosexx]

mkmcclure could you repeat that in English please?

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

mkmcclure if you had dedicated tracks without grade crossings, it can be suitable for very high speed trains

[@carolynsteed3649]

The Heartland Flyer out of OKC, Ok. Is that way.When it arrives in FT. WORTH, Tx., after unloading, it backs in on a side track only to load back up around 5 P:M for the return trip back to OKC.

[@jasonjmarchi]

Those look like Horizon coach-class cars to me. And I like the way they use the Amfleet food service car mixed in, but with the same livery.

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

The Amtraks run at 100mph in Emporia KS at night but 30 in the morning.

[@timosha21]

Chuga choo choo I'm a train and I approve this video!🚅

[@randallbanks1589]

I think those are actually Blue Water trains. I live in Bellevue, MI and I recognize the numbers 32 and 33 units that go through town. Chicago bound in the am, and Port Huron bound in the evening.

[@railjames]

Hi Randall, they were definitely Wolverines, because I checked the schedule and found both an eastbound and a westbound that came through Dowagiac about a half hour apart during midday. You are right about the power, I'm sure they worked the Blue Water trains.

[@randallbanks1589]

Ok. I guess they might just switch the trains out since the Blue Water runs only once a day, each way, as opposed to the Wolverine. Since the Blue Water leaves at 4 pm, but the Wolverine leaves at just before 1 pm Chicago time, which is an hour later than the Blue Water arrives at Union(if on time), If they have issues with a Wolverine in the early afternoon, instead of delaying the Wolverine, they just use the Blue Water, and then use a different consist for the Blue Water later. They have 3 hours + after that Wolverine leaves to fix another Michigan train. thanks. Also the Blue Water stops in Dowagiac.

[@railjames]

Randall, I think you are right about the Blue Water.

[@piphastings6734]

Now that I know they go this fast...I am more inclined to ride it from Chicago to Detroit?

[@cheapme1850]

You actually can get from Ann Arbor to downtown Chicago faster than driving now under most circumstances. I’ll never drive again - no parking worries, no traffic worries, no worries about tickets on I-94.

[@HeartlandTuber]

Interesting. This town appears to be in the middle of not much in lower south west Michigan. Yet those tracks look really well maintained and able to support speed. Is it a travel corridor between Chicago, Northern Indiana, and into central Michigan??

[@railjames]

It is the main route for the Chicago to Detroit, originally the Michigan Central, part of New York Central.

[@packr72]

Amtrak owns this stretch of track from Porter Indiana to Kalamazoo. MDOT bought the section from Kalamazoo to Dearborn from NS. This should allow for service to be improved and speed increased further.

[@paulkeresztes3551]

Yes and chain link fence on both sides from Chicago to Detroit. I was on the South Shore from South Bend to Chicago back in the 70s. Used the commode in Michigan City and when it flushed it went on the tracks in Michigan City!

[@TaylorMMontgomery]

Really surprised these crossings aren't double gated. That thing approaches quick at 100mph

[@UweJMeyer]

So, they exist the bullet trains in the US.In the early 90ties I have taken a train from New York to Buffalow.Was this train a slug.

[@jamesweems3647]

Why is the Amtrak passing the station?

[@railjames]

It is a midday express train, that does not stop at Dowagiac, later in the day two trains will stop there.

[@tnelson4593]

I believe four. Two westbound to Chicago. Two eastbound one to Detroit the other to Port Huron. The others just fly through. I was sitting at a rural crossing near this town behind the gates and the train actually rock my little pu truck a little bit. According to a news report a elderly gentleman was killed in Dowagiac Mi walking across at rail crossing about a month ago.

[@davidjames1684]

Someone can probably try to verify the speed from the doppler effect pitch reduction, although that is not a 100% guarantee of the speed (since the audio could be altered).

[@eastsagatuckrailfan5206]

My dad comes here all the time

[@nolantherailfan5048]

If Amtrak trains went this fast nationwide it would be amazing

[@HannahGuitars]

Why is this an ad? What are you advertising?

[@railjames]

HannahGuitars Using Google Ad Works promotional $$ for my channel.

[@divox9pqr]

They're running back to back to boost the speed?

[@railjames]

Rodney, they cannot turn the train at Pontiac, so they put power on each end, so they can just simply reverse back to Chicago.

