Phase VII P42, Metra Battery MU, Amtrak, Brightline, CAHSR Funding, NS Takeover | Railroad Quarterly

[@cycloid2326]

16:01 These Stadler FLIRT’s will be extremely beneficial to the branch as it runs though a fairly dense part of the Chicago suburbs and has stations every 4 blocks. The units are also being built so that future electrification will be incredibly simple as they change using a pantograph and are built to be able to run off of standard overhead power.

[@Pensyfan19]

Glad to see another episode of this great series! Hopefully most if not all of the intercity and long distance passenger rail proposals eventually come to fruition, since they're restoring services to places that haven't seen any in decades. Otherwise, I'm glad to see Tri Rail finally going to Miami Central, and the Genesis looks amazing in Phase 7.

[@mitchellb4551]

8:34 as a history major in school that MLA quip killed me!!!!

[@Bobithan_Bobby_Bob_XXVII_Jr]

Phase 7 paint scheme looks great on the genesis.

[@dominichetherington2287]

Every thing looks cool on p42s unlike the shitty chargers ugly lumps of scrap

[@TrainfanProduction]

I thought it would have been at least worth mentioning that MBTX 846 & 1811 were recently wrapped into new Veterans wraps to essentially replace 1528

[@BMMEC6000]

I’ve caught both of those cars!

[@massrailvideos]

not relevant enough

[@massrailvideos]

@@TrainfanProduction 🤓👆

[@AMRailfan11]

Wish we would hear more shoreline stuff, like the Arkansas & Missouri just took delivery of both Tacoma rail SD70ACe’s which since they were Tacoma’s only wide cab 6 axles that’s kinda big atleast from my pov, still a great video ofc

[@SleepTrain456]

I found this quite an informative episode! As a San Diegan, I'll be interested in seeing the new Coaster coaches soon. For now, I like the Phase 7 Amtrak locomotives, and the Metro-North Penn Central unit! Thanks for the video!

[@anthonyhunt701]

My FAVORITE rail news!👍🏻❤️🚂

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

Lot of great news in passenger rail! I saw 174 in its new scheme about a week after it rolled out of the paint shop.

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

11:31 About Amtrak 174, as it turned out, it was painted in phase 7 because Amtrak did not have more materials for phase 5.

[@Chescat124]

After I just said “dang, they really ran out of paint” some dude replied to my comment saying phase V was repetitive. And that’s how I started a whole argument

[@scubajoe3321]

​@@Chescat124phase 5 is boring time for something new

[@Chescat124]

*FUUUUUU-*

[@CSXfan618]

At least 4 ex-Amtrak P40DCs have found a new home.

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

The prototype, 800, is still at Beech Grove just sitting there. I hope that a museum purchases the locomotive.

[@tolucaheights]

It will be neat to see them doin freight work

[@kevinb8881]

Metro-North Railroad SC-42DMs, WOOOOOO!!!

[@nickberry5520]

8:37 that line came outta nowhere and took me out.

[@coleallen3895]

Dude, you forgot a big piece of news - the FRA released a map as a result of their Amtrak long distance study, displaying 15 potential new long distance routes!!

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,dude what,,,,,,where,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,fast talkin artificial computer bullshit...................

[@gloryannbatista6211]

Ns:WHY DID WE RETIRE THE OLD ENGINES NOW WE ARE POWER SHORT!!!!!! CPKCS:WE GOT YOU HOMIER HERE TAKE OUR REMANNING DASH-9

[@SoCalHighIron]

This is a fantastic recap. Thank you for putting all of this information together. I gotta say it's exciting to see all of the new developments from just the past few months. Cheers to a continued passenger rail renaissance in North America!

[@soniomagr5498]

BABE, WAKE UP! NEW RAILROAD'S QUARTERLY DROPPED!

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

I find CPKCs HFC tender absolutely hilarious 😂

[@bobsykes]

Oh, yes! Great to see your post here again! These are really great -- so much information in a concise presention. Oh yes, and I love all these newly anncouned inercity rail services. Cheers!

[@buildintotrains]

I was wondering if you'd cover the Penn Central MNR unit! Major props for squeezing that news in at the last minute

[@kevinb8881]

Trinity Railway Express is getting Siemens Charger SC-44s, nice, they'll be the 4th commuter rail system in the US to get these, so far only Coaster Commuter Rail, ACE Commuter Rail, and Marc Commuter Rail have them!!

