Metra SD70MACH Compilation: Chicago’s NEWEST Locomotive!

[@3985uprr]

Love them!! EMD’s and K5LLA horns. They look fantastic. One can’t have more reasons to love a locomotive!!!!! if only they didn’t have so many quiet zones in Chicago area.

[@AGSGuy]

8:09 beautiful scene, can hear that horn so clearly too

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thanks! Hainesville is a great spot to watch them go by fast and with horn!

[@andrewbeltramini5642]

I absolutely love how overkill an SD70MACH is for pulling a ~10 car passenger service train

[@Ledface117]

That first clip, I parked my car right there today and ate lunch in my car. I saw #503 go by. Great little crossing

[@SamLovesTrains]

Rondout is a great spot for trains!

[@thomasmackowiak]

I enjoyed watching this video of some of METRA's SD70MACH locomotives in action, Sam! Thank you for taking the time to go out along the METRA Milwaukee District lines to capture them in action!

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thank you! I enjoyed filming them.

[@Harvey-x7d]

I thought the SD70MAC might be better to heavier BNSF and CNWNW grades.

[@pgronemeier]

ROSELLE! My hometown. I took many a pictures at that station 50 years ago. Before it was this new station. I also remember the Milwaukee Road 'City' trains going past the old old depot 'downtown' in the 60''s. 👍 Haven't been back in almost 30 years. It's changed...

[@maestromecanico597]

Nice, but if you're going to leave a pile of snow on the tracks you could have the decency to make it into a mortified snowman, a la Calvin n' Hobbes.

[@_mynewcareer]

Finally a good looking modern passenger locomotive

[@WeenyBeanyHere]

Holy! Those K5LLA's have quite a punch on these locomotives!

[@ajwawrzyniak]

Very well done! You have really honed your video craft skills!

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thank you! I’ve been focusing on getting more cinematic with my videos. Glad you noticed!

[@TM-bk3ok]

feels so weird actually seeing them in service now, and not just being towed.

[@AmtrakFan6905]

Wow nice catches! I’m a big fan of those Metra SD70s. That 7:15 shot was awesome 👏

[@Aaronnanneman-c1q]

Dude this sound like that sd70ace Horn off the BNSF sd70ace locomotive

[@SamLovesTrains]

Yuppp. They have K5LLAs. Just like SD70ACes.

[@agentsmith5864]

@@SamLovesTrains "The way a railroad train is SUPPOSED to sound".

[@TwoRibbonRailvideos]

The best units on the Metra roster. Awesome video!

[@SamLovesTrains]

It’s between these and the classic F40s! Thank you

[@Jackyliu009]

Beautiful

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thanks

[@GENESISRAILFAN203]

That's my favorite Lokomotive in netra 😎🔥👍

[@amymajchrowicz8696]

Such a shiny new red and blue 💙💙 beautiful engine!!!

[@anthonywarrener1881]

Great video, and what superb locomotives !

[@johnweber6612]

great looking locomotives, reminds of the f40c

[@Jackson-fw2oy]

Great comp. Georgous Locos. Get those new Alstom pax cars coupled with the SD Mac and METRA won't be able to tell any other commuter RR nothing . Hope the SD's aren't worn out by then . Have been watching these SD's evolve from when the purchase deal was made. The SS's are refurbed in the area I'm from, Waycross, GA (Patterson). Good job Sam .

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thank you! I’d been following them ever since they left Progress Rail. I was excited when the first one was put on public display over the summer. They are neat locomotives! Refurbished very nicely!

[@agentsmith5864]

I just had a flash-back to rail fanning in the 40's and 50's. All anybody wanted to take a picture of, were the shiny-new F-Unit's, right off the assembly line. GP7's were still a gleam in some draftsman's eye. And heaven help the guy with his camera in his hand, if he wanted a picture of an F-Unit, and some dirty old steam engine got in the way. "Why bother to take a picture of them? They've been around forever, and they're never gonna go away". I'm glad for every trip to work and back behind some E-Unit Remember E-Unit's? Wish I'd taken more pictures at the time.

