Metro North: M2 train RFW from Grand Central to Stamford (P.M Rush)

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@Xerdoz
@Xerdoz 6 жыл бұрын
Damn, I'd like to visit New York. Just to walk around different areas and look at the buildings. That's all. Take the trains and watch the scenery go by. I'm a simple man with simple dreams.
@danielbrown9418
@danielbrown9418 5 жыл бұрын
Xerdoz You must visit the new, Freedom Towers in Lower Manhattan New York City it’s very nice too see. I going there, this summer before the summer ends.
@rodgiacoleetch6193
@rodgiacoleetch6193 5 жыл бұрын
If your a train guy, there are some great views of the city from the el platforms
@afterthefox
@afterthefox 4 жыл бұрын
you basically described what i do everyday...
@eshaw119
@eshaw119 4 жыл бұрын
If you ever come, you should take the “A” train to Rockaway Park/Far Rockaway. Some amazing views.
@ronaldharvinjr636
@ronaldharvinjr636 4 жыл бұрын
Overhead wires starts at 21:20 & 3rd Rail gone at 21:50
@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624
@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 3 жыл бұрын
Best MTA NYC Metro-North front window video ever! : )
@QNative2012
@QNative2012 4 жыл бұрын
At 21:30 is the former overhead crossing of the New York-Westchester & Boston Railroad's Columbus Avenue - Pelham Railway Station. This was also a Transfer point to the New Haven Line which had a Station stop here. This Right-of-way used to run from the Mott Haven section of the Southernmost part of The Bronx to White Plains, NY. The railroad began construction in 1906 and built north, with the northernmost stations at Rye and Port Chester opening in 1928 and 1929. When most stations opened in 1912, the NYW&B was considered state of the art for its time, taking power from overhead lines, no grade crossings that obstructed car traffic, high platforms to enable comfortable boarding, and spacious, architecturally attractive ticket offices/station houses. The Automobile industry was starting to flourish during its early existence which had an adverse effect on its ridership. The other was the fact that it did not run into Penn Station or Grand Central for a one-shot ride straight to the city, although that could've been quickly resolved with rerouting traffic over the East River Crossing aka The Hell's Gate Bridge. Further plans to extend the route to Boston never materialized due to all this and by 1937 the railway was bankrupt and service ending was imminent. The power was shut down and the line and stations were sealed up and abandoned. The NYW&B sat listless for decades with a great deal of the rails and steel girders from grades and stations being pulled up, torn down and scrapped for usage of building materials for ships and submarines in World War II in the 1940's. This was the common fate of many of America's railways. For decades after the ROW was visible in many parts if you knew where to look, chock full of evidence of rail, signals, signalboxes, catenary towers, grade crossings and station houses/platforms. The 1980's, 90's and the new Millenium saw a major change with private developers and eminent domain laws claiming huge parts of the ROW for urban development and local community zoning organizations creating greenways and such. Many parts of the ROW have totally disappeared due to new business & housing developments or road & highway construction. I read somewhere once that whenever railways were deemed to have gone bankrupt, the city and state would often take the property and turn them into bike trails - especially when there is no date to resume activity after long periods of time have gone by. If after some time future budgets would allow they would be reassesed for possible reactivation into service. So far it hasn't been done in NY State that I know of (I could be wrong...). I do believe that if the State of NY would've held on to many of these commuter rail properties and not let them diminish, today there would be a lot more accessible and quicker ways to move in and out of the Tri-State area - especially with the incredible amount of traffic that exists today. The city and all of its outlying towns, villages and suburbs would've grown much larger had it not been for rail organizations-managements with poor financial misappropriation and lack of future vision.
@QNative2012
@QNative2012 2 жыл бұрын
@Lighthouse in the Storm Hey Lighthouse, I grew up riding trains in NYC - was always interested in the rail infrastructure of the city & their histories. I explored with friends some of the abandoned ROWs and stations in the past. It was fun then but much more dangerous and illegal nowadays.
@cats0182
@cats0182 Жыл бұрын
NYW&B had the right future vision for what was then a largely unpopulated area. Unfortunately, its business model was a bust. Had it been able to hold on past 1937, it probably could have worked even without the one-seat ride to Manhattan. Certainly the railroad today would be SRO with the population in the area.
