Engines of Amtrak - GE E60 [REMAKE]

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3 жыл бұрын

The Northeast Corridor in the early 1970s was beginning to look rather dated, especially the trains themselves. With most mainline trains relegated to the mechanically unreliable Budd Metroliner EMU's and the nearly 40 year old GG1 electric locomotives, when Amtrak took over most passenger rail in the US in 1971, a change was in order. The railroad had few options as the GG1s were quickly becoming obsolete year by year, a locomotive from Europe would take 3 years for production time, and no locomotive manufacturer in the US offered a new passenger exclusive electric locomotive up to the time in 1973. So, Amtrak once again adapted a freight locomotive for passenger service, that being the General Electric E60C used on the isolated Black Mesa & Lake Powell Railroad. But as was common with most early new Amtrak equipment, problems would soon arise. But despite that, the E60s would soldier on all the way into the 21st century! Find out more about these big electric bricks on this remade episode of Engines of Amtrak!
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Super Mario Galaxy - File Select
Mario Party - Wario's Battle Canyon
Mario Party 3 - The Adventure Begins
A Hat in Time - You Are Now Legally A Bird
A Hat in Time - Mafia Town is Asleep
Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door - Mail for the Mario Brothers
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@mjuellarsen 3 жыл бұрын

Amtrak: “OK we fixed it. Can you lift the 80 mph restriction?” FRA: “Sure, go ahead and lay the hammer down, all the way up to 85!”

@ashleyjiscool 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@mattskey1 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@cheskasimbajon6286 Жыл бұрын

Amtrak: only 5 mph More!?

@RoyxlPhxntom Жыл бұрын

Amtrak: "Seriously, bro?"

@GintaPPE1000 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: there are still mechanical cousins to the E60s running in Taiwan. The E200, E300, and E400 classes (all designated E42C by GE) are basically E60CPs shrunken to metric gauge, put on a diet (192,000lbs compared to the E60's 387,000), and slightly down-geared for a top speed of 85MPH. They're also all sporting classic GE bells and Leslie RS2Ms, so if you want some classic GE electric action, give them a search.

@BernardSo801 Жыл бұрын

I think I saw them when I was on vacation in Taiwan.they’re quite cool tbh

@CFRTrainSpotter 9 ай бұрын

dont they plan to retire them sooner or later? as far as im aware both Toshiba(?) and Stadler(?) are making new locomotives for the TRA. i forgot the manufacturers, hence the question marks, but the idea still stands.

@boeingmd3203 8 ай бұрын

⁠@@CFRTrainSpotteryes Toshiba is building the e500 electric locomotives which will replace South African made e1000 and GE e200 300 and 400. Stadler is making the r200 diesel electric locomotives which will replace emd r100 and r20

@railfangarrett6313 3 жыл бұрын

This is a good way of starting the day

@Creativestugboi4208 3 жыл бұрын

For me its arson

@AcelaRailan2150 3 жыл бұрын

Correct

@Robloxity_News 3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@charlesdasilva7860 11 ай бұрын

Same

@joshbrony2204 3 жыл бұрын

Ooo. Never thought this would get a remake!

@Socimi 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for having fetaured my GE E60 trainz models! As a long-time fan of the channel, it's an honour for me! Your old GE E60 video was extremely useful as a reference for modelling them, and especially for writing the description on the download page of my website!

@himbourbanist 7 ай бұрын

It's wild how we got NEC service with the E60 from 85MPH all the way up to 125MPH with the ACS-64. We've come a long way man

@rwboa22 Күн бұрын

The 125 mph speed was achieved with the acquisition of the AEM-7 locomotives. Even the Budd Metroliner electric m.u. cars were able to operate at 100 mph. It was just that the E60 was not capable of being easily adapted for passenger rail service, given its role of a coal freight hauler on "conveyor railroads" in the American Southwest.

