HD 60FPS: MARC & Amtrak Northeast Corridor Railfanning @Seabrook, MD Ft. Rare Catches 

I would like them to have the ACS-64, but I would rather that they keep the HHP-8s, I love those.

Nick - The MP36s are great, I just wish they would get rid of those horrible E-Bells. They would be so much better with those good old steel bells.

MP36 and ACS64> chargers

@@TheRandomRailfan which cars is he talking about

MARC still have the HHP-8s, and I don't really get why they wouldn't just order some ACS-64s like SEPTA did.

Eh they're kinda boring in my opinion.

I see them in Toronto all the time

Phoenix Smith - Cool!

Yeah. There is a reason though. I'm not sure if you can see it because of the trees, but on the Washington-bound side, there was a track work vehicle, so that track couldn't be used. And yeah, those sleepers are very late. Shouldn't they have been shipped out with the baggage cars?

I would love to but I'm not going to Maryland to film a single train. Sorry.

No, there weren't any freight trains.

Thanks!

Probably not. I don't think it's a safety problem or anything but if I remember correctly they usually leave them off.

Don't quote me on this, since I've only railfanned MARC once, but I'm pretty sure it's quite uncommon, probably rarer than the HHP-8. Again, don't trust me entirely.

Random Railfan I’d say so because Amtrak never loans locomotives to other rail companies unless it’s a dire emergency.

MARC has a contract with amtrak for using their locomotives at busier times, i was on a MARC train, when i got off, i saw a ACS64 pulling some bilevels, they are uncommin

Well I’ve only railfanned MARC once too, but it seems to me it’s _more_ common than the HHP-8’s.

@@NERJ607yes plus the HHP8 aren’t reliable

Thanks! I use a Panasonic HC-V770. It's a really good camera and I heavily recommend it.

Random Railfan, yeah it looks good. But can it go on a tripod or monopod?

@@pascackvalleylinerailfan5037 i recommend tri pod, but for rapid movement, like recording _on_ the train you should use a monopod. I have both.

There was track maintenance on the track that I was next to.

I use a Panasonic HC-V770

@@TheRandomRailfan ok, thank you

@@amjkodaz No problem.

Amtrak has been buying their new stock in Phase III for what I think is rebranding. The updated Phase III has been on the new Viewliner baggage cars for a while. I wouldn't be surprised if MARC replaced their HHP-8s with ACS-64s, but to this day I'm not sure what the ACS-64 was doing MARC.

@@TheRandomRailfan Ok, so what you mean is they are going to change their Phase V/VI/b Scheme for something new, so the viewliners are being delivered in Phase III? I've been seeing the new baggage cars for a few years at first i thought it was the Heritage but its still in Phase III today. Thought I'd never see Phase III again.

@@pashon4percushon I'm not sure of they're going to repaint everything but it seems that their new deliveries are all in Phase III. So far all they've repainted are the P32AC-DMs that are used on the Empire Corridor south of Albany. Maybe the new Chargers that aren't for state corridors will be in Phase III, but only time will tell. Strangely enough though, the Avelia Liberties aren't wearing Ph. III so I really don't know what's going on with them.

@@TheRandomRailfan oh ok i see now, not sure if you know about the ACS64 going around in CocaCola paint or maybe you have video of it already

@@pashon4percushon Unfortunately I haven't filmed it and with this massive outbreak I don't want to go anywhere particularly crowded. Since New Rochelle is the epicenter for the virus around here going on the New Haven Line is like trying to get it.

Thanks!

Oh yeah I do too.

Lmao so true The marker lights: evil The headlights/ditch lights: good