@RoadCone411
@RoadCone411 Жыл бұрын
It’s 2023 and I’ve been an MNR commuter on the New Haven Line for 11 years. I’ve ridden many thousands of miles on the M2s, M4s, M6s and of course the current M8s. It’s nice to see the old M2s enjoying their last year or two on the network but by this time they were pretty tired. Seats were heavily worn to the point the padding was flat, floors felt like they were rotten and these trains had a cringe-inducing bounce over switches, even catching seasoned commuters off guard, especially those seated at the back of the cars. The heating and AC was hit or miss and we won’t even mention the small, filthy lavatories. Yet these workhorses were also well liked and represented a simpler time: bar cars (until 2014), no power sockets, paper tickets only and discarded newspapers at the end of each run. The Cosmopolitans were a big step up from the trains they replaced and actually entered service when I was 5 days old (!) Of course, once they’re gone they’re gone and they left without a lot of fanfare. I believe the last time I rode on an M2 was New Years Eve 2018, might have literally been that train’s last revenue run before being retired. Slightly different topic (but keeping with the nostalgia theme) the northbound I-95 tollbooth at 26:04 is another relic that is no longer around.
@TiagoGomez-hb9te
@TiagoGomez-hb9te 2 ай бұрын
Yeah the M2s were already way too gased by 2010s…
@MrVidaeverdade
@MrVidaeverdade 6 жыл бұрын
I love seeing these beautiful old New York apartment buildings. Great video!
@miriambucholtz9315
@miriambucholtz9315 6 жыл бұрын
Same here. When we lived in CT in the 50s and 60s and went past buildings like that, I would always imagine the people living there and come up with stories about them in my head to keep myself amused. Maybe other people can read in a moving vehicle, but not me.
@dumitrulangham1721
@dumitrulangham1721 6 жыл бұрын
MrVidaeverdade 👍👏
@joegladstone7739
@joegladstone7739 Жыл бұрын
Ah. 2017. That was the year I moved to New Haven for a short three year visit. I discovered that Connecticut rolls up their sidewalks at night, so spent many hours riding the M-N to Manhattan. Thanks for the cab view. It gave me the opportunity to see the NY-CT state line ( I think it's the post at 41:09) which appears to be a culvert rather than a bridge. Which explains why I could never really see it when riding the train.
@smokinjim5885
@smokinjim5885 6 жыл бұрын
I moved away from Stamford to Dallas almost 22 years ago. It was nice to ride the train again. Many things are new to me!
@WhiteCamry
@WhiteCamry 7 жыл бұрын
I liked the slow walk through Harlem-125th St. I've seen Amtraks blast through Yonkers like they were late for a wedding.
@bishlap
@bishlap 5 жыл бұрын
and blowing that horn that could wake the dead!!
@blessedabundantly9923
@blessedabundantly9923 Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@ThomasELeClair
@ThomasELeClair 9 ай бұрын
@@bishlap ,,,,,,,Horns,,,,The Nathan air chimes...K5LA.....POWER......
@mandulis
@mandulis Жыл бұрын
10:07 over the bridge into the Bronx...Love It ! 🙌🏾
@bhigdaddymark
@bhigdaddymark 5 жыл бұрын
THAT was FUN! Thanks for sharing this, you made me miss NYC and all of the cool trains to ride and especially the railroads like Metro-North. I particularly love and miss the subway. Thanks again.
@holzman00
@holzman00 3 жыл бұрын
For those saying the train is moving slow, it’s not. It’s due to the camera being so close to the window that it creates an effect that makes the train seems slower than how it actually is.
@QNative2012
@QNative2012 4 жыл бұрын
At 23:56 The New Haven Line merges with Amtrak and Acela's Northeast Corridor Line that runs the rest of the route to Boston, MA.
@ivyedan7183
@ivyedan7183 5 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Stamford I would often ride metro North round trip Stamford to GCT and back..I loved watching this video.. it brought back some great memories..
@VideoNOLA
@VideoNOLA 3 жыл бұрын
What are we talking here fare-wise, each way? Must not be too spendy considering people take it daily, eh?
