Nebraska Zephyr at 80 mph

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Nebraska Zephyr at 80 mph

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For the first time in decades, the gorgeous industrial design of the Nebraska Zephyr is on display at speed on the same rails it used to travel - Chicago to Omaha, NE. The Illinois Railway Museum provided the E5 engine (CB&Q 9911A) and the Nebraska Zephyr trainset, which made two roundtrips through Illinois on 9/22-23. As seen here, the E5 is going the maximum allowed speed of 79mph, but when the engine was built in 1940 its top speed was (and still is) 117mph - higher than the much touted 110mph "high speed rail" Amtrak routes being upgraded in Illinois and Michigan.
Also in the video are two of Amtrak's regional trains to Galesburg and Quincy, IL, as well as a westbound Eola - Tulsa BNSF freight train.

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@droopsnoot1812 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect example of why you should never misjudge a trains speed. Watch how the Nebraska zephyr gets near the bushes and trees, then flys past the camera

@kevinlilly5628 5 жыл бұрын

The rolls Royce of the railroad.

@craigm2520 6 жыл бұрын

Love the tug boat sounding whistle. Such personality to it

@ag6371 3 жыл бұрын

Craig M Early diesels only had 1 chime horns

@Leatherface123. 3 жыл бұрын

It has a fog horn and another horn

@Astr0_Feline 2 жыл бұрын

Or it sounded like Truck horn

@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren Жыл бұрын

Classic Leslie A200. They were the sound of the early diesel age (1930s - 1950s)

@MykasVehicles Жыл бұрын

@@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren damn, we got thunderbolt 1000 siren productions here, damn.

@robhoffhines630 6 жыл бұрын

That beautiful early EMD shovel nose at speed. GORGEOUS!

@raymondleggs5508 8 жыл бұрын

I like it when the cintage train looks more modern and goes faster than the new train.

@TrainmasterCurt 5 жыл бұрын

Raymond Leggs “Vintage”

@mylesgarcell9597 4 жыл бұрын

HOW DARE YOU SAY VINTAGE IT IS NEBRASKA ZEPHYR

@ag6371 3 жыл бұрын

Even an Acela can’t beat a shiny classic Zephyr

@GNF54 2 жыл бұрын

@@mylesgarcell9597 bruh Vintage means old The NZ is literally 80 years old 😐

@knkjchannel55 Жыл бұрын

@@mylesgarcell9597 Well he ain't wrong

@froztytrainfilms9148 5 жыл бұрын

The older train was actually built for speed

@nyshortline 11 жыл бұрын

Hearing that Leslie A-200 "Fog" horn go by with the Doppler reminded me of seeing the Liberty Liners (ex-North Shore Electroliners) blast through stations it was not going to stop at, blowing one long each time. In both cases the speed was about 80 MPH.

@MrBnsftrain 6 жыл бұрын

That's cool that you caught the Amtrak right after the Nebraska Zephyr! You can really see the (de)evolution! The nebraska Zephyr's wheels sound smoother than the Amtrak's!

@ag6371 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that shiny Zephyr definitely sounds like a high speed train

@amtrak_121 Жыл бұрын

Why did America’s passenger trains turn to shit?!

@randomstuff5434 Жыл бұрын

@@amtrak_121 Corporate greed/capitalism

@pablotharpalo5685 Жыл бұрын

@@randomstuff5434 my guy I thought it was airplane lobbyists

@legoose1380 Жыл бұрын

@@randomstuff5434 you know Amtrak is government right?

@staplessubrailfan7440 Жыл бұрын

I love em a200 horns them old Leslie's are nice this video reminds me of the 40s to 50s and I'm only 15 so It shows how the trains looked like back then! Thanks for sharing

@Isochest 5 жыл бұрын

This train was running in 1940. Terrific stuff! And nice to see now!

@WaffleDragon 4 жыл бұрын

I wish there was high-definition cameras back in the day when these kinds of locomotives exceeded 100MPH in their original service.

