Amtrak Locomotive Tier List

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You know me as the AmtrakGuy, but what Amtrak locomotives do I really like most? That's a question I've surprisingly not answered beyond the F40PH being my alltime favorite. So, I'm finally going to answer that using a somewhat definitive tier list while explaining why or why not I like a certain engine. Which ones do you like? Let me know in the comments below!
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@AmtrakGuy365 Год назад

Extra rankings since everyone is asking for them: F/E Units: B Tier (classic design, but I still prefer the look of others) GG1: B Tier (another classic design, Amtrak paint looks kinda meh on them) FL9: A Tier (again, classic locomotive design but Amtrak paint actually looks really nice on them) Thanks for watching the video! What do you think of my list and how would you rank all of these locomotives seen here? Also sorry if my commentary sounds a bit repetitive, I'm not the best with unscripted content, but I wanted to try it out here. Hopefully I'll get better with it in the future.

@elevatorfan1559 Год назад

I agree

@jacksonwong8748 Год назад

You said the S word

@jacksonwong8748 Год назад

At 14:15 you said the S word

@user-mn5zg4bi8h Год назад

Did pretty good. Agreed with the decision to make a separate tier for the talgo.

@SomeRamdomAhole Год назад

this list is ass imagine rating rolling stock that's not in revenue service and a locomotive that was barely a year on the roster.... and the P30CH in A tier? your opinions are shit

@Pensyfan19 Год назад

Finally, the Amtrak guy makes an Amtrak tier list. Also, the reason the Avelia Liberty coaches don't align with the coaches is that when they tilt, they align with one of the two sides. They couldn't include the tilting tech in the power cars because it would make them too heavy. It grinds my gears too, but it's a design choice that even the acela 1s have if you look closely.

@Spike-xk3kt Год назад

They don’t look the same because the power car is an off the shelf product, it’s the same power car they use on the TGVM’s

@banksrail Год назад

As the previous comment said. It’s because the power car is completely off the self. France has a smaller loading gauge than the US, so when the power cars are matched up with American sized cars, they don’t match up. Horrible design choices IMO.

@TheWoblinGoblin Год назад

I also want to tell you all the fact that the power cars are off the shelf. aaaahhhhh that felt goooof

@harrisonallen651 Год назад

His career is complete

@thedemolitionmuniciple 8 месяцев назад

7 months is a good length of time for another person who no one asked to let you know that they were off the shelf Whether it's that or to line up on curves, it still ain't look right.

@bl00migh0st Год назад

Man, Amtrakguy went it all out on the Talgo 😂

@veronicaboziere3678 3 месяца назад

No wonder 😂

@gabrielarambula4465 Год назад

This is where the fun begins

@雪者 Год назад

Very tru

@Keystone1906_Productions Год назад

14:09 made me laugh with what he said about the “Talgo series 8 cab car” and called it ugly

@fuzzyhead878 Год назад

I’d bump the Dash 8’s to S (I have a Railking model of one and we had a couple here in Orlando at one point) and the turbocharger to A/B, but that’s about it. All your S tier choices especially make perfect sense. They ARE the locomotives of Amtrak.

@ILikeGod777 Год назад

I think he doesnt like them i agree with you tho

@jackjackiii Год назад

I freaking love the F40PH, I've always liked '70s and '80s stuff to begin with, but the F40PH is literally the epitome of that. I even see the "NPCU Cabbage Car" in the Cascades too!

@liamweaver2944 8 месяцев назад

I agree. The NPCU Cabbage car is also used on the Downeaster route running from Boston North Station to Brunswick, Maine.

@SgtChip Год назад

I totally agree with the SDP40F placement, I too love the little smiles they have.

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 10 месяцев назад

I find it hilarious that you they still smiled regardless of how many times they derailed

@nathancorcoran5347 Год назад

Pretty good tier list of all of these Amtrak locomotives. I think all of them are beautiful. On going. Pretty good engines out there even though it’s a shame some of them are scrapped, mainly the GE P30CH. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, AmtrakGuy365.

@D.O.T.D. Год назад

The Talgo part made me laugh so hard 😂 Edit: Guys, stop arguing about words! So what if he used swear words? And so what if someone dislikes the use of swear words? I will say that I did not expect the word 'shit' to be used many times in this video, but that doesn't mean you have to feel entitled to mock those who dislike them! Edit 2: Are you seriously going to stop watching someone's videos just because of a word.. Edit 3: OH MY GOD THEY'RE JUST WORDS STOP FIGHTING

@Apoptart Год назад

Same it made me laugh soooooooo hard I almost Choked lmao

@joeykidd8916 Год назад

@@TWF1003 boo hoo go tell the teacher

@boltobsessedmaniac Год назад

It's so accurate It looks like a car.

