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Megathread North American Railroad Videos (Trainspotting 101)

chippermonk said:
Yeah, it's disappointing how limited the Amtrak routes are but there are still some great sections, great places to go. The only bummer is that I get older, sleeping in coach all night gets to be more of a drag. Better if you have someone to snuggle up to 🤔
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The history of US passenger service is kind of funny. It was the backbone of the country and there was plenty of routes available until the invention of the automobile. Slowly at first, the traffic that was using the railroads used cars and buses. The advent of air travel was the straw that broke the camels back and in the early 1970's railroads petitioned the ICC to stop passenger service in many of the larger railroads. Most just disappeared due to lack of ridership. The Federal Government created AMTRAK to consolidate as many of the routes as fit the budget the were given.

Here's a nice video of some of the early trains AMTRAK inherited in the beginning which are still currently running.

 
Thank you. I really didn't know that. I am kind of a Duh einstein but now evern.

I can't wait to seee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I forgot to research. But that's so sweet !!
 
Next time I have phone and I hear the train coming I will get a video. May be boring but possibly entertaining for some and educational for others idk
What I'm sayin is I wanna contribute to this thread but may take some time.
In the meantime here is a pic (hopefully) of where it will be running....
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Look at me posting empty tacks in a train thread. :)
I'm so special. 😅
So, there....
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Here's a video featuring a coal train going up one of the steepest grade east of the Mississippi (Chatanooga Subdivision) during a solar eclipse.
 
Jnowhere said:
You would think our country would have bullet trains BTW major cities. Also other passenger trains or at least much more and better Amtrak service
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Because they are basically government run services Amtrak and METRA do not own their own tracks, they run on tracks that are designed and owned by freight carriers and maintained for that service. High speed bullet trains require tracks that are designed and maintained for that service. Florida's Bright Line is the closest the US has that comes close to that quality of right of way (tracks). It is a corporate owned line, not a government run railroad.


 
Didn't know of the Florida train. And yes I know about the different tracks. I am just surprised that this country doesn't have more. But If this country will just give away trillions, that it doesn't have at least they could have projects to fix the infrastructure( yes I am aware Michigan roads are terrible)
But infrastructure repairs, highways bridges and build up the train services.
Flying is a Hassel, and more train service would be nice.
 
Here's a video that explores how containers are unloaded from trucks and loaded via nimble electric overhead cranes onto rail cars for transport.

It's over 2 hours long at 4K

 
This is one video that is a bit troubling. A 17 Railfan/YouTube videographer threw a switch from a main line track to a RIP Track (Repair In Place) and caused a freight train to derail; all for Youtube clout.







He is being charged as an adult for a federal crime for this moment of fame. Don't do this at home, folks...
 
We don't have to be enemies.

We don't have to believe propaganda.

Don't open portals to more mental illness.
 
"Wisdom is knowing I am nothing,
Love is knowing I am everything,
and between the two my life moves."
 
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