[@AhmearClayIombo-dj6di]

Nice Catches

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thanks!

[@SilverThunder710]

Gonna be honest, these things just don't look the same without the full-body cowl covering

[@Steven_Williams]

Enjoyed watching this. Thanks Sam.

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thank you! Glad you liked it

[@toiletstrainsandnaders]

Ive seen 505, 506, 507, 508 and 509 in person. All on the same district you filmed on!

[@jshepard152]

I saw number 517 tonight, being towed through Tennessee on the CSX line.

[@KenCharlesTheGreat]

Nice to see the Libertyville station, the Metra train was a part of my childhood, we lived 1 block away from the trestle on 2nd street. My favorite trains were the orange Milwaukee Road freight trains.

[@electrictractiontrainsandt3063]

These locomotives always look amazing!👍 Great compilation!👌

[@jshepard152]

Saw a brand new locomotive like this tonight, headed north on the CSX line through Tennessee. Identical livery, number 517.

[@MdnghtEther]

damn, i miss snow, but i also miss trains. sometimes they would seem to go on for miles. i would left things on the tracks and i might come back to find them squished. i also found a peice of coal once which i still think is pretty cool. ah, if only i was old enough to properly enjoy them

[@macdunbar-bickmore6247]

I noticed this newer locomotive a couple weeks ago. I take the MDW. So cool

[@dwkcamman611]

Great work!

[@centraliowarailproductions2810]

Nice video!

[@timothystevenhoward]

Thanks Sam! 🐱

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thanks for watching!

[@csxtfarmer]

Nice Airchime horn

[@SamLovesTrains]

They do have nice chimers!

[@josephstachler7613]

I love the HT-C trucks. Love the signature EMD windshields. The deco is okay (Metra in black kind of dies for me). The one thing that really bothers me is the imitation gyra-lite using LEDs.

[@ELcinegatto87]

Great video, I really liked the drone shots. Very nice looking loco, anything other than a boring gevo or alstom/siemens eurotrash is a win in my book. The "modern" EMD diesel has such a distinct sound, much better than the dead silent euro diesels starting to take over. These are slightly "tamed" in noise/emissions compared to the old GP40-2 90s rebuilds Transit still has around here in NJ, but very much the same type of sound. A much more traditional livery for Metra as well. I gotta say though, that random mound of snow on the tracks was really sus. Careful out there man.

[@sernajrlouis]

Awesome video

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thanks!

[@railseast]

Great footage, nicely done. Dunno if it was you who made a snowman in the gauge at 7:20, but as a former RR worker, I would caution against doing that. The crew does not know what is possibly underneath that pile of snow. Anyway, good stuff, thanks...

[@SamLovesTrains]

We thought it would make for a cool effect and didn’t think of it that way. Lesson learned. Glad you enjoyed the video nonetheless!

[@Judy.Hopps.Metra115Productions]

Nice

[@joscallinet6260]

What a beautiful locomotive Metra's new SD70MACH is! Thanks for posting your series of videos here - you really do capture the FEEL of Metra out in the world it serves. I'm curious: What is the story behind the beautiful paint job on Metra bilevel coach 7801? The color scheme seems to match the one on our featured SD70MACH locomotive. To me, it's pretty obvious that that particular paint scheme won't (can't) be applied to the ribbed-sided stainless-steel fleet in front of and behind bilevel 7801, which is smooth-sided. Where did 7801 come from and when and by whom was it built? Is it a hand-me-down from Caltrain, which is in the process of replacing its fleet of diesel-powered bilevel commuter trains with their brand-new electric-powered Stadler trains?

[@BurlingtonBuck]

What video camera was used for most of the ground level shots?

