Engines of Amtrak - EMD F69PHAC

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The F69PHAC is yet another experimental locomotive for Amtrak. It was America's first AC traction diesel locomotive and would be a big stepping stone for future locomotive development. While not incredibly well documented compared to other locomotives in this series, there's still a bit to learn about regarding the F69, especially its experience running with the German ICE train-set!
Sorry that this episode was a bit short, there wasn't really a ton of information available and pictures/videos I could use without copyright issues were few and far between. Either way, I hope you still enjoyed!
Special thanks to those who provided pictures and video clips!
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@CoasterFan2105 3 года назад

Very interesting video! One cool and little known bit of history is that prior to the construction of the F69's, Amtrak/Siemens rebuilt F40 number 202 with AC traction following a derailment in 1984. It's currently at TTCI. Looking forward to the new Acela Express episode!

@lauraherrera2539 3 года назад

F69phac 1989-present day?

@ByzantineAuxilary 3 года назад

@edylk2498 3 года назад

@@lauraherrera2539 yea its still around

@edylk2498 3 года назад

Also present day means today.

@nooxis2643 3 года назад

it was BBC not Siemens

@hamtrak_p42dcamtrak67 3 года назад

So THIS is the first time Amtrak had talks with Simens

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 года назад

Yep.

@SomeRamdomAhole 3 года назад

Siemens*

@hamtrak_p42dcamtrak67 3 года назад

@@SomeRamdomAhole oh

@YaoboyProd2K15 3 года назад

There will be ACS-64 and SC-44 coming soon!

@parker6227 3 года назад

@@YaoboyProd2K15 wdym acs64 coming soon, the SC 44 and ACS 64 has been running for a few years now

@mexicanussrfanboy5485 3 года назад

Can we just appreciate how "funny" the thumbnail is, it's just too perfect...

@ThatColumbusRailfan 3 года назад

1:08 i see that person saying "nice" in the top right you sneaky F40.

@JoyceLund 3 года назад

I think that's yuri from ddlc

@jacksonskyline 3 года назад

I've always wanted to learn more about the F69

@HikiOmo 3 года назад

You know what they say

@GamingRailfanner 3 года назад

You said 69 nice

@JoeyLovesTrains 3 года назад

Haha. Funny number

@northeastrailfanproduction2667 3 года назад

Never heard of it

@texasgamer2148 3 года назад

The NICEst locomotive of them all.

@RiftRaft_ 3 года назад

Can't wait for the Acela episode

@HSMiyamoto 3 года назад

I had never heard of an F69, but once I saw the Metra unit, I knew what it resembled. Thanks for the info.

@harrisonofcolorado8886 3 года назад

1:08 There's an anime girl saying nice at the top right hand corner.

@YaoboyProd2K15 3 года назад

It's a watermark, don't be salty.

@TrainFan119 3 года назад

Never noticed that

@JoyceLund 3 года назад

N. I C. E

@stet_and_query_central_1 3 года назад

NICE

@JR103SERIES Месяц назад

N ICE

@griffinrails 3 года назад

These will always be my favourite Amtrak locomotives. IT JUST LOOKS SO COOL!

@ScottsRailroadVideos 3 года назад

NRE still have one of the F69's in their yard. but havent run since. last one was seen in 2019

@Ostermond 3 года назад

I always thought this engine was really cool-looking!

@joshbrony2204 3 года назад

Yay! I wanted to know more about these engines! Thanks for reviewing this engine!

@colonelsection5821 9 месяцев назад

Surprisingly The Only Two EMD f69phac still exist in the scrapyard in Illinois.

@iowarailfanner1013 3 года назад

I really thought it would be another long one this one was short so it felt more like one of those RU-vid short videos

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 года назад

Well, they have almost no history to cover.

