Engines of Amtrak - EMD AEM-7 [REMAKE]

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2 жыл бұрын

By the late 1970s, Amtrak had a bit of a motive power struggle on the Northeast Corridor. Their choices were: the old 1930s-era GG1, serviceable but mostly mechanically unreliable Metroliner EMU, or the rough riding and heavyweight E60. In short, there really weren't any great options. With that said, Amtrak turned to the more railroad-innovative Europe for answers. Help arrived in the form of Sweden's Rc4 and France's CC21000 locomotives. Both were given trials throughout 1976 and 77, but only one came out on top. I'm sure you probably already know the answer, but watch the video anyway to find out more about the AEM-7's history!
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Team Fortress 2 - Archimedes
Team Fortress 2 - Upgrade Station
Deltarune - Lancer
Deltarune - WELCOME TO THE CITY
Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards - Training Theme
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe - Title
Yume Nikki - Martian Underground
Deltarune - Cyber Battle
Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards - Race Game (Gourmet Race)
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@harrisonofcolorado8886 2 жыл бұрын

I still remember when the Wikipedia page on Amtrak's rolling stock still had the AEM-7 as "active fleet".

@MatthewTheRailfanner 2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't surprise me if they're backup units, but I'm doubtful that they are. They still have a bunch in storage.

@NickelPlateMxne 2 жыл бұрын

It’s Wikipedia man, they always spread false information, what do ya expect

@MatthewTheRailfanner 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus christ, no need to capitalise on a simple misunderstanding, lmfao

@harrisonofcolorado8886 2 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewTheRailfanner I'm sorry, I got irrational and didn't think clearly.

@NickelPlateMxne 2 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewTheRailfanner but anyway some AEM-7s still exist, but are not in Amtrak’s modern locomotive roster with the chargers, ACS-64s, Bombardier Acelas and the other engines

@ironhorsehistorian9871 2 жыл бұрын

2:38 Sure most don’t care but as a fan of old geopolitics, I liked that you used an accurate map for the time period. :)

@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 2 жыл бұрын

Same.

@jordandorsett3106 10 ай бұрын

I also like that too

@JamesJones-bp3bc 2 жыл бұрын

The AEM7s will always be remembered.

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

That’s Right.

@traincrash7099 Жыл бұрын

Yea

@malachimuhammad-dy2ow 11 ай бұрын

Amtrak's AEM-7s did so well on Amtrak's intercity services on trains such as.... 1. Keystone Service. 2. Carolinan. 3. Cardinal. 4. Crescent. 5. Three Rivers. 6. Fast Mail Services 7. Montrealer. 8. Twilight Shorliner. 9. Rainbow Service. 10. Acela Regional. 11. Palmetto. 12. Pennsylvanian. 13. Northeast Direct. 14. Northeast Regional. 15. Metroliner Service. 16. Vermonter. 17. Limited-stop Silver Service.

@niagarafallstechnician9029 8 ай бұрын

That is a very great poem about the AEM-7, isn’t it AmtrakGuy365?

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

I saw Amtrak EMD AEM-7 915 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania back in September 5th 2021. Along with Amtrak E60 603. Quite amazing video of the Amtrak electric locomotive used for it’s system.

@amtrakproductions-mx9ib 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

@@amtrakproductions-mx9ib I live in San Jose, California. I only went to the Strasburg Railroad and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania twice. I first went there when I was young child. Then I returned in September 5th 2021. But I do hope to come back.

@atlantis0v-104 2 жыл бұрын

@@nathancorcoran5347 Hi Corcoran. Do you Make videos?

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

@@atlantis0v-104 no. But sometime in the future I will.

@System6VideoProductions 2 жыл бұрын

I have a picture of it.

@philipgraziano5577 Жыл бұрын

I am a retired Amtrak engineer, hired in 1974. Got to run my favorite, GG-1 at 110 mph. Then, got to run the hunk of crap E-60! The AEM7 was a BIG upgrade. Small but powerful.

@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer Жыл бұрын

Was the AEM-7 an upgrade to the GG1 as well as the E60, or was it just an upgrade to the E60? Also, how the heck did you see out of the GG1's tiny cab windows?

@speedborb3324 2 жыл бұрын

Id ride with my dad down to NY from Boston all the time by train. Nothing can replace the sight of seeing the AEM7 staring you down as it pulled into the station. I miss those engines.