@ivyedan7183
@ivyedan7183 3 жыл бұрын
If you want to go just one day,it's 22$ round trip..you can get a month pass for around ,250.00
@Uu123nop
@Uu123nop 5 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video. I miss riding the metro north, due to the fact that I now live on the Oregon Coast. I moved from the west Bronx two decades ago. The person that says these trains are slow never been on the metro north. Those trains can fly by like nobody’s business. I only remember the old M1, M2, M3, and M4 trains. Never got the opportunity to ride the new trains I bet it’s nice, it’s fun riding the express trains between Fordham and 125th Street and watching everything flyby from the window.
@scharkalvin
@scharkalvin 4 жыл бұрын
I guess these trains have BOTH overhead and third rail power pickups.
@jblyon2
@jblyon2 4 жыл бұрын
Metro North specifically picked the old M2 cars to buy used because they could accommodate DC third rail and be retrofit for overhead AC pantagraph. Their older cars were too tall to accommodate the pantagraph retrofit. Of course the new M8 cars were designed from the start to support both systems.
@SicilianStealth
@SicilianStealth 3 жыл бұрын
Only the New Haven line has pantagraphs and transfers from third rail to overhead wire between Pelham and New Rochelle.
@veden310
@veden310 2 жыл бұрын
Wow I did not know that. 21:20 to 21:50 is the transition I think
@Ostermond
@Ostermond 5 жыл бұрын
30:25 Coming right up alongside the other last few M2s.
@EpcotMagic
@EpcotMagic 4 жыл бұрын
Its important to note that this train runs express between Grand Central and Rye- then runs locally all the way to Stamford.
@danielbrown9418
@danielbrown9418 5 жыл бұрын
My cousins lives in Bridgeport Connecticut, which I enjoy visiting. Great videos on the New Heaven Line. I enjoy taken the express train services, either from Bridgeport Connecticut or Harlem 125 Street. Your videos are great to watch on KZbin!
@hobog
@hobog 4 жыл бұрын
18:13 this is the fastest switch I've ever seen a North American train make (I think N America generally has slower track switching than other established rail grids like Europe's and Asia's, for simpler maintenance + track construction, and because of more massive freight loading gauge)
@cActUsjUiCe92
@cActUsjUiCe92 2 жыл бұрын
I measured it out. He went into that switch too fast. It's rated for 45MPH (#20 turnout)
@johnleuenhagen9068
@johnleuenhagen9068 2 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking!
@jonlenihan4798
@jonlenihan4798 3 жыл бұрын
Curious to see what the fork at Wakefield, where the Harlem and New Haven lines diverge, looks like from the front of the train. Had to hunt for it at 18:20. Wakefield Station is on the Harlem Division, so you don't see it in this video. The fork is north of Woodlawn.
@fatlarry1184
@fatlarry1184 3 жыл бұрын
Great ride. I rode NH from Mamaroneck to NYC for high school & college from '67- '74 . Still had the beige/green bamboo seats. Loved riding standing by doorway....at Wakefield, where the catenary started , conductor would lean out the door to visually make sure the pantograph was raised to make contact. Then a back and forth of whistles between him and the engineer would signify OK.
@evag6370
@evag6370 5 жыл бұрын
Slowly it builds, the force of an entire city. It flies home.
@railfanner3764
@railfanner3764 3 жыл бұрын
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@SicilianStealth
@SicilianStealth 3 жыл бұрын
Back in the 1980s I remember not only bar car but smoking car as well.
@PGHammer21A
@PGHammer21A 3 жыл бұрын
Even AMTRAK still had smoking cars; I certainly used them enough in 1978-1980 between New Carrolton and 30th Street Station in Philly. (There was even a "stoning car" on the Northeast Regional trains between Philly and DC; to find it, all you had to do was follow your nose. Even Senator Biden couldn't miss that!!)
@lucysmithers357
@lucysmithers357 3 жыл бұрын
I also remember when someone would sell , soft drinks , alcohol , candy and cigarettes. They would go to each car
@SicilianStealth
@SicilianStealth 3 жыл бұрын
@@lucysmithers357 I love that I never knew and I'm sorry for getting back to you so late I'm just seeing this now.
@SicilianStealth
@SicilianStealth 3 жыл бұрын
@@PGHammer21A For lack of a better word the smoking car was a toilet it was awful.
@lucysmithers357
@lucysmithers357 3 жыл бұрын
@@PGHammer21A train 91 and 92 also had a smoking car.. they were the trains NYC to MIAMI
@jamesshanks2614
@jamesshanks2614 6 жыл бұрын
There is a safety built into every M-2 car set that if you forget to drop the pans and switch to DC as soon as your third rail shoes hit live third rail it automatically drops the pantograph for that. Set of cars. To prevent a pantograph strike against a bridge.
