RARE Amtrak Coast Starlight CHASE !!!

[@VorticyHP]

i always get excited when i hear the level crossing bells because it means that i can cross the street when traffic is heavy!

[@KISSFanDan1995]

Wow three generations of locomotives on one train. A modern GE p32-42DC built in the mid 90’s, GE B40-8 build in the mid to late 80’s, and an EMD F-40 PH built in the early to mid 70’s!

[@josephnadler5521]

It’s a B32-8WH

[@anhkietduongdo]

You got all the designations wrong

[@josephnadler5521]

@@anhkietduongdo It’s a Genesis series P42, a GE B32/40-8W, and a cabbage. The GE is a widecab.

[@anhkietduongdo]

@@josephnadler5521 it's a P32-8BWH (Because no B40-8W were built for Amtrak)

[@thecarolinianrailfan8339]

What a beautiful locomotive consist.

[@cascaderails9340]

Sure, European trains are fast and sleek, but damn, these American trains are huge and heavy. Good vid.

[@JonRailVideos2011-1]

Hi Spencer. This is Jonathan, the guy you met at 0:10. Wow on views but great video.

[@curs5tproductions958]

Funny, the K5LA sounded really nice and I thought it sounded like P42DC #3's horn, which I caught leading one day. Then I looked at the video and saw it really was #3...

[@RedJaybuher2011]

BECASE IT IS P42DC #3 BRO

[@mangobantree522]

Great video. Shows us America's heartland and takes us to a bygone era, complete with level crossings and bells ringing to announce the approaching train.

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Awesome Video

[@ตงตง-ฐ7ฬ7ฐ7]

0:00-0:53 ฉันชอบฉากนี้มากทั้งเสียงแตรรถไฟ เครื่องยนต์รถไฟ

[@Ferromexfan4081]

Happy New Year Spencer🎈🎆🎊 !!

[@AmtrakFlareon]

Why ditch lights not on?

[@mrbinkidoo]

awesome catch! any idea what the story behind this consist is?

[@CartersTrains]

Nice catch! Just one thing though; maybe take a few steps back from the tracks. It freaks me out how close you are to the train, especially at that speed. Great video though!

[@kgirl4078]

Nice chase, I enjoyed watching, thanks for your views :-)

[@CoasterFan2105]

Nice job, Spencer! Did you happen to get 1790 too?

[@spencerhughes2255]

Thanks Mike! & no because I had zero heads up about 503. Definitely would've saw it if I knew...

[@CoasterFan2105]

I only found out after the fact too. Oh well..

[@ernesthenderson6061]

CoasterFan2105

[@ernesthenderson6061]

CoasterFan2105

[@ernesthenderson6061]

CoasterFan2105 hhjklnb😂😃😂😃😃

[@THR33STEP]

So much for not exceeding 20MPH over public road crossing when you don't have ditch lights.

[@carlzipperman6689]

Don't rat the poor guy out. Decert on his FRA license and mandatory 60 days off for exceeding max authorized speed by more than 10 mph. In this case it's 20 without ditch lights, so....

[@GamingRailfanner]

Years late but the train is just leaving L.A in that first scene, there's a track curve ahead as well as that area not really being suitable for high speed since all trains are going over bridges and curves and slowing down to enther L.A Union Station

[@stephenpearson928]

looks like he forgot to turn on ditch lights

[@metroredline]

If you're the engineer of a train running one direction, and another train is running in the opposite direction on the parallel track, you have to shut off your ditch lights temporarily.

[@railfanryan]

@@metroredline There were no opposing trains as shown by the single track, the engineer just forgot ig

[@THR33STEP]

@@metroredlineWRONG!!!! Operating in daylight hours and when you’re approaching a road crossing at grade, even at night, it is prohibited to dim your lights.

[@ImmatureFoamerzz]

@@THR33STEP simple solution, maybe they just didn’t work 💀

[@THR33STEP]

@@ImmatureFoamerzz Inoperative lights or the engineer’s incompetence in his job is not a solution. It’s a bad excuse.

[@ploopy5235]

How fast was the train going in each of the shots, 35-70mph

[@Northwest_Railfan]

Awesome catch! Is it possible 90218 will run on the Cascades for a while?

[@RailsofNorCal]

Don't think so. She only runs the Amtrak San Joaquin trains

[@Northwest_Railfan]

CoasterFan3001 I read that she got all the way up here to Seattle. I wonder if it's for maintnance. I haven't heard it went south yet.

[@Northwest_Railfan]

+F40PHR 281 Ok cool. Thanks for the info.

[@amtrakisveryepic]

Looks like those are brand new horizon cars!!!

