These trains are primarily commuter trains. You would have seen many more riders in the opposite direction as it seemed to be late afternoon when you traveled. It is a welcome service for those of us who travel often between NYC and the CT shoreline. Thanks for this great report.
@mannysoloway2286
Жыл бұрын
I believe CT Rail is actually operated by Amtrak, though the cars are indeed owned jointly by the MTA and CTDOT
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
Interesting. Looks like the Shore Line East is Amtrak operated, but the Hartford line isn't. Definitely a strange setup.
@kolkoreh
Жыл бұрын
@@LonestarTrips I believe the SLE M-8s are exclusively CDOT owned
@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226
Жыл бұрын
@@kolkoreh Correct! Some that run on MNRR are owned by the MTA.
@spenceradams2908
Жыл бұрын
the m8 and p32 dual modes are owned 50/50 by cdot and mta which probably explains why the m8s have ct dot logos on one car and mta on the other and the add on cars and 50/50 with half having mta logos and the others ct dot logos
@kevinb8881
Жыл бұрын
@@kolkoreh Yes you are correct, both CT Rail Hartford and CT Rail SLE are owned by CDOT!!!
@_00FF00
Жыл бұрын
This one's a marriage of weird contracts. AMTRAK conductors/engineers/crew, MTA rolling stock, CT Rail line.
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
Yep, it's a strange amalgamation of operators, rolling stock, and crews.
@Zambi75
Жыл бұрын
Love the New Haven station design
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. It's beautiful.
@nicolasaguilera6495
Ай бұрын
Thats metro north railroad replaceitem as shore line east?
@deepnation10009
Жыл бұрын
The train was probably not full because if you were traveling in the afternoon, the commute is the other way.
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
That's likely the case. I'm not familiar with the area, so I don't know the usual commuter patterns on the line.
@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226
Жыл бұрын
Honestly it's never crowded, maybe the 4:40pm weekdays.
@willgibson9718
11 ай бұрын
I was there because I miss my stop to Madison 7:33
@mirzaahmed6589
Жыл бұрын
Amtrak's "Value Fare" for NHV to NH-State St is only $0.50.
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
I saw that. And if I stack the student discount on top of that, it ends up costing just $0.43.
@qjtvaddict
6 ай бұрын
That’s hilarious cause nobody does that lol
@charsbob
Жыл бұрын
The "Illini" is pronounced Ill-eye-nye. Plural possessive of Illinois
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! I was hoping someone would correct that pronunciation! I did my best to research the correct way to say it, but I couldn't find a definitive answer, so I just picked what I thought it would sound like, and hoped that someone from the area would catch on and correct me.
@timbacchus
Жыл бұрын
Love the old time lights at the first train station
@JJRol.
Жыл бұрын
Love the review on the new CT Rail rolling stock!
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed! And thanks so much for stopping by the premiere!
@mmanisr22
Жыл бұрын
The cars used on the SLE trains have had their third rail shoes removed, making them operable only with overhead wire for now
@davemeshamsr6000
Жыл бұрын
Like to see more of new London area trains
@kitn1mcc
Жыл бұрын
There is much in New London only other catch is the P and W
@calregstudios3047
5 күн бұрын
now caltrain electrified and due to delays and technical issues its gonna look like this soon if it keeps losing passengers!
@onemat2000
Жыл бұрын
The best place to ride or shoot video is big curve on Niantic Bay. I grew up riding the NHand later the Penn Central. The tracks were awful in thise days and train cars were falling apart.
@SteamboatWilley
Ай бұрын
Decent looking train on the outside, but the red and cream colour scheme on the inside is a bit like a '90s McDonald's.
@metropod
Жыл бұрын
M8s are split 2 to 1 between CDOT ownership and MTA ownership. with the exception of the pure third rail EMU fleet (formerly the M1A and M3A, today the M7A and the future M9A) for the Hudson and Harlem lines all "East of Hudson" Metro-North rolling stock is split. Four of the railroad's P32AC-DM dual modes are CDOT owned and wear a heritage New Haven paint scheme. the BL20GH are more evenly split and the CDOT ones wear the CT rail colors created when the Hartford Line was launched.
@nardo7687
Жыл бұрын
the north eastern corridor is the most european by the feeling of it all.
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. The close proximity of major population centers, all connected seamlessly via public transport is the closest to Europe one can get in America.
@rpvitiello
Жыл бұрын
Everything about the northeast USA feels more like Europe, than the rest of USA. Very different culturally from the western USA.
@qjtvaddict
6 ай бұрын
It’s the only decent service in the USA
@kevinb8881
Жыл бұрын
Kids, do not mess with train controls EVER!!!
@CTrail1711
Жыл бұрын
The Shoreline M8s are getting CTrail logos.
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
I hope they give them proper liveries, like the Hartford line cars/locomotives, and not just logos. (Although I doubt they ever will.)
@CTrail1711
Жыл бұрын
@@LonestarTrips No, there just getting CTrail logos for now.
@josephj.6478
Жыл бұрын
Sorry I missed the premiere, nice catch w/the 2 Acelas btw!😃
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
It's all good, glad you could be here regardless!
@rbjplay13
Жыл бұрын
That was a fun video! Did a conductor never come to check your ticket? Wonder if they forgot they had the doors unlocked to that last car. But I would recommend closing the cab door next time, especially if you wanted to sit in the jump seat in front of the window, just to prevent train crew members from getting the wrong idea of you in the cab.
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
Strangely enough, the conductor never came by to check my ticket. I was considering closing the door, but I wasn't sure if it would lock us out of the jump seat area, hence why I didn't try.
