16:01 These Stadler FLIRT’s will be extremely beneficial to the branch as it runs though a fairly dense part of the Chicago suburbs and has stations every 4 blocks. The units are also being built so that future electrification will be incredibly simple as they change using a pantograph and are built to be able to run off of standard overhead power.
@Bobithan_Bobby_Bob_XXVII_Jr5 ай бұрын
Phase 7 paint scheme looks great on the genesis.
@dominichetherington22874 ай бұрын
Every thing looks cool on p42s unlike the shitty chargers ugly lumps of scrap
@TrainfanProduction5 ай бұрын
I thought it would have been at least worth mentioning that MBTX 846 & 1811 were recently wrapped into new Veterans wraps to essentially replace 1528
@BMMEC60005 ай бұрын
I’ve caught both of those cars!
@massrailvideos5 ай бұрын
not relevant enough
@massrailvideos5 ай бұрын
@@TrainfanProduction 🤓👆
@Pensyfan195 ай бұрын
Glad to see another episode of this great series! Hopefully most if not all of the intercity and long distance passenger rail proposals eventually come to fruition, since they're restoring services to places that haven't seen any in decades. Otherwise, I'm glad to see Tri Rail finally going to Miami Central, and the Genesis looks amazing in Phase 7.
@TranscontinentalRailfan5 ай бұрын
Lot of great news in passenger rail! I saw 174 in its new scheme about a week after it rolled out of the paint shop.
@mitchellb45515 ай бұрын
8:34 as a history major in school that MLA quip killed me!!!!
@gloryannbatista62115 ай бұрын
Ns:WHY DID WE RETIRE THE OLD ENGINES NOW WE ARE POWER SHORT!!!!!! CPKCS:WE GOT YOU HOMIER HERE TAKE OUR REMANNING DASH-9
@harrisonofcolorado88865 ай бұрын
11:31 About Amtrak 174, as it turned out, it was painted in phase 7 because Amtrak did not have more materials for phase 5.
@Chescat1245 ай бұрын
After I just said “dang, they really ran out of paint” some dude replied to my comment saying phase V was repetitive. And that’s how I started a whole argument
@scubajoe33215 ай бұрын
@@Chescat124phase 5 is boring time for something new
@Chescat1245 ай бұрын
*FUUUUUU-*
@CSXfan6185 ай бұрын
At least 4 ex-Amtrak P40DCs have found a new home.
@harrisonofcolorado88865 ай бұрын
The prototype, 800, is still at Beech Grove just sitting there. I hope that a museum purchases the locomotive.
@tolucaheights5 ай бұрын
It will be neat to see them doin freight work
@coleallen38955 ай бұрын
Dude, you forgot a big piece of news - the FRA released a map as a result of their Amtrak long distance study, displaying 15 potential new long distance routes!!
8:37 that line came outta nowhere and took me out.
@AMRailfan115 ай бұрын
Wish we would hear more shoreline stuff, like the Arkansas & Missouri just took delivery of both Tacoma rail SD70ACe’s which since they were Tacoma’s only wide cab 6 axles that’s kinda big atleast from my pov, still a great video ofc
@anthonyhunt7015 ай бұрын
My FAVORITE rail news!👍🏻❤️🚂
@kevinb88815 ай бұрын
Trinity Railway Express is getting Siemens Charger SC-44s, nice, they'll be the 4th commuter rail system in the US to get these, so far only Coaster Commuter Rail, ACE Commuter Rail, and Marc Commuter Rail have them!!
@maas12084 ай бұрын
I have a feeling that TRE is gonna sell those EMDs to Metra
@SleepTrain4565 ай бұрын
I found this quite an informative episode! As a San Diegan, I'll be interested in seeing the new Coaster coaches soon. For now, I like the Phase 7 Amtrak locomotives, and the Metro-North Penn Central unit! Thanks for the video!
@VibrancySirJuke5 ай бұрын
12:37 Rock Island Rail has since bought out the railroad and now runs this line.
@Josephcavagnaro5 ай бұрын
3:31 i saw that train in amsterdam
@Daniel-hj8el5 ай бұрын
yo mean Netherlands! Ahem or Upstate New York
@kevinb88815 ай бұрын
Metro-North Railroad SC-42DMs, WOOOOOO!!!
@soniomagr54985 ай бұрын
BABE, WAKE UP! NEW RAILROAD'S QUARTERLY DROPPED!
@SoCalHighIron5 ай бұрын
This is a fantastic recap. Thank you for putting all of this information together. I gotta say it's exciting to see all of the new developments from just the past few months. Cheers to a continued passenger rail renaissance in North America!
@762Media425 ай бұрын
Pretty cool the amount of investment in rail nowadays
@Maximilian79925 ай бұрын
13:10 Oh man, I can’t wait to see the new chargers for the TRE (as a Texan, this makes me happy). Now if only they could do 4 cars per train, and extend the route somehow that’d be great.
