160 MPH!! Amtrak Avelia Liberty Test Extra in Wickford Junction, RI! + Amtrak & MBTA Trains

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Description: Me and a couple friends drove up to Rhode Island to see the New Avelia Liberty Trainset do test runs between Westerly and Cranston. I went to Wickford Junction while they went to Kingston. In total I saw 4 test runs, I missed the first southbound run, came by a few minutes after I arrived and I missed the third southbound after leaving to get lunch. Nonetheless, I captured it at a top speed of 160MPH on its last run of the day heading back to Boston. Also featured are a couple MBTA Trains, the OG Acelas, and 642 blowing for the MOW Truck.
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Date: April 12, 2021
Rail Line: Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Location: North Kingstown, RI
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@TrippaMazing87 2 жыл бұрын

“Amtrak Ford F-250” A truly American sentence..

@nc4tn Жыл бұрын

As a retired CSX (former Clinchfield) engineer, I can’t tell you how soul-feeding this is; seeing these Amtrak speedsters! And I thought I was going fast on a 55 mph coal train…….thanks for these vids. Keep ‘em coming! Love the Doppler effect at 8:55!

@nc4tn Жыл бұрын

I’m told those Alstom sets are just loafing at 160mph!

@carlsmith5545 2 ай бұрын

Yes they are. America has the bullets, we just need to build the new track lines. Wanna experience this great technological modern marvels of transportation? Travel to the far more advanced countries of the far east and Europe. This is America. You call us when you wanna go to the moon...lol!!! We can get you there.

@kevinhoward9593 2 жыл бұрын

i seen it parked in the Amtrak yard at 30th Street yesterday. its so impressive looking!

@steam1303 2 жыл бұрын

Other American diesel horns: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Avalia liberty: beeep

@gregblanton9386 2 жыл бұрын

It WAAAAAAAAAAA'S as well.

@dweebteambuilderjones7627 11 ай бұрын

It's not a diesel, it's electric.

@ErVeeDeeEm 2 жыл бұрын

Technology from Europe is superb.

@FFred-us9tw 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, so superb the train is STILL delayed due to issues. Well over a year behind schedule.

@TohaBgood2 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, sorry. I like the train too. It is gorgeous. But it would be nice to see a European manufacturer deliver the trains on time at least once in my lifetime. It's like they're all cursed or something. Even the vaunted Germans are perpetually late!

@Ghanshyam-vk7eb Жыл бұрын

@@FFred-us9twrriikom

@chicago-l9125 2 жыл бұрын

I have to admit the New Avelia Liberty's do sound a lot like the French TGVs when they're being test-run at 160mph. It's too bad that this kind of HSR performance is limited to the NEC.

@daniellewis1789 2 жыл бұрын

And by "the NEC" you mean just a handful of short stretches of the NEC.

@frenchchicken2799 Жыл бұрын

@@daniellewis1789 Mainly all of NJ and some of RI-MASS

@daniellewis1789 Жыл бұрын

@@frenchchicken2799 about ninety seconds at full speed, if I recall correctly.

@TohaBgood2 Жыл бұрын

@@daniellewis1789 More than half of the NEC trackage is already at 125+ mph. And Amtrak is in the process of upgrading those sections to 160 mph, as well as removing other slow sections and bridges. There are only two 150 mph sections on the Acela route currently, but this is changing as we speak. Amtrak got a ton of money to upgrade the NEC to full HSR, and they're intent on using it.

@blauwgeel2743 Жыл бұрын

If you listen very closely you can also hear a little bit of that Eurostar class 373 "zoom zoom zoom" sound. If the new Acela Express was going 320 km/h you maybe can hear that same sound like the Eurostar Class 373 too.

@MikeManning1 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I had no idea the Avelia Liberty was test running from Westerly! I'm going to see my Grandma soon and she lives within walking distance from the Westerly station! Now I gotta go see it!