@TheWinnipegRailfan 3 года назад

The F69PHAC is yet another experimental locomotive for Amtrak. It was America's first AC traction diesel locomotive and would be a big stepping stone for future locomotive development. While not incredibly well documented compared to other locomotives in this series, there's still a bit to learn about regarding the F69, especially its experience running with the German ICE train-set! Sorry that this episode was a bit short, there wasn't really a ton of information available and pictures/videos I could use without copyright issues were few and far between. Either way, I hope you still enjoyed! Special thanks to those who provided pictures and video clips! Mountain Ridge Films: ru-vid.com/show-UC5kK... The Winnipeg Railfan: ru-vid.com/show-UClla... SantaFe669: ru-vid.com... Chad Malinovsky: ru-vid.com/show-UCGPV... jackmp294.5™: ru-vid.com Willy Kaemena: ru-vid.com Links: Instagram: instagram.com/amtrakguy365/ Twitter: twitter.com/AmtrakGuy365 Flickr: www.flickr.com/people/1424538... My Site: amtrakguy365.weebly.com/

@DOTD7382 2 года назад

@texasmodelrailroader3572 2 года назад

Dude just copied the video description for no reason

@bummeroni Год назад

Bro what

@RichManSCTV0 3 года назад

Watching this video at 3 am, it has been a really long day, bad day. Thank you for your great content. You rock

@RailsOfTheMidwest Год назад

I’ve just discovered #451 is for sale on the NRE’s website.

@warshipguy2005 3 года назад

The last time I was this early... oh wait this is the earliest I have been

@Pensyfan19 3 года назад

Great episode on this little known class! A bit short, but still great with other references to the time period (Super Mario World for 1991). Not a fan of the horns, but at least they're not as bad as the Avelia Liberty's original horn.

@diazadventures5118 3 года назад

yes, finally i was waiting to see or hear if you were gonna remake the Acela express video

@ravenhawk6910 3 года назад

Thanks for doing a video on this oddball of an engine. I'm slowly working on building an F69 in O scale for my Amtrak fleet.

@ravenhawk6910 3 года назад

@NorCal Railfan Productions shoot! I've been spotted!!! Tactical retreat! HIDE HIDE HIDE!!!

@willberestartingthischanne9984 3 года назад

I Loved The Amtrak EMD F69PHAC Locomotive

@YaoboyProd2K15 2 года назад

The nicest diesel locomotive of all time.

@nooxis2643 3 года назад

"It was America's first AC traction diesel locomotive" not really in 1984 BBC/ABB had tested the three-phase traction with the M640 #CP4744 then in 1987 with the F40AC #F202. both of them were equipped with thyristor voltage source inverters which controlled all the motors in parallel. During 1987 also siemens equipped the EMD268 with 6 thyristor current source inverters each driving a single motor.

@mrmax128 3 года назад

Didn't know about these projects! Also, there were even earlier AC locomotives, the GP38AC and SD38AC built 1970/71. As far as I know almost all 261 GP38ACs were changed to 38-2s. 15 SD38ACs were built and some still run with their AC alternator. SRY Rail Link still operates all 4 of the BC Hydro SD38s, with one being a SD38AC.

@rileyludlow961 3 года назад

I really like all amtrak trains, so I loved this and exited for the acela

@GintaPPE1000 3 года назад

I hope these engines get more recognition as Amtrak buys more Siemens products. The AC drive technology improved a lot in the 25 years between the F69PHAC and SC-44, but it's still the same basic drive system, and more importantly, it got Siemens' foot in the door of the North American locomotive business.

@spartan117zm 3 года назад

Pleaseeeeeee do a video on the ICE visit. It’s so hard to find good footage of that and I’d love to see more and hear you discuss it.

@haroldalexis4200 3 года назад

Thank you for this video. I mistakenly for years thought it was a Metra F 40 PH slanted model. But more like a prototype later on for the Metra version. Short lived unfortunately, not one scale model has ever been produced with the F 59 Amtrak or the slanted version on Metra commuter lines. Would love to see them. Your video is very informative, I didn't notice it being short at all. Very quick and educational towards these prototype models. 👏👏👏👍👍🙂 .

@cmdrflake 3 года назад

Siemens still has proprietary software and circuitry in them. NRE scrapped them, along with SD80’s and SD70MACS from NS at Siemen’s request starting in mid-2019.

@1SaUI 3 года назад

me when I see amtrakguy365 upload an engines of amtrak video: 6 9

@griffinrails 3 года назад

im so confused as well as scared as what this implies

@1SaUI 3 года назад

@Steven Huo yo

@felixjackson534 3 года назад

@@griffinrails nice

@1SaUI 3 года назад

@Wesley Maxfield hehe surprised are you? I like the best of both worlds :D

@YaoboyProd2K15 3 года назад

Nice

@Happymali10 3 года назад

There's a little bit of a running gag that tends to show up in German forums with "what would the US look like if Germany won WW2", and then you get the "Amtrak ICE" photos.

