SunRail Orlando Commuter Train

SunRail is a commuter train for the greater Orlando, Florida area. The train serves downtown Orlando as well as communities to both the north and south. Service began in 2014 and continues to increase in popularity each year. In this video, we will explore the SunRail system as we watch commuter trains zipping by various different locations on the SunRail system.
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[@superbaddy4]

I really like SunRail. They have a unique feel with those short consists, funny horns, strange but interesting MP32PH-Q locomotives, and the very last Non-CEM Bombardier Bi-Level Cab Cars ever built. I would like to go to Orlando and see them in person. Though, imagine how the P5s on the MP32s would sound if they got rid of the boxes and moved them up to the roof!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Now that would be cool. SunRail is a really neat operation. Interesting equipment, a nice paint scheme, and a good route. It'll be neat to see how it grows in the future.

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Bombardier should just make the CEM behind the cab and keep the old design.

[@treasurevalleytrackside9527]

I agree with you on the P5s, they sound too quiet under the locomotives as shown in the video

[@kenrichliu1153]

Non cem xab cars are still being produced

[@MiddleTennesseeRailProductions]

Those are P5's on the MP32's? I thought they were K5LL's like what LIRR uses. They definitely need to be mounted outside and folks just need to live with the horns.

[@KCSRailstudios]

Incredible video!! I love the SunRail. Tracks are only about a mile away from my house, so I see it just about daily. SunRail recently wrapped some of their passenger cars in giant advertisements, and personally I really like them!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much! Sunrail is pretty awesome! I really like the paint scheme.

[@CivilDefenseSoutherner]

I took SunRail a week before you uploaded this video! My famous quote: “Much better than it was two months ago, and great weather!”

[@CoasterFan2105]

Awesome!

[@CivilDefenseSoutherner]

CoasterFan2105 As of now, things are getting better. I wanted to do the trip for spring break, but it got postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The weather was great when I did the trip, but it rained a few hours after I was home

[@railfangarrett6313]

Sun rail has unique sounding horns

[@lowcountryplanespotter2816]

Garrett the train guy p5

[@CoasterFan2105]

Yes, they do sound pretty unique

[@nikposada0824]

That cab car horn is one the most satisfying horns if ever heard.

[@RosLounge]

They are so satisfying. Apparently the Cab Cars are equipped with P3 Air chimes, while the MP32’s have P5 Air chimes. Very interesting equipment

[@CentiCORF]

@@RosLounge 2 of the cab cars have p2's, however one of them either got replaced with a p3 or the bell was just fouled

[@larailfan1714]

This video is unusually short. Beautiful trains.

[@CoasterFan2105]

They do look nice

[@jordanwalks]

The MPXpress locomotives are one of my favorites

[@CoasterFan2105]

They're neat locomotives!

[@Matsumoto77]

I find it kinda wierd how the body isn’t a full width cowl body like most of these are. But cool nonetheless

[@davidtorrey2583]

@@Matsumoto77 They are rebuilt Ex-Marc GP40WH-2 locomotives

[@jordanwalks]

David Torrey wow! I’m comparing pictures and I never knew that. Very interesting!

[@TommyPicklesFan]

Nice! I hope I can ride Sunrail in the not too distant future

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks, Alan! That sounds like fun!

[@SunRailMV]

Now that’s Illumination!

[@ember_shep8181]

I always find it interesting that instead of using high platform boarding and DMUs, the used a full locomotive to tow two bi-level low platform cars. Beautiful livery though

[@railfanben5935]

You finally got to Sunrail :)

[@CoasterFan2105]

Yup! :)

[@abelmosqueda8616]

@@CoasterFan2105 finally you got the sunrail trains

[@Mrmonkey19888]

The horn not bad I will give it a 9/10

[@CoasterFan2105]

That's certainly fair

[@ROTE]

Awesome! Sun rail is a nice train

[@enjoythesiren911]

I saw the thumbnail and I clicked faster than the speed of light! Great video!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@thealmightydoge5653]

@ENJOYTHESIREN911 hi :3.

[@enjoythesiren911]

TheAlmightyDoge YT, Heyo

[@SixSilverStones]

I love the way the SunRail horns sound.

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

The colors are nice

[@CoasterFan2105]

They are!

[@thetrainsport]

Good video, I haven’t gone on sun rail but hopefully I will in the future🚂

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you! And that sounds like fun!

[@SixSilverStones]

I have been on it many times and boy is it fun!

[@JamesAdams-ev6fc]

Wonderful thanks 🙏 for your video. SunRail is clearly a game changer for Orlando. I shall hop aboard very soon. Thanks 😊.

