6:05 The "hybrid battery power" refers to the future ALC-42Es since you're reading information for the Venture sets rather than the current ALC-42s. The ALC-42Es will be a line of Chargers that will power Amtrak's future Venture sets, branded as "Airo." The Airo sets include an ALC-42E, an APV Venture car (includes a pantograph for electrified track, an additional powered truck to supplement the ALC-42E, and seating for more passengers), a number of Venture cars that follow, and a Venture cab car on the end. The goal with these trainsets is to allow intercity trains that run through the Northeast Corridor somewhere along the way to switch between diesel and electric power without having to switch the locomotive in Washington DC or New Haven. They'll also run on neighboring lines, like the Downeaster despite the lack of electrified track. More information is found on Amtrak's website and a number of articles, but that's about the gist of it.

Just wanted to say thank you. Because of your videos I got back into rail fanning and started uploading my catches to KZfaq. It’s been such a blast. Thanks so much!

As a mainline commuter fan.. this is gonna be FIRE 🔥

Let’s go Amtrak On Top 🫶

No way he’s doing a video about Amtrak that’s insane

Dam, what did Amtrak do!? Who hurt you? 😭😂😂 Awesome video though! Not sure how I feel about the new Chargers yet.

I’ll wait for 7 hours hell yeah to see another goat of GA railfanning

Alright! Im ready to see another great video!

I live near the California factory, I see chargers every day (Mostly the SC44 but the ALC42 on the Starlight and Zephyr) I still see the P42s but I am now seeing more chargers then p42s. Even so close to the factory the p42 is still going strong on our long range routes.

they're handsome locos. a new era for our National Passenger Rail Corporation

The hybrid stuff is an interesting tale, really. Amtrak is bulk-ordering new trainsets from Siemens for their intercity routes, and the ALC-42s and variants of them will be the engines that will run them. Most of them naturally are diesel only, but a few stand out. For the Northeast, they'll be getting dual-mode trainsets for the Northeast Regional services, along with routes like the Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Carolinian and such, where the set has a pantograph and extra powered axles on the first passenger car to power the trains when they're on the electrified lines, and run on diesel power when it goes beyond the wires, so that those time consuming engine swaps at DC, New Haven and Philly will be unnecessary. (yes, they swap to Diesels on the Pennsylvanian in Philly and not Harrisburg where the wires end because Harrisburg doesn't have a diesel maintenance yard) The reason for the weird idea of putting the panto on the passenger cars instead of the engine is largely to save space so that the diesel engine can be as powerful as a standard ALC-42 that you saw here, while still being comparable to the current ACS-64 electric locomotives at use on the NEC. Strange idea, but the logic is understandable. The Hybrid Battery thing is the weirdest and most controversial idea of them all though. These are only for routes that run through upstate New York, running up the West Side connection in Manhattan to join the Ex-New York Central Hudson line... which I should note is electrified with third-rail as far as Croton-Harmon. The battery mode is there pretty much solely to get the train out of Manhattan where legally you cannot operate diesel locomotives, as well as provide some extra power accelerating by using energy collected from braking, and like the electrical equipment on the previous sets for the regionals, the battery packs will take up space in the front passenger car. You may be asking, couldn't they just run these trains with Chargers with third-rail shoes like they do with the P32AC-DMs? Yes. They can. But they won't... even though Metro-North has ordered a bunch of them. I dunno, maybe that can work well, but seems kind of short-sighted to me.

4:38 someone at Amtrak must have gone fired after that one

There are 2 variations on f the P32, the ACDM as you mentioned and then the regular freight looking version l.

Ayyyy! I live near Gainesville too! I went to see an ALC-42 last week, as an Amtrak nut it felt good to see an ALC in person. This video was great, but maybe lay off on the meme SFX just a teensy bit. Overall, great video!

Excellent video!🎉

Amtrak has found a second major fault with the Charger. This time, it's the motor and the way the engine shuts down when not in use At shutdown, the diesel continues to spray into the cylinder, washing away the lubrication. At startup, the cylinder tends to scuff the cylinder wall. Under heavy load, the cylinder fails catastrophically, and the engine needs a tow back for heavy repair. This, as the first problem of over cooling of water lines creating icing of the engine appears to be somewhat fixed. This could be a show stopper if Siemens cant get a repair out soon.