@xstugee
@xstugee Жыл бұрын
Thanks for answering a question I never asked but always wanted to!!👍👍👍👍👍
@PGHammer21A
@PGHammer21A 3 жыл бұрын
You mentioned that from 24:00 on, this overlays the NEC. If anything, this part of the NEC looks a LOT like the post-Exton section of the Keystone Corridor (overlaid by the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line).
@marthag7745
@marthag7745 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful phenomenal view i really enjoyed the ride....thank.you
@rodhard688
@rodhard688 5 жыл бұрын
Ride this line from NH to GCT when I go to a METS Game. Drivers are usually pretty friendly and leave the door open so the kids can peek in. Guess they don't like to be all closed up when it's not a full train. They get a little more cautious when the trains are full and it's peak hours.
@rodhard688
@rodhard688 4 жыл бұрын
Yea I did, thanks@Craig F. Thompson
@WhoisEli
@WhoisEli 5 жыл бұрын
I remember taking the Metro North from Fordham Plaza to Rye Playland, good times.
@BNforever2009
@BNforever2009 5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video and ride. Never rode that line before.
@rodgiacoleetch6193
@rodgiacoleetch6193 5 жыл бұрын
I didnt think there were so many trains...busier than I thought...you should put in subtitles of the streets snd points you are passing. Where does the train come out of the hole?... 125st is the station Wesley Snipes 'flew' into in US Marshalls. The foot pursuit started in a Queens cemetery..LoL. Also this elevated line shown in K-PAX.
@lamontbowe8511
@lamontbowe8511 4 жыл бұрын
Frame 6:36, Born and raise... Buildings to the left are call Taft Projects. 112 st Fifth to Park Ave.
@anthonycameron2067
@anthonycameron2067 Жыл бұрын
Had a great view from my old fourth floor apartment track level 112th and park
@garryteahan6375
@garryteahan6375 5 жыл бұрын
A GOOD QUALITY CRISP CLEAR VIDEO. THANK YOU
@MrVidaeverdade
@MrVidaeverdade 6 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I took this entire trip to Stamford. Well that was fun!
@joevidal7616
@joevidal7616 5 жыл бұрын
Nice video, enjoyed the ride.
@TriStateRailfannerJL99963
@TriStateRailfannerJL99963 5 жыл бұрын
I saw a 12 car train of M8s passing at about 1:07
@blakemcnamara9105
@blakemcnamara9105 4 жыл бұрын
The M2s were really classy modern railcars. I wish they were still running or at least had a retirement ceremony.
@ntrainr160
@ntrainr160 4 жыл бұрын
Same.
@elevatortoiletandtransitfa9258
@elevatortoiletandtransitfa9258 2 жыл бұрын
I always imagine them being abandoned in the woods after retirement
@TuMalditaMadre
@TuMalditaMadre 4 жыл бұрын
11:36-11:46 is the most MTA heavy portion of any rail video I've ever seen.
@eoinpkav152
@eoinpkav152 7 жыл бұрын
I could watch this all day
@Ibigoo
@Ibigoo 5 жыл бұрын
30:54 what an amazing race.
@elainefairchilde7982
@elainefairchilde7982 6 жыл бұрын
People say the third rail and caternary don't run together but for a little stretch they seem to. I believe that for the track where they run together, the overhead caternary is not electrified, somehow. In that case not sure why it's there - possibly to get the pantographs on before you absolutely have to. Supposedly having both power sources on at the same time would be catastrophic, but the M8s anyway, as far as I know do not ever retract their shoes.
@deepnation10009
@deepnation10009 Жыл бұрын
Nope, the panograph does not up until the third rail end. The train coasts with no power for about 10 to 15 seconds.
@cats0182
@cats0182 7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Almost imperceptible slowdown on the change over from 3rd rail to pantographs. I guess the "slow walk" from GCT to the bridge was due to rush hour traffic volume?
@bobcohen4008
@bobcohen4008 6 жыл бұрын
I was interested in watching for the changeover. I've taken the Harlem line into GCT many times but never NH. I was surprised the third rail continued so long. I seem to remember watching (from Harlem Division trains) and the overhead line started right after the NH trains swung away to the northeast. (I moved upstate years ago so I haven't been on a cimmuter train recently.)