@SteveInNEPA1 Жыл бұрын

603 is on sad condition at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. It deserves better. This was my favorite locomotive in its day because of its more modern appearance vs. the aging GG1s which IMO always looked silly in Amtrak colors rather than Pennsy. I also had a great E60 on my layout back then... wish I kept it. Thanks AmtrakGuy365 for this excellent presentation. Just FYI, if you're ever up near Port Jervis NY, they're putting together a new RR museum and are amassing some good rolling stock.

@blackbirdgaming8147 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see some engines of NYC!

@kryhtz 3 жыл бұрын

i wish they would bring the e60 back for vintage rail services

@TheInterubranMan23 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly they were scrap

@kryhtz 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheInterubranMan23 yeah it sucks

@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheInterubranMan23 there's some preserved

@TheInterubranMan23 3 жыл бұрын

@@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory oh I never knew sorry

@johnwireman2660 5 ай бұрын

Restoring old electric locomotives to run on their own power is something I don’t think has happened yet. A big problem is cost. They have large PCB filled transformers which would have to be upgraded for non-PCB operation. This has been done with locomotives and EMUs used by transit companies. Railroad museums, of course, don’t have the multi-million dollar budgets transit agencies do.

@SuperDave30 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome facts about Amtrak and since it’s still it’s 50th anniversary!

@LuisFernandodaSilva1854 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. This was the last genuine North American electric locomotive.

@trashrabbit69 3 жыл бұрын

I always wondered if Amtrak junked their E60s a bit earlier that Conrail would've kept their electric operations intact. Honestly, it would've been kickass to see these bricks in the Baby Blue.

@TheNorthYorkRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

I have been watching all these episodes for a long time and it taught me all about Amtrak. Keep up the great work!

@just_hiito Жыл бұрын

0:21 I like when you said "Most mainline services were divided between mechanically unreliable Metroliner EMU, and aging GE GG1" instead of "Most mainline services were operated using old equipment"

@joelang6126 2 жыл бұрын

Always loved the look of the E60.

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

They are quite amazing.

@nolantherailfan5048 Жыл бұрын

@@nathancorcoran5347 they do look nice. But they sure didn't ride nice

@nathancorcoran5347 Жыл бұрын

@@nolantherailfan5048 Just like the Amtrak SDP40F. But maybe most of them that only run for Amtrak, did ride nice later in revenue service around the time they were now known as E60MA’s. Since at that time most of the tracks are kept in really good condition.

@charlesdasilva7860 11 ай бұрын

Same

@Beoxb00ts 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing Video Mate! Just woke up, so very nice way to start the day.

@DerpyPossum 3 жыл бұрын

Could you imagine if Amtrak still used GG1’s? :0

@JessicaKasumi1990 3 жыл бұрын

I can! Despite cracks and other minor issues with the welded frames, they could have kept going indefinitely. But, it was better that they were retired instead of being worked to death. The costs would have been grossly excessive and eventually, Amtrak would have had to find something to replace them.

@TheInterubranMan23 3 жыл бұрын

It been difficult for them since they use different electric and probability wore out

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaKasumi1990 The GG1's transformers had PCB's, so they would have to be replaced as well

@JessicaKasumi1990 3 жыл бұрын

@@AVeryRandomPerson And converted to Head End Power.

@paulwarner5395 3 жыл бұрын

@@AVeryRandomPerson Funny no one cared about PCBs during their active life,

@someslavaboo7497 3 жыл бұрын

It be a good day when he uploads another Engines of Amtrak. :D

@SteveInNEPA1 Жыл бұрын

I was a fan of this locomotive when it came online in my preteen years, primarily because of its appearance vs the aging gg1s that routinely crossed hellgate Bridge where I grew up. I had a ho model of it as well. Now, living in Pennsylvania, I get to see #603 at the Pennsylvania railroad museum in Strasburg, but it is badly worn out in the field. Thanks for this incredible video from the first president of Students for Amtrak back in the 70s.