[@amjkodaz]

What a catch Spencer!

[@TheRrxing]

Great shooting angles ‘

[@CameraManRailFan]

That's a consist you don't see every day. At least not for me

[@newcastlerails1416]

Nice video and catch!

[@MojaveNarrows]

No ditch lights on?

[@TrainsWow]

4:27 is that your car? Nice ride if it is.

[@TrainsWow]

Anthony Smith Nice!

[@MychaelHall24]

That's the special Coast Starlight train #11

[@gaaneshpariikh8862]

Why does it require 3 locomotives for a 13 car consist. what is the real reason behind it. are the p42 locos under powered

[@nikswamy5271]

Gaanesh Pariikh no the other locos are probably just some delivery to another Amtrak terminal

[@VanSisean]

One of the "locomotives" (the former F40PH) is a Non-Powered Control Unit (NPCU, or "Cabbage"), meaning that it is really only one P42DC and one Dash 8-32BWH hauling a fourteen car consist.

[@lauramancuso156]

This Is One Rare Amtrak CS.

[@Sarah-nl2rk]

It’s not diming the lights

[@awesomeamericantrainsandte1013]

At the last stop, how does the Coast Starlight turn around and head back to Seattle?

[@coastlinecruiser2525]

Awesome American Trains When the train arrives in the Last stop (Los Angeles) the train backs into the Yard then over night the engines uncouple. Then 2 other engines come and hook up to the back of the train the engines facing Seattle. Then the train backs into the station and Goes to Seattle. Same thing in Seattle.

[@therookie9276]

Awesome American Trains Yeah, what he said. It doesn't go in a circular path, but it requires consist switching. This is what results rare consists and wacky consists. Sometimes they just get randoms units from the yard.

[@TexasSpecial91]

Nice catch with the Dash 8!

[@manuelveiga311]

3:42 10 RAMON FERREIRO-CEMITERIO 9071 GLB

[@manuelveiga311]

2:49 2 CEMITERIO-ALBEIROS 2450 JPV

[@e_5463]

Great catch!!!

[@niccmckeown2329]

Almost looks as if the F40 is in the retro Caltrain livery. Had to look twice.

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

Nicc McKeown it does at first glance but reality is CalTrans splotched some of Caltrain and their colors onto a locomotive

[@amtrakandcsxrailfanning164]

yea nice catches

[@bluebutterflyleen2045]

Hi coster fan I am one of your biggest fan

[@WPARailfanProductions]

Beautiful horn On Engine 3

[@jccarreno2]

A new Amtrak F40?

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

carlos Carreño no the engine was taken out and the shell was converted into a baggage area and the locomotive became sort of a cab car

[@andrewstrains5717]

the engineer din't want his pic taken thats why he closed the shades

[@coolleo149]

Yep that’s one rude engineer who is in a bad mood or has a little mental health problem

[@claudiagalvez4047]

whoa that's a fast train

[@barroningram7286]

ditch lights aren't working on engine 3

[@watchintrains1359]

Good footage! Did they stop running the Parlour Car with this train?

[@sadams12345678]

No, the Pacific Parlour Car is still running on the Starlight, its just there wasn't one on this particular train.

[@citxsd70m-2]

Stephen E. Adams the Parlor cars are no longer running. Since then have been retired and been replaced with lounge cars

[@mplearn1406]

Coasterfan2051 was right

[@ParkerFortune]

Wow. Rare.

[@trainjack16]

Wouldn't the coast starlight have a parlour car

[@citxsd70m-2]

SJVRailfan they retired from Amtrak now.

[@UltimateRailfan]

Nice!

[@claudiagalvez4047]

1st, But great video because your famous

[@johnhanlon1136]

good grip of the train coasterfan

[@_rudenunnii]

John Hanlon q

[@michaelglass4701]

cool

[@paulsmith5398]

Nice video, but...........just a little tooooooooo close for comfort!

[@andywerner838]

Wow so coool

[@UteFaithful]

This and the California Zephyr are on my bucket list

[@hamsterhuey99]

Edward Altamirano Both are AMAZING

[@gibbsplaytv4111]

Wow

[@そうま-z2k]

4:15

[@mello9652]

men

[@policemaverick8071]

Evans

[@edchapman5947]

GR8

[@JulioGonzalez-pl1bv]

k hermoso biajar en tren

[@eduardocarbajal13]

4:10

[@Surfliner453]

4:10 great P42DC horn

[@eduardocarbajal13]

4:

[@ellingtonsmith9257]

^

[@liliakhudyakova1610]

I7huu

[@donnalaloux2598]

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[@davualbailey6803]

Thanks