High Speed Amtrak, 111 mph, eastbound in Mattawan, MI #amtrak #railfans #trains

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9 ай бұрын

Boys and I were able to catch the high speed Amtrak 4630 (SC-44) tracked at 111 mph!! We had a lot of fun catching this one. #amtrak #railfans #trains
Location: Mattawan, Michigan
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Song: Come Thou Fount
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
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@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Check out some of my other videos! Don't forget to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE, and tell your friends. I also have playlists separated by locomotives that appear in the video, so check them out! THANK YOU!!

@Taffeyboy 7 ай бұрын

111 miles an hour, and running 33 minutes late! Of course…

@KPrime31 7 ай бұрын

😆

@Nikowalker007 7 ай бұрын

Welll …….. it is what it is 😅

@Dog.soldier1950 7 ай бұрын

Amtrak is Spanish for “running late”

@thetrainloverdk 7 ай бұрын

Amtraks High speed corridor where it Can reach 150 Mph is only 5% of its entire route but still a funny comment.

@davidschick6951 7 ай бұрын

If Amtrak could highball the stations where it has no business, it could make up for that. But customers aren’t ready to think.

@mauricewascom658 7 ай бұрын

Grandpa would call that a "real High-stepper ! !" 😆

@eliterry3785 7 ай бұрын

Nice upload. Thanx for sharing.

@realbogus 7 ай бұрын

When I was a kid, mid 1970s, we would take the train from Wilmington, DE, to Sebring, FL. It was always 3 hrs late... or more... Amtrak was a 2nd class citizen when riding the freight rails from Washington, DC, to somewhere in FL... and delays were normal.

@dennisyoung4631 7 ай бұрын

True. Freight (currently) has priority nearly all the time, outside of perhaps a few locations.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

I believe this line is mostly, if not all Amtrak. At least from Kalamazoo to New Buffalo.

@Trucker_Rich 7 ай бұрын

You are very brave standing that close to an Amtrak

@Belgiumwantsoil 6 ай бұрын

Nahhh I stand 2 meters away from a tgv in France

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Oh wow, I'm not sure how close we were, but not that. 😆 Nice!

@ltlBeBoy 7 ай бұрын

That was fast. 😮 In Germany the maximum allowed speed for sections with railroad crossings is just 100mph (160kph).

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, it was clocked at that speed on their tracking website. Thanks for watching!

@ekimp252 7 ай бұрын

Man Oh man, they are getting it done!

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Yep! Thanks for watching!

@jonathanaman6573 7 ай бұрын

Nice lighting and great new train.

@ron234halt 6 ай бұрын

The new liveries are beautiful, although it's interesting that it still had the old style dining car on the end.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@hismajestysmen 7 ай бұрын

And one my favorite hymns.

@Crusader1815 7 ай бұрын

This is the closest I have seen to a whole train matching in recent times in the USA (other than Acela.) Siemens just needs to build some cafe cars so they will have the whole sets.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@57Jimmy 7 ай бұрын

You would think especially with high speed trains that the crossing control systems would would have a more definite traffic barrier in place rather than the drop arms that have been in place since the early days. They could have full width barriers designed to block traffic from entering but still allow traffic already on the track to exit. Just a thought

@RussianSevereWeatherVideos 6 ай бұрын

That's what they use in Russia yes, either a massive arm that can handle a truck collision, or wedge barriers that raise in such a fashion that they prevent traffic to get onto the rails, but you can drive over them and they collapse if you're stuck on the rails. Plus each crossing has a manned booth to inspect the train for any defects a well.

@poorbrokenhorn 6 ай бұрын

You realize you're just saying that people can't be trusted around railroad crossings right?

@crandonborth 6 ай бұрын

@@RussianSevereWeatherVideos I've seen the Russia bad driving videos... I'm not surprised in the least that's what you need.

@RussianSevereWeatherVideos 6 ай бұрын

@@crandonborth I've seen all the US railroad accident videos as well. Y'all need to eliminate all the crossings over there from the sheer inability of people to follow the road rules :)

@crandonborth 6 ай бұрын

@@RussianSevereWeatherVideos Most of our rail lines are used for freight hauling… very little gets use for passenger transportation as it’s just not very efficient. The crossing guards are more than adequate for a slower freight train versus a high-speed passenger train.

@Perich29 6 ай бұрын

church musical hyms on beginning. love it.