@confusedshovel1232 Год назад

@@TWF1003 fuck

@csx8076 Год назад

@@TWF1003 Shiver Me Timbers

@sage3342 Год назад

it's really interesting to see other railfan's opinions in this regard, my list would be completely different and yet I still enjoy seeing your list and hearing your reasons for your placements.

@traingirl09 Год назад

14:10 yep, looks like those Talgo's got hit by the ugly stick a few thousand times.

@MirkoC407 Год назад

In Germany we have a joke within the railfan community. The company name is the abbreviation for "Sicher ist eins, man erhält nur Schrott" (English: One for sure - all you get is scrap). Seems it applies to their US products as well.

@user-xsn5ozskwg Год назад

Right off the bat ranking a loco A-tier because it vaguely looks like it's smiling. This is why I love your stuff.

@trainrailfan2028 Год назад

I’m not gonna get offended, I’m just a train.

@Mrmonkey19888 Год назад

how are you typing if your a train (sarcasm)

@elisekehle8520 Год назад

I actually really like SC44 chargers, especially with that dark-blue livery. Maybe it's just that so many of my trips behind Genesis engines have been on the Texas Eagle, which is naturally prone to breakdowns, so I've always been eager to see what comes next in efficiency and reliability. Since my region- upper midwest- isn't likely to get high-speeders any decade soon, the charger is basically the only game in town for us other than the genesis. Fingers crossed for the Northern Lights Express.

@LongIslandRailfanner Год назад

......... *Are you okay?*

@elisekehle8520 Год назад

@@LongIslandRailfanner Yes. Why?

@TrainStreet 10 месяцев назад

@@LongIslandRailfanner the sc44 is better than the alc42 though

@LongIslandRailfanner 10 месяцев назад

@@TrainStreet it's still kinda ugly and has the same reliability problems as the ALC 42s

@IronHorsefan1869 6 месяцев назад

@@LongIslandRailfanner The Genesis units are far uglier and the ALC-42s and SC-44s don't have as many issues now as teething issues are being resolved

@frankierailfan4014 Год назад

AEM7: *retires The Railfan community: “A sad anime death”

@RockyR3X 11 месяцев назад

The saddest day in railroad history: Amtrak retires the P40s

@ICrailroadprod.2007 Год назад

The SDP40F better be god tier

@RRM_Personal Год назад

Nah, Turbotrain is legit my favorite, I love how doofy it looks, it's so cute

@nightfury8440 Год назад

More tier lists please, this was a great watch

@Apoptart Год назад

Good video I agree with you about the p30ch and aem-7 Thanks for making this!

@iron1349 Год назад

I hope Amtrak keeps the Genesis engines on service until the Chargers work properly

@IronHorsefan1869 Год назад

They are starting to work properly

@737Garrus Год назад

I love the great Nintendo game songs You add in the background. You are ASS LOADS of awesome!

@D.WittYard Год назад

Well done and nearly concur with just about them all! Great little fun video. BTW, not harsh enough on the Talgo and Liberties (those horns; uggh!).

@GamingRailfanner Год назад

As a Charger person, Yea...... Other than it dying like every damn winter storm, it looks nice.

@davidw5266 Год назад

As someone who has been a railfan for 50+ years and who has ridden Amtrak for all but one of those years (didn't ride in 1972 or 2020), I enjoyed viewing your video. I agree with most of your ratings, particularly for the Talgo which looks like a toy inspired by a child's cartoon. At first, I did not like the looks of Amtrak's Genesis locomotives, but I eventually warmed up to them and really like the chug-chug sound and enjoy seeing them on the Amtrak's Pennsylvanian train. I evenpurchased an HO-scale model of the 156 in the Phase 1 paint scheme and have ordered the 100 in the Midnight Blue scheme. Thanks for sharing. This was a fun video to watch.

@ahdog8 6 месяцев назад

9 months late, but what happened in 1972!?

@transportfanaticsshorts Год назад

Well this is the first. This is actually really cool I would like to see more in the future.

@williamkesler2373 Год назад

You made sure to point out at the beginning that this list would be more subjective, which is great. That being said, I think a follow up video using technical specifications, service history, etc. would be appropriate

@LanesTrains Год назад

I respect the F59 placements. I grew up riding behind them on NCDOT so my bias would have put them in S tier. Great video as always

@3catfirephotography374 Год назад

I have been waiting for this one.

@phillysnowguy Год назад

We, and the world, needed this.