@StefanWithTrains32225 ай бұрын
They should really up the frequency to every 15 minutes. This is what would attract ALOT more riders and justify 4 car trains.
@Maximilian79925 ай бұрын
@@StefanWithTrains3222 I feel like once Texas Central finishes the line from Dallas to Houston, they probably will
@dominichetherington22874 ай бұрын
Shit chargers!!!p42s are the guys
@AlexThePatriot5 ай бұрын
Siemen, what a name for a company.
@markdebruyn12123 ай бұрын
It is named after it’s founder “ Werner von Siemens”
@ratedpz94615 ай бұрын
honey wake up another railroad quarterly dropped! But seriously, I love the series, keep it up!
@rambling_railfan5 ай бұрын
In January 2024 CPKC released the schedule for the Final Spike Steam Tour, with all dates of visits to cities strangely falling on weekdays.
@adventuresofamtrakcascades3015 ай бұрын
I find CPKCs HFC tender absolutely hilarious 😂
@centamangila12175 ай бұрын
As for the CSX Monon HU at 11:12, it's in the black and gold of the Purdue University Boilermakers.
@JimBones19905 ай бұрын
Skipped over OKC to Newton, KS extendsion for the Heartland Flyer, and the three new LDR's for Oklahoma.
@bobsykes5 ай бұрын
Oh, yes! Great to see your post here again! These are really great -- so much information in a concise presention. Oh yes, and I love all these newly anncouned inercity rail services. Cheers!
@guesepecz91915 ай бұрын
7:53 reminds me more of Eurodual locomotives, that run in europe
@scottgreenway99635 ай бұрын
I thought I would miss the monthly format, but I'm getting to like the quarterly format better. Sure, there is a lot to digest in that time frame, but it seems you are able to expand a little more detail on those specific news stories.
@buildintotrains5 ай бұрын
I was wondering if you'd cover the Penn Central MNR unit! Major props for squeezing that news in at the last minute
@DominikW1185 ай бұрын
VRE’s cars have been ordered, they are tied to Metra’s order of the exact same cars.
@TheWarrior12565 ай бұрын
Great video!
@TheRailcarbusguy5 ай бұрын
I'd bet them SC-42DM's would save Metro North a lot of money on fuel cost knowing they can run on third rail for a long time.
@jayjaenyc5 ай бұрын
Great video! Live the format and all
@counterfit55 ай бұрын
As much as I'd love to have a train ride to NH from RI, it's kinda weird to start with going through Worcester and Lowell
@epicsnake215 ай бұрын
Always a good day when you upload ❤
@danielferrovias5 ай бұрын
i wonder if you'll cover worldwide railroad news too. Like the peruan railroad acquiring a former UP C41-8W, and the Rumo train wreck caused by a collision with a semi in Rolândia
@armandoperez79675 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t mind if Amtrak had a passenger version of the ES44C4 for the long distance trains. There is room in the inverter cabinet for two more inverters: one for HEP for the train and another one as a spare. Such a unit would also have a large fuel tank instead of the relatively small tank and its engine and radiator could be similar to those of the freight locomotives. These would also be cheaper than pure passenger locomotives. These engines could also be readily converted to freight when the more expensive pure passenger locomotives are funded and available.
@armandoperez79675 ай бұрын
Why not paint them in the 1970s pointless arrow paint scheme?
@railworksamerica5 ай бұрын
they do have one, it’s called the B32-8WH
@MrMarshmallow265 ай бұрын
Idk. I could totally see these on the Auto Train but not really any other service
@ShluffyMonster5 ай бұрын
I wait for every release of this even if I have seen some of the news
@amiranore17075 ай бұрын
We’re finally getting new rail cars here in Cleveland Ohio as well
@zachariahmclaughlin9195 ай бұрын
AMERICAN PAINT SCHEMES GETTING GOOD AGAIN (finally)
@LucyLoud20024 ай бұрын
12:44 I personally think Hitachi should've won the contract for LA Metro not just on price, but also I would've wanted to see something from them since they've built trains for only a small handful of subway systems including Miami, and the new 8000 series trains for WMATA.
@LJRailfan-Gamer_07.5 ай бұрын
0:59 The return of Roadrailers?
@gamerfan84455 ай бұрын
No
@KCSRailstudios5 ай бұрын
Not even remotely close
@harysuper5 ай бұрын
It would be great to see TN get more rail!
@DarkLink19965 ай бұрын
The reason Metrolink can't electrify their system is because not all the tracks they run on are theirs. Some of the tracks are owned by UP or BNSF or Amtrak. The amount of their OWN tracks are very small so the cost of electrification wouldn't be economical. The only way I'd see it happening is If Amtrak proposes it and even then, their tracks are very limited too
@wisconsincentralrrfan2985 ай бұрын
You missed the CN 103 donation to the GB railroad Muesum which happened yesterday.