@lousherwood8227
@lousherwood8227 6 жыл бұрын
You are correct - the change used to happen at Woodlawn, but was moved to just west of Pelham. But since it's just a change of power source - 3rd rail to catenary, or vice versa, it can be done 'on the run', at full speed. Plenty of videos showing this being done here on YT!
@bobcohen4008
@bobcohen4008 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for confirming my memory!
@pcmusicradio4198
@pcmusicradio4198 7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, fantastic quality. Thanks for sharing it. 1. On this line, there appears to be few if any "track signals". I guess the signalling is indicated inside the cab, with the help of the chirping to slow down? The LIRR has extensive signals on the outside, and assisted by a similar chirp or bell. 2. The passengers who got on the train in the wrong direction weren't too brilliant, BUT I never heard the conductors ever announce that "This is the train to Stamford" either. Too bad you can't get this view for video recording any more on the newer cars.
@twolane_ctroad
@twolane_ctroad 7 жыл бұрын
2 : I guess the conductors think that their passengers know the destination of the train in advance. But I am sure that announcing isn't really that hard. DAMN.
@lousherwood8227
@lousherwood8227 6 жыл бұрын
The 'chirping' is the engineer's safety warning - they have to press it or any other device on the dash to show they are still awake...
@twakum
@twakum 6 жыл бұрын
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@ruffian2952
@ruffian2952 4 жыл бұрын
You could not begin to imagine the sleepwalkers that got on the wrong train. Change at 125th Street is better than really being badly routed to the Shoreline.
@etpslick100
@etpslick100 5 жыл бұрын
That was nice. Like the way they went from 3rd rail to panagraph. I wish Philly was advance like that! Oh well.🤨
@supportourcreatives
@supportourcreatives 4 жыл бұрын
And the switchover was made with train traveling at full speed. I had thought the train would have to stop.
@crova9792
@crova9792 4 жыл бұрын
True
@nathantzhang
@nathantzhang 4 жыл бұрын
switches at like 22 minutes
@tact86
@tact86 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, Thanks
@intercity1971
@intercity1971 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
@OregonRailfan83
@OregonRailfan83 6 жыл бұрын
Well done! Thanks for sharing!
@jameshowitt2463
@jameshowitt2463 10 ай бұрын
In cab signalling?
@markvogel5872
@markvogel5872 5 жыл бұрын
So cool to see a commuter line with railfan seats! Are there any subway cars with these seats too?
@OldsVistaCruiser
@OldsVistaCruiser 5 жыл бұрын
Philadelphia's SEPTA Silverliner V cars have them as well. Unfortunately, they don't allow passengers in the front row. You can sit in the 2nd row on the left of the car in the aisle seat for the same effect!
@JacobBigYankee
@JacobBigYankee 3 жыл бұрын
I've heard that you can see the abandoned train station at 86th Street from the NY&Harlem RR but I didn't see it. Does anyone have any info on that? Is it covered up?
@dale22usaYOUTUBE
@dale22usaYOUTUBE 4 жыл бұрын
What the the rapid beeping indicate?
@DonCormack
@DonCormack 6 жыл бұрын
So I can’t help but notice at 4:41 the train passing a red wayside signal. His ADU may have indicated something more favorable but I’m pretty sure the rulebook still defaults to wayside governing signals. Did the signal pop up shortly after he got on top of the PTC transponder?
@VideoNOLA
@VideoNOLA 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure they can proceed on red over red when dispatch tells 'em to.
@ruffian2952
@ruffian2952 4 жыл бұрын
No better feeling than outpacing adjoining vehicular traffic.
@mittim804
@mittim804 5 жыл бұрын
11:02 is beautiful
@Рассел-г4в
@Рассел-г4в 4 жыл бұрын
Параллельно с соседним составом.
@MaryHernandez-5909
@MaryHernandez-5909 Жыл бұрын
Hi. What are those arched windows at 2:30??
@alexsbikesandmotors
@alexsbikesandmotors 4 жыл бұрын
What does RFW mean? Rear forward?