@himbourbanist 8 ай бұрын

The ACS-64 units are such respectable successors to the AEM-7s. They're actually one of my favorites Amtrak has ever run.

@CSXIV 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize Caltrain repainted one of the old AEM-7's before sending her out to try out the Peninsula Corridor. Especially since the current plan involves just using it for testing (Caltain has gotten away with not painting secondhand equipment; see all the old Metrolink Bombardier bilevel cars). Last time I saw them, they were still parked in San Francisco in the Amtrak livery (though with logos removed), ready to test out the first electrified heavy rail corridor on the west coast. And I think it's now sitting next to the first of the new EMU's. Kinda fitting since Caltrain looked into the viability of the AEM-7 when they first looked at electrification back in the early 90's.

@SethMarcell 2 жыл бұрын

As a MARC rider, this made me feel real good. Great vid!

@atomsmash100 11 ай бұрын

Great video. The AEM-7 is remembered fondly by railfans and by Amtrak. Definitely the locomotive "that could"!

@HNMusic13 2 жыл бұрын

Just realized this video was uploaded on my birthday. AEM-7 is one of my favorite power cars, even if I never got to ride a train pulled by one.

@augologo 2 жыл бұрын

ii'm going to the Strasbourg this summer! excited to see 915!

@nigelrichardson4327 2 жыл бұрын

I will forever thank myself from 2015 for snagging a video of AMTK 919 on an inbound keystone, mere months before it’s retirement. In September 2020 my brother and I would locate the storage line in Davisville RI and pay our respects to the veteran engines. Wish I had submitted one of my photos in time for the video but excellent content as always!

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 2 жыл бұрын

I'm excited for the Dash-8 episode. I actually have a video clip back in 2019 when it trailed behind P42 #137 on Amtrak Coast Starlight 14 when it pulled into Albany Oregon very late. And I have another one of another Dash 8 on Amtrak Coast Starlight 11 in Vancouver WA in February of same year

@RailsofForney 2 жыл бұрын

Man, 2019 was such a hopeful and positive year for me…then COVID-19 ruined it for me the next year, ironically the DAY BEFORE my birthday…so just thinking back to pre-COVID always makes me nostalgic, this here is just another testimony pointing there.

@Monothefox 2 жыл бұрын

It would be nice so see a video on the highspeed trails too. Amtrak borrowed an X2 tilting train, built by the same swedish companies that made the Rc locomotives.

@elijaha773 2 жыл бұрын

Peter Dibble has a good video on the X2.

@dennisyoung4631 Жыл бұрын

NoDag?

@demonorca9539 2 жыл бұрын

Could you please do vids on Amtrak's E and F-units? I know they weren't made specifically for Amtrak itself, but they played a huge role in its history and development since they were some of the first locomotives they had.

@Sourcemaster1 Жыл бұрын

This and gg1s

@Trains-With-Shane 2 жыл бұрын

I love the 8-bit music you're using in these videos.

@18790Z 2 жыл бұрын

AEM-7’s had the best K5LA’s ever!

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 2 жыл бұрын

The F40PHs horns were so good as well. Think about it. Both do/did actually

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

Also CalTrain is in the city that I live in. San Jose, California.

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 2 жыл бұрын

@@nathancorcoran5347 Caltrain has cool horns as well, but no lt as good as Amtraks

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

@@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 it’s the same like Amtrak.

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 2 жыл бұрын

@@nathancorcoran5347 yes

@Souleii 2 жыл бұрын

I never stop learning about learning about the railroad, but you make learning both easy and interesting. It’s fun to learn new things about locomotives, and your method of presentation works so well, especially when information is not attained for long. It was a few weeks back when I watched the ACS-64 vid that I found out that the AEM-7s were long retired, but it also lead me to find out that I can still see one at the Illinois Railway Museum nearby :D I can’t wait to see what else is in the making!

@spcridge2012 2 жыл бұрын

Amazingly done! Thank you so much for using my video! I will always remember the AEM-7 as the locomotive that pulled my first Amtrak train ride!

@patrickmcarter6244 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing job AmtrakGuy365! the EMD AEM-7 will be missed.

@hmhobbies 2 жыл бұрын

One thing to mention is that MARC keeps their AEM-7s in operational condition in the case of a mass power shortage.