[@johnfreda5345]

You must have grandparents in Florida or something. No other railfan account gives this much love to FL trains. I live in St. Petersburg, the 2ndclargest city in Tampa Bay after Tampa. We desperately need passenger rail service, and better transit/pedestrian service all around. Proud of Orlando for making the right move.

[@CoasterFan2105]

For a long time, I've wanted to film all the major US commuter operations and Florida is a big part of that with two significant systems, plus Brightline. I liked Florida a lot, so I hope to revisit not too far down the line.

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

I just got the notification halfway through. Good job, KZbin.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Smh... Thanks for watching!

[@ThePeninsulaRailfan]

Hi budd

[@RosLounge]

Best and most-unique commuter train in my opinion!

[@vikranttodankar]

Sunrail is my favourite american commuter train

[@Bkn348og]

I LOVE THE HORNS!!!

[@291281]

Super! Great video Very nice compilation of rail traffic Wonderfull Double-decker commuter train ! Greetings from Spain CoasterFan2015

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you very much and greetings!

[@FamilyGuyandWonderGarbo8448]

Nice video mate and I think is Rebuilt from Marc GP40WH-2

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks! And yes, you are correct.

[@FamilyGuyandWonderGarbo8448]

@@CoasterFan2105 your welcome mate

[@oliver1809]

I love the train horn

[@thetreedemoknight4827]

6:32 I've seen this locomotive before, 110, and damn it's got a good horn

[@BrianSeaman]

Great video Mike - thank you :)

[@treasurevalleytrackside9527]

Your content never fails to impress me!

[@utahrailfan1946]

@CoasterFan2105 You should come back to Utah, and do another, up to date video of the FrontRunner, and some TRAX action. After the pandemic, of course.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Yup! That's on the list as soon as Heber Valley gets their steam locomotive running again. I've been waiting on that one for quite a while.

[@killerbees177]

No narration at the beginning of the video?

[@CoasterFan2105]

Not this time unfortunately. Like the FEC video, I put this together right before I started doing the narrated intros. But the good news is that this should be the very last of the videos that don't have a narrated introduction (unless I do others in the future), so everything with the exception of the Galore videos should have at least some narration from here on out.

[@tommy4trains]

Fantastic video, Mike! Love the shots!

[@AhmearClayIombo-dj6di]

Nice Catches

[@ROTE]

Your channel is awesome, I've been a fan of you for years!!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@ROTE]

CoasterFan2105 no problem and also your my favorite KZbinr!

[@conceyullena]

Beautiful video! Greetings 🚂👍✊👏

[@timoestreich]

Not sure if you're from nearby, but these were great shots from my hometown commuter train! Can't wait for the service to be expanded.

[@CoasterFan2105]

I'm based out of Washington state currently, but I really like Florida and I hope to revisit some time in the not too distant future!

[@princessamtrakcarroll1607]

Great catches, bud. ❤️🌸

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you :D

[@triplehproductions5214]

Coaster I've been watching your videos for 7 years now, and your content has gotten a lot better! Great catches! I would love for you to catch some trains in Scottsburg, Indiana, we have our own shortline railroad, it runs from Jefferson Ky to Indianapolis IN. Keep up the great work Coaster!!

[@SinRGY03]

I want to see you go back to Chicago, mainly for you to see the F59PHIs in action

[@CoasterFan2105]

It's been on the list! I saw one when I was there in January 2019, but I need to get back.

[@YaBoiKnox]

@@CoasterFan2105 just fyi there are now a few on the UP lines.

[@denault3985]

Great train photography and a clean commuter railroad, unlike Metrolink in SoCal.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you! Yes, the trains are very clean. Cleaner than most commuter ops I've seen.

[@tomweisenauer8816]

I rode a Sunrail train about 2 years ago and it was great! I wish that they would bring something like this to Ohio!

[@DoryRail]

Really fantastic video.

[@WoozieGuy]

Mike Armstrong your video content is amazing even in 4k

[@Orangeblossomtrains]

Not sure why I havent subscribed until now but very good channel, I enjoy your videos. Its nice to see some good documentation of the SunRail trains here.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Well thank you so much! Welcome aboard!

[@22medlockbryson]

good stuff mike -Bryson

[@sebastianmunera5470]

Good job CoasterFan2105

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@ktsp2538]

Will you do a train talk on whistles

[@auto9productions790]

Love ur vids man

[@realadrieno]

Finally some Sunrail horns that DON’T sound like dying elephants.