[@maas1208]

I have a feeling that TRE is gonna sell those EMDs to Metra

[@Maximilian7992]

13:10 Oh man, I can’t wait to see the new chargers for the TRE (as a Texan, this makes me happy). Now if only they could do 4 cars per train, and extend the route somehow that’d be great.

[@StefanWithTrains]

They should really up the frequency to every 15 minutes. This is what would attract ALOT more riders and justify 4 car trains.

[@Maximilian7992]

@@StefanWithTrains I feel like once Texas Central finishes the line from Dallas to Houston, they probably will

[@dominichetherington2287]

Shit chargers!!!p42s are the guys

[@scottgreenway9963]

I thought I would miss the monthly format, but I'm getting to like the quarterly format better. Sure, there is a lot to digest in that time frame, but it seems you are able to expand a little more detail on those specific news stories.

[@JimBones1990]

Skipped over OKC to Newton, KS extendsion for the Heartland Flyer, and the three new LDR's for Oklahoma.

[@ratedpz9461]

honey wake up another railroad quarterly dropped! But seriously, I love the series, keep it up!

[@rambling_railfan]

In January 2024 CPKC released the schedule for the Final Spike Steam Tour, with all dates of visits to cities strangely falling on weekdays.

[@VibrancySirJuke]

12:37 Rock Island Rail has since bought out the railroad and now runs this line.

[@PatrioticCoservativeAmerican]

Siemen, what a name for a company.

[@markdebruyn1212]

It is named after it’s founder “ Werner von Siemens”

[@danielferrovias]

i wonder if you'll cover worldwide railroad news too. Like the peruan railroad acquiring a former UP C41-8W, and the Rumo train wreck caused by a collision with a semi in Rolândia

[@MrCubsfan3]

“Renewable natural gas?” Yikes, just more greenwashing. Thanks for the great video, though!

[@jayjaenyc]

Great video! Live the format and all

[@amiranore1707]

We’re finally getting new rail cars here in Cleveland Ohio as well

[@LucyLoud2002]

12:44 I personally think Hitachi should've won the contract for LA Metro not just on price, but also I would've wanted to see something from them since they've built trains for only a small handful of subway systems including Miami, and the new 8000 series trains for WMATA.

[@counterfit5]

As much as I'd love to have a train ride to NH from RI, it's kinda weird to start with going through Worcester and Lowell

[@wisconsincentralrrfan298]

You missed the CN 103 donation to the GB railroad Muesum which happened yesterday.

[@epicsnake21]

Always a good day when you upload ❤

[@TheWarrior1256]

Great video!

[@zachariahmclaughlin919]

AMERICAN PAINT SCHEMES GETTING GOOD AGAIN (finally)

[@centamangila1217]

As for the CSX Monon HU at 11:12, it's in the black and gold of the Purdue University Boilermakers.

[@zacharycalgher3978]

At 5:31 or 5:32 is 1 of the 4 Keewatin Railway P40DCs. I’m so happy that these ex Amtrak Genesis diesels are being saved. Can I please get the link to the picture?

[@guesepecz9191]

7:53 reminds me more of Eurodual locomotives, that run in europe

[@DominikW118]

VRE’s cars have been ordered, they are tied to Metra’s order of the exact same cars.

[@harysuper]

It would be great to see TN get more rail!

[@ShluffyMonster]

I wait for every release of this even if I have seen some of the news

[@762Media42]

Pretty cool the amount of investment in rail nowadays

[@DarkLink1996]

The reason Metrolink can't electrify their system is because not all the tracks they run on are theirs. Some of the tracks are owned by UP or BNSF or Amtrak. The amount of their OWN tracks are very small so the cost of electrification wouldn't be economical. The only way I'd see it happening is If Amtrak proposes it and even then, their tracks are very limited too

[@TheRailcarbusguy]

I'd bet them SC-42DM's would save Metro North a lot of money on fuel cost knowing they can run on third rail for a long time.

[@armandoperez7967]

I wouldn’t mind if Amtrak had a passenger version of the ES44C4 for the long distance trains. There is room in the inverter cabinet for two more inverters: one for HEP for the train and another one as a spare. Such a unit would also have a large fuel tank instead of the relatively small tank and its engine and radiator could be similar to those of the freight locomotives. These would also be cheaper than pure passenger locomotives. These engines could also be readily converted to freight when the more expensive pure passenger locomotives are funded and available.

[@armandoperez7967]

Why not paint them in the 1970s pointless arrow paint scheme?

