Metrolink F125 speed testing on the mainline! 

It is gonna be sad to say goodbye to the f59s. I grew up seeing those engines go by when I lived in Covina. I've rode metrolink several times just to get to Covina to visit my grandmother after i moved to Riverside. It's indeed The end of an era of the f59s.

I realized the area between Pomona and Covina is the perfect testing grounds for the new locomotives, since it's a relatively high-speed section on a grade. The train traveling from Covina to Pomona will test for power and acceleration as it brings the train up to speed going uphill, whereas the train traveling from Pomona to Covina will test its braking capabilities.

The new Locomotive's horn is very loud! In fact MUCH louder in person.

If you look very closely within the Bombardier Cabs within the Test Train, you may be able to notice that one of them is 617, which was the unit involved in the Chatsworth Collision.

I love very long passenger train cars just like GO in Canada. Also, I love watching ditch lights keep continue flashing entirely the trips too.

I call the EMD F125’s “Bird Trains” because on the front, the way the lights are arranged to look like the eyes and the orange triangle in between the lights is the beak. Time 3:52 gives off the best example.

I hope these prove to be good engines! It's kinda sad that Metrolink may be the only one's who uses this model. I'd love to see them on Metra and/or VRE, but that just maybe a dream.

Metrolink has some funky sounding horns. Unique, but weird.

I wanna be able to drive one of these just for the horn lol

Nice to hear something other than the ubiquitous K5LA \m/

That horn sounds like a cry for help rather than a sound of authority. Must be for a bystander's sensitive hearing purpose... ??

The Horn Sounds Like An Indian Locomotive's horn.

At 4:12 it kind of sounds like an electric version of the coned K5LA’s on Amtrak Surf cab car 6906

Great collection Nathaniel. Glad things worked out.

1:32 holy WOW! that is cab car 617 from the Chatsworth wreck, and on the end too!

From what I’ve read locomotives powered by CAT prime movers have generally been failures. I hope that’s changed, because I really, really, REALLY like the way this thing looks, and I want them to stick around for as long as the F40PH has.

It makes sense really. All the Bombardier cars are old cab cars, and since they are not in revenue service anymore, might as well give them something to do before they are sold and scrapped. Throw a bunch of non-revenue cars on the back, so revenue services aren’t disrupted, and at the same time stress test the engine. As for the horn, has Metrolink ever really been correct or consistent at all? I mean, they have only been consistent in their inconsistency, why change now? :P Awesome video, it also confirmed to me that they are allowing the totem cabs to run again without a BNSF, I appreciate the news!

Can't wait for these to get into service!!!!

7:10 who makes that e bell? I heard it a few times, but i don't know the model name of it! So all Metrolink locmotives and cab cars have odd horns, not just the F125!

Great train and video! Very nice scene! Greetings from Italy. Ciao, Stefano :-)

They look good, sound good, hopefully the will be reliable. And they can do 125 mph, but sadly we'll never see them running that speed in SoCal. @ California Rail Productions: great video!

Great Video. The F125's are awesome but the horns are horrendous! Hurray for V-20's again!

I love the loco but they could have put on a better horn lol

Cool video of the Metrolink train

I remember seeing something like this in person and it scared the crap out of me, I was waiting for a Metrolink train and it speed by me like this

Why are they using the bombardier Cabcars for coaches?

Fantastic capture ! Great compilation.

I like the horn! It sounds like the start of a James Bond movie.

a sight for Sore eyes seeing Those Cab cars.. What does metrolink plan on doing with em?

I know these locomotives are capable of 125mph but is there anywhere on the Metrolink system that they can get close to that speed?

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.. How good would it be to resume the use of "Super Chief" style aerodynamic passenger cars like those used in the 1950s-1960s with the use of current technology which would optimize the economy and speed of these excellent locomotives.

The new cars look and sound so much better!!

the color scheme is awesome.

How long before these break down and they have to call bnsf again?

Nice video I heard 1 is in service already

Special edition solutions two locomotive Front and back F125 ! Is very logic , You can Running Front or you can do it for running Back 🙏

Metrolink 2017 Brand New EMD F-125 Diesel-Electric locomotives # 910 & 911 with 12 Coaches & Cabcar # 710 along With American Nathan K2A AirChime AirWhistle

8:04 trains have voice cracks😂😂😂

They should make coaches to go with these trains it looks so weird like that

Hey, I love that the opening shot is Upland station.