@jacobruiz97 6 ай бұрын

Yup. These beasts were geared for 120 mph

@hoosierhobbies 12 жыл бұрын

Great dopler effect on that horn!

@russgrunert1306 5 жыл бұрын

That Silver Pilot is the most beautiful lico ever built

@ag6371 3 жыл бұрын

Russ Grunert It’s the EMD E5

@alcopower5710 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful vintage locomotive that is smoother and faster than the much newer Amtrak fleet.

@ag6371 3 жыл бұрын

That Zephyr is a close to high speed train and that E5 is one of the fastest diesel engines ever

@nikerailfanningttm9046 Жыл бұрын

I’m glad she is home at the IRM. I was able to take her throttle at the museum with my son, and just blowing her original single note horn, reminded me of my father, who rode this very streamliner back when it was new.

@billintex001 Жыл бұрын

An elegant locomotive from a more civilized age.

@daylightman8459 2 жыл бұрын

“Imagine wanting to go that fast to Omaha.” -Alan Fisher, circa 2021

@ianspeckmaier9565 6 жыл бұрын

The Amtrak didn't even come close in the cool factor

@amtrak_121 3 жыл бұрын

We need to bring back these kinds of trains

@TheRrxing 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE THE HORN on those A and E units.

@agentorange153 10 ай бұрын

A units??? What are those???

@RailroadVideos 12 жыл бұрын

I hope someday that there is an optimism about passenger rail, and the funding to back it, because I believe that would bring the design innovation and talent to make such a superb machine. Hard to be inspired by Amfleets, which copy the narrow confines of a plane in what was a half-hearted attempt to compete.

@SeafairZombies 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Love that you shot this video away from a public crossing where a bunch of railroad buffs are crowded around. Out there in the country with the grain elevator, a natural setting without crowds. Good going!

@philliplee980 7 жыл бұрын

beautiful horn on CB&Q 9911A

@ag6371 3 жыл бұрын

Joseph Pulone It sounds similar to the WABCO E2

@ianmason4682 2 жыл бұрын

i find it ironic that a train from the 50s looks more sleek and aerodynamic than the modern designs

@TheRrxing 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE the horns on the streamline engines during that era of the old E units. Not the Amtrak horns in the video. Fun watching !!!

@chrisk8187 4 жыл бұрын

I WANT one!!! Spectacularly PERFECT!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

@ipfeldspar 12 жыл бұрын

A great video. Very well thought out camera angles and set up. Railroading the way it should be!

@ELLISBEBE 12 жыл бұрын

I hope someday that some kid gets a thrill out of seeing the Amtrak trains. to mee there is not much to look at, at least not compared to the ZEPHYR

@alcopower5710 3 жыл бұрын

Agree 100 percent 👍

@PainesvilleRailfans 12 жыл бұрын

wow. look honey, its the new high speed bullet train that we have! LOL

@agentorange153 7 жыл бұрын

About 80 years new! ;-)

@TheCloakedTiger 4 жыл бұрын

God I freaking LOVE that horn...

@bladerjefu1728 4 жыл бұрын

0:35 that a200 is amazing and pretty rare to hear

@DocLaw172 8 жыл бұрын

Location is Bristol, Illinois.

@robertpagetfilms 9 жыл бұрын

That is classy

@Blaze-hh7vw Жыл бұрын

Still got the speed just like the good old days many, many, many decades later ♥

@nicholasdruce5346 2 жыл бұрын

0:35 Very 1930s and 1940s horn.

@RaisedLetter 3 жыл бұрын

They definitely need to do something like this again

@davidng2336 3 жыл бұрын

EPIC A200 Doppler effect!

@jacobruiz97 6 ай бұрын

A marvelous machine capable of running up to 120 mph. So beautiful

@robyoungquist5803 4 жыл бұрын

Much prefer the stainless steel “streamlined” carriages as opposed to Amtrak.

@kanechrist4213 2 жыл бұрын

It's spooky how quiet it is (besides the horn of course), especially when compared to the modern Amtrak that follows.

@davidnissim589 3 жыл бұрын

Is that train really from the 1950's? It's shiner, smoother, and faster than a lot of Amtrak's modern trains.