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

Im amazed that i haven't heard any story about these units derailing yet

[@Joshua-jd1kd]

Wait just to ask what if you build a snowman on the tracks what do you guys think will happen

[@themegbite3342]

you should railfan deval diamond in des plaines

[@Major_Tom98]

Imagine if Amtrak had these for the Auto Train.

[@vladimirjereghi4080]

What's the reason to use SD70MAC on passenger trains, especially commuter one???

[@davidng2336]

Cheaper than to buy new…

[@vladimirjereghi4080]

But isn't new this one already?

[@davidng2336]

@@vladimirjereghi4080 this was a freight locomotive converted into a passenger unit.

[@TheRealRajo6466]

Alaska Railroad use also SD70MAC on thier passenger trains

[@davidng2336]

@@TheRealRajo6466 except theirs were built with the feature installed and are able to switch between freight and passenger duties.

[@detroit8v715]

Seems impracticable to use a six axle freight locomotive for commuter trains. Caught one of these being delivered through Nappanee, IN earlier this year. They look nice, but to me, impracticable.

[@SamLovesTrains]

They’ve used 6 axles previously on their trains (F40Cs, E8s and E9s for example), so it’s not a new concept for Metra. The MACHs might also eliminate the need to have two units double-heading, which occurs on select trains during the week. I’ve heard they’re surprisingly quick units for their big size, with only 4 of the axles powered.

[@IowaGrandpaTrain]

I’d like to know how well the crews like the SD70MACHs

[@mwand89]

I think the SD70MACHs were formerly freight locomotives.

[@thedwaynerailfans]

what else would they have been.. these units were built specifically for freight use. theyre ex KCS units heavily modified and rebuilt for passenger service

[@mwand89]

@@thedwaynerailfans thanks for responding👍

[@Mauscmkwk]

I wish it had a cowl body and a physical air horn

[@SamLovesTrains]

That’d certainly be interesting! They do have physical horns. K5LLAs mounted on the long hood.

[@Mauscmkwk]

@@SamLovesTrains they just look like cheaply rebuilt freight locomotives they need a cowl body like the f40c

[@AGSGuy]

​@@Mauscmkwk I mean... they ARE rebuilt freight locomotives. Wasn't cheap but they were freight

[@KJ-Browns3rdAccount]

WDTX 1402 moment

[@briangoodman9344]

trains

[@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg]

Excellent video my friends awesome like and Greeting from Argentina nuevo subcritor suscribete 😊

[@RobertP-zk8vh]

why are they buying this over the sleek looking engines? very pretty blue color

[@FFred-us9tw]

Far cheaper to buy these rebuilt units then it is to buy brand new ones

[@fcjose31]

Alli es mas tradicional, aqui vamos como en capsulas, aquí no hay pasos a nivel, kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGmvmJyNlLZpbs0si=uaaVbNAAITmYE1ue&t=1

[@rodcurry6387]

Good video, but I gotta ask why breach the grade crossing gates to get a good shot of the incoming train? This gives us fellow railfans a bad look in the eyes of the locomotive engineer and conductor. They already have their hands full with operating the 🚆 train without trying to second guess what a railfan holding a video camera or smartphone is doing beyond the crossing gate..... We can railfan with respect and safety for those who work the trains in this great industry we admire, the railroad industry......

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thanks, but where did I breach the crossing gates?

[@johnweber6612]

looks like great camera work, do not see any problem

[@supernanny8375]

That track dip in the first seconds ist just unbearable. And when is the US finalling ditching the Diesel Locomotives and electrifying the railroad network FFS. We in the old world can afford power lines above the tracks and therefore we get stuff like the Siemens Vectron. And if we somehow run out of power lines, there is the Vectron DualMode or the Stadler EuroDual etc. Compared to the latest gen Euro Locomotives, that SD70MACH thing looks like a Dinosaur from the 1960s. The SD70MACH according to wikipedia is remanufactured to decrease emissions. Welp, wouldnt be a thing if it was for electricity...

[@johnweber6612]

take your complaints and shove them

[@jshepard152]

As if electricity production doesn't have emissions...