@generalmoonstone 7 ай бұрын

Intresting song for a train video.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

It's my favorite classic hymn. Thanks for watching!

@generalmoonstone 6 ай бұрын

@@KPrime31 You're welcome. It's a favroite of mine as well.

@AddDoesStuff 6 ай бұрын

Suprisingly fast for USA, I hope the trains can get more attention there.

@crandonborth 6 ай бұрын

Trains didn't take off here as they do in Europe as freight always has the right off way on the tracks and passengers are 2nd class.

@AddDoesStuff 6 ай бұрын

@@crandonborth damn

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@Perich29 6 ай бұрын

0:45 here comes the bright line train.

@terryandrews7271 6 ай бұрын

Cool

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@pgsells 6 ай бұрын

It's a nice hymn. Amusing that we have here a train going at (estimated) 111 MPH in a video that's 1:11 long. :)

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I didn't even notice that, nicely done!! Thanks for watching!

@Major_Winkee 7 ай бұрын

sick

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ImanRailfans-th4ef 4 ай бұрын

nicee🎉🎉🎉

@KPrime31 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@tylermcintyre1454 6 ай бұрын

Tyler Mac I’m going too see It

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Cool! Thanks for watching!

@ajknaup3530 7 ай бұрын

I blinked, & missed it; twice!

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

😂 thanks for watching! Twice! 😆

@k5elevencinc0 7 ай бұрын

I wish they would make those Charger ditchlights flash smoothly like the P42s and other American locomotives.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Agreed! I did notice that. Thanks for watching!

@jkingstonian9408 7 ай бұрын

111 kph = 69 mph... which seemed more like the speed of this train... I think? 111mph is dangerous fast!

@hightechcarpentry 7 ай бұрын

Not KPH, they run 111 MPH through this section of the route! All upgraded seamless rail and enhanced crossing guards in the more urban areas.

@bigredc222 7 ай бұрын

I agree. The guy driving that train would be terrified at every road crossing, I know I would.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

🎯

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

I think I would too. Coming around a corner at night, or seeing a car across the tracks....no thanks.

@grommit700 6 ай бұрын

It will be so nice to see these in New England when delivery happens!

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Is that happening soon?

@grommit700 6 ай бұрын

@@KPrime31I believe so by the end of the decade when Amtrak receives new locomotive deliveries. In the meantime the Mafersa coaches used by CT Rail will also be replaced by the end of the decade too. I'd like to see equipment testing on potential lines in both western and eastern Connecticut.

@grommit700 6 ай бұрын

@@KPrime31I checked and the Mafersa coaches used by CT Rail have a top speed of about 90mph. This is quite slower than Amtrak on the same line. The current CT Rail locomotives can go fast too. I'd like to see used Amtrak coaches tested by CT Rail to help speed up travel times.

@northernutahlivesteam3566 6 ай бұрын

👍

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@kidlatazul 4 ай бұрын

In China all the high speed rail is built on elevated tracks. There are no at-grade crossings. Much safer. I wish we had infrastructure like that.

@KPrime31 4 ай бұрын

Not a bad idea.

@andrewcowling5804 7 ай бұрын

i thought trains not on high speed lines were limited to 79mph?

@truckerkevthepaidtourist 7 ай бұрын

That is the high-speed line they've up to speed there on the wolverine on many parts of it.

@FFred-us9tw 7 ай бұрын

Trains are limited to 79 MPH on lines without Cab Signals, ATC or ATS. But Amtrak runs at 110 on the Michigan line, and parts of upstate NY, 90 MPH in California and on a good amount of the Southwest Chief route as examples.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Pretty much what they said 😆

@keithchartrau1970 5 ай бұрын

State of Michigan owns the track between Kalamazoo, MI and Porter, IN. That ~100 mile stretch is limited to Amtrak only (no freight trains). That stretch was basically rebuilt as high speed rail between 2009 and 2012 (rail and grade crossings, etc). The Wolverine and the Blue Water do 110 mph on that stretch of track....and have been doing 110 mph for over a decade. Been on the Wolverine many times....fun to sit there on the train with the speedo app on your phone watching the train accelerate to 110 mph. 5 or 6 years ago, State of MI started upgrading the stretch from Dearborn to Kalamazoo with the objective of allowing higher speeds there too, eventually.

@truckerkevthepaidtourist 5 ай бұрын

@@keithchartrau1970 is that why the GT used to detour down through South bend and work its way into Indiana via the Eldson line coming out of Kalamazoo home base?

