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Wilmington, Delaware buffing, Bomber Trains, and Silverliner 5 Heaven. 2/23/23

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Retired Railfan Horn Guy

Retired Railfan Horn Guy

Жыл бұрын

We do a little railfanning at the Amtrak station in Wilmington, Delaware thence we capture Septa PM Rush Hour action at 30th Street Station Philadelphia getting a bunch of push pull trains (caller bomber trains by employees) and MU’s. (totally spoiled by all of the Silverliner 5’s I saw). Gorgeous warm February day.

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@kevinhoward9593
@kevinhoward9593 Жыл бұрын
its sad they dont have the Great Valley Flyer at 530pm anymore.
@scottyerkes1867
@scottyerkes1867 Жыл бұрын
Great day for railfanning Wilmington and 30th St Station Philadelphia. Both offering a plethora of Amtrak and SEPTA trains and equipment. Thanks Tim for a nice review and commentary😀💚
@steve-o5600
@steve-o5600 Жыл бұрын
Another great little primer on types of cars and engines of SEPTA and Amtrak for we novices. We've had the opposite weather along Front Range Colorado this Winter...Pretty sure record setting sub-zero and sub-freezing temperatures at least in terms of frequency and duration. Plenty of snow here too already this year, and March and April are the #1 and #2 months for accumulation on average, although April has plenty of days in the 50s, 60s and even 70s and always lots of sunshine.
@295g295
@295g295 Жыл бұрын
> 4:55 < weather
@michaelscott7706
@michaelscott7706 Жыл бұрын
Silverliner V: The Railfan's choice.
@danielmendoza355
@danielmendoza355 Жыл бұрын
1:28 all Amtrak ACS-64 Electric Locomotive are equipped with the Gramer White E Bell located on the right side of all the ACS-64 Locomotives!
@tylermcintyre1454
@tylermcintyre1454 8 ай бұрын
Tyler Mac Boston baby yeah
@wdd6864
@wdd6864 Жыл бұрын
I miss all the express trains pre-Covid. Had Bombardiers on Trenton Express. West Trenton Express was to Bethayrs
@de-fault_de-fault
@de-fault_de-fault Жыл бұрын
The upper level at 30th Street looks just enough like Newark Penn that the first time I arrived at 30th via SEPTA rather than Amtrak I thought I had entered another dimension.
@samuelbennie7690
@samuelbennie7690 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact one of the Rocky movies was filmed at Newark Penn on the platform idk why but you’d think it was 30th St.
@ilovelolsurprise3419
@ilovelolsurprise3419 4 ай бұрын
He’s not wrong, it actually does look a bit like 30th.
@AA_8184_1
@AA_8184_1 Жыл бұрын
Sorry I missed you in my hometown and at our beautiful and historic station! Keep up the outstanding work! Love your videos!
@loocpoc
@loocpoc Жыл бұрын
My home on some Sundays in the summer when I go to see Blue Rocks games. Also a great place to watch Amtrak regional trains run between Wilmington to Baltimore
@baedenwilliams8291
@baedenwilliams8291 5 ай бұрын
2:23 Septa says GO PHILLIES!!!
@ilovelolsurprise3419
@ilovelolsurprise3419 4 ай бұрын
Go Phillies!!!
@StephenCarlBaldwin
@StephenCarlBaldwin Жыл бұрын
Really enjoying your excursions!
@295g295
@295g295 Жыл бұрын
5:14 - This is the first place I saw one of these Acela Express trains up close beside me (on that same track) in Spring 2005.
@jbyoung100
@jbyoung100 Жыл бұрын
Damn, I was in Philly riding Septa yesterday and I missed meeting you again. Btw, I was on that second Wawa push pull set.
@TBF_1J
@TBF_1J Жыл бұрын
Great video. I was just there at 30th Street on the 20th
@MelvinVonMTodd
@MelvinVonMTodd Жыл бұрын
Yes. Me too! Those automatic announcements are like SIRI. Especially the one on the Silverliner V.
@jamallhayden2512
@jamallhayden2512 Жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@MsNeeci
@MsNeeci Жыл бұрын
Used to be called the “R” trains.. R1, R2, and so on….
@zazaranger5
@zazaranger5 Жыл бұрын
Those SL V's really need a good Power washing
@Nurvington
@Nurvington Жыл бұрын
Beautiful light yesterday! Great video and variety of stations. Cool!
@MsNeeci
@MsNeeci Жыл бұрын
Thanks for show casing my hometown. Love that 30th street!!
@MelvinVonMTodd
@MelvinVonMTodd Жыл бұрын
Yes!! That’s where I’m from!!!!!
@jameskerner7782
@jameskerner7782 Жыл бұрын
SimmonsI knew the soul of NYP. Danny Simmons! I was able to record his announcements including the Broadway Ltd.
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
I recall several noteworthy announcers at Penn Station. One had sort of an Irish accent. One bellowed out Newark, Trenton, Philadelphia,, Wilmington, Baltimore, Washington!!!!!
@Gojira160
@Gojira160 7 ай бұрын
​@@3985uprrThat Warminster train should've showed its blue LTD display.
@evangouldtransit
@evangouldtransit Жыл бұрын
i love how they designed Suburban and Jefferson stations to be like metro stations. it's hard to believe commuter trains run thru it.!!!
@295g295
@295g295 Жыл бұрын
22:16 - The towns/stations of Media and Elwyn (West Chester too) are forgotten, replaced by a station location that doubles as advertising .
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow 10 ай бұрын
@Retired Railfan Horn Guy That Warminster train should've showed its blue LTD display.
@nickcef
@nickcef Жыл бұрын
Can't believe they were running those Silverliner 5's down to the airport. They usually use that GE junk on those runs.
@TrainsFerriesFeet
@TrainsFerriesFeet Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@evangouldtransit
@evangouldtransit Жыл бұрын
also, the CoachUSA Newark Airport Express buses have an extremely foul phrase on the sides by the door... they have all the stops listed, and one of them happens to be "Grand Central Station." a travesty.!