@ammy548
@ammy548 4 жыл бұрын
Rail Fan Window
@ThomasELeClair
@ThomasELeClair 9 ай бұрын
@@ammy548 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,awesome............................as a kid I went everywhere on the NYC subways,,,,,,always rode the front car......In the tunnels ; the mind wanders thru the semi darkness and creates its own array of imagination.,,,like a living dream,,,,,,hypnotic.................The 1980's brought out new cars ,,, and access near the train operator , was limited ,the windows facing forward were glazed to keep us away,,,, making the operator feel safer....................crime sucks,,,,and we all suffer in the aftermath........................
@VideoNOLA
@VideoNOLA 3 жыл бұрын
What happens if the train keeps going? How far north can a person ride in theory?
@dumitrulangham1721
@dumitrulangham1721 6 жыл бұрын
Ah dang it I miss the express looks like I’ll have to take the Stamford local 😂quote from Madagascar movie 2005
@KRiiB78
@KRiiB78 3 жыл бұрын
What’s all the beeping for? I’m guessing alerts as the train slows and stops…. 32.00 min mark I didn’t see any signals or issues on the track.
@A_Wiktor
@A_Wiktor 7 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME LOVE IT
@cassandraglowacki9251
@cassandraglowacki9251 7 жыл бұрын
Nice you were on the express tracks.
@elainefairchilde7982
@elainefairchilde7982 6 жыл бұрын
That's track 2 just FYI... the numbering is 3 1 2 4 from West to East if you're in NY or North to South more if in Connecticut :)
@nathanielnelson5123
@nathanielnelson5123 7 ай бұрын
You have any videos for this year?
@ManicMovesDrowsyDreams
@ManicMovesDrowsyDreams 3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to download Train Simulator 2017 (Dovetail) again with the Northeast Corridor plus Metro North New Haven Line...so cool to just study the layout and control point locations and memorize speed limits based on landmarks etc...
@chingchinghanji8006
@chingchinghanji8006 4 жыл бұрын
Damn, surprisingly fast. I took a car to Stamford and it took 2 hors
@kayjoe7237
@kayjoe7237 4 жыл бұрын
At 9:32 what signal was given to him to proceed ? lol I could not see
@blakemcnamara9105
@blakemcnamara9105 4 жыл бұрын
It's what you call a "dummy" signal. It only has two indications which are two red lights for Stop and a flashing green light for Proceed under cab indication. The Metro North system works under an unusual cab signal system. Before that, the New Haven Railroad used semaphores; even in the '80s!
@williamritter5741
@williamritter5741 6 жыл бұрын
Once outside the city, I didn't see a single line side signal. Is it all cab signals now? What's with the almost constant alerter beeps? Overspeed?
@georgemurphy2579
@georgemurphy2579 4 жыл бұрын
Couldn't tell if they were cab or alerter...non-stop! Didnt see any wayside signals until way outside city...one position-light on the cat pole. Alerter goes off regardless of speed. They are there to be sure that the engineer is still concious.
@blakemcnamara9105
@blakemcnamara9105 4 жыл бұрын
It used to be semaphores.
@dougd120
@dougd120 3 жыл бұрын
Damn visiting new york city look at the buildings on west 33rd street and taking the train to grand central terminal in one hour and fifteen minutes from stamford to jamacia station which takes about 15 minutes later than you think.
@RazielKainus
@RazielKainus Жыл бұрын
nice footage, although I always laugh so hard at the superslow crawl from stations like GCT, Penn Station or stuff like Boston South Station :D it's as if the rails near those stations were made of glass instead of steel :D
@ThomasELeClair
@ThomasELeClair 9 ай бұрын
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Those concrete structures are over a hundred years old........Excess vibrations can cause cracking and collapse....same with old bridges,,,,trains are regulated to limp over or thru the old structures........
@jamesshanks2614
@jamesshanks2614 6 жыл бұрын
When did Metronorth add the third rail to the New Haven line? The switchover from AC to third rail used to be just before you entered the old NYC interlocking from the New Haven line but the average M-2 trains back in the 70's were only 8 to 10 cars maximum. It I have to admit reduces the maintenance on the overhead by reducing the amount of overhead wire to maintain. Thank you for any and all answers
@nealgordon3712
@nealgordon3712 5 ай бұрын
Too bad timestamps aren't listed, sure would like to know what stations are skipped
@tjcassidy2694
@tjcassidy2694 3 жыл бұрын
At what point does Track 1 become Track 3, and Track 2 become Track 4?
