Engines of Amtrak - EMD AEM-7 

Please go watch the remade version of this episode! ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7hU9lZ424FY.html ) It’s a lot more watchable, more accurate, and way better edited than this lol. I’ll be keeping this one up on RU-vid but I recommend you go watch the remake as the definitive version of this episode.

French: Our locomotive won't work on your tracks Amtrak: Whatever *Locomotive doesn't work* French: We told you so

In my book, the AEM7 will always be the locomotives that saved Amtrak in the North East Corridor. Just think about it, the girls gave Amtrak 30 years of service with very little problems. I like the new ACS64, but those little toaster's are my favorite. Amtrak had only two locomotives that where dependable being the AEM7 and the F40'S and I miss them both.

You missed something: When Amtrak was scrapping their AEM-7s, lights, number plates, and other small parts were sold to railfans.

You know what they say, “All toasters toast toast!”

GG1 was legendary, E60 was problematic, AEM7 was outstanding, HHP8 was too short lived, ACS64 is quite decent again ...? It seems like they are alternating between good and bad.

ME: Just taking my bread out of the AEM-7 oven. GF: What? ME: I meant Toaster, just a weird reflex.

That intro was very Bill Wurtz of you. I approve.

2:15 - Amtrak actually tested a dual-voltage version of the CC 6500 called the CC 21000, which is capable of running on AC current as well as DC. X996 was a CC21000.

Its a shame the toasters had to go , that's my second favourite locomotive ever Of if they'd be brought out of storage/retirement to be run again

I was pretty lucky to inadvertently catch a ride on one of the last runs of SEPTA’s toaster-derivative on a suburban commuter train. I remember it was a comfortable ride! When I eventually got off, I saw just how old and worn it was. It was so much louder than the usual locomotives and electricity constantly sparking off the wheels and pantographs.

Here's the answer to some of your questions regarding the way I sound in this video. No, I'm not currently depressed, sick, or bored of narrating Engines of Amtrak for that matter. I actually enjoy narrating in reality. However, a little while ago I bought myself a Blue Yeti Pro Microphone instead of just using my camcorder to record audio. The first video to hear this change was in the prologue episode of the Cass City Branchline Stories. So in short, the only reason I sound different is me still getting used to my new microphone's sensitivity. On the day I recorded, it was being particularity annoying. It'll get better soon though and I hopefully won't sound as quiet and I'll adjust to the sensitivity.

I loved how he said amtrak bought meatballs and French fries at the beginning it was funny

Mario: "Aha! Here's the problem, too many toasters!" In all seriousness though, another great episode and I have been looking forward to it for a long while, keep up the excellent work!

The Austrian Railways ÖBB still have its descendants of the Rc4 in daily operation. In the early 1970s they had bought 10 swedish Rc4s (ÖBB class 1043) from which BBC/SGP derived the class 1044 (at that time the most powerful 4-axle electric in the world at 5280kW), which went into service starting in 1976. Overall 217 locos were built with minor improvements until 1995 (!) and most of them are still in regular service. It wasn't until 2018 when they started retiring the older ones. Very reliable machines indeed!

Another great Amtrak video. AEM7 is always one of my favourite engine

Very nice as always. SEPTA's AEM-7s were my "school buses" when I went to Temple University. Just a minor side note though, SEPTA and MARC are pronounced as words (SEP-ta, and "Mark" respectively). Keep up the good work.

Gotta love the good ol' toasters.

The locomotives in the United States that were used by Amtrak that I loved and will miss is definitely the f40phs, AEM-7s, GG1s, and the e60s, they will be remembered and loved for what those locomotives did for Amtrak. For this video Rest In Peace AEM-7s.

An update on the AEM-7: With Caltrain's electrification on the coming up, the remaining AEM-7s are being used to test the new electrification and have already been delivered to Caltrain.