@SDTrains8098 Год назад

alright I must admit I'm excited to see what Amtrak does with the new Charger stuff.

@TexasAviationAndTrainGuy 5 месяцев назад

No offense taken on this at all because i TOTALLY AGREE!! You did the Talgo locomotive so bad lol!! You had me laughing at that part! 🤣 100% agree with you!

@ATSF669 Год назад

Can’t wait for the Urbanists to rage about how the Chargers aren’t number one

@therailfanman2078 Год назад

"BuT wHY iS iTT nOT ToP TEAr!!¿?!?!?!?? ÆÆÆÆÆÆĄÆÆ"

@fuzzyhead878 Год назад

Based comment. Gotta love those types of “Railfans” that refuse to acknowledge anything older than their Iphones.

@dfwrider3830 Год назад

Have you ever considered working for amtrak? I just started a few months ago and as a mechanically minded, diet foamer, and Im having a great time. regarding the chargers sucking in snow. I previously interviewed with siemens and we discussed that. The person interviewing me figured out that issue and the solution. the specifics is there is an air duct running through the rear of the locomotive, from the ground up to the resister arrays. usually it pushes air up and away. however if it detects that there is snow or ice blocking the entrance down at the bottom it should reverse the fan direction so it blows hot air on the ice and snow, melting them. however the computer still warns you if you are operating it in conditions below 50f, which frankly is a ridiculous minimum temperature.

@se-os6xt Месяц назад

When ever i hear Amtrak, i think of the P42, the F40PH and and the F59PHI.

@neiln4281 15 дней назад

3:28, “so um, *moves to S tier*, this engine is pretty cool and…” got me cracking up!

@MikeZiemba-fi2vx 2 месяца назад

F40HP is one of my favorite Amtrak trains to :)

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 Год назад

14:14 I kinda agree there. I don't think it's the worst one ever but still ugly 14:28 14:58

@SilverThunder710 Год назад

NGL the new Charger train set looks cleaner than the actual engine. I particularly like the F59PHi and Avelia since they look like straight aerodynamic BEASTS

@tickmothy Год назад

I remember seeing the genesis on there goes a train and I absolutely loved the design.

@markbatarina4512 10 дней назад

When I think of Amtrak, the Genesis is exactly what pops up in my mind.

@generalist240 6 месяцев назад

Nahh AmtrakGuy365 Defied the laws of physics or computer gravity to make Talgo tier and it makes it even funnier...

@michelinman8592 10 месяцев назад

Yay, somebody else who actually remembers _There Goes A Train!_ 😀 Me personally, it's nice to see the newer Charger locomotives against the well-aged Amtrak fleet, but I really only see them shuttling between Pontiac and Detroit. Between Detroit and Chicago still seems to be predominantly Genesis locos...?

@carrera_johnson4659 8 месяцев назад

The talgo and turbo look very awesome imo. Then again I have a thing for unique and odd designs

@greaterHoustonrailfan Год назад

The video we all needed

@JeromeAv1206 6 месяцев назад

14:14 “it’s an ugly piece of shit” bro had enough with the Taglo Cab car

@supergppl Год назад

I’m a train 364/365 Michigander, but last summer I spent some time on the east coast. The Acela train sets are showing age, they really rattle and don’t ride as nice as they should for the cost. Still worth “at least once” status. I also came to respect the ALC-42, they’re solid workhorses and they’re underrated here. Also gotta say I do miss the Genesis on the blue water😢

@LogantheSPH15 Год назад

14:14 🤣🤣 bro the way you said it was pretty funny 0:53 yep, I always pictured that, especially on steam locomotives when they have the hand rail on their smokebox foot

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 Год назад

14:55 this part cracked me up

@bl00migh0st Год назад

@@TWF1003 Leave Then.

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 Год назад

@Trimetwes Fan1003 Yes, he did. Don't ever bash my opinions

@oofyalDAMMIT Год назад

Can I just say how you incorporated welcome to the city from dr is just genius? Like as an underground railfan, when I saw the playthru of deltarune in cyber city, I thought oh yeah this is some nice music when trains basically or... when that one npc said "public transit" i connected it all together!

@EntertainmentWorldz Год назад

great train video sir

@ethanandrews1230 11 месяцев назад

Well that was certainly interesting. Family friendly channel that talks about trains in a very meme-like fashion- “this train looks like an ugly piece of shit.” I’m not disagreeing, I was just surprised.