@hmhobbies 2 жыл бұрын

@Commodore Cardinal not that I know of, but the hippos are unreliable as always and the mp36s are scheduled for a mid life overhaul, so they may need them

@Transportationfan1421 Жыл бұрын

Sadly septa’s AEM-7s have been unfortunately scrapped in may 2022 they will really be missed 😪

@anthonyholroyd5359 2 жыл бұрын

Being from the UK I love these trains - I think because they kind of remind me of our class 86 & 87s An 87 with a Rake of Mk3 coaches and a mk 3 DVT . . . That is the iconic west coast mainline stock in my mind (90s + Mk3 & DVT aswell)

@RedArrow73 2 жыл бұрын

Better to have an AEM7 at each end as is standard American practice these days.

@cnwproductions 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice video, I was at the Illinois Railway Museum on the 11th of September, 2021 and saw AEM-7 #945, great engine

@j.sterling9167 2 жыл бұрын

For those of us who rode the Northeast corridor, the AEM-7 will always be remembered as the Greyhound of the Rails.

@thatsicilian787 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! And I haven’t even watched it yet!That’s how good this channel is, you know the video’s gonna be good before you even watch it.

@StationRailfan 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 365! I sure wish i was able to get some photos of the AEM-7s while they were in operation.

@Syracuse_rail_product 2 жыл бұрын

AEM 7s were the best locomotives in the 1980s and 2000s wish the amtrak aem 7s where still in service

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

They are pretty cool.

@haaseshouseoscience6377 2 жыл бұрын

Well done, this was abolutely Fantastic! Also, for the MARC AEM-7's, despite them being retired, All 4 of those Toasters are still in Storage at Balitmore Camden yards in Baltimore, MD. I've seen them a lot whenever I'm railfanning in that area.

@russellgxy2905 2 жыл бұрын

No way! They’re still in Camden??

@PotomacRails 2 жыл бұрын

@@russellgxy2905 2 of them are sitting in Riverside yard. Not sure about the others though.

@haaseshouseoscience6377 2 жыл бұрын

@@PotomacRails huh, I wonder if they were moved once again.

@TheLongIslandRailfan Ай бұрын

UPDATE: NJTR ALP-44M No. 4424 is preserved at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, NJ and AMTK AEM-7 #917 was acquired and moved to the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, CT.

@pstr_93 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video AG365! wish I had got video of these guys in service..

@ericmiller9067 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video, Jared!

@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 2 жыл бұрын

While I miss the AEM-7s, I don't think we could have asked for a more worthy successor than the ACS-64.

@Pozafria 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video! Definetly much better than the original. I've always been interested in railways and the story of Amtrak electrics fascinates me, good job! Also that Deltarune music tho, just makes the video x10000000 times better.

@Railfan124 Жыл бұрын

I have climbed on 945, probably my favorite engine at the IRM besides the UP 1848 that I blew the horn on

@jimmymakmta 2 жыл бұрын

I will always love the AEM-7s

@Lucius_Chiaraviglio 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most greatly changed remake yet -- definitely adds to the original. 2nd horn sample -- sounds almost like an honorary steam locomotive whistle . . . .

@danielferrovias 2 жыл бұрын

Dude. I was just rewatching your EOA remakes and now you released a new one.

@noahzel6085 2 жыл бұрын

It was actually 3 Conrail engines. One Conrail engine 5045 was in the back when the Amtrak train slammed into it making that engine explode. Anyways nice remake.

@mgr_video_productions 2 жыл бұрын

They were also GE B36-7s

@noahzel6085 2 жыл бұрын

That is true guys.

@noahzel6085 2 жыл бұрын

Could he make a remake of the P32-8BWH?

@OwlEye2010 3 күн бұрын

9:00 So fitting seeing two successful and iconic American electric engines side-by-side like this.

@anthonyhunt701 10 ай бұрын

Loving the remakes!👍🏻🚂

@AviationCommercials 2 жыл бұрын

There were rumors last year that some might end up here in Massachusetts when there were plans to test out electrification of the MBTA commuter rail lines. I think some were even towed out this way - but as of 2022 the MBTA seems less interested now in electrification and nothing came of it.

@RowanSimpson-pi4ll 3 ай бұрын

I live in SE Pennsylvania. So I get to see AEM-7 915 a lot.

@RowanSimpson-pi4ll 3 ай бұрын

#915 #AEM7

@Jackcouldnotgethisrevenge 2 жыл бұрын

I have been waiting for this video and it has finally come out. Now I can use some updated information for Amtrak timeline locomotive/ history timeline or something like this.