@MrCubsfan35 ай бұрын
“Renewable natural gas?” Yikes, just more greenwashing. Thanks for the great video, though!
@markvandenberg23525 ай бұрын
“Who knew a locomotive could be in mla format” 💀💀💀💀💀
@jetta985 ай бұрын
Great video! Here’s my money Kato, Bachmann and Athearn 😔😂😞
@markvogel58725 ай бұрын
Cold weather and battery trains. I'm not too sure how well that'll work but I guess it's a Swiss company so maybe they know how to deal with snow.
@StefanWithTrains32225 ай бұрын
FLIRT's are also going to be used on the O-train line 2 and 4. These will be modified trains to be used in -40 degrees celcius weather.
@bahnspotterEU5 ай бұрын
@@StefanWithTrains3222 The O-Train Flirts are diesel
@StefanWithTrains32225 ай бұрын
@@bahnspotterEU Diesel-Electric* but what does that have to do with what I said?
@Railroader855 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure the LA Metro make a New subway cars built by Hyundai Rotem
@DarkLink19965 ай бұрын
Inspect the brakes
@counterfit55 ай бұрын
Nothing on the NYCentral unit being #2 in a train that destroyed a semi on video? 😂
@Chescat1245 ай бұрын
As a Chicago railfan, I don’t like how Metra is replacing almost all their equipment.
@StefanWithTrains32225 ай бұрын
Why?
@californiaporg5 ай бұрын
I feel like metrolink would only and maybe will electrify the San Bernardino Line for icreased frequency to brightline west or the Orange County line because of CASHR running more than half of its route to anaheim
@DarkLink19965 ай бұрын
Maybe San Bernardino just for ARROW but OC line I don't see that happening
@fairportrailfanproductions88015 ай бұрын
Nope, 217 is the 4th heritage unit, not the 5th. There’s Conrail, beachball, NYC, and now Penn Central.
@armandoperez79675 ай бұрын
I hope Bay Colony #1706 gets restored to FEC colors.
@PacificDev19955 ай бұрын
0:58 More autonomous bs!?
@gamerfan84455 ай бұрын
Yup
@AmtrakMidwest5 ай бұрын
Just subscribe! I love train news
@zacharycalgher39785 ай бұрын
At 5:31 or 5:32 is 1 of the 4 Keewatin Railway P40DCs. I’m so happy that these ex Amtrak Genesis diesels are being saved. Can I please get the link to the picture?
@5w4nd1702 ай бұрын
Whoosh 🚄
@gamerfan84455 ай бұрын
17:17 This is not going to end well for Metrolink and Metra. Meanwhile NJT, Go transit, and Cal trains are setting themselves up for success
@StefanWithTrains32225 ай бұрын
They will find out soon enough.
@gamerfan84455 ай бұрын
@@StefanWithTrains3222 yeah, and wasted billions
@StefanWithTrains32225 ай бұрын
@gamerfan8445 And then, after investing in electrification. There will be magically: lower train maintenance, lower train procurement costs, lower energy costs, less climate impact and more.
@DarkLink19965 ай бұрын
Hey OC Railfan here. Metrolink can't electrify because the majority of tracks they run on are either Amtrak's Or UP/BNSF
@maas12084 ай бұрын
@@gamerfan8445 Isn't Caltrain getting a Battery Electric KISS' for the Trains south of San Jose?
@shopdog8315 ай бұрын
yay coaster
@TheWolfHowling5 ай бұрын
Biomethane, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Battery Electric Multiple Units. It's amazing all the effort, of backflips & contortions, that Rail Operators are investing in finding these Alternative answers for Zero Emission Trains, instead of using those resources for the real answer of 25kVAC OHC Electrification, because that infrastructure would be "too expensive". That's all before any false accounting, such as "Clean Hydrogen Fuel" produced using Steam Reformed Fossil Methane.
@BenriBea5 ай бұрын
gadzooks! it's already march!?
@Blank005 ай бұрын
Could we see MBTA red line order a second type of new fleet or will they just use 1900 series to replace all of the older trains including the 1800s?
@TheWolfHowling5 ай бұрын
4:25 Alaska?! What is Amtrak doing in Alaska? Do they operate the Alaska Railroad?
@Captaintrainman5 ай бұрын
Asheville to Salisbury North Carolina would NEVER HAPPEN!
@IronHorsefan18695 ай бұрын
As usual, you miss any significant steam news like 2816s announcement
@gloryannbatista62115 ай бұрын
Wait why did you say 1 of 2 passenger railroads that operate in the beginning of the video
@johndunbar75045 ай бұрын
In another strange turn of history, it turns out that the perfect technical solution in transportation to climate change has appeared late in the ` game '. That solution is named hydrogen. In the meantime, developers of train systems have been working on developing electric, i.e. battery-' powered locomotives. But , for a variety of reasons, these are not a long term solution to the problem. So the task now is for all concerned is to switch focus and work out everything necessary to convert all locomotives to hydrogen.