[@railworksamerica]

they do have one, it’s called the B32-8WH

[@MrMarshmallow26]

Idk. I could totally see these on the Auto Train but not really any other service

[@Josephcavagnaro]

3:31 i saw that train in amsterdam

[@Daniel-hj8el]

yo mean Netherlands! Ahem or Upstate New York

[@WNYRailfan8801]

Nope, 217 is the 4th heritage unit, not the 5th. There’s Conrail, beachball, NYC, and now Penn Central.

[@jetta98]

Great video! Here’s my money Kato, Bachmann and Athearn 😔😂😞

[@californiaporg]

I feel like metrolink would only and maybe will electrify the San Bernardino Line for icreased frequency to brightline west or the Orange County line because of CASHR running more than half of its route to anaheim

[@DarkLink1996]

Maybe San Bernardino just for ARROW but OC line I don't see that happening

[@LJRailfan-Gamer_07.]

0:59 The return of Roadrailers?

[@gamerfan8445]

No

[@KCSRailstudios]

Not even remotely close

[@markvogel5872]

Cold weather and battery trains. I'm not too sure how well that'll work but I guess it's a Swiss company so maybe they know how to deal with snow.

[@StefanWithTrains]

FLIRT's are also going to be used on the O-train line 2 and 4. These will be modified trains to be used in -40 degrees celcius weather.

[@bahnspotterEU]

@@StefanWithTrains The O-Train Flirts are diesel

[@StefanWithTrains]

@@bahnspotterEU Diesel-Electric* but what does that have to do with what I said?

[@counterfit5]

Nothing on the NYCentral unit being #2 in a train that destroyed a semi on video? 😂

[@Chescat124]

As a Chicago railfan, I don’t like how Metra is replacing almost all their equipment.

[@StefanWithTrains]

Why?

[@TheWolfHowling]

4:25 Alaska?! What is Amtrak doing in Alaska? Do they operate the Alaska Railroad?

[@MichaelMitchRailfan2009]

Will California High Speed will be also completed in time for LA Olympics 2028?

[@gloryannbatista6211]

Wait why did you say 1 of 2 passenger railroads that operate in the beginning of the video

[@Blank00]

Could we see MBTA red line order a second type of new fleet or will they just use 1900 series to replace all of the older trains including the 1800s?

[@markvandenberg2352]

“Who knew a locomotive could be in mla format” 💀💀💀💀💀

[@armandoperez7967]

I hope Bay Colony #1706 gets restored to FEC colors.

[@BenriBea]

gadzooks! it's already march!?

[@Railroader85]

I'm pretty sure the LA Metro make a New subway cars built by Hyundai Rotem

[@DarkLink1996]

Inspect the brakes

[@AmtrakMidwest]

Just subscribe! I love train news

[@TheWolfHowling]

Biomethane, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Battery Electric Multiple Units. It's amazing all the effort, of backflips & contortions, that Rail Operators are investing in finding these Alternative answers for Zero Emission Trains, instead of using those resources for the real answer of 25kVAC OHC Electrification, because that infrastructure would be "too expensive". That's all before any false accounting, such as "Clean Hydrogen Fuel" produced using Steam Reformed Fossil Methane.

[@BenriBea]

what's the other regional rail system that uses 6 axle locomotives? I can't think of it for the life of me!

[@utahrailfan1946]

Not necessarily regional rail, but Alaska Railroad uses modifiedfreight locomotives.

[@IronHorsefan1869]

As usual, you miss any significant steam news like 2816s announcement

[@5w4nd170]

Whoosh 🚄

[@shopdog831]

yay coaster

[@skayote2004]

11:31 A third type of locomotive? ALC-42, P42, and what? I know WDTX 1402 made that silly GP38 rendering but that isn't real? whats the third?

[@WorldwideRailfan]

The GP38 is real. There's two of them painted in Phase VII now

[@skayote2004]

@@WorldwideRailfan oh dang. Google gaslit me pretty well, I couldn't find any pictures besides the wdtx 1402 pictures.

[@harysuper]

It is a shame the MP36s will be going away at Metrolink. I wonder what will happen to the few rebuilt F59PHs they use daily despite them being in the "contingency" fleet.

[@DarkLink1996]

Keep as shop switcher

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

0:46 what’s the other company?

[@PacificDev1995]

0:58 More autonomous bs!?

[@gamerfan8445]

Yup

[@Help_2024]

Asheville to Salisbury North Carolina would NEVER HAPPEN!