@BlazeOner_Bronx
@BlazeOner_Bronx Жыл бұрын
As always, great video.
@jameskerner7782
@jameskerner7782 Жыл бұрын
I forgot to mention another usher named Freddie Ulfo. One day, I ran into him into him. He was a red cap! I asked him, what happened? He said that he earned more money as a red cap than as an usher.
@danahc4851
@danahc4851 Жыл бұрын
My train is in this video...but didn't see you 😢.
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow 9 ай бұрын
Retired Railfan Horn Show Guy, I gotta tell you something.
@eamonboy28
@eamonboy28 Жыл бұрын
7:00 Those automated announcements use the same voice they use (or at least used to, they might be replacing them) on the MBTA Commuter Rail.
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
Yes they do. Equally soul-less. Also same voice programming my Roku tv. Drives me insane.
@Gojira160
@Gojira160 11 ай бұрын
​@@3985uprrWhat about limited trains going to Warminster, Wilmington or Newark?
@evangouldtransit
@evangouldtransit Жыл бұрын
i saw JT today. it was freezing, we had some 7s. not sure if you heard about his little M3 episode last night... P Wire issue threw him into emergency at RVC and he had to limp it from RVC to Baldwin and then park up at Freeport.
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
I heard. He’s not a fan of those like Paul is
@evangouldtransit
@evangouldtransit Жыл бұрын
@@3985uprr yeah he wasn't too happy...
@evangouldtransit
@evangouldtransit Жыл бұрын
@@3985uprr Paul LOVES them tho
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
@@evangouldtransit Big day Monday. 664 starts running from Penn.
@evangouldtransit
@evangouldtransit Жыл бұрын
@@3985uprr yes.!!! it's going to be tough getting used to i feel like.
@Yaseung
@Yaseung Жыл бұрын
I didn’t know 9595 EXP to bryn mawr was a push pull. I thought 9593 was push pull EXP to Wayne. Or did they add more push pull?😊
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
Just 2 on that line now
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow
@malachimuhammad-dy2ow Жыл бұрын
What about limited trains to Wilmington or Newark?
@Gojira160
@Gojira160 10 ай бұрын
​@@3985uprrWhat about limited trains to Warminster or Wilmington?
@295g295
@295g295 Жыл бұрын
22:44 - Can different types of railcars be mixed in a train?
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
They don’t mix the MU’s anymore
@Gojira160
@Gojira160 9 ай бұрын
​@@3985uprrThe Silverliner 4s can however MU with the 5s, for towing purposes, and equipment moves.
@295g295
@295g295 Жыл бұрын
17:40 - A stainless steel train, proudly built in Philadelphia by Budd company.
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
It’s a GE.
@robertmurray3317
@robertmurray3317 11 ай бұрын
What equiptment was this footage shot with?
@3985uprr
@3985uprr 11 ай бұрын
iPhone 12 Pro. Why?
@frankmcdonough3351
@frankmcdonough3351 Жыл бұрын
Nice railroad station (except for the name).
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
I like it
@Gojira160
@Gojira160 10 ай бұрын
​@@3985uprr6480 is the Warminster Limited.
@Gojira160
@Gojira160 7 ай бұрын
​@@3985uprrI gotta ask you something.
@295g295
@295g295 Жыл бұрын
26:46 - What are these railcars called? They do not look like any version of SILVERliner.
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
Bombardier built push pull coaches
@Gojira160
@Gojira160 7 ай бұрын
​@@3985uprrThose express coaches are the oldest on SEPTA's express fleet.
@MsNeeci
@MsNeeci Жыл бұрын
By the way, are they K5L horns, or K5LA?? m I close??
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
Silverliner 5’s are K3LA’s
@Gojira160
@Gojira160 6 ай бұрын
​@@3985uprr6480 should've showed its blue LTD display.
@normanriggs848
@normanriggs848 Жыл бұрын
Did you know that the capitol of Delaware, Dover, is the ONLY state capitol in the US that has no airline service? That is why Biden is famous for taking the train instead of flying. Of course he could have used Dover, AFB I guess but he didn't. I think that is still the case unless they have made Dover, AFB a joint use airport. That was not the case the last time I operated out of there but that wa a long time ago so who knows. I know they have allowed civil airplanes to land there for special occasions but I have no idea of it's status anymore. I am full of useless information. lol
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
Dover is one of those weird state capitols. It’s capitol building doesn’t even look normal. The Acela only takes about an hour and 15 minutes to get to Wilmington from DC. That’s an agreeable commute.
@cwshawk
@cwshawk Жыл бұрын
@@3985uprrDon’t forget the incorporation laws. Isn’t there a whole bunch of Fortune 500 companies all incorporated to the same address/P.O. Box in Delaware? It’s an odd place indeed.
@AGHRJohnP
@AGHRJohnP Жыл бұрын
Do not care for the political comments.
@3985uprr
@3985uprr Жыл бұрын
You are not obligated to watch my channel
@Gojira160
@Gojira160 7 ай бұрын
​@@3985uprrSo will you come and visit me sometime.
@egbutler114
@egbutler114 Жыл бұрын
The Silverliner V's are ugly and poorly designed. The GE'S looked much better when new. The fact that Septa designed the cars with a dangerous railfan window that can't be used, and the truck failure debacle shows the poor design.
@williamkettle8666
@williamkettle8666 Жыл бұрын
As a Brit what is the point of the bell notice loco hauled trains have them but not EMUs? .have spent many happy vacation days railfanning in the USA.
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