@a.l.m.trains 3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Unfortunately as I write this, it’s no longer based in Boston, it’s currently based in Philly and there is no word as of now when it will come back up here, but I estimate it to be soon again

@MikeManning1 3 жыл бұрын

@@a.l.m.trains Oh okay. I probably scared them off lol.

@CTSLRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeManning1 it’s back up here. going back down to philadelphia from boston today or tomorrow as far as i know. join the amtrak next generation facebook group for more information

@MikeManning1 3 жыл бұрын

@@CTSLRailfan Nice!! Thank you!

@BrianVita 2 жыл бұрын

I have ridden the Acela from BOS - NYP and back a few times over the last few weeks. The highest speed that I clocked was 150MPH around where this video was shot.

@sabaraddysabu4722 Жыл бұрын

0l0

@lackawannarailfan5206 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Great captures with speedy trains! Good work! Mega Thumbs Up & Subscribe 🚊🚄🚄🚂🚊😉👍 Greetings from Romania Andrew

@Jtyoutube2467 Жыл бұрын

This train would be good for the Chicago to Seattle route the empire builder route in 2023 I live near Milwaukee this train would be beneficial for that route.

@timosha21 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a tram and I approve this video ding ding!

@trijetz3562 3 жыл бұрын

American train horns are the best 😎😎😎

@TrippaMazing87 2 жыл бұрын

Yay we’re finally the best at something!!

@d-rocksadventuresgaming2407 2 жыл бұрын

@flomoe The Bells Are Awesome! >:(

@mohammed_the_train_spotter 2 жыл бұрын

Have you heard European ones?

@Wallman12387 2 жыл бұрын

E a car have made it in video

@Wallman12387 2 жыл бұрын

@flomoe bells let know you are leaving the station to the other train if u don’t have bells 2 Acela might crash

@RashidHussain007 2 жыл бұрын

nice video

@andy17anniversarynorfolkso24 2 жыл бұрын

Wow new acela next gen

@sarahwoodside5903 Жыл бұрын

I really want to go on the avelea liberty

@mister33j 4 ай бұрын

1:41 damn nice 1 pax train they got

@rastaman5105 2 жыл бұрын

Ooh that dieseltrain is very slow and noisy , and the electrics are fast !!

@gregblanton9386 2 жыл бұрын

Electrify for what, outside the few metro areas, passenger trains are lucky to have 30% capacity.

@joshmccoy-ji2sv Жыл бұрын

neato!

@torikicklighter1191 3 жыл бұрын

Please bring those trains to the Midwest specifically Detroit-Toledo-Lima-Dayton-Cincy-L’ville-Lexiton-Nashville-Atlanta & cities further south!!!

@trijetz3562 3 жыл бұрын

well you'd need overhead wires first

@CTSLRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

@@trijetz3562 and that will be very expensive and time consuming. the tracks probably aren’t even good enough for these trains.

@trijetz3562 3 жыл бұрын

@@CTSLRailfan yeah

@chicago-l9125 2 жыл бұрын

Nice "Wish List". But it ain't happenin'. The USA can't manage the rail infrastructure it has at present on which "conventional" passenger trains now operate.

@BringMayFlowers Жыл бұрын

@@chicago-l9125 It totally can, Class Is are just allergic to spending a dime to make billions in saved fuel costs and new customers, and since Amtrak uses the tracks from Class Is...

@petterzachrisson2746 Жыл бұрын

Only in the US, a non electrified commuter service next to an electrified main railroad… Whatever goes on, do not speed up any out of style low accelerating diesel loco pulled commuter rail……

@conniemedeiros7099 3 жыл бұрын

i saw that same veterans unit in attleboro the same day

@christophegermier2274 Жыл бұрын

Future 2024 year Next coming New TGV-M Duplex at SNCF in France 🇫🇷

@trainsplanesmore 6 ай бұрын

It'll be great if they ever allow these trainsets to carry passengers.

@wolfgangkowalik6 2 жыл бұрын

AWESOME VIDEO I'M ALSO A RAILWAY ROMANTIC GREETINGS FROM GERMANY WOLFGANG !!!