@q.h.s5051 10 месяцев назад

Have the same thoughts for the F40. There goes a train was a major but also living in Chicago was a plus. I got to see them a few times a month and i always loved them. I had no idea how long they'd been around or that Amtrak had been phasing them out, same with Santa Fe and plenty of other lines I thought we're still around and thier engines. Along with the Big Boy, those powerful long lasting beasts will always be my favorite. Anytime i take a drive into the city or near a line and see them still powering on i smile, knowing they're still here always makes me happy Also had no idea we're the same age. Pretty cool

@RDC2003 11 месяцев назад

4:30 couldn't agree w/ you more. they're my favorite loco of all time, *mainly Septa's for the extremely custom tuned horn* but also bc I saw em a good amount of times during my childhood ( i live a mile from the keystone corridor) so yeah, my favorite.

@natediemer1306 7 месяцев назад

"There Goes a Train" is such a core memory - I watched that thing countless times on VHS as a kid and remember finding it on youtube one day to much delight. I came away from that smitten with Santa Fe and also the "new genesis" locomotives, specifically the phase III P40DC. I also spent my early childhood in SoCAL and so the Amtrak Surfliner F59PHIs were my favorites to watch

@Skytrain-yn3xe 6 месяцев назад

I mostly agree with your opinions but I think the dash 8 should be in a tier but also I saw a alc-42 charger for the first time not to long ago

@harrisonallen651 Год назад

That’s awesome what you created today

@pdrumz534 7 месяцев назад

Amtrakguy on the talgos: im about to end this engines whole career

@maas1208 Год назад

Because of Metra, The F40PH is a Coolio locomotive to me

@illinoiscentralrailroadfan6015 Год назад

I remember when Amtrak had F40PH as there primary power

@LehrerFamilyWest 6 месяцев назад

Love the metroliner and the pooch

@TheRandCrews Год назад

Interesting on how Amtrak Chargers break down during the winter or now fall while Via Rail Chargers are working fine this winter season, two train sets running every Tuesday since November.

@barrydheil Год назад

I honestly feel the same way for the VIA rail f40ph's, lots of nostalgia related to them being a kid in the 2000's. Also, HARD disagree on the D-tier placements. The turbotrain is by far one of my favorite trainsets, though CN's was a lot better looking when compared to gen 1 amtrak paint. The genset is nice because it's unique, and it looks like a proper shunting and utility loco, making it look well suited for its position.

@g.r.harper7707 Месяц назад

My first mainline cabride was in SDP40F #603. Charleston to Huntington, WV October 1975. I recall running over a tv antenna lying on the track.

@AcelaRailan2150 Год назад

Lol no explanation needed for the f40ph

@MoffittArts 5 месяцев назад

I'm proud to have personally worked with the F40PH locomotives in the GCRY fleet, especially No. 237

@cooltrainsinmontreal4883 Год назад

The UA Turbos were great to ride in the dome car, they were loud and had issues but were fun to ride

@janmelantu7490 Год назад

HHP-8 is the Curséd dollar store Acela, deserves D-tier

@sir.confident Год назад

That's right man! You better put that Genny up in S tier man! That thang is a legend!

@ESCalation Год назад

Suddenly the TF2 theme starts, haha nice.

@Butterproductions363 Год назад

Amtrak guy imma get some of your stickers cuz I love them

@southwestrailandfire2350 Год назад

The proper video we needed:

@forward__aluminum285 Год назад

U ACS-64 #637????

@numberthread2493 Год назад

I really like this video, but I think you could’ve kept the pictures of each individual train up for longer while you talked. So we could get a better idea of what you mean when you describe the aspects of each train that you like. Besides that it is a very good video

@jeffshadow2407 Год назад

I have a second Buick Terraza painted like SDP40F #644, the only one left, in Amtrak's phase III color scheme.

@rbmnrailfan2102 Год назад

What about the GG1 or E and F units?

@CarolinaSpecial-No.1397 Год назад

Amtrakguy: Chargers aren't that bad. Also AmtrakGuy: Cusses on camera because of a Talgo (It's the other way around for me)

@vermas4654 10 дней назад

The Acela Express was a very comfortable ride, coming from a german tourist

@myles3898 11 месяцев назад

damn.. took that f59ph rating to heart. they did amazing for go transit for years, i understand this is an amtrak perspective, but they used to push and pull 10 bi levels no problem, with beautiful k5LA’s.

@ANoisyBroodOfFunch 3 месяца назад

ive been Trainmaxxing so hard recently and its all because i rewatched this guy's trainz 12 crashing video

@bigk5laproductions 5 месяцев назад

Me personally, I love the F40PHs, P42DCs, the Geeps, & the Dash 8s, I love the sound they produce

@apt155 Год назад

11:33 Its a similar story with the Hitachi AT300s (Classes 800 to 803) here in the UK From Leaking Air Conditioning Units, Overheating Engines, Software Issues, Problematic Power Changeover Sequences to Cracks in the Lifting Brackets and now Fatigue and Cracks in the Body Shells, The list goes on...