@MitchellSchultheis 3 года назад

One of these is still at NRE, in Mt. Vernon. If you look up NRE on google maps, you can see it on the North side of the buildings.

@thomask4836 24 дня назад

You'll want to do some homework on Amtrak 202. It was the very first attempt at an AC Traction motor locomotive used on the General Railway System in the United States! It was the product of two F40s spliced together and the electrical systems and (if my memory serves me correctly), the electrical systems were provided by Brown Boveri.

@evanf1293 3 года назад

5:16 yessssssssssssssssss. Can't wait to see it!!!!!

@kyleb06 3 года назад

At least one of these is still sitting at Mount Vernon. My friend found one there and sent me a photo.

@penguinmaster7 3 года назад

looking forward to the x2000 video. the x2k is my favorite trainset in the world.

@swbfuf 3 года назад

there is one word for this engine, nice

@TrainsDirectVictoria 3 года назад

look up NREX 451 on google you'll find a couple of photos.

@g-manonthego6678 2 года назад

Nice video! Since there isn't that much info about them aside from being retired, sold to NRE in Mt Vernon, IL and stripped of numerous parts, its pretty much safe to assume that these two unique locomotives have been cut apart for scrap.

@ThreeRiversfan41 2 года назад

I searched up in Google and it said that the two units still exist in a scrap yard over in Mount Vernon, Illinois like you said.

@PhillyThrill 3 года назад

Ive never seen this train! So thats cool

@officialnewyork_railfan6822 3 года назад

Finally it's here

@quintinthemississippirailfan 3 года назад

Nice video! I subbed to your channel

@Upguy-tj3gv 3 года назад

I loved this as always! Keep up the great work!

@ThePeninsulaRailfan 3 года назад

Ive seen pictures of these things in Jack London in Oakland here in the bay area

@844SteamFan 3 года назад

The end for these locomotives story is sad.

@NScaleTrainBoy 3 года назад

What an interesting Locomotive! Love your videos!!

@JasonTrew2018 3 года назад

Southern actually had a locomotive called the GP38AC and it might have some mixed reviews

@mrmax128 3 года назад

261 units were built in 70/71. Norfolk Southern and many other roads changed them into 38-2s later on. FURX acquired many of the units from NS. There is also the SD38AC with only 15 produced. SRY Rail Link still operates 4 of them.

@sierrareacts1870 3 года назад

The last time i was this early GG1s were still in Amtrak's roster

@tomnook2612 3 года назад

So never

@sierrareacts1870 3 года назад

@@tomnook2612 yes i am never early

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 года назад

So 1977

@dart157 Год назад

Hopefully these are saved and not scrapped. I'd like to see them donated to the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis or IRM at some point, even better if smaller museums like the Frisco RR Museum here in Dallas were able to acquire them.

@itsjusttyler5315 3 года назад

OH BOY A NEW VIDEO!!!!!

@ramen6236 3 года назад

Amtrak ICE doesn't exist, it can't hurt you. Amtrak ICE:

@havochiawatha3375 3 года назад

Everyone: This was the 1st time Seimmens and Amtrak chatted, this engine looks sharp, etc. Me: F *69* PHAC

@jeffshadow2407 3 года назад

My original California personalized license plates for my 1976 GMC Motorhome are "GMC F69" and I was going to number the unit "455" for the Oldsmobile 455 V8 engine in the motorhome, even though that number was never used for the F69PHAC. Over time I have decided to paint the GMC as SDP40F #644. It will parked outside the new 'Hi-Level Diner' restaurant north of the Cajon Pass in a few years. The restaurant will be an Amtrak Superliner Diner from the 1981-1983 production build. Stay tuned and check out GoFundMe!

@TripleMofficial15 3 года назад

Omg this took a while but this is exciting

@chafanonash3418 3 года назад

Entertaining video. Keep it up

@vDARKICEv 3 года назад

Great video. Always good content coming out. I personally don’t like full with body designs on locomotives and prefer the narrow body with railing on all sides of the locomotives.

@Feliex430 3 года назад

This Video was Cool Amtrakguy365

@SgtChip 3 года назад

More EoA? Sign me up. Anyways, maybe sometime we'll find out what condition the F69PHACs are in. Worthy of preservation, in my opinion.