Siemens powered by Cummins is diabolical

Nice video, I enjoyed it

Nice Amtrak train.

Sad to see the p42s go, but this is a new era for us and Amtrak! edit: the locomotive is kind of ugly I can agree we need them back😭😭

the p42 feels so much cooler though. when you're inside its like the windows are narrow and wide, its always just a little dark in there. and at notch 8 the engine will rumble your lungs. its an amazing machine.

I've been riding the Crescent for a long time now, and look forward to taking it again with the new Charger locomotives in the lead.

Th editing on here is legit like a big time youtuber.

I wish America had high-speed rails, id love to travel by train but Amtrak lowkey scares me 😅

Yo I’m gonna miss the P42DCs… 😢 Majority of them are actually 32-23 years bro!

SEMEN CHARGERS 🗣️🔥🔥

Between the new acelas, the new chargers, and the replacements for the amfleet coaches, Amtrak is entering another “rainbow era”.

W video bro

The hybird alc-42 will be used on the empire corridor, boston-buffalo tracks too. those are confirmed. But the hybirds can run of off battery, catenary, and third rail :) correct me if im wrong lol

I would be so happy if Amtrak was properly funded and had its own tracks, at least in high-traffic areas, that it didn't have to share with freight trains.

Bro did NOT let me get home to get my clips together

Oh, you should come on the Hartford line the 42s are still running I I don’t see any ALC-42 anytime soon probably by late 2024 and early early and early 2025

I dare you to go to Florida and the NEC and the last thing is I dare you to film 100 Amtrak in one hour so that means a lot of driving and a lot of gas and if you run out of gas you have to restart the challenge

Although they don’t have the nice diesel thrash I do love the AC traction motor acceleration noise. Reminds me of the ACS-64s I see up in the northeast.

Loco, the 2000’s built Genesis locomotives are being repainted into Phase 7, as a sign that they will continue to run on the rails until the 2030’s.

something about siemens, cummin, and new locomotives is just 💀

I need to see the Chief a few more times before the chorgers take over it. Hybrid battery power essentially means it can run off both diesel fuel and batteries. For more technical specs look at EMDX 1605

the Siemens are still problematic with the cars breaking down and that leaves the P40s to stay on to keep power to the cars

"could not care less about amtrak" oh man. you'd hate it here in Philly.

And MARC commuter rail in Maryland utilize SC 44s

The Minecraft music 😢

I’m going to miss the P42DC’s😢.

yes

DAMNIT I MISSED THE PREMIERE

The Amtrak tweets you showed caught me off guard, WHAT ARE THOSE

Talks about the new ALC-42's, A random clip with a BCOL C44-9WL appears in GA.

Bro I can’t with the Minecraft music

I love Siemens AND Cummins👽

…. Once again I miss out. At least I was railfanning so that’s an excuse 😂

Huge amounts of Siemens on this train (pause)

That’s a big Siemens train right there (pause)

Sent you some emails, one for the loactions i mentioned, and some photos i got yesterday.

Long Live the P40s…..hopefully Amtrak will keep the heritage p40s on so we won’t have to see chargers painted into the heritage livery, although the day one scheme they made does look rather good imo

3:23 near by amtrak their is a tresspasser.

That my friend, is a Siemens charger. The newest bus to Amtrak. I think those things are disgusting but I just have to accept that chargers are the new future. They are also wearing the brand new paint scheme. Phase 6 (I think)

8:08 shiver me timbers got my laughing so hard😂😂

how u not like amtrak

I really wish Amtrak would bring back the EMD F40PH and F40PHR locomotives.😢😢😢😢😢

Meh, im not really a fan of the chargers. It will take me a while to get used to them. But that doesnt mean i didnt enjoy this video. Keep up the awesome work!

The ALC-42'S are still plagued with issues. They're not doing better then the P42's atm.

Chargers still have horrendous reliability in cold weather, don’t ask me how I know

I dare you to go to Florida and the NEC and the last thing is I dare you to film 100 Amtrak in one hour so that means a lot of driving and a lot of gas and if you run out of gas you have to restart the challenge