Outstanding video, good camera work with no annoying distractions, and enjoyed the text comments! Always preferred rear view railroad videos.
@nathanjiang1008 ай бұрын
i like doing them when the opportunity presents itself, trying to get the entire NEC done before they switch to the Airo trainsets
@musicforaarre6 ай бұрын
Yes. They are better than Front view. If you find something that you like, then you can keep looking at it until it fades. With front view, by the time that you see something good, then it's gone behind. I sketch track layouts, because I'm crazy, and it's easier from the back of the train; I'm less fanatical at sketching the tracks now at 67 years old now. I LOVE ELECTRIC RAILWAYS !!! Aarre Peltomaa of Mississauga, Ontario
@nolantherailfan50489 ай бұрын
I hope these new tracks will lead to smoother and faster rides
@nathanjiang1009 ай бұрын
more and more of the line is being upgraded to 110 mph so I certainly hope so
@nolantherailfan50489 ай бұрын
@@nathanjiang100it really feels satisfying seeing construction work upgrading these antiquated lines with new bridges and tracks
@MidnightAspec5 ай бұрын
Nathan Jiang is proof positive that not all heroes wear capes!!! Great video!!
@pcpablo27 ай бұрын
I rode that line in 1955 when I was 8 years old with my dad for a thrill. We rode in the last car on the outside observation deck most of the trip. I remember it to this day!
@Bowfinger109 ай бұрын
Flat spot on the wheel of that car, haha. But great video!
@musicforaarre6 ай бұрын
25 minute. I love it. Even though you had a damn flat wheel, I didn't feel/hear it much anymore on the concrete tie section. Aarre Peltomaa of Mississauga, Ontario
@@nathanjiang100 Chinese is more difficult for me than English. In Japan, foreign place names are not written in kanji.
@nathanjiang1005 ай бұрын
@@luvplyI see, we always joke that at least we can read when we’re in Japan even if we can’t speak, but anyways here’s the english: Harrisburg to Philadelphia is a pretty scenic route but the most scenic route in the Northeast US is along the Hudson River for 200+ km from New York City to Albany.
@ThomasELeClair5 ай бұрын
@@nathanjiang100 ..............the Empire line out of Penn.......up thru Hells kitchen....I walked those tracks on a sunday ,,,way back in the mid ninties....Me and a friend took the subway [D train ] to the end of Manhattatan.....I new the area by the Spyten Dyvel bridge ; so we found an opening ,, and walked many miles till we got near Penn station ; then we left the tracks just after Hells kitchen.......To avoid being arrested.......Wanna make a unique rail video,,,,In the hike thru the Riverside Park tunnel [ 125st -64 st or so ],,,we witnessed an abundance of murals painted on the walls by rebel artists........Unforgetable....this was not basic graffitti,, but portraits of people,,,I remember one of Ted Williams,,,a famous baseball player ,,,from 80 years ago.....,,In that tunnel the walls speak history...It is an unknown NYC treasure.......
@PhillyBagel8 ай бұрын
The last time I rode the line out to Harrisburg was in March of this year. Except for some switches and interlockings, there were no concrete ties between Lancaster and Harrisburg. I’ll be taking a trip out next month to see if it rides as well as it seems in the video.
@pastorjerrykliner31627 ай бұрын
I live in Elizabethtown... They have steadily been replacing the ties and tracks in segments between Lancaster and Harrisburg through the fall... Don't know where they stopped for the winter.
@peterbitetti87437 ай бұрын
One excelllent video. Beautifully done.
@mattk96449 ай бұрын
Great video I’ve always wanted to do a rear view ride on one of these trains one day I just don’t know if they would let me stand back there some do and some don’t but anyways great stuff.
@nathanjiang1009 ай бұрын
this is the third one I’ve done on the Pennsylvanian and I’ve never had any issues. you will need business class on the Northeast Regional but coach is at the rear of the Pennsylvanian west of Philly so all you really need is a ticket
@phillyjayee8 ай бұрын
Great job on the video
@JoeyLovesTrains8 ай бұрын
Looks like pats Rheems interlocking you’re on the rebuilt track!!
@nathanjiang1008 ай бұрын
yep
@nolantherailfan50489 ай бұрын
Why do they use the P42's on the Pennsylvanian until Philadelphia? Why don't they immediately switch to electric power at Harrisburg
@nathanjiang1009 ай бұрын
the trains reverses out of philadelphia so instead of needing to attach an ACS-64 at both ends of the train, they only attach one at the opposite end of the P42. since the Pennsylvanians also meet between PHL and HAR, it means they only need one ACS-64 that can run both Pennsylvanians instead of four
@musicforaarre6 ай бұрын
34:45 Are those high speed 80mph turnouts ? They sure look like it with two switch motors at each switch. Aarre Peltomaa (electric train lover)
@nathanjiang1006 ай бұрын
funny enough the Pennsylvanian is the only diesel train on the line but it provides the best rear view and runs express. I'm not sure about the turnouts but the whole line is being upgraded so I wouldn't be surprised if they are.
@3985uprr4 ай бұрын
So the Pennsylvania always has the baggage car on the front between Harrisburg and Philadelphia and vice versa? It wouldn’t be possible to do a round-trip on the Pennsylvania in one day from NY. You just got on and stood back there and the conductor didn’t care, huh
@nathanjiang1004 ай бұрын
you can't do a round-trip as the Pennsylvanians meet somewhere near Paradise. when I filmed the eastbound I took 661 west and when I filmed the westbound I went all the way to Pittsburgh, but I probably would take 656/672 back if I were to re-record it. yeah I print out my ticket from the blue machines so they just scan the ticket and I tell them my seat is like the first or second row from the back (and I leave some stuff there so no one else takes the seat but I can easily watch it from the rear vestibule) and they just stick the seat check there. you can probably hear them scanning the ticket in both recordings. I'm 3 for 3 so far with no issues on the Pennsylvanian but that doesn't mean all crews would allow it, there's still a chance they tell you to go back and you would have to comply. I will say though, that you do have to find a way to maintain balance back there when going over tight curves and rail joints.
@JoeyLovesTrains8 ай бұрын
54:18 I hope there are plans in the works to upgrade that section
@nathanjiang1008 ай бұрын
I hope so too, but the wooden ties provide a unique view across the coatesville high bridge and it just won’t like the same with concrete ties, though the ride would definitely be smoother
@nolantherailfan50487 ай бұрын
@@nathanjiang100and a bit faster
@PeteDJPJ7 ай бұрын
Great video. One note: That CP Florun. Where are the signals?
@nathanjiang1006 ай бұрын
I believe it is no longer active with the new Mount Joy station but it is still on the employee timetable
@PeteDJPJ6 ай бұрын
I have seen it on the Time table since 1990. But it was just a station name, (maybe had a platform at one time but I have never seen one) not an interlocking. @@nathanjiang100
@nolantherailfan50489 ай бұрын
Are they gonna upgrade the second track from wood to concrete ties to?
@nathanjiang1009 ай бұрын
I assume they would
@JoeyLovesTrains8 ай бұрын
Yes, they’re working on it
@gastonadonay8 ай бұрын
Mucho ruido, pero la cámara está bien. De vez en cuando cambiar con vistas laterales.
@nolantherailfan50487 ай бұрын
57:25 are they adding a third track?
@NS9213Ай бұрын
Between Glen and Coatesville #2 has been rehabbed to handle NS H83/H84 local from Abrams to Coatesville and return. The old PRR 152lb jointed rail was removed and replaced with welded rail. This way the NS local can go faster over Amtrak and not use 1 and 4 tracks.