@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren 3 жыл бұрын

Sure is. Illinois RR museum looks after her well. Private owners > Government clowns

@FFred-us9tw 2 жыл бұрын

It lacks cab signals. So it’s not faster than any Amtrak train as Amtrak’s entire diesel passenger fleet is cab signal equipped allowing speeds above 79. Amtrak’s GE’s are all rated at 110 MPH and the Charger fleet is rated for 125 MPH.

@ROTE 3 жыл бұрын

Cool horn on the first train!

@kevinlilly6198 4 жыл бұрын

THAT TRAIN IS AS BEAUTIFUL AS A 50'S PIN-UP MODEL.

@Eli_Santin 4 жыл бұрын

If only they'd do this with Frisco 1630. I'd love to see her on a mainline other than the IRM. It would certainly allow her higher speed

@saxonaudio 2 жыл бұрын

That what I said. And with the coach train behind her.

@blackbirdgaming8147 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not possible to do it with 1630. The only live rail connection that IRM has is UP. UP does not permit movement of non-company-owned steam locomotives under steam on their rails. Even if they did allow such movements with permission, 1630 would still not be able to do it. The locomotive is too slow for mainline operation, and has plain bearings. Anything with plain bearings is banned from being interchanged with a class I railroad. On top of all that, the locomotive would need to have PTC installed. It just won’t happen.

@Eli_Santin 2 жыл бұрын

@@blackbirdgaming8147 Haha, I made this comment two years ago. Since then I've been informed of what you're talking about here.

@andrewschannel4259 4 жыл бұрын

That was quieter than the Amtrak that followed it!

@anunggaming 3 жыл бұрын

wonderful capture, like it :)

@muhammadchalidafin5644 3 жыл бұрын

Hi American Country please Bring Back the Streamliner train like old memorie 1930-1950 i want go to other city with streamliner train!

@arlingtontrains7 12 жыл бұрын

love this location man!!:D

@louisianamainlineproductions 3 жыл бұрын

I love the horns on that locomotive and I want to run in my state

@EduSanjuan777 2 жыл бұрын

Most beautiful diesel ever made hands down

@TaylorMMontgomery 6 жыл бұрын

this is SO pretty!!

@francescovitali788 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video, congratulations!!

@freighttrainsahpassing9790 8 жыл бұрын

nice shots !!!!!!

@ns_railfanner7299 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful doppler.

@InFltSvc 5 жыл бұрын

The golden days.....if only we could slow down and go back

@Isochest 5 жыл бұрын

You mean speed up!

@bluedorissmith6352 5 жыл бұрын

excellent . thanks

@SupernalOne 8 жыл бұрын

good pan/zoom work

@Jleed989 5 жыл бұрын

Cool MARS light!

@arlingtontrains7 6 ай бұрын

What a beauty

@highatruthart 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful !!

@chocolatnoir1108 Жыл бұрын

the 1st one ❤ just like classic silver plane❤

@nasanierulastname2997 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if part of the lower speed limits today has to do with more people thinking level crossings are a waste of time

@agentorange153 10 ай бұрын

No, it has to do with more railroads thinking that lineside transponders for cab signals are a waste of money!

@muhammadchalidafin5644 3 жыл бұрын

I want EMD And Alco FA it's my Favorite Locomotive Forever!

@agentorange153 10 ай бұрын

Alco FA? Better bring your gas mask!

@WorldWideOfTrainsAndTrucks 3 жыл бұрын

That Nebraska Zephyr has a good horn

@ag6371 3 жыл бұрын

World Wide Of Trains And Trucks That’s a Leslie A200 single chime horn which is very rare

@SOU6900 3 жыл бұрын

Not many E units get the chance to run like this anymore.

@agentorange153 10 ай бұрын

Not many E units even exist anymore!

@dolphignition7176 5 жыл бұрын

Freight Train Count: 2+90

@thebnsftracker1317 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@mabybee 3 жыл бұрын

The Zephyr straight up sounded like a semi.