[@Capshun1]

Isn't this a better solution to high speed rail than the complete building of lines to save only a short amount of time? Far more cost effective, just give these trains priority through the line.

[@railjames]

Kent, this is a owned and operated line of Amtrak dedicated to passenger trains.

[@gizmo98632]

Here locally in southwest Washington state I'm a rail enthusiast but not too knowledgeable about much. We only see the p42/genesis power unit if that's what it's called. Pulling the double decker coaches. But normally it's 2 prime movers at the front. Only seen a variant of that layout once when it had 3 leading and a vintage car at the rear. Even our local commuter train has only one power unit. Normally in a pushing configuration with a unpowered loco looking thing up front. Just for controls. The new Siemens charger loco at the rear. But.. enough of that. That thing was mooooovin!

[@werD7054]

hey i rode that train today (we stopped in dowajak tho)

[@railjames]

Only two trains a day stop there, one eastbound and one westbound.

[@Cpr1234]

5109lover you might have been on blue water (364, 365) because they stop there

[@jasminex6421]

dowagiac*

[@Westerner78]

I don't like the unit on the end. But I'd ride it. Nice to see MICHIGAN CENTRAL SPEEDS BACK. Those were 110mph

[@theaveragerailfanner7447]

I bet it is pretty quiet here, until a train comes by.

[@jasonwagus4254]

But it's only noisy for a second or two.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

My grandparents lived literally right across a single lane one way street from the LIRR tracks on Atlantic avenue in Floral park on Long Island, NY. Those tracks couldn't have been more than about 50 feet away. The whole place rumbled whenever a train went by, and that was often every half hour during the daytime. Fortunately by midnight it usually calmed down so we could sleep. I was a kid; I loved it. Everybody else hated it. But it was a cheap apartment right above a funeral home.

[@richcook2007]

If they could replicate this service on other non coastal routes.

[@tiborhorvath4977]

Volt szerencsém kipróbálni ezt a vonalat, Detroitbol mentünk Chicagoba

[@chefjaike]

Boom. Boom boooooom.....bom bom.... Almost makes me cry!!

[@jerrytherailfanner3434]

It makes me think. Like dam i use to live there

[@loythomas4586]

Trail engine is used for heavy or emergency braking

[@MattsTrainArchive]

And also back and fourth movements

[@FFred-us9tw]

No, it’s simply there because they have no way to turn the train at the outlying point. It’s. It needed though for power or braking

[@mrclyde7950]

Hey I’ve been on the Wolverine to Chicago and I think we were going a steady 90

[@FFred-us9tw]

The Wolverine service goes 110 max

[@Blank53689]

Speed And Power!!!!!! AMTK 33 P42DC (Front) AMTK 32 P42DC (Back) Pontiac Train Speed: 100 MPH!!!

[@robertomoltrasio1765]

TWO LOCOMOTIVES FOR SIX COACHES! JUST LIKE IN ARGENTINA HOHOHO!!!!

[@ASAviation]

Very nice vid! Liked & Subbed! Btw why did you include the same clip twice in the vid?

[@railjames]

Thanks 5383, glad you liked it. The scene was so good and went by so quickly that I did decide to run it twice.

[@ASAviation]

Who's 5383?

[@railjames]

sorry 5859

[@davidjames1684]

Can 2 opposite direction trains on adjacent tracks fly by each other at 100 mph without any issues? What if a person was standing in between the 2 sets of tracks when this happened? What would happen to that person (other than possibly "soiling" their pants")?

[@FFred-us9tw]

Two trains passing at high speed is no issue. The Acelas regularly pass each other going 150MPH. I wouldn’t suggest standing between both tracks though.

[@BIoknight000]

Damn, look at the trees behind!

[@PlaneSpottersNetwork]

Great video!!

[@InfinityR319]

This video just demonstrated how fast the train in reality is and not to jump level crossings because it can clear a level crossing within seconds

[@anthonycarreviews6452]

WOW that train is fucking fast

[@FlyingEagleTV]

Who runs this line?

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Flying Eagle TV Amtrak

[@michaelglass4701]

Awesome video

[@Ramboianoo]

In Italy go to 190 mph ... See you later

[@KD5XB]

Acciangelo Magari How many grade crossings?