When will the F125s be running on the Orange County line?

I just found your channel, new sub and great vid 😎

The cab cars on Metro North Commuter line are also very funky and weird. I think Metro North & Metro link have the weirdest sounding horns ever.

let's just bring all the roots blown noisy f units back and I will be in heaven.

Ugh why do these need to replace the f59phi and ph, I just am not a fan of the design at all, I had faith in emd

I like how long those coaches are. :-)

Looks like a mix between a HSP46 and a MP36Ph-3C

I see a couple of the cab car's horns are missing? Wonder if they got stolen since they store them in LA

At Notch8 u can barely hear the lomomotive

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Nice body style but a K5LA horn would be such a much better fit, sound-wise!

Is that a new engine?? Looks better then other metro links

3:43 looks like the horn is fixed... 0:47 looks like the horn is fixed...

Those horns sound like maybe they're being overblown? The low tone warbles and sometimes changes pitch. They'd sound alot better if they produced a solid chord and didn't sound like they were about to blow themselves apart!

1:45 f59 meeting its replacement😢

Does metrolink insist on having the worst horns?

I saw the locomotive and it’s nice wideos

The horn sounds like a spooky overblown K3LA, I'm not crazy about the way the cab looks though...

Why does its horn sound so foul and discordant though? Can't they put a 90s K5LA on it?

those old bombardier cabs tho O_O

Dam these are fast now the old ones were slow but these are sooo fast

Metrolink has a new look f125 910 Metrolink Hyundai cab car 652 and rest of the cab cars Metrolink f125 911

Nice Video!!! Can't wait to see these new guys in action soon.

Sounds and looks like the gray cab car a lot! I think that's where Metrolink got the Idea from!

2:14 the train horn sounded like some thing. But I think the horn was going fast motion mode🙂🇺🇸

Awesome video man!!

quick question. I recently got a radio scanner so i could listen to the train drivers and dispatch talk when im riding the metro link. But does anyone know how to find what frequency they transmit on?

DEAR GOD THAT HORN'S AWFUL!

is it like 1 cab,bunch of bombariders,ad 2 engines?

The horns in the first 2 clips don't sound bad, but the rest of them sound like crap. Wonder why.

0:45, why does that Metrolink train have 12 passenger cars? It’s more than usual than that Metrolink train at 1:47 which only has 3 passenger cars. 2:18, there goes the 12 passenger car Metrolink train again passing a railroad crossing.

I'd like to have seen that full speed run you mention in the description. How fast did it go? 100? 150? 😮 You might try shooting these from a greater distance. Once the train starts past you just get a screen full of the side of the cars. It's like standing with your nose pressed to a wall. Know what I mean jelly bean? 😏 I used to ride the Amtrak between San Diego and LA for a while about 15 years ago. I've loved riding trains since I was a kid in Germany. They are much more spacious and relaxing than modern planes and you actually get to see something out the window. On top of that you don't have to deal with those TSA nazis! 😅😅😅😂😂

Absolute Amazing

Plus, are the f125 are the replacement of the old Locomotive?

I love the Metrolink

Great video, what is the location at about 3:30 with the Eucalyptus trees?

I heard it has a few issues, is EMD working on addressing those?

Great coverage !

How are the two F125s Pulling 1 Hyundai Rotem Coach Car And 10 Bombardier Bi-level Cab Cars, And 1 Hyundai Rotem Cab Car?

Why did that first horn sound like a musical sting when something goes wrong in a movie or something hahaha

Metrolink #883 and sheriffs wrap coach 191 is the same train.

ah the fail125, i still love the engine, its beautiful

Anyone know what horn that is? It sounds creepy but cool at the same time

911's horn sounds like a K3LA without the 1 bell.

Metrolink test train 2 f125 is 910 911 Metrolink Hyundai cab car is 652

What horns do the Rotem cab cars and the F125 locomotives have?

The horn sound is scary hmmm,very scary in nightime!

great vid man

The horns sound like the fouled p2s the bombarder cab cars would get.

This f125 is the only light rail made by an American firm a subsidiary of Caterpillar.

Why does Metrolink have weird horns on all of their locomotives??

3:45 my favorite horn

2:21 delicious sound 🤤

What kind of horn is that?

These are so much nicer looking than the chargers.

Nice video!

It seemed like a good idea at the time

The EMD F125 sure is pretty

Weird sounding horns on these locomotives