[@TrainSounds]

Metra should get locomotive hauled train cars not Stadler EMUs

[@gamerfan8445]

17:17 This is not going to end well for Metrolink and Metra. Meanwhile NJT, Go transit, and Cal trains are setting themselves up for success

[@StefanWithTrains]

They will find out soon enough.

[@gamerfan8445]

@@StefanWithTrains yeah, and wasted billions

[@StefanWithTrains]

@gamerfan8445 And then, after investing in electrification. There will be magically: lower train maintenance, lower train procurement costs, lower energy costs, less climate impact and more.

[@DarkLink1996]

Hey OC Railfan here. Metrolink can't electrify because the majority of tracks they run on are either Amtrak's Or UP/BNSF

[@maas1208]

​​@@gamerfan8445 Isn't Caltrain getting a Battery Electric KISS' for the Trains south of San Jose?

[@johndunbar7504]

In another strange turn of history, it turns out that the perfect technical solution in transportation to climate change has appeared late in the ` game '. That solution is named hydrogen. In the meantime, developers of train systems have been working on developing electric, i.e. battery-' powered locomotives. But , for a variety of reasons, these are not a long term solution to the problem. So the task now is for all concerned is to switch focus and work out everything necessary to convert all locomotives to hydrogen.

[@retro_wizard]

0:43 what other railroad has six axles in passenger service??

[@SleepTrain456]

Good question! Only one other railroad in the United States operates six-axle locomotives in passenger service: the Alaska Railroad uses twelve EMD SD70MACs with head-end power for its passenger trains. Thanks for asking!

[@googlefan11]

Everyone talks about the phase VII p42dc. No one talks about the phase VII genset.

[@WorldwideRailfan]

Was there a genset painted?

[@googlefan11]

@@WorldwideRailfan I think I remember seeing one in a video. Might be a gp38-h, but could be a genset. Forgot the video title though.

[@MrMarshmallow26]

@@googlefan11I believe it was another GP38 I remember seeing things about two that were painted in Phase VII but not a Genset.

[@geofferywickline4846]

​@@WorldwideRailfanI SAW NS 3981 ON MONDAY!

[@zostrelling_]

Where 846 and 1811

[@Earth_Number_12]

When is the next railroad quarlty

[@andrew_ray]

What is "renewable natural gas?"

[@DarkLink1996]

Well you ever smell natural gas or seen on TV or Movies. Ever see how they say that they smell rotten eggs or skunk. Basically they get that natural gas and turn it into a liquid form. They're basically harnessing a resource the earth gave us. Like Coal or Water power plants

[@Grahzzyhardcore]

4:38 😂

[@Nvideofilmsproductions]

Why your voice sounded weird from August of 2022

[@redtrainproductions]

7:58 I really hope they don’t look like that

[@cornkopp2985]

when norfolk southern fully collapses we should bring back conrail to stage a proper nationalization of all its network. Instead I'm sure we'll give them a couple billion to keep getting worse though, sigh

[@goldenstateaviation2861]

I hope to god Siemens puts a good horn on the CAHSR units. Alstoms choice with the Avelia Liberty is awful

[@StefanWithTrains]

You got to be kidding me. My guy doesn't want a proper 1st world country train horn...

[@bahnspotterEU]

As if that matters…

[@carlsmith5545]

Sorry America, still to slow and still behind France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia United kingdom and ofcourse the far more advanced countries of the far east which are currently advancing to a far greater achievement. Maglev super train technology. Magnetic levitation gives these trains the ability to travel at speeds of up to 375 mph and not a ripple on your martinis. In Japan, ofcourse, a maglev train called the Cho Shinkansen is under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya and then Osaka. When this is completed, im going to trave there to be one of the few americans to experience this great technological modern marvels of transportation. Because the demo experience dosent count. I give a hats off though to the state of California for being the first in the United States to take on the endeavor of highspeed bullet train technology reaching speeds of up to 225 mph. Good luck to you California. May it finally open the eyes of America. Highspeed bullet train technology which is also, (fully electric) is something the mighty United States of America should of had decades ago. Wake up America! Highspeed bullet trains and maglev super train technology, the new american dream......

[@georgobergfell]

Americans trying literally everything to not have to electrify their railroads 😅

[@DarkLink1996]

Well I can tell ya the reason why Metrolink can't. It's because they don't own as much tracks as Amtrak, UP, or BNSF.

[@thesquirrelthatwentupurass7920]

First lmao