@SebR173 3 жыл бұрын

A good way to start a day. Amazing as always

@ReadingAreaRailfan 2 жыл бұрын

My dad's old upstairs neighbor was a signal maintainer when the E60s were new. He told me they would replace the trucks with E33 and 44 trucks to try and improve the rough riding

@richdiscoveries 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work with this one, very interesting

@Token_Nerd 3 жыл бұрын

Amtrak’s most underrated locomotive

@rileyludlow961 3 жыл бұрын

YESSSSSSSS ANOTHER ONE I WANTED SO BADLY!!! BACK TO BACK ONES I WANTED SO BADLY, TURBOLINER AND E60!!!

@Dutchrailfann 3 жыл бұрын

finally a remake of the E60! thanks :)

@bluebellsfan8704 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I love this series!

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool too.

@Coloribus2004 9 ай бұрын

Perhaps if Amtrak rebuilt a few GG1’s, they’d be running in preservation today

@alderusdmc 2 жыл бұрын

Found this out from Pentrex: The E60s were unable to be MU-ed together. This meant that when two were pulling the same train (by the way, a rare sight), a crew needed to be in each loco.

@Pupda 2 жыл бұрын

Not true. The operating manual (pgs 48-50) instructs on how to set the locomotives up for MU operation. They may not have been able to MU with other locomotives but they could definitely MU with each other.

@g-manonthego6678 Жыл бұрын

I find it interesting that Amtrak had (and still owns) diesel locomotives that were lighter than this electric locomotive.

@jacobdolman3831 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow GE E60 the Remake yay :)

@stagergamer4172 3 жыл бұрын

They remade it, nice. The older one’s recording kinda glitched during the beginning, “hey guys, Amtrak guy 365 here, a- we start on the BM&LP

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 жыл бұрын

That was from a claim

@stagergamer4172 3 жыл бұрын

@@AVeryRandomPerson you're kidding me

@cesarcarranza216 3 жыл бұрын

I’m learning new information on Amtrak

@MOHAWKL4A3124 3 жыл бұрын

This is 1 of the only engines of Amtrak I actually like.

@IsaacAmadeo 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see short videos on the lesser known Amtrak engines like the RS1, SW1, GP40, or FL9

@manuelalvarado6510 3 жыл бұрын

At least GE's locomotive division (now part of Wabtec) learned their lesson of the problems that arose with the E60 as well as with the U30C (U-Boat) based P30CH. The passenger variant of GE's Dash 8, and the GEnesis series, proved to be more reliable.

@StocktonSubber 3 жыл бұрын

There was another locomotive practically a mix of the E60 and the earlier E44, called the E25B, for service in Texas. By now they are all retired and presumably scrapped.

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a shame that none were preserved. One of them could’ve been displayed at the Museum of American Railroads.

@TheAustinSubRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

Nice remake! ❤️ honestly the E60’s P01225 Horns sound way better than than the new 3rd Gen k5la horns

@charlesdasilva7860 11 ай бұрын

I love the P01225 horn!

@maxtherailfan309 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job

@Gempalace 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the engine's of the New York Central System.

@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren 3 жыл бұрын

You're actually going ahead with Engines of NYC? Well then my friend as a Pennsy guy you just gave me an idea :3

@ivangenov6782 3 жыл бұрын

*T H E T W O L E G E N D S M E E T*

@Jaidyn228 3 жыл бұрын

Uh oh...

@YaoboyProd2K15 3 жыл бұрын

Released a day prior to the delayed Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics in Japan.

@superbaddy4 3 жыл бұрын

4:44 The same exact two AEM-7s that would end up being sent to Pueblo after being retired.

@charlesdasilva7860 11 ай бұрын

Interesting!

@katerinakittycat3849 3 жыл бұрын

It's too bad Joshua Lionel Cowan isn't alive anymore because he would've loved to hear about the New York Central Hudson. It was his favorite locomotive. So much so that when Lionel started making o gauge trains their 700E was modeled after the Hudson. And I think I have a 700E in my o gauge collection.