That beginning killed me

Thb I love your Engines of Amtrak series they are amazing and most important they are good quality

Hey, I actually saw 945 in storage a couple months before she went to Illinois! Glad I have that photo I love the Toasters

The SEPTA AEM-7's are no longer in active service, but 6 (and 1 ALP-44) are in NJT's Morrisville yard.

Intro song? Toasters are love, Toasters are life

YAY MY FAVORITE LOCOMOTIVE!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh this is such a great video, you did a superb job choosing music for this and I don't care if I'm not putting up electrical lines on my HO scale layout I want one! Brilliant work Jared, definitely your best EoA video yet.

OH MY GOD IT’S HERE!!!! YES! I recall being in the cab of an AEM-7 a long time ago considering the crew noticed I loved trains, so for probably three seconds I got to take a look in the cab... I loved it and I’ll never forget it.

Good film. Few more details. Originaly they came with same design as french TGV pantographs-black ones-later design Faively. The red design was british "High reach", it was actually tested early on the first unit 900, but most if not all of toasters came from the factory with the french ones. In early 90s they were being replaced with red "High reach" and sometimes on double headed trains it was possible to see one toaster with red and one with the black pantographs.

In Sweden the Rc class of locomotives goes from Rc1 to Rc7 with some numbers just denoting a different gearing to attain higher speeds. For instance the Rc5 does 135km/h but with gearing for 160km/h it's called an Rc6 and with 180km/h gearing it's called Rc7 The Rc2 and Rc3 are also the same units the only difference being gearing with Rc2 at 135km/h and Rc3 at 160km/h. This is also why you can see Rc locomotives change designation from time to time depending on if there is a surplus or shortage of passenger or freight locomotives. An exception to this is the Rc4P (large P as small p denotes 891mm narrow gauge in Sweden) these locomotives are geared for 160 km/h and and pull 160 km/h mail trains between major sorting hubs. Six Rc locomotives was built as the Rm class built to pull LKAB iron ore trains on the Iron ore line in northern Sweden with three locomotives per train. They where used as regular goods trains for many years after LKAB rationalized and acquired new locomotives but are currently being used to pull Iron ore trains for Kaunis Iron on the Iron ore line. These locomotives use American style couplers when pulling iron ore trains. The Rc1 locomotive is retired but the others are going strong. The Rc2 locomotives used by Green Cargo have been modernized into the Rd2 locomotive.

I'm glad I got to see the AEM-7s in 2016, though they were all stored at Wilmington, with the exception of 946. She was leased for MARC service between Wash. DC and Baltimore, being the only active AEM-7 I've ever seen.

Great job! I really was never interested in Amtrak but when your series came out I started watching it and now I'm hooked on Amtrak. I saw one of these a few years ago when I was with my friend in Philadelphia but didn't get my camera out quick enough. Keep up the great work!

Two AEM-7s have been bought by Caltrain 929 and 938! and there going to be in Service with Caltrain!

I remember when I went to metro north in 2015 I saw the EMS AEM-7 Oo that was the first and last time I could see it.

It feels weird when you see the picture at 5:47, knowing that exact train would crash and kill 16 people...

I remember seeing the French Fry at Union Station in Washington DC during testing. Someone applied graffiti under the X996 number in the accumulated filth that read "Test Dirt Do Not Remove".

Great video! I've got one of 947's K5LA's in my horn collection!

9:20 that music hit hard with the E60, I truly never got to see the E60.

i wish that AEM-7's would be back

Hey nice clip of my horn 👀

“You know what they say, all toasters toast toast!” -Mario “Jumpman” Nintendo”

I lived in Philadelphia from 2011 to 2013 and loved seeing the AEM-7s on the Northeast Corridor and SEPTA. There are a couple being used in the bay area for Caltrain electrification testing. They are probably my favorite push pull locomotive ever made. I'd probably buy one and put it in my back yard or use it as a lawn ornament if I could. I really hope the ACS-64 is a good locomotive. SEPTA just got some and will probably maintain them better than Amtrak.

