⁴ᴷ Last run of PATCO's non-rebuilt "Legacy" cars

[@davidpayne3628]

The first time I rode PATCO was 1973, when it was known as the Lindenwold High Speed Line, and until then, I had no idea this line even existed. My 5th grade class took a field trip, and boy were these cars a far cry from the Broad Street Subway. Modern cars with a smooth and quiet ride (what a concept). I'll never forget the moment when we came above ground and crossed the Ben Franklin Bridge. In my 10 year-old mind, it felt like we had left the Earth and were headed to another planet! Watching this and other videos of PATCO really takes me back. I'm so glad the system is still running strong, and I'm really excited about the reopening of the Franklin Square station.

[@StephenLonsdale]

I was a train operator for Patco for 23 yrs, retiring in 2019.

[@trainluvr]

An example of what could have been for dozens of suburbs. The train's top speed was 75 MPH for a short time but the motors were too stressed (now 65 is top speed). Single and two car trains ran overnight. Opening before BART, PATCO was the pioneer of modern, automated heavy rail in the US. Utilitarian in design, comfortable and reliable. May these vehicles be 80 or more years old when eventually retired.

[@sethlewin7815]

PCC trolleys running in Boston are 72 years old and still running so there's hope!

[@nysubwaydude5634]

3:25 I am going to miss this propulsion sound in the NYC subway once the r46 and r62 are gone

[@jonnygee489]

Crazy that they're still in such good shape! I'll miss the old Budd cars, but the modernized cars are a nice improvement

[@centredoorplugsthornton4112]

PATCO has 121 cars. 75 from Budd Co in 1968-69, nos. 101-125 and 201-250. 46 fr Vickers Canada in 1980, nos. 251-296. The 4 cars on these trips were all by Vickers. PATCO will have 120 rebuilt cars when it's all done at Alstom. Car 120 is in work train service after being a parts source after an accident.

[@GeneralHawk505]

I cant believe i missed it. But i am glad to have rode them and Glad to have gotten photos and Videos of them in action and service!

[@vintagerailfan]

Facts!!!

[@akduh01]

Great shots DJ. Great capture at 3:26 or so of the propulsion system. Since they were from the Budd Company you get the same awesome sound as you heard on our retired M-3 el cars on SEPTA and the R-32s up in NYC. Oh, R. L. Saunders did a great clip of the old M-3 Almond Joy el cars from 1994, which you can find out here on KZbin too. First minute was awesome high-speed stretch from 15th to 30th oh single tracking on east side too.

[@nysubwaydude5634]

The train also sound similar to pullmam standard r46 also in nyc

[@W.L.Customs]

Never seen that set pass by along the Benjamin Franklin Bridge each and every time I come in and head home after visiting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. But boy oh boy, I’ll miss those things and even the first opportunity to ride them too

[@FordEscape12345678]

Well good seeing them while they were running

[@thesourlemongoober]

I used to ride them to my aunt's house, i miss the old ones

[@havenas1020yt]

Im glad you made it for the event dude, was good seeing you! HT^

[@DJHTransport]

Good seeing you there dude!!

[@thecooltrainguy5920]

Ah man. I always wanted to catch the old ones.

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

Nice seeing you there!

[@legomta-munipalssubways2762]

The door closing sounds reminds me.of the R32s & R42s

[@nysubwaydude5634]

All so the r68/a too

[@cats0182]

I believe those cars were built by Budd. I hope they've kept the original builders' plates in addition to the ALSTOM rebuilders' plate4s.

[@josephheston9238]

Those were the Vickers cars. All of the Budd cars (except for one single unit because it needed a mate) have been rebuilt.

[@cats0182]

OK--but did they save the Budd builders' plates when those cars were rebuilt? Just wondering.