@mattskey1 3 жыл бұрын

Nostalgia is kicking in

@amtrakisveryepic4169 3 жыл бұрын

Honey wake up! AmtrakGuy365 uploaded a new Engines of amtrak episode😳

@TheInterubranMan23 3 жыл бұрын

Yep sir he did it was dream come true

@chief1b 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I like the E60. It would have been a great choice for Penn Central and getting rid of the GG1's

@BigMcAid Жыл бұрын

Amtrak’s F40PHs lasted 26 years from 1976 to 2002, being the poster boy of the railroad. Amtrak’s E60s lasted 28 years, from 1975 to 2003, being unreliable and rough riding. WHAT?!

@bartoszkrawczyk3946 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid! Also, why are locomotives in the US so short lived? In Poland, we have a lot of old locomotives that still serve us well, with some nearing 60 and still being in normal, everyday use (for example EN57-038, it is going to get her old paint back in very near future)

@davidfuller581 2 жыл бұрын

Plenty of freight locomotives here in the US from the 1960s and even 1950s are still in service. Of course, the distances in the US are also enormous by comparison - the northeast corridor from Washington DC to Boston is about the same distance as running the longest possible distance across Poland.

@adillakandi.r Жыл бұрын

Locomotive can life almost forever if the maintenance doing right since when they are new

@davidreyes2298 Жыл бұрын

Emissions laws unfortunately

@rottenroads1982 2 ай бұрын

Imagine if Amtrak took the Time to Rebuild all the Inherited EMD E & F unit diesels, as well as the PRR GG1 Electric Engines. More of those locomotives would have been around today.

@PacificDev1995 2 жыл бұрын

3:38 the locomotive looks like it's floating a bit in this shot

@willberestartingthischanne9984 3 жыл бұрын

My Favorite Electric Locomotive!

@MSRTA_Productions 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@fallingup90 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff. Will there ever be one on the E44 (even though they weren't on Amtrak for much)?

@hainescityrailfan9983 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@andrewreynolds4949 3 жыл бұрын

I would enjoy watching episodes on other railroads. Amtrak will eventually run out of locomotives for you to cover after all

@TWb-bu9tl 2 жыл бұрын

Also, some E60CPs were supposed to be used in Montreal.

@MetraEmdF40PH 3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@thatoneguyfrom2fort 2 жыл бұрын

Just imagine if the entire us railroads were 98% electrified and the BMLP E60s would be used. Just think of all the liveries

@shockstrains5077 3 жыл бұрын

i’m excited for engines of new york central!

@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean

@shockstrains5077 3 жыл бұрын

@@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory watch the end of the video

@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 3 жыл бұрын

@@shockstrains5077 I thought he was joking

@MPRail 3 жыл бұрын

N E W Y O R K C E R T R E L ! ! !

@BlindingLight 3 жыл бұрын

Now this is a good evening

@Jimmytheamtrakf40ph Жыл бұрын

Amtrak should restore the e60 603 as an exhibit train

@citxsd70m-2 3 жыл бұрын

Just by looking at the thumbnail, it looks like an E60 with ditchlights.

@elijaha773 3 жыл бұрын

It is an E60, right?

@citxsd70m-2 3 жыл бұрын

@@elijaha773 Yes it is an E60.

@Cupertinorail 2 ай бұрын

I am still surprised they lasted into the early 2000s

@Dodener Жыл бұрын

i love the 1 second clip of keke

@masamah2661 2 жыл бұрын

R. I. P ge e60 😭😭😭😭luckly i built a lego model version for the soul remain of the ge e60

@DK-nv9zu 2 жыл бұрын

Favorite electric locomotive from Railroad Tycoon 2

@RustyRail-Productions 3 жыл бұрын

Niccee!

@rwboa22 3 жыл бұрын

In a nutshell, had the Federal government mandated Conrail and other Class I railroads to electrified their freight lines, the E60 locomotives would have been the workhorse of the the American railroad industry.

@gabetrain8834 3 жыл бұрын

The E60 has a amazing horn, AMTRAK PUT MORE OF THEM ON YOUR ENGINES, or else! ps-the Nathan P01235 has the tunings (notes) are A-C#-E-G-C# so now y’all know.