[@Desxn]

Never got to experience dying elephants

[@mr.nicetrain3752]

Awesome :)

[@beautifulflorida]

SunRail, is an amazing Central Florida rail system with 16 stations from Poinciana to De Bary, Florida! It connects Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Osceola Counties. Extremely helpful staff! You will get immediate help and advice from purchasing tickets to boarding, timing and so on. In video on my channel I tried to show how to buy a ticket and scan it on and off board. (I was a first time SunRail passenger and I had NO issues at all.) Really convenient and pleasant trip!

[@nathancorcoran5347]

Great video. I’m wondering when and where these locomotives were built. And when this commuter train system first started on.

[@YardLimit]

Sun Rail's MP32PH-Q locomotives were built by Wabtec subsidiary, Motive Power Industries, in Boise, ID. The locos ride on a pair of B-B trucks and are powered by a 645-prime mover rated at 3000 hp. The MP32s also feature a streamlined MPXpress-cab, which totally hides the the fact that the units had been originally built as GP40 freight engines and had later served MARC as GP40-CWH2 commuter power. The 645 power-plants were totally rebuilt or replaced, and new electrical / electronics installed throughout the units.

[@nathancorcoran5347]

Yard Limit yeah. But I am wondering what year they were built and when they first started service on the SunRail Commuter train system.

[@KCSRailstudios]

@@@nathancorcoran5347built in late 2013 and early 2014, started sevice May 1st, 2014.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks, Nathan! All the info about the locomotives sounds right as far as I know.

[@nathancorcoran5347]

CoasterFan2105 yeah. They are all great equipment for operation service on this system.

[@MetroNorth203Productions]

PERFECT!

[@Icecweempengens1]

I remember writing this to Winter Park to get some mac & cheese for lunch. BTW, this is in Florida.

[@NancyRodriguez-hs8ti]

I love sunrail

[@elrey1200]

Didn’t expect a train meet in this😅

[@kevp9601]

I Love It.

[@MJstudioversion2024]

When I thought Amtrak’s Pere Marquette was a short train with 3 superliners, Sunrail is the shortest 😂

[@shinkizawa3613]

You should do GO transit soon in Toronto

[@erikatorres-echevarria1696]

Very cool dude

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@churrodead7191]

what a coincidence i was railfanning sunrail and amtrak the other day in the same area.

[@CoasterFan2105]

How about that! What are the odds?

[@MrBnsftrain]

Bth the locos and cab cars have different horns from other commuter opeartors' trains. Does anyone know what type they are?

[@fortworthemergencyresponse5305]

What of locomotive is that? At 0:15 And why dont the cab cars have horns on top of the Cab?

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Nice Video

[@kidcotrains]

nice video good dear

[@luiselapostolfeliz2421]

Hi Mike hope you're having an awesome Friday but my question is why doesn't SunRail have larger consists on trains?

[@ctf6420]

Great video! Those MPXpress cabs sure look weird on the SD45 bodies!

[@CoasterFan2105]

They are definitely unique locomotives! Thanks for watching!

[@ctf6420]

@@CoasterFan2105 I agree. I wonder why they weren't built with full cowls?

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

@@ctf6420 Because they were rebuilt from MARC GP40WH-2s.

[@ctf6420]

@@AVeryRandomPerson Oh ya, I almost forgot!

[@rhettrossalbert]

Nice Video Mike!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks, Rhett!

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

Awesome Video 🌷🌷🇮🇳🌷🌷

[@kevp9601]

This is Cool. :-D

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks, Kev!

[@nathantzhang]

coolest MP36s in the world

[@lowcountryplanespotter2816]

Nathan Zhang they are actually MP32PH-Q locomotives

[@CoasterFan2105]

They are very interesting locomotives! Streamlined cab with a freight style body. Very unique.

[@nathantzhang]

Diego Bautista idk, but many engineers complain about it

[@gregorytaylor240]

Can sombody explain to me why the heck dose that train have 2 car sets Instead of 5 or 4 ?

[@Amtrak600]

Where did they even put the horn? It seems so quiet.

[@timothykeinard8085]

GOOD VIDEO

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks, Timothy!

[@DC4260Productions]

Those MP32PH-Q locomotives are very strange looking. I think it's the cab that makes them look strange. I'm pretty sure they are rebuilds of ex-MARC GP40WH-2 locomotives. And something else, was this SunRail footage captured in a similar timeframe to the footage in your Florida East Coast video?

[@TheDiamondFish]

SunRail is basically the Florida man version of the Pacific Surfliner

[@hmitchell8618]

Sometime in the future could you do a video on the Virginia Railway Express (VRE).