[@Ramboianoo]

KD5XB , high speed rail has no level crossing, the speed of passenger train is limited to 350km/h , but could reach 395 km/ h Freight trains instead 160 km/h Thanks

[@railjames]

Two grade crossings near the station, and 3 further down the tracks.

[@KD5XB]

railjames And that's why our trains don't go 190 mph.

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Acciangelo Magari the reason we don’t have high speed trains is because there isn’t the existing right of way that is separated from the roads (Grade crossings), and politicians seem to not agree with investing in high speed rail

[@Kjam870]

Question from a no train freak. why are they using their horns all the time ?

[@_SP64_]

It's required by law to blow a horn pattern at crossings

[@f5jaxon152]

I live at Dowagiac Michigan

[@GodzillaLegendary-vt1pr]

Both of them looked like they were going 115 didn’t They

[@jasperedwards81]

Great video. Interesting that it takes 2 engines on such a small train to go this fast.

[@railjames]

+John Edwards, John, An Amtrak conductor told the two engines serve two purposes, at the terminal in Pontiac Michigan, the end point for the Chicago-Detroit trains, there is not a way to turn the train, and secondly, they are so far from the maintenance facility in Chicago, if one of the engines fails, they have a second as back up.

[@jasperedwards81]

+railjames Very interesting. Thanks for the explanation.

[@pv.trevor]

+railjames good Thing i live In MI

[@dejohn913]

All I Can Say Is....Damn!! Shit!! Awesome Video. 10 Stars. Plus.

[@NoahTrainFanandMore]

New Subscriber!

[@tylerbel3597]

wow that is fast!

[@Ccarnage8]

Why is there still street crossings for amtrak/acela i guess Michigan hasn't passed legislation against it. I know here in MD they can't have any vehicle crossings for the amtrak/acela lines and their had to build bridges.

[@FFred-us9tw]

There’s no legislation against railroad crossings on high-speed lines in Maryland. The federal regulations allow railroad crossings at speeds up to 110 mph with standard gates and up to 125 miles an hour with impenetrable barriers. Amtrak had the choice of keeping the speeds at 125 or less or eliminating the crossings so they could travel faster which they opted to do.

[@antoinemayfort3084]

I would say 353 and 350

[@Cpr1234]

The one that was looped would probably have been 352 to Pontiac. Yesterday I spotted it on the tracker, it was reported at 108mph in Dowagiac, MI

[@itsjustaguy27]

plot twist they aren't actually going 100+

[@refrigeratoruploaded5580]

Looks a little sped up. The train is probably going 80 or 90

[@rapid13]

It's the _ichigan football tea_ running fro_ the Shoe as fast as they can.

[@anthonycarreviews6452]

OOO my god that train 🚊 was going 200 fusing mph

[@walterschivo9123]

The train goes so fast, the whistle is fast too.

[@raymondrivera7666]

Um it's not a whistle lol, it a horn 😂😂😂.

[@oldsamsungphone_ch]

@@raymondrivera7666Veshremy what are you doing here?!

[@raymondrivera7666]

@@oldsamsungphone_ch I'm a fan not the actual KZbinr 🤣🤣🤣

[@cats0182]

100+ mph rail. Great!!! The bad news? Grade crossings. Those trains couldn't avoid a collision if they tried.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Pretty much all trains can't avoid collisions. At speed it takes more than a mile to stop; so by the time you can see something on the tracks, it's too late.

[@MalcolmCooks]

best way for people to learn to respect level crossings is have real high speed trains going through

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Nah, there'll always be some fool who either thinks he can beat the train, or goes around or past the signals 'cause he's in such a hurry to get home and watch the day's reality show. People are stupid.

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

4-quadrant or double length crossing gates and/or median barriers ought to put a stop to that behavior. Depending on the behavior of people in a particular area, these might be necessary.

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

D.E.B. B that’s where signaling comes into play, and/or Positive Train Control

[@GodzillaLegendary-vt1pr]

That was not 100 or 110 that looked to be about 115 -120

[@FFred-us9tw]

The speed there is 110MPH and that's as fast as those locomotives are capable of going.

[@demiansims728]

I hope we can get some European/Japan/China level trains someday.

[@cbalducc]

Too bad freight trains can't travel that fast.

[@coreywilliams4949]

Too much weight. But if they have ultra light weighted cargo, then they may would go faster and stop quicker. The locomotives would also save fuel. :P

[@denzzlinga]

Sure they can, you would just need a massive amount of horsepower.