@fecciargento5102 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. But why they use only one power car under 25kv ac?

@StefanWithTrains3222 2 жыл бұрын

They use both like with the TGV family the use multiple unit control power is transfered through the train to the other power car so both give power

@oliveraddison6151 2 жыл бұрын

Omg

@oliveraddison6151 2 жыл бұрын

omg

@user-ll9mo7gy9v 3 жыл бұрын

迫力💯 アセラエキスプレス好きだけど日本には無いﾊｲﾊﾟﾜｰ機関車が一番好きです

@NaomiKGarza 2 жыл бұрын

One question where is The Avalia Liberty in the video?

@marylandrailfan2008 3 жыл бұрын

The

@radikusmanov7574 Ай бұрын

160 MPH = 256 kmpr

@zzxxccccxxzz Жыл бұрын

1:38 ?????? Somebody can explain me ?

@FFred-us9tw Жыл бұрын

Hi-Rail truck. Used for track inspection.

@unepintade Жыл бұрын

@@FFred-us9tw the Japanese have Dr Yellow, the Americans have a ford F250 lmao

@FFred-us9tw Жыл бұрын

@@unepintade not the same type of inspection. Do a little research before you say dumb things.

@unepintade Жыл бұрын

@@FFred-us9tw yeah my bad, Dr Yellow also checks the overhead equipment

@FFred-us9tw Жыл бұрын

@@unepintade you have no concept of the types of track inspections performed and when they are done. Your comment proves that. The US uses similar geometry cars as Japan. But those inspections are not done weekly. For those inspections you need to be in a Hi-rail truck. But again, you don’t have any clue how these inspections are performed and what they are looking for.

@joeritchie7286 2 жыл бұрын

1:40 ?

@ricey6667 Жыл бұрын

😂

@alexnefi 2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why they are replacing the Acela Express. They should keep both the new and old trains running. Germany still has ICE 1 trainsets constructed in 1989 running. They were refurbished in 2005-2008. Amtrak could to the same.

@FFred-us9tw 2 жыл бұрын

The current Acela's lack the capacity and are in rough shape from 20+ of New England weather along the ocean. They could be extensively rebuilt but it doesn't solve the capacity issue. And it does not make any financial sense or logistical sense to maintain and operate two completely different types of train sets on one dedicated corridor. It's hard enough maintaining a parts inventory for one type of train.

@alexnefi 2 жыл бұрын

@@FFred-us9tw The capacity problem could be fixed by only retiring half or a third of the acelas and adding the cars to the consist of the other trains. They are hugely overpowered for their length anyway, and while you can't decouple/couple them on a yard, I'm sure you could connect them somehow.

@FFred-us9tw 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexnefi they can’t extend the current Acela with more cars because the maintenance buildings can’t handle longer trains. It was looked into in the past but would be prohibitively expensive to reconfigure three different yards and maintenance buildings to fit a longer version of the current Acela. All that aside, As I mentioned above, they all need to be rebuilt anyhow. They are completely worn out and it would cost an enormous amount of money to rebuild them. It doesn’t make financial sense. And again, what I mentioned above about the having multiple brands. It becomes a logistical nightmare and complicates things, it doesn’t make them better. Sticking with one brand and type of equipment makes maintenance and repairs much easier. They are ordering 30 of the new train sets which is plenty of capacity they need for the schedules they run plus additional service.

@tropicalsimonthirty2283 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone keeps on blasting negative remarks about the original acela being slow and old although it reaches what is considered high speed.

@FFred-us9tw 2 жыл бұрын

@@tropicalsimonthirty2283 the people blasting it don’t run them every day. I’ve run them for well over a decade and ran the new set once. Briefly. But overall I’m not impressed. Definitely not as powerful as the existing Acela.

@charlesjames1442 2 жыл бұрын

Very exciting. Nice to see some high-speed equipment. But if Amtrak wants to be more than a glorified commuter train or tourist line, they need to do one thing: be CONSISTENTLY on time. People that need to be places to do things, cannot patronize a service that makes them hours late. Only people that have time to kill will use them.

