Must See!!! Fast moving Amtrak 566 and the BNSF executive special meet in Sorrento Valley!!! 

OMG I just found by first childhood video after 10 years

Great Video

I love these videos, I lived in the States for 31 years, and am now back in the UK. Comparing European HS trains to American is like comparing apples to oranges. Yes, European trains are fast, but they look like toys compared to American ones. American trains are HUGE, they move massive loads over massive distances, and when you have a freight train with four engines pulling around a hundred massive wagons, you've got some serious rush when they go by with their air horns blaring. I miss them.

wow great catch i didnt even know they traveled that fast!!!! good vid

Wow great video. That shot of the BNSF Executive Special was amazing.

I did not know BNSF ran a passenger line. Also, the last car on the BNSF train would be amazing to ride in.

COOL! i want more of this VIDEOS ! and cool horn u catch!

Sweet catch, like the Surfliners

I never cease to be amazed at how many crossing US railroads have. Over here in the UK we are slowly getting rid of the as they are fundamentally dangerous and slow the system down often.

great shot!

I remember watching this around the time it came out when I was like 3 or 4 years old.

love the train horn really cool

awesome vid/ catch, love both horns. Amtrak was moving!

Thank you for giving us RAILFANS in other parts of the World the opportunity to see fast trains its great and anybody who says that they are better is in need of new medication changed to a stronger dose .I for one enjoy your trains in Australia and don't mess with Aussies....

Really fast awesome vid hope to go down there soon. And thank you for posting!!

Yep! I rode a BNSF Special with twice as many cars! LOL El Paso, Texas is DEFINITELY the place to railfan, and even ride specials!

This video reminds me of trains.

What an awesome clip!

I'm sure it's been said already, but nice catch, good video!

nice catch man!

Awesome catch!

u just blew my 1 yr old sons mind!!!! very cool!

Nice fit bro

that surfliner sure was haulin'ass,how fast the bnsf special pass that crossover I'm sure it wasn't going megaslow like metra here in chicago,cool video,

Great video!

Retired engineer from railroad, if you noticed, conductor was on the ground to scan inspect the passing train, which is a rule with most railroads.if there had not been management personnel in passenger cars, he would have never got off the engine, and chances are , you'd probably have to wake him up. Fact

I love the Opening. A guy just stuck in Texas. LOL

That's the Sorrento Valley Coaster station in San Diego. The Amtracs don't stop their so they move through pretty quick.

Awesome video, love that horn

Very nice video!

Wow !!

Nice!

Great video

GREAT CATCH!!

Way super cool!

Very nice video -- enjoyed that. Amtrak videos are my favorites, although I do love all trains. I don't blame you for mentioning on the video that you'll delete all mention of other countries having better and faster trains than ours. I don't know what it is about RU-vid videos in general, but they seem to bring out every kook in the land that's got some hang-up about the USA. I'll bet they're all living here, too, while they post against us.

Excellent vid

a prime example of sharing

looks like that bnsf train was going fast over the switch

it looks like the engineer for the BNSF was taking a smoke while the amtrak passed by!

Sweet!

American trains reflect the county, its a big county with big distances. I speak as someone who lives very close to a 125 mph line in England.

love the double cars on this train

man that bnsf gained some speed

It's either the engineer or conductor since they can step out of the train where a track goes from double to single. No need to wait inside the train if your train is idle for a bit.

Awesome!

No there is only one type of K5LA horn. The F59PHI K5LA horns sound different because they are mounted behind the exhaust of the engine, whereas on the cabcar or a P42 are not mounted behind the exhaust.

cool find

@jfsa380 The horns can be tuned differently. Both Amtrak and Canadian National use K5L's, but CN tunes them differently. Same horn, different sound.

Nice horn on 454 0:02

Yep. This was on my bucket list.

Nice one

However all locomotives have a bell system, even the old steam engines. It's an additional safety feature, especially when pulling into a station.

0:06 cool amtrak horn

lol i thought at first that was a plasma tv on the last car of the last train

Nice vid 5/5 and fav!

Nice Video

que padre encuentro bnsf palomita eta muy padre.

American trains dwarf British trains! I'm going from Philadelphia to Atlanta by train when I'm in the States. 16 hours is gonna kill me!!!!

What kind of cars are those on the executive train? I thought it was like a movie screen or somethin' on the back.