@milwaukeemodeler1029 3 года назад

You should do a video about the history of high speed trains on the NEC

@eX0dus77 3 года назад

I'm surprised that even though these locomotives were successful in operation, they didn't last long on Amtrak.

@503railfan 3 года назад

Just didn’t make much sense to keep them around, with there only being 2 of them, and having major mechanical differences from the rest of the fleet

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 года назад

The Siemens Traction Inverters were problematic, and they were buying P42s when they were retired.

@williamkesler2373 3 года назад

Great video as always. One minor thing, the first song playing in the background was a little distracting. The older ones where you used bluegrass music seemed more fitting.

@ironcityrailfan8467 3 года назад

Hooray!

@Dev-g9z6z 3 года назад

Yay another one

@F40Productions 3 года назад

The remade episodes are fantastic, if you do another GE Genesis episode I have good footage of VIA ones you can use

@thealmightydoge5653 3 года назад

Question: F40PHMs on Metra have a similar body to the F69PHAC, does that mean they are the same thing or no?

@mrmax128 3 года назад

No, as far as I know just borrowed body design

@TrainsofChicagoland 3 года назад

Great video Sad to know they were scrapped

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 года назад

Their status is unknown, but are presumed to still exist

@trainman2226 3 года назад

i remember when the wikipidea article was changed to just say "nice" for everything

@colbyjames7205 3 года назад

I hope the F69 is preserved oneday

@thomasgianopoulos9774 3 года назад

Will you eventually do an episode on the GG1s?

@henrybrightonmusicuploads 3 года назад

451's horn was a lot sweeter, albeit I couldn't find any footage for it.

@P.C.16 3 года назад

Yay even more from AmtrakGuy365 :D

@LifeOfMateusz 3 года назад

The airhorns sound good

@mistermadmachine6311 3 года назад

I would’ve loved a model of this engine

@The8BitNerd 3 года назад

Man Amtrak in the 90s was like “Everything Must Be Streamlined!”

@kameroncoulombe5209 3 года назад

When you do engines of Amtrak does it take a few months to do them because they take a lot of time more than like 3 months

@davidcarlo8721 3 года назад

Can you make 2 videos on the bombardier lrc train used for via rail and amtrak, just like the on engines of via rail and also the amtrak u.a.c turbo train please after the Acela express

@Lorsterthe34st 3 года назад

F69PHACs last word: nice

@The_SEWI_Railfanner 3 года назад

F40PH: *TRIGGERED* F69PACH: U MAD BRO?

@tot_Robbie 3 года назад

Wow i never new this existed Thats for the information :-)

@ENYoriginal 3 года назад

Funny that this exact combo of engine and AC traction with the static inverter was copied for use in the rebuild of EMD FL9ACs and of course, the INFAMOUS LIRR EMD DE/DM30AC.

@angelacrawford3173 3 года назад

Nice

@SantaFe19484 3 года назад

Nice video!

@adithyaramachandran7427 2 года назад

This looks a lot like the Golden Rock WDP3A locomotives. Although the technology powering that one is ALCO, not EMD.

@justinratcliffe947 3 года назад

Amtrak's 50th anniversary will be May 1 this year

@NSB463 3 года назад

This was very nice mate!

@railfanjames7699 3 года назад

I heard recently that one of the F69PHACs were scrapped I’m not sure which one it was though. Edit: both number 450 and 451 are Scrapped

@sharksman20rocks 2 года назад

RIP F69PHACs

@F7Aengineer 9 месяцев назад

They both still Around not sure how intact they are outside look decent but not sure under the hood

@NickelPlateMxne 3 года назад

1:45 that did not sounded like a K5LA

@Proj2008 3 года назад

Amtrak didn't want 1 they wanted 2 anyway nice video Jared after the acela can you talk about the SC-44 charger?

@pickeljarsforhillary102 3 года назад

Waiting for the GG1 vid.

@railfanjames7699 3 года назад

Can you do an engines of Amtrak episode on the Siemens SC 44 charger

@cubedsixtyfour 3 года назад

*But if you close your eyes* (looking at any photos, modelling, anything, really, it has much sembilance to the F40ph)

@fredboiandfriends5486 3 года назад

This engine looks like one of metra’s F40PH with its custom, practically nonexistent nose, I just got to when he said it used an F40ph body so, I was correct.