@trainenthusiast7695 2 жыл бұрын

As a swede this video made happy and it made me realize that now I need to hunt for Rc4 1166.

@lippa79 Жыл бұрын

Just to add a little information: the bodies of NJ Transit's ALP44 locomotives were made in Finland at Taivalkoski 😎

@chez069 2 жыл бұрын

never thought this would get a remake

@kyletroknya2419 5 ай бұрын

I can’t believe how amazing these electric locomotives are. Amtrak knew how to make locomotives back then compared to today

@christopherjohnson5236 Жыл бұрын

I actually got number #901 in my model layout. Got a piece of history

@triple7gaming243 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome dude! Can’t wait for the next vid of engines of New York central! Also can’t wait for the dash 8 remake

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@Trainboy3982 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Job

@Rex_The_Railfanner 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet, saw some of my clips in here. Glad I could help out by sending them in!

@sjokomelk 2 жыл бұрын

Cool to see you include info about the Rc4 1166 still being in service to this day. And will most likely be for many years to come.

@RockstarRomania 2 жыл бұрын

Until Sweden gets its upgrade to 25kV ~ 50Hz, which will render all of the Rc locos useless.

@sjokomelk 2 жыл бұрын

@@RockstarRomania That will most likely not happen any time soon.

@swedishlevelcrossingchanne2745 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! X995 is indeed still in service! Saw it today!

@nasanierulastname2997 2 жыл бұрын

Strikes me as interesting that we’ve retired our (derived) Rc4s from primary service, while the granddaddy of them all, 1166, continues to ply Swedish rails, though as a freight locomotive.

@satyakamadvocate1273 2 жыл бұрын

@@nasanierulastname2997 is 1166 the oldest? If not how's it the granddaddy of all RC4s???

@Markthomas007_ 2 жыл бұрын

It will be cool to see these engines run on Caltrain once electrification is done. I live not too far away so it will be a cool thing to see.

@Gravity461 2 жыл бұрын

I actually saw AEM-7 915 and E60 603 yesterday at the railroad museum of PA!

@user-ky5iy2cw7l Жыл бұрын

Fun fact, 903 and 900 were involved in a collision on the north east corridor

@happyburger23 4 ай бұрын

That was mentioned in the middle of the video

@johnathonmcjohn3 3 ай бұрын

thats not a fun fact D:

@brandomgamingandtraining777 Ай бұрын

not very fun fact ☹️

@malachimuhammad-dy2ow Жыл бұрын

Amtrak's AEM-7s did well on intercity service, and they would always be remembered.

@Track_Tranzit 2 жыл бұрын

the fact that these had more horsepower then the AC6000's is pretty cool

@AmtrakFlareon 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job with the video Jared!

@Cupertinorail 2 жыл бұрын

Still gets to me that I wish GG1 are still in service.

@rwboa22 Ай бұрын

Kinda tough to say about the GG1. Despite it's iconic Art Deco design worthy of a role in any old-time movie from the 1930s and 1940s, by the time NJ Transit retired the last GG1 in 1983, most of the units had cracked chassis that were hastily repaired at the PRR/PC/Amtrak Wilmington, DE shop. Those locomotives were pretty much a catastrophic accident waiting to happen. There are societies out there that would love to see a GG1 be restored to operational condition, but in the end, it would be easier (and cheaper) to build a new GG1 from scratch using modern technologies that are available, including transformers that would allow the GG1 to operate anywhere in the US, provided the overhead traction matches the three overhead traction facilities (12 kV/25 Hz AC; 12 kV/60 Hz AC, and 25 kV/60 Hz AC) operated by Amtrak and Metro-North.

@AmtrakFan130 3 ай бұрын

5:45 makes me wanna cry🥺

@glhx2112 2 жыл бұрын

AEM-7 # 915 that is on outside display at the Railroad Museum in Strasburg, PA, is in pretty rough shape. They really need to drag it inside and clean it up.

@xavierjackson3796 2 жыл бұрын

Hell ya a new episode of my favorite Series

@socalledfreethinker Жыл бұрын

5:23 is a bit incorrect. The keystone corridor Metroliner sets only had catenary poles up for electricity and ac/ heating inside the car. The only reason they used them from 1981-1984 was for the ability to run push-pull operations, and they where never broken down because they where never applying any traction.