[@josephheston9238]

The Budd and Vickers' builders plates are still there, with Alstom adding a reman's plate as well. There are 121 cars in the PATCO fleet. The first 75 cars were built in 1968 by Budd and an additional 46 were built in 1980 by Vickers Canada. As I stated before, one single will be left out due to a lack of a mate. To tell the difference between the Budd and the Vickers cars is that the Budd Cars have the fender skirting and the Vickers cars do not.

[@kevinwong6588]

The odd car is 116, damaged by fire, a stripped shell at Hornell.

[@IcelanderUSer]

They look in great shape. Why the rebuild now?

[@Kwad.Kev2]

These remind me of the R32 Bc of the way it sounds and the squeakiness when the doors close

[@QuarioQuario54321]

RIP original condition PATCO I 1968-2018

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Hotters 7060 Doubt it

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Hotters 7060 They didn’t order new cars. They recycled old ones.

[@tyrese3745]

50 years of those PATCO cars built by the Budd Company sure was a long, long time. Sadly, the company filed for bankruptcy in 2014.

[@jamesdupuis4821]

What will be the replacement until the new version comes out ?

[@Jayayess1190]

James Dupuis The replacements are the same cars, just refurbished by Alstom. They are already running.

[@matthewhernandez8342]

Would be cool if the Path train connected to the Patco

[@matthewhernandez8342]

How would you get from Philly to NYC?

[@fermitthekrog6318]

amtrak runs trains between the 2 cities

[@tyrese3745]

@@fermitthekrog6318Or if you want to travel cheap, take the SEPTA Trenton Line from any of the Center City stops (Jefferson, Suburban or 30th Street Stations) to Trenton Transit Center, then transfer to a NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line which runs local trains to NY Penn Station.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Did you go down to Philly just for this?

[@tzebedi]

i use to ride on that train scense i was little

[@LennoxAlexanderFrancisJr]

So what new train will they run?

[@DeaconG1959]

Thanks for a taste of home!

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

why aren't they buying new trains instead? in the UK we either modernise/upgrade existing trains or we buy new ones to replace old trains.

[@arvoos]

Probably to save money & parts

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

+Anthony Plays ok

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Anthony Plays Maybe we should recycle old ones by building completely new ones out of the old

[@IcelanderUSer]

That’s what they’re doing. Modernizing the existing cars. After an upgrade they can get several more decades use. It’s a lot cheaper and smarter. I wish I had been on the old NJT or Erie Lackawanna trains before they got rid of them in 1983. Those things were built in the teens or twenties. Imagine being able to open a window and sitting there with the wind in your face. How great that would be. Even without air conditioning. Those lines are relics from a golden era. From a time before autos dominated. Thing is they kept those trains running for so long because they had no money to upgrade. Thanks to njt acquiring the system they could finally modernize.

[@_josh_21gamingprogram93]

WAIT A MINUTE, why is the drivers cab on the right, is this the UK or something, USA trains supposed to have the drivers cab on the left.

[@natebumble9912]

Driver's seat is on the left. Note the sliding window that the driver uses to look out and check the passengers boarding. The front right seat is a passenger seat with the best views front and rear. I actually like these cars better than the new ones.

[@_josh_21gamingprogram93]

Nate Bumble i understand, but when I look at the front of the train, it’s on the right. Not the inside. But The refurbished trains in my opinion are better. Just because it’s cleaner and, it can vary. The legacy trains is patco are fine, in my opinion. But the door chime is stupid.

[@amjkodaz]

I missed it, but I say farewell

[@nyrmetros]

Is Patco similar to the Path subway?

[@tyrese3745]

Certainly not. PATH, like the major airports in the NYC Metro are (JFK, LaGuardia and Newark) is owned and operated by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey while the Port Authority Transit Corp. (PATCO) Speedline (covering Camden County, NJ and much of Center City, Philadelphia) is owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. Both are different agencies.

[@jeanandnyc3440]

Dang

[@tubblescousine257]

Cool

[@Din9r_]

Box train confirmed!