@ericneumann8509 6 ай бұрын

111

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Yep, I would agree. That's what it was clocked at on their website.

@dw.7655 6 ай бұрын

Cool, and yes, over in Europe and the UK, they do have drop arms that go all the way across at grade level crossings. And I, as with others, don’t understand why we don’t have more over here like that.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, with the Amtrak line, maybe have two crossing signals on each side, with the gates on both.

@crippleguy415 7 ай бұрын

Don't be anywhere around if it ever jumps the tracks 😳

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Seriously, that would be nuts!

@jessebrueshaber6915 6 ай бұрын

Great video, but where did you get the funeral parlor soundtrack?

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

:) It is one of my favorite hymns of all time. Thanks for watching!

@jessebrueshaber6915 6 ай бұрын

Forgive me, no offense intended.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

@@jessebrueshaber6915 no offense taken, I had a good laugh. 😆

@ajchiamardas 6 ай бұрын

What app?

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Technically, it's their website, I misspoke. I made it a shortcut, and included it on my homescreen. www.amtrak.com/services/maps.trainlocation.html

@rodneykantorski736 7 ай бұрын

Look at that Bastard Go! 😃

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Man0fMeans 7 ай бұрын

72 mph

@KPrime31 7 ай бұрын

111 mph, and I put the radar map in the video.

@Nikowalker007 7 ай бұрын

Looks way faster than that

@bcubed72 7 ай бұрын

LMAO no; 72 =/= 111

@JaywalkingTheWorld 7 ай бұрын

Less than 1/2 the speed of real "high-speed" trains.

@edwinschwartz2472 7 ай бұрын

When N&W 611 was built in 1950, it could pull 25 cars and run 100 mph !

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

It's high speed around here. 🤣

@JaywalkingTheWorld 6 ай бұрын

I know. It's kinda funny.

@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 7 ай бұрын

This is just a few miles from my family homestead. How do you know it is traveling 111 MPH?

@KPrime31 7 ай бұрын

I included a screenshot of the app they use for tracking and speed, it's included in the video.

@larrybruce4856 7 ай бұрын

How do we know it is traveling 111 MPH ? ? ? We know because Joe Biden says so, and we all know Joe Biden always tells the truth.

@arizonabigfoot9030 7 ай бұрын

@@KPrime31, what app are you using?

@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 7 ай бұрын

@@KPrime31So is this app publicly available for download for any railfan to use?

@KPrime31 7 ай бұрын

@@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 technically, it's their website www.amtrak.com/track-your-train-with-google-maps , not sure if that link will work, but that's what we use. Thanks for watching!

@bartphlegar8212 7 ай бұрын

111 km/h maybe...That looks more like 70 or 79...

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

That's what the website tracked it at, maybe I'll get a radar gun. Thanks for watching!

@JRCinKY 7 ай бұрын

THAT is Fast for a train in the USA. European trains run much faster but the Right of Way is much less dangerous because they don't have a pigpath crossing ever half mile. I didn’t feel TOO bad at 270 kph but Damn thats fast. The Amtrack train is More Dangerous.

@Nikowalker007 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, unfortunately here in the US passenger trains have to share tracks with freight ones and those always have the right of way hence why there’re so many delays and the average speed is barely faster than 70 mph , 111kmh ….

@JRCinKY 7 ай бұрын

I remember going thru a tunnel in Italy, meeting another train. Just sucked the air right out of your body.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Can't disagree with that. Thanks for watching!

@nicholastaraborrelli5112 7 ай бұрын

60mph

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

I went off what their website tracker showed me. Thanks for watching!

@mikhailjairnisbett441 7 ай бұрын

That's not 111 mph, no way

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

That's what it was clocked on their tracking website. I'm tempted to buy a radar gun. 😏

@Wildlifesupernannyfan 7 ай бұрын

If you do train spotting, don't try and go on the train tracks as it is illegal and can be dangerous, instead find a bridge or safe viewing area or a station platform.

@user-gx1rk8yw6l 7 ай бұрын

Such a warning is imho a BadIdea: why waste a chance to rid the population of an idiot or 2?

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

We do not go on the tracks, we get close, but not on. I'm usually in an adjacent parking lot, or in the weeds when a train goes by. Thanks for watching.

@chris4321das 7 ай бұрын

Offtrak.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

😆

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Fair enough 😆

@edwardmiessner6502 7 ай бұрын

Except this is not a high speed train. In Europe, Asia, and even Africa now this would be a regular speed train.