@gabetrain8834 3 жыл бұрын

Also the moment I commented the horn sounded

@charlesdasilva7860 11 ай бұрын

I agree, this is a incredible horn!

@charlesdasilva7860 11 ай бұрын

@@gabetrain8834 Coincidence!

@bradleym3240 3 жыл бұрын

Who makes the art to the trains on the title screen? There is that cartoony simplistic design for the locomotive and I would like to know who made it.

@ntytp 3 жыл бұрын

Noice if you can, do the Simens charger series

@slendermanRblx 3 жыл бұрын

I hate to be that person to ask but. Where did you obtain the E60 Trainz model?

@pcbirus8985 2 жыл бұрын

Me : I love GE E60 , they're look very amazing Amtrakguy365 : and ran into some trouble Me : "destroys PC"

@dwrb321 2 жыл бұрын

Will you be doing the FL9?

@theatomicmanman544 3 жыл бұрын

Are you gonna remake the remakes too

@felixthetrainfan4819 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wait you already talked about the E60 3 years ago!

@harrisonallen651 3 жыл бұрын

The vhs effect at the end

@kimnanano43 2 жыл бұрын

I love the e60

@Lucius_Chiaraviglio 2 жыл бұрын

That Amtrak E60 is preserved . . . if you use the term somewhat loosely. That is a LOT of rust running down it.

@A_Lazy_dude 3 жыл бұрын

YESSSSSSS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@PacificDev1995 2 жыл бұрын

5:49 The big electric bricks

@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014 2 жыл бұрын

Never adapt freight locomotives for high speed passenger service, just draw up a passenger orientated locomotive instead. A lesson for GE

@NERJ607 3 жыл бұрын

:D the best part about the old one was at @ 3:55 it said in the corner haha get fra'd e60 xd"

@NiceNToasty768 2 жыл бұрын

Woah

@Railfan166 2 жыл бұрын

Engines of amtrak metra mpexpress is next and I’m calling it

@jessieb4503 2 жыл бұрын

Amtrak doesn't even have MP36s.

@vapour_xs9235 Жыл бұрын

These are about the ugliest bricks I've ever seen roam the rails of Amtrak, but that only makes them more unique, so I can appreciate them for that

@trainman7004 3 жыл бұрын

OH FUCK, HE'S FALLEN INTO LOVE LIVE HELL. I SHALL HELP MY FRIEND

@JohnLesterArnaiz 5 ай бұрын

5:18 Intresthing☠️

@ACLTony 4 ай бұрын

A few of them received K5LA horns.

@EastCoastTransit 3 жыл бұрын

Will you remake the metroliner EMU episode? Also why do you like anime.

@SurflinerBoy455 2 жыл бұрын

Do the sc-44 charger next

@kotoriminami8296 3 жыл бұрын

Wow it's Keke from Love Live

@UnionPacificRailroader 3 жыл бұрын

These locomotives really remind me of the f69phacs, in a way. They are neat (:

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

They are pretty much neat. I saw the one at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania back in September 5th 2021.

@UnionPacificRailroader 2 жыл бұрын

@@nathancorcoran5347 Wow!

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

@@UnionPacificRailroader it’s amazing.

@nathancorcoran5347 2 жыл бұрын

@@UnionPacificRailroader Amtrak E60 603 is one of those few surviving GE E60 locomotives.

@UnionPacificRailroader 2 жыл бұрын

@@nathancorcoran5347 I knew there were a few, but I never knew the numbers (Specifically), it is good to know. - I never saw one before, glad you saw one while they are still preserved!

@Pensyfan19 3 жыл бұрын

Great remake. I didn't know that the E60 was used for Keystone service for push pull operations. Can't wait for Engines of NYC! Now for three unrelated things I want to say: 1. Alan Fisher roasted you in his newest video. 2. Please see my email I sent a few days ago. 3. I have a Q&A open for reaching 750+ subscribers.