@LongIslandRailfanner Год назад

Same Here with the EMD DM/DE30AC here on the Long Island Railroad hey mainly suffer from Electrical problems but thats about it

@chukowiley3823 Год назад

The reveal of Charger Tier was great

@mattevans4377 Год назад

Personally, I just really respect the Budd Metroliner. It's a brick, but it's a fast AF brick. Got to love something that gives the law of physics the middle finger.

@brandon.markey08 Год назад

This Is Great

@Arutax 5 месяцев назад

12:23 Yeah, have to agree on this one - the bit about the Power Car's Profile not matching up with the Coaches. It feels like somebody got lazy during the design phase, and nobody noticed this error during the production phase. Pretty much the Main Gripe I have with it ever since setting my eyes on it the first time. Then again, everybody is entitled to their own opinion.

@Souleii Год назад

Maybe I haven’t been on your channel long enough, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard you swear until the Talgo rant. It makes your ranting natural and and genuine, and that says enough about how you feel about them 💀

@killerbees177 Год назад

Me at the beginning of this video. If the Genesis isn't S class I'm rioting 😂

@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory Год назад

I fucking lost it at the Charger and Talgo parts. The Talgo does look like a car/truck hybrid. I absolutely hate both of those locomotives, and I couldn't agree more. The fact you created entire bad catagories for them is perfect, and you put the F40PH (my favorite locomotive) in S tier makes this even more awesome than it is. Thank you, AmtrakGuy!

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 Год назад

The Talgo part is not a locomotive, it's a cab car

@rutilethefallen765 4 месяца назад

I can't 😂😂 that part got me so bad

@AndrewTheRocketCityRailfan4014 Год назад

Atleast Amtrak won’t need to worry about their GE’s blowing turbochargers anymore they’re completely phased out. I do hope they work out the charger kinks. But your charger attitude makes me wander how they could have better luck with long range adapted EMD F125’s or MPI MP54AC’s.

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 Год назад

The MP54AC would be so off for long-distance trains to me

@bernardschmitt6389 6 месяцев назад

Chargers look great you're insane!

@KJW-Transit Год назад

In my opinion is the SC-44 alright looking. I warmed up to it a long time ago since railfan in California and there's lots of them but I think you will warm up to the ALC-42 since they have the same style cab as the ACS-64

@Railroadracer49 Год назад

Ngl the Talgo 8 cab car really does look like a road vehicle on rails😂 LMAO

@v1__rotate 10 месяцев назад

The only changes I would make on my tier list would be to bump the Dash 8 up to A (always had a weird love for them, not sure why), and to put the Acela in S. I know it’s childhood bias from growing up on the east coast in the late 90s and early 2000s, but that is the first train I ever remember vividly, and I’m glad I got to take a ride on one as a kid from DC up the NEC

@elisekehle8520 Год назад

liking for "friend-shaped diesel" now i need to find a P-30 and give it a hug

@isaacsmith1874 Год назад

They've all been scraped

@F4wk3s 8 месяцев назад

The F40ph knows nothing of retirement.

@lordbarristertimsh8050 Год назад

Just a suggestion for a future video AmtrakGuy365, do a video on the SNCF Class CC 21000 French electric locomotive. You could use that as a jumping-off-point for other videos, the French made a large number of them, the French had similar looking locomotives for various lines and in various makes, marks, and liveries: also these locomotives were { and still are } in service for a long time, and the design was copied in other countries, also, Amtrak actually browed one for testing in 1977. One little thing more, I watched "There Goes A Train" and some other videos in that series so much, I remember watching "There Goes A Train" so far back, I loved that video, it's nice to hear from someone else who enjoyed that VHS tape as a kid as well! I wish you well in future videos.

@955redavenger Год назад

14:11 Yeah, I definitely agree with you about the Talgo Series 8 cab car. While I've never seen it in person, the images and videos alone tells me how fugly it is. What were they thinking?! The tier list is very accurate. Granted, the ALC-42 looks very modern and sleek than the old and outdated Genesis units but the Genesis has a very special place in my heart, just like the F40PH.

@positionlightproductions6187 Год назад

I grew up with the AEM-7s. When they started replacing them, I was heartbroken. But, like you said, I warmed to them eventually. I still like the AEM-7 more though.