Cool one of these engines are in The Illinois Railway Museum. I have to get up there this year to see it.

Cal-train now has 2 AEM-7s to test their new electrical systems and for driver training and spare parts

the best Amtrak engine is in the next episode cant wait!!!!!

Great video, just an FYI. Here in Philly, no one uses the full name for SEPTA, and we don't pronounce each individual letter like S-E-P-T-A. We just say the acronym SEPTA as if it was a word itself. Sad the SEPTA AEM-7's will be gone soon though.

The Ra locomotive shown at 1:22 was a very limited series locomotive. What the Rc really replaced was the large D series of locomotives which had been in service since the 1920s.

can wait to hear about the p32 they are one of my favorite locos right next to the f40phs

May the mass x acceleration be with you, AEM-7

The summery at the beginning was the best part of the video, and I liked the whole video

10:01 thats 601.. the one that derailed.

777 views. We watching unstopable

Wow you call my SEPTA "S-E-P-T-A" Just wow

Oh yhea, I had went to the Illinois Railroad museum, I saw the AEM-7 and I immediately thought back to this video! Thanks so much! :)

I was so impressed on June 18 2016 on a farewell train from Washington to Philadelphia

I am in Washington D.C today. I'm just arrived since April 6th and I'm returning back to my city, San Jose. On April 15th 2019.

This locomotive has been reliable and they were able to hang on the career for 38 years

Very great video and just like the f40ph vid almost makes me want to cry:(

I like how you know phase 2 dispite being the most short lived had a lot of units in that livery so that’s very nice

Update: As of December 1, 2018, AEM-7s are officially retired when the last locomotives to ever run in the country made their final runs on the Paoli/Thorndale Line as part of a celebratory farewell run hosted by SEPTA. #2308 was the last ALP-44 to run, since NJ Transit retired theirs in 2012 for the ALP-45DPs. After retirement, the seven AEM-7s and single ALP-44 were reassigned to SEPTA work service until December 2021 and in early 2022, after three years in work service, the seven AEM-7s and single ALP-44 locomotives were finally sold for scrap. As of December 2022, all eight locomotives have been scrapped. ACS-64s took over “Amtrak Cities Sprinter, 64 megawatts”. The SEPTA units should be called SEPTA Cities Sprinters SCS-64s. R.I.P AEM-7s May 9, 1980 - February 1, 2022.

The Swedish state railways' Rc4 1166 which was loaned to Amtrak in 1975-76 is actually still in regular freight service here in Sweden. In fact most of the 366 Rc class locomotives are; some of them are over 50 years old at this point and still going strong (although they've been updated and rebuilt several times over the years, especially the older variants). They're being slowly phased out of passenger service though since they have a hard time matching the acceleration of modern EMU's, and they're limited to 160 km/h (100 mph) because safety regulations require magnetic track brakes on passenger rolling stock at speeds faster than that, and rebuilding a bunch of old cars would be expensive. On some routes they used to run passenger services in a push-pull configuration with one locomotive at each end of the train, enabling quick turnarounds without any switching.

A fact you left out: NJT was gonna join the AEM-7 club, but they came too late, after 1987, the AEM-7 building was discontinued

I miss them toasters im heart broken i love them i didnt started likeing them in 2014

The next one is my favorite Amtrak locomotive! The Dash 8-32BWH!

Another great video!

I love this locomotive. Very helpful video, thank you!

I love your Engines of Amtrak Series!!!Please keep up the amazing work!!!Also, to bad the AEM-7’s had to go I love those units very much!!!Great video!

Also the Conrail locomotives are B36-7 locomotives, there are only three of them that crash with the Amtrak 94. The Conrail locomotives are 5044, 5052, and 5045. Both of the AEM-7 locomotives, 900 and 903. And Conrail 5045 were scraped. While 5044 and 5052, are continuing service and they probably exist.

6:21 that yellow train in the background looks absolutely *S H O O K*

In Berlin a S-Bahn EMU is also called toaster. But they are called so, because they set a tunnel on fire....

