The first time I ever rode Amtrak was either in 1991 or '92, I was 6 or 7, and it was just from Westport to Port Henry. I think it might have been this very train. I can remember there was a reverse-facing locomotive at the end of the train, and that the ends of the locomotives had a sort of bubble shape.
Why run a smokey Alco long hood lead? In my 32 years of locomotive driving ,almost all of our locomotive lash ups have been, the lead short hood and the last locomotive in the consist short hood trail..
Way they were originally set up. Some railroads, esp old Southern, run long hood forward for crew safety. Youve got a 16cylinder between you and oncoming train.
Why run a smokey Alco long hood lead? In my 32 years of locomotive driving ,almost all of our locomotive lash ups have been, the lead short hood and the last locomotive in the consist short hood trail..
You can see just how much slower the P40DC accelerates compared to the PL42AC in the second clip. I think that's why NJT got rid of them. They struggled to keep to schedule with longer trains, and they just didn't need them when the ALP-45DP arrived on the scene.
I’ve lived in Florida since 85 but originally from Green Brook so I’m very familiar with the Dunellen area. The Diesel engines, at times, were loud enough to hear them from where I lived.
For the interest of those who are TL fans, Rapido Trains has just announced they will be building an HO Scale model of this in all four paint schemes. They are taking pre-orders to gauge interest. They will only build it if they see enough interest. @t Rapido are known for their museum quality level detail and fully complete and detailed interiors. If you are Turbo-liner fan this might be your only chance to get model of it. They also have a cool video on RU-vid of a walk through of TL set presently being used for EMS training where she is stored in NJ. It's all linked via their website. Enjoy. I am just a fan who would like to see this happen. I do not work for Rapido.
I rode on a couple Hiawatha RTG Turbos CHI to MLW and back in 1977 and a westbound Empire State Express RTL Turbo NYP to ROC in the 90s (That RTL had a bad flat spot on one of its wheels detracting from an otherwise very pleasant ride.) Questions: Why did these trains always have such “snotty noses” - what caused that brown stripe on the nose either side of the headlight? It looks like heat damage. Would the exhaust from the turbine waft down over the nose on trailing Turbocoaches scorching the paint?
first time that I've seen the circus train..my cousin used to tell me about it coming to upstate NY in Rennselaer and walking the elephants down the street to the tent location.
Back in 1990, when I was barely ten years old, my grandfather and i drove from Philadelphia to a small town in northern Vermont. I remember we stopped at a restaurant for some grub, and there was a rather busy train line behind it. Much to my amazement and ten-year-old pleasure, a set of Amtrak Turboliners was parked on said tracks. At the time, that was the most incredible and unusual train I had ever seen.
5:14 I heard jingle bells, was that scene filmed around Christmastime? Just wondering? Plus, it sucks Amtrak sold all these, I would have loved to have ridden on these Amtraks, plus, nice horns.
God I miss those old RTL's. I've had the pleasure of riding them on several occasions and found them to be a very spacious and comfortable ride. Beat the hell out of the cheesy "Amfleet" cars Amtrak uses today and there's no replacement in sight.
I kind of like the design of the amfleets but these trains look really cool and nice to ride on. This is coming from somebody who has never been on a train but these ones probably were some of the best trains out there back before I was born