@zostrelling_5 ай бұрын
Where 846 and 1811
@skayote20045 ай бұрын
11:31 A third type of locomotive? ALC-42, P42, and what? I know WDTX 1402 made that silly GP38 rendering but that isn't real? whats the third?
@WorldwideRailfan5 ай бұрын
The GP38 is real. There's two of them painted in Phase VII now
@skayote20045 ай бұрын
@@WorldwideRailfan oh dang. Google gaslit me pretty well, I couldn't find any pictures besides the wdtx 1402 pictures.
@MichaelMitchRailfan20095 ай бұрын
Will California High Speed will be also completed in time for LA Olympics 2028?
@harysuper5 ай бұрын
It is a shame the MP36s will be going away at Metrolink. I wonder what will happen to the few rebuilt F59PHs they use daily despite them being in the "contingency" fleet.
@DarkLink19965 ай бұрын
Keep as shop switcher
@googlefan115 ай бұрын
Everyone talks about the phase VII p42dc. No one talks about the phase VII genset.
@WorldwideRailfan5 ай бұрын
Was there a genset painted?
@googlefan115 ай бұрын
@@WorldwideRailfan I think I remember seeing one in a video. Might be a gp38-h, but could be a genset. Forgot the video title though.
@MrMarshmallow265 ай бұрын
@@googlefan11I believe it was another GP38 I remember seeing things about two that were painted in Phase VII but not a Genset.
@geofferywickline48464 ай бұрын
@@WorldwideRailfanI SAW NS 3981 ON MONDAY!
@BenriBea5 ай бұрын
what's the other regional rail system that uses 6 axle locomotives? I can't think of it for the life of me!
@utahrailfan19465 ай бұрын
Not necessarily regional rail, but Alaska Railroad uses modifiedfreight locomotives.
@TrainSounds5 ай бұрын
Metra should get locomotive hauled train cars not Stadler EMUs
@andrew_ray5 ай бұрын
What is "renewable natural gas?"
@DarkLink19965 ай бұрын
Well you ever smell natural gas or seen on TV or Movies. Ever see how they say that they smell rotten eggs or skunk. Basically they get that natural gas and turn it into a liquid form. They're basically harnessing a resource the earth gave us. Like Coal or Water power plants
@JoeyLovesTrains5 ай бұрын
0:46 what’s the other company?
@retro_wizard5 ай бұрын
0:43 what other railroad has six axles in passenger service??
@SleepTrain4565 ай бұрын
Good question! Only one other railroad in the United States operates six-axle locomotives in passenger service: the Alaska Railroad uses twelve EMD SD70MACs with head-end power for its passenger trains. Thanks for asking!
@Grahzzyhardcore2 ай бұрын
4:38 😂
@cornkopp29855 ай бұрын
when norfolk southern fully collapses we should bring back conrail to stage a proper nationalization of all its network. Instead I'm sure we'll give them a couple billion to keep getting worse though, sigh
@goldenstateaviation28615 ай бұрын
I hope to god Siemens puts a good horn on the CAHSR units. Alstoms choice with the Avelia Liberty is awful
@StefanWithTrains32225 ай бұрын
You got to be kidding me. My guy doesn't want a proper 1st world country train horn...
@bahnspotterEU5 ай бұрын
As if that matters…
@Nvideofilmsproductions5 ай бұрын
Why your voice sounded weird from August of 2022
@Earth_Number_122 ай бұрын
When is the next railroad quarlty
@carlsmith55455 ай бұрын
Sorry America, still to slow and still behind France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia United kingdom and ofcourse the far more advanced countries of the far east which are currently advancing to a far greater achievement. Maglev super train technology. Magnetic levitation gives these trains the ability to travel at speeds of up to 375 mph and not a ripple on your martinis. In Japan, ofcourse, a maglev train called the Cho Shinkansen is under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya and then Osaka. When this is completed, im going to trave there to be one of the few americans to experience this great technological modern marvels of transportation. Because the demo experience dosent count. I give a hats off though to the state of California for being the first in the United States to take on the endeavor of highspeed bullet train technology reaching speeds of up to 225 mph. Good luck to you California. May it finally open the eyes of America. Highspeed bullet train technology which is also, (fully electric) is something the mighty United States of America should of had decades ago. Wake up America! Highspeed bullet trains and maglev super train technology, the new american dream......
@georgobergfell5 ай бұрын
Americans trying literally everything to not have to electrify their railroads 😅
@DarkLink19965 ай бұрын
Well I can tell ya the reason why Metrolink can't. It's because they don't own as much tracks as Amtrak, UP, or BNSF.