*sees hotel Mario references in the comments* Ummm. “MAH BOI! This engine is what all true warriors strive for!” “I wonder what EMD is up too?” “Your majesty ganon has taken over the NEC.”

The aem-7-when it worked- was a great to operate. A nice simple design that could always get up to 125... the only comfort issue came from the chairs. Glad I got to run it before they were phased out.

Well done nice video I knew you were going to do a video about the aem-7 eventually but that is by far the best engine of Amtrak video I've ever seen👍🖒

Sweden still has their RC-4s but Amtrak already retired their AEM-7s

I’ve only seen one AEM-7 in my life and it was in 2016 from DC to NYC (it was pulling the train)

Great Video! Thumbs up! Finally a new episode! Greetings from Poland! Yaaaaayyyy

By far the best one. Bravo

Excellent video guys! However, a few clarifications. SNCF 6500s were not 153 tones but 115 to 120 tons. That tonnage would never have allowed for fast service and would have wrecked tracks in Europe. Those locomotives were excellent. They were designed by Paul Arzens who wanted to shape them after seeing runner at the finish line. They were excellent when the sun shone on the horizon. They were mixed locomotives with a reduction gear. They could haul certain cars at 200 KPH and freight at 100 KPH. The CC21003 was a bi-current (1,500 DC and 25,000 AC) locomotive and hence slightly heavier 125 to 128 tons. I remember these locomotives very well as I traveled around Europe a lot at that time. I rode the last TEE trains running in the South West of France on their Etandard and Capitole trains 200 KPH service. Man, it was something else! The CC210x were used to haul trains from Paris to Nice where the current switched in Marseilles from 1,500 DC to 25,000 AC.

#savethetoaster #savetheaem7

E60: I need a replacement. AEM-7: I can replace you. E60: thanks.

I use to see these emd aem-7 EVERYWHERE but now they’re retired and it makes me sad because they the most original

AM I the only one who has just watched this video and ready for the next episode to come out

The Rc4 and the Rc6 are actually both still in service here in Sweden!

Where the toasters where made 😂😂😂😂 I'm crying ! Lol

As I recall, the Rc4 came about because the practical Swedes wanted to improve performance without rebuilding the entire rail system to unreasonably high standards and the cost that came with it. No wonder the "meatball" could roll down our "spaghetti" track!

Great video. My first love was the GG-1. Next AEM-7.

Wow amazing 36 second video

I really want to create a toaster that looks like an AEM-7

I have a new idea for a cooking The toasted meatball with French fries

Nice new mic. Also loved the vid!

vive la AEM-7!!!

Sad to see the AEM7 go! They were good locos... it'd be cool to see HHP-8 or EMD F69PHAC or maybe even PRR E44 in your videos (the last one on the list i mentioned was only used as service loco for Amtrak). Greetings! TRIVIA: AEM-7 is related to Electroputere (Romania)'s LE5100 from 1965 and Rade Koncar (Yugoslavia)'s LE3400 from 1967, both having ASEA origins :P

😂😂😂 went to Sweden bought a meatball went to France and bought a French fry amtrak like the meetball more than may toasters based off that meetball thats it hope you enjoyed bye 0:29

Atleast we can still se their ancestors in Sweden :)

Great video!

Such a Bill Wurtz-y intro. Loved it!

SEPTA has now replaced all 7 AEM-7s and their single ALP-44 locomotive with the Siemens ACS-64 (15 total). Also, there is a preserved Amtrak AEM-7 locomotive at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA (near Lancaster). SEPTA has bi-level locomotive-hauled passenger coaches (similar to NJT's) on order, with plans on replacing the aging GE-built Silverliner IV m.u. coaches with bi-level Silverliner VI m.u. coaches based on the NJT/SEPTA locomotive-hauled coach design.

we will miss you AEM-7

I feel so sorry for those people who died in the crash 😢

The aem7s looked sweeeeet in phase 1