Actually, the railroads in the U.S. are upgrading the track, re-aligning and putting in concrete ties. There is just so much expanse and distance and it is costly. Much of the track is good for 79mph to 90mph and is shared with freight. The only dedicated high speed is on the NEC for now rated at 125mph to 150mph. We are working on it. Nice vid BTW.

In old times the north and east bound trains had right of way. Now it's based on other criteria in many cases. Amtrak's on-time record on the North East Corridor (NEC). which it does own, is most times right to the minute. However, once was 3 hours late coming westbound into Salt Lake City, about a thousand miles from the NEC. The engineer totally stepped on it across the desert all night, and we arrived in Reno so early we had to wait in the yard before they'd let us into the station.

omg i never knew Amtrak had coach control cars!!! :O

Amtrak being a US Owned Entity running on track rights from other railroads usually has priority over other trains. Ussually when an Amtrak train is on route, nearby trains are either put into passing track lines or given amber CTC Signaling if on Double Lines so the Amtrak unit can pass at it's most efficient speed and keep it on time. Mind you most times I ever see Amtrak, they are running between 5 minutes to half an hour late...

We have BNSF engines pulling oil tanks from North Dakota coming in here to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, and you can always tell the BNSF engines from the local NBSR engines by the horns and how the American crews use their horns, more than they do up here, even at 3 am.

I've never noticed the coat at 2:15 when I've first watched it, which I've just noticed it right now.

@trainkids that would be cool to have a movie screen on the back though

trainkids is correct, CSX like BNSF runs an executive special,CSX's train is made up of two ex amtrak F-40's and 12 cars painted blue home ported in Jacksonville,FL and travel CSX's system.

@MrZkr123 Acela trains use hybrid K5LAs they have a different pitch to one of the bells. All p42s and f59s on amtrak have regular K5LAs exept for a few.

Nice. That is a good video. You shoud see caltrain rush hour. They get the names of the trains wrong. Have a nice day. 11/6/2011

What was the 'screen' on the last car?

How fast was the train going when it switched over?

That surfliner was HAULIN!!

It's the opposite in Canada, because VIA Rail doesn't own any trackage, they have to pull onto the siding and wait for the CNR or CPR freights to go by. It makes for a longer train trip.

The Amtrak looked much faster in the long shot, but was rather tame as it approached the station. Alas, was barely 60 mph I suppose.

Actually, the locomotives do have a bell that rings whenever a horn is sounded. It's automatic, and you manually have to shut it off. As far as I'm aware, the US and Canada are the only countries in the world that still require their modern locomotives to have a bell, and ring it when the locomotive is approaching a crossing, station, or workers on the track.

@nashgallo technically they do, the Sounder IS a BNSF operated train, on behalf of Sound Transit.

very nice

NICE

What was the line speed here?

lol at the BNSF Exec. Special. an ES44DC seems overkill for a 6 passenger coach consist. None the less, nice catch and love the tail end car on the BNSF.

best amtrak horn everyone!!!!!!!!!

how do you tell the difference between an es44ac, dc, and c4?

I would love to see BNSF get a couple Santa Fe F-units for its OCS and other business trains.

@trainkids WoW !!!!! This is nearly as fast as the subway here in Germany....:-) In this big country you should have trains going 250 mph and faster. What is the maximum speed trains are going in your country ? I Can't find really fast US-trains on youtube....

BNSF needs to get with the program and put some F-units on point like UP,NS, & Pan Am have.

Gotta go fast!

I love the horn sound! Any musicians here? What chord is it? Major with sixth?

If only Amtrak would make the effort to have passenger cars in that condition. Or for that matter design. How cool would it be to have a giant picture window to look out? The only thing better would be a porch area like the classic passenger cars.

@trainkids but they both seem to have the same kind of K5LA its more of a modern sound than on the P42's

Wow...looks like 454 has a supercharger attached xD

How do the signals go off

@NIARTcar LUDICROUS SPEED...GO!

@trainkids ti's also on the side of the engine

Wow that Amtrak was fast!! What was that BNSF train? Was it some sort of VIP? Nice capture!

wow this trains r fast!!!!

@MrZkr123 but the amtrak F59PHI's horn sounds more like the hybrid then the one's used by P42's

What was that picture window on the rear car of the executive special?

i don't think I ever seen a train like that. (The orange one)! Do I need to be a VIP to get on one?

So the executive special, that's like a conference room on wheels?