[@ThatBloxFruitsGuy-ou4kx]

Does it only hold 2 passenger cars?

[@hurley7789]

Lol two car trains how cute

[@sebastianmunera5470]

I cannot believe almost all the crossings are now quiet zones along the line

[@FlightAndTrack]

Yeah

[@ELDASY56]

Make a episode talking about the different types of railroad crossing bells

[@thealmightydoge5653]

The horns used sound like a Nathan P5A-M on the MP32PH-Qs and the cabcars sound like they have a Nathan M3

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

P5s on the MP32s, and P3s on the Can Cars. They're in stupid muffle boxes, modifying they're sounds.

[@caleb7612]

Interesting video! I have never seen the Sun Rail, the consist is a lot shorter than I had expected

[@CoasterFan2105]

Yes, they are surprisingly short trains!

[@bryceedwards6107]

@@CoasterFan2105some of them of accidents

[@00ZenithCombustion00]

Im very early! Very surprising

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks for watching!

[@thetriclopsguy122]

The back of the locomotives are like a gp38 or sd40, with a mp36 cab.

[@TheMCClellanSpotter]

Nic video mike. The horns do sound weird but otherwise the train equipment is in good shape.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks! It's a pretty neat new railroad. Will be interesting to see how they grow in the future.

[@Blueroom994]

I remember and the Bus in Orlando .

[@felixthetrainfan4819]

On 6:50 the horn sounds funny Lol

[@felixthetrainfan4819]

@Diego Bautista Lol

[@lowcountryplanespotter2816]

Fouled P5 I believe

[@CoasterFan2105]

They have their horns in boxes behind the plow so they sound a bit strange hahaha

[@felixthetrainfan4819]

@@CoasterFan2105 oh

[@felixthetrainfan4819]

@Diego Bautista 👍

[@thundersonic342]

When Can You Do Videos Of Go Transit, AMT And West Coast Express Commuter Trains?

[@Noodle_Train]

It’s interesting how the rear half of the loco is built differently that all other MPI Xpresses

[@dave6695]

The rear half began as a GP40 that was rebuilt by MK (Morrison Knudsen) with wide nose cabs taken from retired BN F45 and FP45 locomotives, an HEP generator and a frame stretch for MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter/Baltimore, Md.). When MARC retired the units they were traded back to MK (by now MPI: Motive Power Industries) as credit on new MPI MP36 locomotives. When Sunrail began they contracted with MPI for locomotives an the result is this odd looking unit with an MP36 nose/cab and a carbody resembling an SD45. The SD45 style radiators are from SD45's used in another MK rebuilding project that is too long and not germane to this video.

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

The MP32PH-Q is certainly an interesting looking engine, isn't it? I personally think it would have looked way better had the rest of the exterior body been streamlined like the rest of the MPXpress locomotives. Though I am not going to lie, it certainly is interesting!

[@TyDeSimone]

Cool

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@tonnyyyzzzplays7309]

Awesome video Mike! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 how often do you head to Florida/New York?

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you! It really just depends. This was all filmed on my first trip to Florida that I took last April. This is the last of the videos from Florida from that trip.

[@csxmaniac212]

1:48 P3 horn? They should have stations at Disneyworld and Universal studios. Never heard of this commuter line.

[@nyonas3908]

how much do you get paid for filming trains

[@Unknown-wh6qt]

Great

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you

[@louhorvath344]

Where do we get on the train and what locations point does it travel?does it go out west of the city to Disney world? I didn’t even know it was there.

[@AmtrakandAWVRFan]

Sunrail runs on the A line between DeBary and Poinciana and it goes thru downtown Orlando. If you check out the website, you’ll see the stations and fares it serves. Prior to sunrail, the tracks were ACL and CSX. To this day, Sunrail owns the right of way.

[@louhorvath344]

Amtrak and AWVR Fan thank you 😊

[@AndyGagliardi]

at 1:33 is that brightline track under construction?

[@CoasterFan2105]

I believe that is part of Interstate 4.

[@TrainGuru]

What horn does this commuter railroad use? Sounds like a Leslie.

[@lowcountryplanespotter2816]

4294 Productions P5

[@TrainGuru]

Silver Collector, a Leslie P5?

[@RailsSouth]

P5 on locomotive, P3 on cabs

[@CoasterFan2105]

What @Rails South said, P5s on locomotives, P3s on cab cars. All horns placed in a box behind the pilot.

[@humanityvortex]

0:23 where is this?

[@wolfvids475]

i live in winter park and there is a broken horn on an engine