@KPrime31 7 ай бұрын

Well I'm glad we're in the USA then. 😆

@JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx 7 ай бұрын

one might even say its medeocre.

@herrprepper2070 7 ай бұрын

The estimate to provide all contiguous 48 states with high speed (minimum 200mph) passenger rail service is ONE TRILLION DOLLARS. Now consider the fact that we blew $2.5 trillion on our hunt for WMD in Iraq, and another $3 trillion on our 20 year occupation of Afghanistan.

@Brian-kl1zu 7 ай бұрын

....And counting. Ukraine. Nation of Israeli. Who's next?

@Failure_Is_An_Option 7 ай бұрын

DoD has "lost" more assets, and will continue to do so.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Yikes.

@joemac3118 7 ай бұрын

So your an expert on vehicle speed without an calibrated speed detection device???? Upon my expert observation I detect that train was doing an excess of 80 miles per hour!!!!!

@bubbabiscuitcub 7 ай бұрын

The website gave the speed 3rd grade English knows the difference between “your” and “you’re”

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

🎯

@user-gx1rk8yw6l 7 ай бұрын

Yes, it moves faster than the average freight train. No, it is NOT "high speed"; only about 3 x the speed of said freight train. Methinks that "high speed" is only applicable at over 200 MPH, with NO level railroad crossings. So 1 Giga-dollars for the whole continental USA is peanuts, given the 5.5 Giga-dollars wasted in Iraq & Afghanistan... Thank you, @herrprepper2070).

@FFred-us9tw 7 ай бұрын

If you think high-speed rail is only at speeds of over 200 mph, then there’s no high-speed rail in most of Europe or Japan. As the trains there don’t exceed 200 mph in revenue service. Might want to do a little research before you say silly things.

@user-gx1rk8yw6l 7 ай бұрын

@@FFred-us9tw So for instance the Tōhoku Shinkansen is a fake? Ditto the TGV system in France? Ditto the ICE in Germany? Ditto the AVE in Spain? Might want to be less picky about the exact speeds. My point about "high speed rail" in the USA being a misnomer was clear, no true? In addition, the USA is simply living in the past in its own little cubby-hole.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

For us, it's definitely high speed. I definitely won't call it medium speed....that's no fun. 😆

@FFred-us9tw 6 ай бұрын

@@user-gx1rk8yw6lyou said you think high speed rail is over 200 MPH. So pointed out the trains you mentioned don’t even exceed that. Not sure where your argument is going. The TGV and Shinkansen don’t exceed 200 MPH in revenue service. Look it up.

@user-gx1rk8yw6l 6 ай бұрын

@@KPrime31 Granted that your perspective is based on what is the norm in the USA. Mine is based on the whole world, a viewpoint wherein the USA is woefully antiquated, & is in many aspects a country where "state of the art" is the past half century limited to the COUNTRY, & NOT the world. Calling the USA's current work trains-wise "medium speed" should work as a challenge to do (even) better.

@KoffieMoffie 7 ай бұрын

High speed! You gotta be joking. 50 years ago British Rail had nationwide services that averaged 125 mph. And China, Japan, S. Korea, France, Spain, Germany & more have services at twice this speed. Face it, US trains are slow.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

High speed for us, that's for sure. Most freight trains are 40-55mph, so this is quite fast compared.

@EyeCUnow1 6 ай бұрын

That town is a dump.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

Mattawan is definitely not a dump.

@larrycjost9388 6 ай бұрын

How primitive. Single track. Diesel engined. Ding dong bells and crossing arms. Isn't this out of the 1940's. roaring by at over 110 miles hour. What is this?isn't this mickey mouse way dangerous. Right way to do this is double track.elecrticity. underpasses or over passes for the roads.plus grades and curves gentile enough to do the job right

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

What do you suggest?

@Failure_Is_An_Option 7 ай бұрын

That is not 111... not even 80.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

That's what it was clocked at on their tracking website. Just going off of that. Maybe I should get a radar gun?

@Failure_Is_An_Option 6 ай бұрын

@@KPrime31 You can be reasonably close with visual estimations. The time it takes to cross two fixed points of known distance. Camera makes it easy because you can review frame by frame... all with a time stamp. Just need to points with a known distance.

@KPrime31 6 ай бұрын

I'll have to check that out, good idea, thanks!