@muhammadchalidafin5644 3 жыл бұрын

I love streamliner Forever!

@stampycatfan01lol 7 жыл бұрын

The first few seconds, you can hear its RS2M.

@lakerspud8547 7 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@notarotomwithhair5637 Жыл бұрын

“Who would want to go to omaha that fast?” -alan fisher

@qp5448 3 жыл бұрын

The horn reminds me of when a truck passes.

@cedude69 11 жыл бұрын

Are you sure about your speeds??

@galaxyrailfanning7860 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Very awesome video!

@Cpr1234 6 жыл бұрын

If you put the speed to 1.5 the E5 will pass around it's maximum speed. 79 x 1.5 is 118.5

@johannmckraken9399 3 жыл бұрын

Amtrak has nothing to compare to vintage Zephyr from the Q. That E5 is faster, quieter and those Buds built cars gave a much better ride. So much for progress!

@FFred-us9tw 2 жыл бұрын

Not faster than any Amtrak as it lacks cab signals making it good for 79 MPH max. And it’s only quieter because it lacks any HEP.

@agentorange153 10 ай бұрын

@@FFred-us9tw If the cab signals are lacking, that's on the line and not on the train -- EMD E-units had cab signals installed as a standard feature, so if you take her to the Northeast Corridor you can crank her up to max speed!

@FFred-us9tw 10 ай бұрын

@@agentorange153 Cab signals were never standard features. Always an option that a buyer would spec. And can signals are not universal. As an example, UP, Amtrak, ICG and Metro North all use different systems. You would need the correct cab signals for the line you operated over. And no locomotive can operate as a lead locomotive on the Northeast Corridor unless it has ACSES (Amtrak’s PTC system) in addition to Amtrak compatible cab signals.

@agentorange153 10 ай бұрын

@@FFred-us9tw Ah, I see -- the old cab signals on the E5 are incompatible with the new system on the Northeast corridor!

@goldhammer2883 3 жыл бұрын

Classy af

@Isochest 5 жыл бұрын

I suppose that the track is only maintained for 79mph nowadays. So much for air travel which doesn't drop you off downtown

@agentorange153 10 ай бұрын

It's the signals -- anything more than 80 requires cab signals (because at that speed if you so much as blink you can miss a signal), and the railroad probably just decided not to bother installing the required lineside equipment!

@Isochest 10 ай бұрын

@@agentorange153 Interesting difference. Here in the UK signals are all lineside for up to 125mph. I don't know if US signals have an equivalent of AWS, a simple old system over 100 years old that sounds a bell and shows a black disc at a clear (green) signal and a horn and black and yellow disk approaching a caution or danger signal?

@agentorange153 10 ай бұрын

@@Isochest We have ATC, but it uses the same lineside equipment as cab signals!

@trevorthefoamer220 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the Ultimate Winga Dinga Machine

@Sonic.Mario.64 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a truck, I can see why people though it was a truck then train..

@jiovaniloncarevic 5 ай бұрын

There was not one flatspot on that gracious beast

@jameshartford8786 4 жыл бұрын

The horn sounds like a truck

@ag6371 3 жыл бұрын

Because early diesels used modified truck or bus horns until they were found hard to disambiguate from trucks or buses, so they placed multi-chime horns on newer trains

@GlitchPG3D 3 жыл бұрын

Why dose the first train horn sound like my doorbell?

@draganasselin8602 Жыл бұрын

The train have a truck horn

@MH-fb5kr 4 ай бұрын

they have a club car… 👍👍👍

@NateCraven318 4 жыл бұрын

Beat THAT, Amtrak!

@almarhum234 2 жыл бұрын

0:46 sound a like a cargo ship

@vinnyrat1409 4 жыл бұрын

Will the Zephyr run on the mainline again?

@beeble2003 Жыл бұрын

That's one sweet-looking train. Also, come on America. 110mph is not "high speed rail".

@saxonaudio 2 жыл бұрын

Let the IRM coach train with frisco 1630 on the point get on this line to. Also if you put the playback speed at 2x the Nebraska zephyr goes at 160 mph.