[@humansavages832]

cbalducc Those freight locomotives can go just as fast when they're being used for passenger service

[@tommytruth7595]

They could behind a GG-1.

[@richardgerlach5156]

Impressive!

[@murrayent1able]

That's good speed right there but could you imagine 120-160 miles per hour, hmmm🤔. Maybe the new trains.👍🏿

[@oldsamsungphone_ch]

Thats avelia liberty for ya

[@joegongora2200]

See a train coming that fast...Stay out of its way!!!

[@lennysvideoz]

horizon AMTK cars look like MNR shoreliner III

[@mr.nobody8049]

Anyone hear from Dowagiac Michigan

[@dennisyoung4631]

“…one hundred and two…”

[@afrazier792]

When your late for your arrival:

[@jamessanders6223]

I would say 90-100mph in my opinion

[@jasminex6421]

amtracks cant go that fast where this was filmed. The speed limit i would say is about 80 there

[@jasminex6421]

actually, i thought it over and would say thats about right

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

@pinkdimples msp The Amtrak line from Porter, IN to Kalamazoo is 110 mph track. So where do you get this “about 80”?

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

@James Sanders kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqHdhKCQhcyhoLc Here is a video of the train going 110, clocked by radar. Compare with this video and see for yourself. Note that the train in this video has 6 cars, while the one in the link above has only 5. So compare how fast the cars go by, not how long it takes the train to go by.

[@FFred-us9tw]

@@jasminex6421 the speed limit is 110 mph here

[@calerail9558]

rails unlimited in real life

[@TestTest-fm2cu]

So what happens when a car drives infront of a p42 pulling a train at 125

[@railjames]

Dead!

[@TestTest-fm2cu]

railjames I'm guessing so but would the train be affected more hitting a car or truck at higher speeds? I just wonder

[@denzzlinga]

yes it will. because the energy involved in such a crash will be much greater than with slow speeds. it´s the same as hitting another car with your car, at 2 mph the impact will do nothing but a little scratches on the bumper, but at 20 mph serious damage will occur.

[@nycsguy]

The effect on the car will undoubtedly be much more dramatic and devastating.

[@McRocket]

FAST. But just think, the fastest trains in the world go more then double that speed.

[@richardgerlach5156]

McRocket- This is very fast for a Diesel-Electric! Plus the fastest trains in the world (TGV, ICE and Bullet Trains) run on grade/level crossing separated right-of-ways! BIG difference!

[@McRocket]

Richard Gerlach - thanks. But I did not say the various trains were not different. I just said that as fast as this looks, the fastest trains are over twice as fast. My comment was based on video appearances...not different technologies.

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

McRocket we know that, and that’s the reason why trains can’t usually travel that fast in the US. It’s because the railways are mostly not grade separated, lack of investment, and politicians against high speed trains. This is very fast for diesel-electric trains on this corridor, with straightened track and grade crossings, in which the highest speed a train, in the US, can travel over grade crossings is 79 mph

[@donaldrobbins252]

Trains that go 100mph.....It just seems so dangerous/illegal...If that train derails you are screwed even more so...Maybe it's just me.

[@ConrailQuality775]

Donald Robbins Not dangerous...not illegal..

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Donald Robbins 110 mph is the speed limit for this track

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Donald Robbins this is late, but those tracks have been upgraded to provide for a smoother ride, straightened out and all. With the addition of Positive Train Control technology, a derailment is pretty unlikely. Train speeds on rails are classified by the class of a track, in which case these tracks are class 6 tracks, allowing 110 mph speeds

[@MrRCGNL]

In Europe AmTrack (as well as other US RR cies) would be faced with court cases for making to much noise which they would loose! What's the bloody f.ck... use of using the horn every second?

[@_SP64_]

Late comment: its a law that requires engineers to blow a specific horn pattern when it comes near a crossing

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

MrRCGNL Apparently that’s the case in Florida, but I think that quiet zones are the reason more people are dying. Think about it in the long term. Yeah it’s probably not as pleasant to you hearing a train hurtling through town blowing it’s horn, but to railfans like me that’s part of the glory of railfanning. Literally the train horn is a safety mechanism, and taking that away from the engineer means that more people are endangered. One more thing: American train horns are better (so much better) than those European train horns

[@koa14kn27]

P42 wants to copy Acela train