@FFred-us9tw 2 жыл бұрын

Amtrak trains are rarely "hours late". Sometimes sure, but not daily. As an example i work 5 round trips a week and i can go weeks with none of my trains being late at all. Issues happen and trains can be late. Just like planes. But the idea that they are consistently late is nonsense .

@daniellewis1789 2 жыл бұрын

@@FFred-us9tw Sharing trackage owned by freight companies absolutely degrades Amtrak service, though. I'm looking forward to projects like the S-Line corridor where separate corridors with limited or no freight service, owned by state or national government, get established.

@word42069 Жыл бұрын

also throw in an average speed increase

@Joesolo13 Жыл бұрын

@@daniellewis1789 Just double-tracking most of the freight rails would be enough. Ideally all of them really.

@daniellewis1789 Жыл бұрын

@@Joesolo13 It's not that simple - some track would easily handle double the Amtrak service daily that it currently sees, even single tracked, if the freight traffic was scheduled and predictable and had adequate passing sidings. Some sections absolutely should be double tracked, and some should see triple or quad track return. Signalling upgrades go hand in hand with this.

@ncard00 Жыл бұрын

Still wish they’d kept the dark blue and red paint scheme from the promo vid, but still newer and better trains.

@TohaBgood2 Жыл бұрын

And actual _HSR_ trains, unlike the Siemens trains that Brightline is using!

@SondriaInglesias-cb8ms Жыл бұрын

Oak Park RR gov off i called. can register ansd store

@michaelsmiley15 2 жыл бұрын

This could be classified as high speed rail it won't I don't understand if everyone wants it so bad why don't you let Amtrak just do it themselves

@daniellewis1789 2 жыл бұрын

Amtrak is required to try and turn a profit. They can't afford and aren't given the funding to add new electrification to (for example) the DC-Richmond segment, much less large stretches like NEC-Chicago or an East Coast-West Coast link. Further, most of their trackage isn't maintained to even 125 mph standards and is shared with slower freight trains, further limiting speeds.

@TohaBgood2 Жыл бұрын

@@daniellewis1789 Moat of the NEC trackage is at 125+ mph. When Amtrak has control they do tend to run a good service.

@daniellewis1789 Жыл бұрын

@@TohaBgood2 New Haven to Boston is definitely not to that standard. Philly to NY has some major slowdowns and chokepoints, same as Philly to DC as well as barely breaking 120 for most of that stretch where it isn't a bottleneck.

@TohaBgood2 Жыл бұрын

@@daniellewis1789 Yes, I have seen the NEC speed chart. The presence of slower sections is completely normal for HSR lines. The vast majority of HSR lines travel on conventional rail to get to stations and have slow junctions, slow tunnels, sharp turns, etc. What matters is that the HSR high speed sections allow for a total trip duration comparable to flight + airport time. The NEC is basically just a bunch of HSR sections connected by slower track in the cities. That's how all HSR lines work. The older networks (France, Germany, Italy, Japan) have more of this. The newer ones (Spain, China, Korea) have fewer slow sections. That doesn't matter. What matters is that the HSR line creates a superior connection between two destinations that is faster and/or more comfortable than any other mode.

@TohaBgood2 Жыл бұрын

@@daniellewis1789 I'll give you an example. Paris-Bordeaux averages 95 mph in perfect conditions. (SNCF never seems to actually hit that, but let's ignore that fact for now). 95 mph is the schedule average speed even though that entire section is comprised of two sections of 320 km/h (200 mph) and 300 km/h (186 mph) track. How is it that the train only averages 95 mph then? And this is one of the fastest routes in the entire TGV network! You can check the various Shinkansen lines and ICE lines in Germany. It's the same everywhere. There are Shinkansen lines that have 48 mph averages.

@carlsmith5545 2 ай бұрын

Push the pedal down harder.....

@LIRRFAN426 Жыл бұрын

They need to change those horns on the Avelia.

