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SL5 RFW/train

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Жыл бұрын

We ride arguably on Septa’s fastest train from 30th Street Station to Levittown. The train goes express from 30th to Holmesburg Jct. then all stops. The engineer was getting the full performance out of these Silverliner V’s. Even between local stops he was getting the train up over 90mph since there is good distance between the stations. Other Septa trains south of Wilmington may go fast but the enroute stations are close so high speeds cannot be reached. This is what makes the Trenton Line so dynamic and this was a most exhilarating ride. Infographics displayed

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@Adamdaj Жыл бұрын

The one Engineer I have had the great honor of knowing for nearly 30 years, if not over, is Jackie Pettyjohn the First Female Engineer that SEPTA hired back in 1984. Jackie is still there, and she enjoys her fellow workers as well as Rail fans like me. Jackie was there for me and my family at my mother's funeral. That's a kind of Engineer you see all the time.

@davidsteiner-px7bv Жыл бұрын

I love it👍

@3985uprr 10 ай бұрын

Maybe I said hello to her and I didn’t even know it

@BaltimoreAndOhioRR Жыл бұрын

🚄🚄 Thumbs up!! Have a great Sunday!

@ocsrc Жыл бұрын

Seeing all of this old infrastructure is amazing That is a lot of infrastructure Just mind blowing to think what it took to build this Seeing the old towers abandoned and remembering this used to all be done with human beings and manual setting of the switches and signals The amount of people that was required to run the rail networks not just in America but all over the world, it was a big employer. Remembering the towers with the ladders that were occupied 24 hours a day in all weather and they didn't have heat or A/c. Or water or a bathroom. The guys would bring a thermos and a lunch box and a bottle to pee in. Just incredible seeing how things change as the years went by. I remember when roads were mostly gravel and many back roads were dirt. Now they are all paved. I miss the old days

@rickschell7874 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Its ashame septa doesnot wash their equiptment. Filty ourside.

@MsNeeci Жыл бұрын

Hey Mr. Railfan Horn guy…. Thanks for another great one……Happy weekend 🎉

@jimpern Жыл бұрын

That certainly is a fast run! A lot faster than any trains I ever took on the Marcus Hook or Media/Elwyn lines. (Maybe they need to "abandon" some of the stations on those lines.)

@Ostermond Жыл бұрын

Always a treat to see another one of these RFW vids. Relaxin' is what they are.

@davidsteiner-px7bv Жыл бұрын

Great job and I love it👍❤😁

@steve-o5600 Жыл бұрын

I am sending $1 to the SEPTA Window Washing GoFundMe account.

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

I am very mindful of sun angles. If sun isn’t shining at it, it doesn’t look too bad

@steve-o5600 Жыл бұрын

@@3985uprr You do a great job of that as 95% of the time even the grungiest windows aren't obvious. No complaints here. Just super thankful to have the chance to take all these rides, many of which are nostalgia for me going back to the '60s and even '50s.

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

Sun angle on this ride was excellent for the most part

@malachimuhammad-dy2ow 9 ай бұрын

There's another train to ride on Monday.

@Gojira160 7 ай бұрын

@@3985uprrThere's another fast train trip on SEPTA.

@TBF_1J Жыл бұрын

Great ride. Want to visit the NEC soon again

@randydobson1863 Жыл бұрын

hello retiered railfan horn guy its is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy

@jameskerner7782 Жыл бұрын

Boy do I miss looking out of the front window!

@jimlasterni7310 Жыл бұрын

What a great video totally enjoyed it

@luislaplume8261 Жыл бұрын

At Cornwalls Heights I see the shortest city transit bus I ever saw to the right by the station entrance in SEPTA colors.

@luislaplume8261 Жыл бұрын

At the Shore Tower the Market Frankford El was still painted in its original 1922 colors of light green in the 1970s.

@railbug6281 Жыл бұрын

dramatic speed increase at Mantua👍

@DynamicDuo795 10 ай бұрын

Approaching the old Cross Bros Slaughterhouse at 10:24 on the right. The PRR and later Penn Central use to serve that plant back in the day. Loaded cattle cars would go in and loaded reefer cars filled with Kosher beef would go out.

@3985uprr 10 ай бұрын

Lots of buildings there that are crying out for demolition

@harrychest4303 10 ай бұрын

Finally a Septa train that moves over 30mph

@3985uprr 10 ай бұрын

Normally when I do these head end rides, I zoom the camera to frame the image better and it gives the illusion of the train going slow.

@malachimuhammad-dy2ow 10 ай бұрын

Well, I filmed another train that runs fast like this one.

@MCRRjim Жыл бұрын

When did the green lights on the old PRR "monsters" replace yellow lights for clear indications and who done it? CR or Amtrak? Also -- are the old PRR "monsters" PTC compatible? (Yes -- I'm a old ex-PC on former NYC lines block operator (towerman) -- but I do like those old "monster" signals!) THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR GREAT VIDEOS AND ALL OF THE INFO YOU PROVIDE IN THEM!!!!

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

I think the color signals replace the cadmium yellow about 25 years ago. Amtrak did that

@frederickschulkind8431 Жыл бұрын

They were replaced after an accident at Chase MD where are crew was slow to recognize a stop signal and ran through it.

@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont 6 ай бұрын

@@frederickschulkind8431 I think that crew had some other problems besides not recognizing the signal. I do think it was interesting that Amtrak switched to what are essentially "Color Position Lights" about the same time CSX started retiring B&O's CPL's en masse.

@MaryHernandez-5909 Жыл бұрын

Lol I thought you meant Levittown NY 😂😂

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

No train station there

@MaryHernandez-5909 Жыл бұрын

@@3985uprr Hello. Levittown doesn't have a LIRR station?? I didn't know that..😲

@malachimuhammad-dy2ow 10 ай бұрын

Is it Express to Holmesburg, and Local to Trenton?

@nebyuhangarasa2127 Жыл бұрын

Did the train make the announcements

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

Not on this trip.

@kornellred Жыл бұрын

This one of your earlier videos. Why did you re-release it?

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

No. It’s brand new footage.

@kornellred Жыл бұрын

I could swear that I have taken this ride with you before. Either that or my 74 year old brain is creating false realities. But I love your work, your style and your knowledge of railroading. Keep up the great work!@@3985uprr

@3985uprr Жыл бұрын

@@kornellred I did a Trenton to Philly ride a month or so ago. I also did a Philly to Levittown ride several weeks ago, but I think this one is better than that one.

@DrQuagmire1 Жыл бұрын

@@3985uprr it'll be cool if and when you'll be able to ride on the Pennsylvanian from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, which is a nearly 7-1/2 hour ride (almost 9-1/2 hours, if not longer, if riding from Pittsburgh to New York when taking freight train traffic into account), as i've personally rode on that train when I vacationed out in Johnstown last week. not to mention, this'll be a great way to point out (through annotations when possible) any points-of-interest, like the iconic Horseshoe Curve, located just outside of Altoona, PA.