@Josephcavagnaro 2 жыл бұрын

9:59 Riko Sakurauchi 10:20 You Watanabe

@railfangarrett6313 2 жыл бұрын

I rode behind an aem-7 in July of 2015 from BWI Airport Station to Wilmington and it's number was 925

@micahgotracksplays2875 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite electric engine of Amtrak

@BraydonSCR 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite Amtrak trains

@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014 2 жыл бұрын

Correction: there were actually 3 Conrail locomotives that got hit by the Amtrak engines. the 3rd locomotive 5045 was completely destroyed while the others 5044 and 5052 survived the wreck and are now working in Brazil

@satyakamadvocate1273 2 жыл бұрын

I think @AmtrakGuy365 must've missed it bcz it was destroyed he must've not seen it.

@user-jq8uu3oe4n Жыл бұрын

The chase Maryland collision

@satyakamadvocate1273 2 жыл бұрын

Like the F40s and Metroliners, I think the AEM7s could also be refurbished into cabcars by removing all the electrical power and one cab or maybe they could be converted to single car railcars or (possibly) emu sets.

@Sillykittycat951 5 ай бұрын

i searched up "amtrak toaster" and this showed up lol

@jimmypetrock 2 жыл бұрын

love this series

@AdurianJ Жыл бұрын

I see the Rc4 predecessors of these every day here in Sweden

@PhantomMenace08 2 жыл бұрын

As a swedish guy myself. The Rc4 is more of a freight train now in sweden and we use Rc5 and Rc6 but the rc5 isn't really seen so often

@LaggyKar 4 ай бұрын

There aren't any Rc5's anymore, since all of them were rebuilt into Rc6 (i.e. shifted up to 160 km/h instead of 135 km/h) in the mid 90's.

@miroslavtordaj5852 7 ай бұрын

I love the "All Aboard Amtrak" song!

@jacobdolman3831 2 жыл бұрын

Looks very nice Amtrakguy365

@SCL6054Prouctions 2 жыл бұрын

another amazing video amtrakguy

@danius_huganius 2 ай бұрын

took "Cigars kills" to a whole new level

@TripleMofficial15 2 жыл бұрын

Yaaaaay! Yay! Thx for this epic vid!

@jbf19kd Жыл бұрын

When Amtrak bought more toasters, they effectively got more toasters to toast toast which means more toast for everyone!

@crazyjoe4247 2 жыл бұрын

I love the sound of a train horn

@vakane 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video and your work. As a frenchman, even for me I found them beautiful and i like the AEM 7 locomotives. For the story of CC 21003 in america, i think it was not the good locmotive to send for SNCF. This class of locomotive were almost half prototype and had some problem. I think a BB 15000 would have been a better choice. First they had an outstanding reliability. Second with their lighter conception and an better suspension than CC 21000 class, I think the running on american track would have been smoother. But history is history. BB 15000 were younger, and SNCF had less experience with it than CC 21000 (certanly the reason to not send a BB 15000), and finally the swedish choice gave amtrack another amazing locomotive. I will just add a little correction. CC 21000 class and their sister, CC 6500 class, are not passenger locomotive only. These locomotive had an double gear system which can be switch at stop. On passenger gear, you can run at 200 km/h, and on freight gear you can run at 100 km/h only but with an better tractive effort.

@yeahman70 2 жыл бұрын

9:43 actually, Septa recently announced they are selling all of their AEM-7s and single ALP-44. They will most likely be sold to scrap

@somedude9620 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot the fact that Amtrak went to Sweden, brought a meatball, went to France, and brought a french fry, and they liked the meatball better and made toasters based of those meatballs.

@satyakamadvocate1273 2 жыл бұрын

Check the original

@satyakamadvocate1273 2 жыл бұрын

He knows it

@satyakamadvocate1273 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@purplebrick131 27 күн бұрын

I like the look of them, they remind me of the bricks Deutsche Bundesbahn built in the E10 family. The order number had me a bit shocked though, 54 is a miniscule number

@Trainmaster909 2 жыл бұрын

Now that I think about it, you never covered the inherited Amtrak engines like the GG1, LRC, FL9, E and F units, etc.

@Taychit_Aviation 2 жыл бұрын

5:44 the case of chase Maryland accident (gate the driver of the Conrail dash 8 arrested charged with man slaughter by locomotive of the conrail dash 8)