@Tommes_Haeberle
@Tommes_Haeberle 6 жыл бұрын
The brown building at 12:05 looks like MS Word with missing windows font
@boomaglev7859
@boomaglev7859 3 жыл бұрын
ur on the new york to new haven line, i see
@walkaboutboy72
@walkaboutboy72 3 жыл бұрын
do these trains still have railfan windows ?
@elevatortoiletandtransitfa9258
@elevatortoiletandtransitfa9258 2 жыл бұрын
They always did, but they are now permanently removed from service.
@andrewnelson8681
@andrewnelson8681 5 жыл бұрын
I riden metro North railroad from Waterbury CT to Bridgeport CT and I liked the Ride I do think that the train should run from Waterbury CT to Hartford CT too and make the Waterbury CT line electric
@rufusrowson9682
@rufusrowson9682 3 жыл бұрын
Why do the fly through Mount Vernon but slow down through Pelham?
@china-trip
@china-trip 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, My best friend, Wonderful video dear. I enjoyed watching. Hope to see you soon...
@PRR5406
@PRR5406 4 жыл бұрын
Doesn't Lex Luthor have a hideout door located in here?
@AimlessRyan
@AimlessRyan 4 жыл бұрын
He hasn’t used that place since the 80s. Have you seen how many skyscrapers are going up at any given time in Manhattan?
@bcancun123
@bcancun123 3 жыл бұрын
Mr Luthor lol hey Mr Luthor 😂
@AaronJrBrundidge
@AaronJrBrundidge 7 жыл бұрын
You know what was the train number during evening rush
@AaronJrBrundidge
@AaronJrBrundidge 7 жыл бұрын
Train #1358
@ntrainr160
@ntrainr160 7 жыл бұрын
#1358 actually.
@jcb3601
@jcb3601 2 жыл бұрын
Are therese trains fitted with an internal signalling in the drivers cabin? I can't make out a sigalling system along the tracks, and i wonder ho wthe conductor knows when to slow down or even stop in the middle of nowhere.
@ilipan2668
@ilipan2668 3 жыл бұрын
Is this the 5:31 from Grand Central?
@TheClockwise770
@TheClockwise770 3 жыл бұрын
Good video but slow progress for express - Where's Stamford ?
@michaelwakeham3404
@michaelwakeham3404 6 жыл бұрын
Im surprised i thought all MN trains stop at 125th, guess thats not the case
@lousherwood8227
@lousherwood8227 6 жыл бұрын
a lot of NH line trains don't - especially during peak hours
@Phineascharles10
@Phineascharles10 5 жыл бұрын
Michael Wakeham I explain there are 11 Am peak new Haven line trains that do not stop at 125 and in the pm there are 15pm peak new Haven line trains that bypass 125 however yes all metro north trains stop at 125 during off peak hours
@miriambucholtz9315
@miriambucholtz9315 6 жыл бұрын
Metro North? Whatever happened to the good old New Haven RR that I remember from the 50s and 60s? Makes me think of that old Twilight Zone episode about Willoughby.
@OldsVistaCruiser
@OldsVistaCruiser 5 жыл бұрын
The New Haven was part of the disastrous Penn Central merger.
@jlmadethat
@jlmadethat 4 жыл бұрын
So the catenary goes up while the train is moving?
@Wingnutcaseman
@Wingnutcaseman 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, they pantograph is raised to the catenary while the train is in motion.
@AaronJrBrundidge
@AaronJrBrundidge 7 жыл бұрын
The other M2 EMU terminating Harrison was #1254
@ntrainr160
@ntrainr160 7 жыл бұрын
It was actually #1254 or the 5:18 out of Grand Central
@Phineascharles10
@Phineascharles10 7 жыл бұрын
I will mention that 1264 departs at 5:57 And also 1254 almost always operates with a M2
@ntrainr160
@ntrainr160 7 жыл бұрын
I see 1254 being M2s before last week. 1254 deadheads to Stamford yard I think
@ynmnoodle
@ynmnoodle 7 жыл бұрын
CTRail1996 does this train stops at Yankees East 153rd Street
@Phineascharles10
@Phineascharles10 6 жыл бұрын
I-PASSIVEMODE-I 420 No it does not yankees East 153 is on the Hudson line not the new Haven line
@kevinhoward9593
@kevinhoward9593 2 жыл бұрын
4:32 so thats why MTA crashes a lot. do they normally go right through a red signal?