@ncard00 Жыл бұрын

Brightline will put you out of service on the northeast corridor before you can blink…

@chief1b Жыл бұрын

What is the Deal with these New liberty train sets. Are they going tinto service or will they be testing them for the next 20 years. WTF?

@Brtt4849 Жыл бұрын

Next year or something

@user-zh6fb3im4e Жыл бұрын

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@BrianVita 2 жыл бұрын

Is it me or is the new paint job UGLY.

@SWITCHMASHER 2 жыл бұрын

What a waste. To think Amtrak could have had the ICE train that was better and faster. Amtrak is on it's last leg anyway

@FFred-us9tw 2 жыл бұрын

Amtrak is not looking to go above 160 MPH. The Avelia Liberty can run as fast as the ICE train anyhow. 200 MPH with ease. And unlike the Avelia Liberty, the ICE train was involved in a terrible wreck so it’s safety record is tarnished.

@frenchchicken2799 Жыл бұрын

Avelia can actually run as fast as ICE3. But if that was the case the speed would onlybe limited to NJ since it's one of the only states on the NEC that has strong enough tracks to withstand it

@FFred-us9tw Жыл бұрын

@@frenchchicken2799 the fastest sections of the northeast corridor are not in New Jersey. They’re in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. They’ve been running at 150 mph up there for over 20 years. There is a very small section of 150 mph tracks south of New York City and that’s only been operating for less than a year.

@frenchchicken2799 Жыл бұрын

@@FFred-us9tw NJ is one of maybe 2-3 test track where the avelia, and maybe a little in Rhode Island, has been shown to exceed the 150+ speed limit, NJ also is having track placements for all its lines so the speed could gradually increase even more than it has now.

@FFred-us9tw Жыл бұрын

@@frenchchicken2799 the high speed testing of the Avelia is taking place in RI as well as down south. The current Acela was run at speeds of up 172 MPH back in 2012. The catenary from New Haven to Boston is the newest on the whole NEC. That’s why it’s frequently used for these tests. The tests south of NYC are done for convenience since it’s close to Philadelphia where the sets are stored during testing.

@MyAthlinks Жыл бұрын

The Avelia Liberty brings Amtrak slightly closer to the world's standard. As a whole, the U.S. railway is a joke compared to most of the world.

@MyAthlinks Жыл бұрын

@Celebrity X Cruises II The NE Regional that the Acela runs on is not freight, they still can't get it right and it's still a joke.

@TohaBgood2 Жыл бұрын

The Acela is already classified as HSR according to the international standard. HSR starts at 125mph sustained for upgraded track and 150 mph sustained for new track. More than 50% of the NEC is at or above 125 mph, with two sections at 150 mph. That's HSR in spades. The vast majority of European and Asian HSR lines top out at 150 mph and have about the same average speeds as the Acela. Look it up!

@MyAthlinks Жыл бұрын

@@TohaBgood2It's not just about speed. Have you ever ridden the ICE or the Shinkansan in your life?

@TohaBgood2 Жыл бұрын

@@MyAthlinks Yep. I've also ridden the more obscure service in Japan and Europe. You lot always like to focus on a few lines that are faster or have new high speed bypass sections. The reality on the ground is very different than the "skeptical foamer" viewpoint on the Acela. Look at some reviews by Simply Railway or other HSR/rail youtubers to get a better idea of what the average HSR line is actually like. You'll find that most of those people agree with me. In reality, there are a ton of very similar HSR lines in Europe and Asia. If you actually compare the Acela to it's peers overseas it ranks about average, maybe a hair above. It's a nice service. Very similar to most other services out there. It's not groundbreaking. It's not the best or the fastest in the world. But it is extremely similar to what you find on average. Yes, it needs upgrades to become better. But what we already have is perfectly respectable compared to other services.

@MyAthlinks Жыл бұрын

@@TohaBgood2Let's see how much Amtrak is going to charge people as I actually ride the NE Regional often. This is not the 60s anymore we are not always No. 1 on everything, we can only be competitive against the world if we change. Though, the Avelia Liberty is a good step (without the delay).