Love those stainless steel stripe subway cars. Anything built by Budd is just cool and seems to never break down like the new stuff does...
@ROTE3 жыл бұрын
They arent subway cars. They are EMU Railroad cars
@billplatt3 жыл бұрын
Read up on the Budd Metroliners.. Amtrak couldn't wait to throw them in the trash for their god awful reliability... At least we got some cool cab cars to remember them by
@josephheston92383 жыл бұрын
@@ROTE No, they are subway cars.
@RedArrow73 Жыл бұрын
Corrugated. Significantly increases rigidity and strength.
@w.cooksy4213 жыл бұрын
Does anyone agree that the PATCO Speedline should appear as a route, trains and all, in Train Simulator 2021~2022?
@fermitthekrog63182 жыл бұрын
That would be fantastic
@philnaegely3 жыл бұрын
I rode on the last "non refurbished" car before they were taken out of service. Rode one heading to phillies game and another when I left early since it was raining. The driver who drove the last one had been with PATCO for 30-40 years. PATCO made sure to let the riders know which trains that day would be the old cars too.
@davidng23363 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting some cars managed to keep the old motors. Also can easily distinguish the former single motors now formed into married pairs. The other good thing is that they kept a front window in the full width cab.
@skydiamond87052 жыл бұрын
It because the Alstom got a lot of DC Motor From Retired Metro North M1A and Put them inside the Patco car Their very similar and built by the same company
@Bknyx3 жыл бұрын
I just love the fact that this is a CBTC system
@MetroSouthRailVideos3 жыл бұрын
I love how they accelerate really fast
@JonathanChan2123 жыл бұрын
Then you should watch Keikyu trains in Japan.
@brandondonath25903 жыл бұрын
I ride this all the time to Philly.
@billplatt3 жыл бұрын
My favorite. Those Budd cars acceleration is crazy, they sound beautiful even after the rebuild, and Patco still the only success story of passenger rail in South Jersey. Riverline was initially successful but has faded. The ACL is what it is. The GCL will likely never exist because of pushback.
@philnaegely3 жыл бұрын
actually the GCL took a big step forward recently. Riverline is very successful when there are events in camden which are on hold.
@robertgambling5023 жыл бұрын
What is ACL? (Atlantic Coast Line?) What is GCL? I am acronym challanged.
@billplatt3 жыл бұрын
@@robertgambling502 Glassboro Camden Line. A line running from Camden to Glassboro using the current Conrail Shared Assets right of way
@DelcoImagery3 жыл бұрын
Nice, those Patcos are always fun
@CPT1133 жыл бұрын
noice vid and i took the patco to lindenwold today railfanning
@trainman19713 жыл бұрын
Didn't know you were in town! Glad you had a fun time!
@kevinb88813 жыл бұрын
These trains should be 8 cars long to fit the station length!!
@metronorthfoamer40853 жыл бұрын
What throws me off is how the operator cabs are on the left side, rather than the right side as usual.
@_RailWay_3 жыл бұрын
Very nice video! Well done!
@trashrabbit693 жыл бұрын
Looking fresh! Are there any further plans for PATCO in the future, like line expansion, etc.?
@FanRailer3 жыл бұрын
west from 15th to 40th, but probably way down in the future.
@philnaegely3 жыл бұрын
@@FanRailer that would be awesome for those that work near Penn/Drexel.
@F40PH-2CAT3 жыл бұрын
@@FanRailer That would require a tunnel under the Schuylkill....seems expensive.
@metropolisubway473 жыл бұрын
Nice. I fanned pacto one at its locust terminal.
@F40PH-2CAT3 жыл бұрын
Nice. PATCO were camera nazis in the early 2000s and I always had issues taking pics.
@billplatt3 жыл бұрын
I remember those days. It was preciously around the same time NJT sent out out a press release of sorts openly inviting trainspotters to their platforms and if anyone gives them crap about to report it. Yeah, Patco used to be down right vicious about photographing their trains.
@philnaegely3 жыл бұрын
As for westmont wrong railing, they are working on some rail work so often trains are on opposite side in that part of the line. Did you film this on a weekend?
@FanRailer3 жыл бұрын
I filmed it on the date in the description.
@TSSmina3 жыл бұрын
GE Motors?
@FanRailer3 жыл бұрын
Yes. GE 1255 A1 motors
@cats01823 жыл бұрын
Who did the refurb?
@FanRailer3 жыл бұрын
Alstom
@skydiamond87052 жыл бұрын
The Metro North M1A Still live on
@erikkrauss84813 жыл бұрын
The underground stations are so gloomy, put some tiles in and paint your ceiling
@thealmightydoge56533 жыл бұрын
Nice I'm first! Keep on railfanning!
@isleman94733 жыл бұрын
Can anybody shed some light on this: I heard from someone that the Alstom remanufacturing program had a lot of problems. Is that true and, if so, what were the problems?
@fermitthekrog63182 жыл бұрын
I don't know the exact details but apparently the new software didn't mesh well with the older DC motors, causing system issues. Though from what I understand these have been pretty much fixed by now
@ROTE3 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Also for anyone wondering, it's a railroad and not a subway
@josephheston92383 жыл бұрын
It's a subway. It has an operator, no conductors, no on-board fare collection or ticket-checking, frequency is 10-15 minutes apart as opposed to an hour apart. Meets the definition of a subway.
@FanRailer3 жыл бұрын
It is a rapid transit system under the jurisdiction of the FTA, not the FRA, ie, not a railroad.
@wharris3022 жыл бұрын
@@josephheston9238 frequency has absolutely nothing to do with if it's a subway or not, it's a rapid transport system as stated before