@zacharyelder349
@zacharyelder349 Жыл бұрын
So r62car1603railfan i have a request for you. My request is to film a video this time travel on the same line of Metro North from Grand Central Station in New York, NY all the way to New Haven Connecticut.
@benjaminmaxwell9025
@benjaminmaxwell9025 6 жыл бұрын
1:39 Is that a train station?
@TuMalditaMadre
@TuMalditaMadre 4 жыл бұрын
I just found out that there were 4 stations between Grand Central and 125th Street. 59th Street, 72nd Street, 86th Street and 110th Street. 59, 72 and 86 are in the tunnel, so that is what you see. It's been an emergency exit since they decommissioned those stops.
@ThomasELeClair
@ThomasELeClair 9 ай бұрын
@@TuMalditaMadre ,,,watch the original movie,,,,The taking of Pelham 1 2 3 .....Robert shaw and Walter Matthow
@littleblackduck3134
@littleblackduck3134 3 жыл бұрын
and this is the (PM Rush)?
@elevatortoiletandtransitfa9258
@elevatortoiletandtransitfa9258 2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@elainefairchilde7982
@elainefairchilde7982 6 жыл бұрын
18:30 or so a bit after that track you see that's I think 3 of the New Haven line or whatever number it's assigned there as being part of the Harlem is the "flyover" but I could be wrong
@elainefairchilde7982
@elainefairchilde7982 6 жыл бұрын
more like 18:45 through 55
@elainefairchilde7982
@elainefairchilde7982 6 жыл бұрын
Also funnily when approaching just short of Mile Post 12 or around there, I think it's called Woodmont where the NH line branches off from the Harlem Line, you can't be on the track 4 (right-most in this video) because it doesn't connect to the NH line.. it keeps you on the Harlem. You have to be on 3 or 2... so Left-most or second from the right, which you can see he was on.
@jonlenihan4798
@jonlenihan4798 3 жыл бұрын
@@elainefairchilde7982 Woodlawn. Famous cemetery in the north Bronx.
@daciatravel.647
@daciatravel.647 7 жыл бұрын
Nagyon jó videó Gratulálok! Magyarországról.
@몰아치기-p8n
@몰아치기-p8n 2 жыл бұрын
I commuted from CT to grandcentral about 20 years ago, but still same speed and train exactly same picture. But 200Km high speed commute train in Korea and china now
@marvinwatkins8889
@marvinwatkins8889 6 жыл бұрын
For a few miles there, masts but no wire. Interesting.
@8avexp
@8avexp 4 жыл бұрын
Looks as if the third rail was extended a few miles east.
@andrewnelson8681
@andrewnelson8681 4 жыл бұрын
Man Amtrak is getting better and faster trains for those that need to get some where faster I am happy to hear that I can someday ride the Miami to Orlando to Disney world to Tampa FL soon on virgin train some day Amtrak Will have faster trains to get across America I just love train rides thay are smoother than bumpy turbalance plane flights flying makes me feel sick to my stomach I wish I could take train rides across America
@dubreil07
@dubreil07 5 ай бұрын
Why the slow speeds
@WitchidWitchid
@WitchidWitchid 6 жыл бұрын
What happened to Nick tower ? Is t gone ?
@ahhzeeahh6544
@ahhzeeahh6544 6 жыл бұрын
heyyyyyy im goung from stamfrod ct station to grand central do yall know the nameof train or hours of it i cant find that info
@ThomasELeClair
@ThomasELeClair 9 ай бұрын
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,awesome,,,work.................thanks........
@DustinH81
@DustinH81 6 жыл бұрын
LOVE this thanks! :)
@warrencrosby2620
@warrencrosby2620 6 жыл бұрын
Seems like a lot of people missed they stop!!!
@ghostengineer
@ghostengineer 5 жыл бұрын
That's what happens when yo boy JP is the engineer 😂
@blakemcnamara9105
@blakemcnamara9105 4 жыл бұрын
That always happens on the New Haven Line. So many of those passengers don't pay attention. Sometimes they even have a ticket for the New York Central Hudson and Harlem Lines and have this whole debacle with the conductor.
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