@jessicaburdell7779
Жыл бұрын
Ironically, I'm watching both this and the Pennsylvanian video about 8 days before a start training with a new job for SEPTA as an engineer trainee
@qjtvaddict
6 ай бұрын
Sadly they cut service on the shore line east!!!!!! It’s harder to use now
@breadmaster1714
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful and New London are a bit of a stretch
@mirzaahmed6589
4 ай бұрын
Um, no. It's a lovely city, and the station and the riverside are gorgeous.
@sideshowbob
6 ай бұрын
1:12 - You can see the steeple of the church that recently collapsed in the back ground.
@StefanWithTrains
Жыл бұрын
They should really upgrade the NEC between NY and NH. The corridor is windy and has speed limits change every minute. Or they should build an new line like the NAHSR.
@cats0182
Жыл бұрын
Who is "they"? AMTRAK (i.e. you and I, the taxpayers) own the track between NYC and Boston. It is the old New Haven Railroad that follows the shore and the coast line. It is curvy with a couple of straightaways where trains can go 100mph. Want to upgrade the line? You put up the first $100 billion and see who follows your generosity.
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
@@cats0182 If I had the $100 billion to give to such a project, I would, and I'm sure many others would too. $66 billion has already been set aside from the 2022 infrastructure bill to upgrade passenger rail in the US, and there's no doubt a fairly large portion will go towards the Northeast Corridor.
@cats0182
9 ай бұрын
Ok, big spender. You put up the first billion dollars in cash and then challenge the already-overtaxed NY Metropolitan Area residents to follow your example.
@himbourbanist
Жыл бұрын
Good looking trains. I didn't even know this line existed, much less had existed since the 90's! Just goes to show how I little I know about the Northeast once you get past New York
@Vlance213
Жыл бұрын
Wait a minute. Metro north M8s dont serve new london. CT rail does! Not Metro north!
@anthonymorales842
Ай бұрын
Its a gem of a ride for sure. A unique view of our coastline
@MrKongDavidNow
Жыл бұрын
These cars are not that new. That have been operating on Metro north since 2011
@Aqua_108
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video made in united States
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@AndreiTupolev
Жыл бұрын
Many of these stations on commuter lines are surprisingly attractive. Is that front seat available when the cab is in use, or is it shut off for security reasons?
@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226
Жыл бұрын
The door is shut perpendicular to the car, so no, the seat is not available.
@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I love SLE, done many miles on it. Sorry about the bathroom situation! That's definitely unusual. New Haven's station is underrated!
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed! I'll be honest, the bathroom clip is from an entirely different journey lol. I didn't actually go check out the bathroom on this particular ride, because I was worried that the conductor would tell me to leave the rear coach if they saw me moving between cars. That or at least close the cab door, which would have meant the end of our fun.
@MrCubsfan3
Жыл бұрын
I’m fairly certain the 2 minute ride is free on any CT rail train
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
It probably is, but paying a single dollar for an Amtrak ride is funnier.
@mirzaahmed6589
Жыл бұрын
Only free on Shore Line East. Not on Hartford Line or Metro North.
@cubbe8
29 күн бұрын
Why does the train say metro north
@cats0182
9 ай бұрын
"Click bait". Cab views says to me a video from the Front of the train, not the rear. An emp;ty train says to me that taxpayers are willing to foot the full bill for the cost. If they're foolish enough to do that, so be it.
@LonestarTrips
9 ай бұрын
It is footage from the literal cab of the train. It is by definition a cab view.
@Thomas-yu2hw
8 ай бұрын
So the afternoon into New Haven is the reverse commute
@davemeshamsr6000
Жыл бұрын
When was this made? During the covid surge?
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
It was filmed July 1st, 2022.
@FromtheWindowSeat
Жыл бұрын
Great video. 👌
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed!
@daveandrobertminer4293
Жыл бұрын
Probably ride amtak from New haven to Newark Penn then get off and ride njt to liden and then railfannin
@FishyAltFishy
Жыл бұрын
Something about the interior reminds me of macdonalds.
@AML2000
Жыл бұрын
Since the river in New London is named after the river in London, England, I assume it should be pronounced the same way -- i.e. Tems, not Thames. I'll let a Connecticut resident correct me if I'm wrong.
@kitn1mcc
Жыл бұрын
It is the Thames
@willgibson9718
Жыл бұрын
Good news I am going to take a train to Madison ?😊
@jamallhayden2512
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video!
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
Of course! Thanks for stopping by!
@nooblamingo9185
Жыл бұрын
The back view is absolutely awesome!
@mirzaahmed6589
Жыл бұрын
10:45 you mean four?
@jasonjohnson892
Жыл бұрын
The MU in EMU means multiple unit. In other words, because the cars are permanently hooked in an emu or set of 2, they're technically 2 EMUs. If they were as independently single sets then it would be a 4 car train. Also by saying 2 M8 EMUs, he's saying 4 cars anyway. It's like 2 pairs of socks is technically 4 socks.
@mirzaahmed6589
Жыл бұрын
@@jasonjohnson892 Yes and no. Single-car M8s do exist. 2 M8 EMUs is not necessarily equal to 4 cars. Also, married pairs are a common thing, as are four cars coupled together in A-B-B-A formation (e.g. most trains in the NYC subway), but that doesn't mean they are counted collectively. Generally people will say a train has a four-car or eight-car consist, not "two EMUs" that happen to each consist of two to four cars.
@janeeyre5909
Жыл бұрын
that’s I95 south…not west
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
Ah, a slight misinterpretation of what I’m saying. Im saying that the route travels west following I-95, not that it follows “I-95 West.”
@MrKongDavidNow
Жыл бұрын
These cars are not that new. That have been operating on Metro north since 2011
@broyofroyo1207
Жыл бұрын
Was that video filmed on august 20 2022
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
No, it was filmed on July 1st, 2022.
@broyofroyo1207
Жыл бұрын
@@LonestarTrips I was eating breakfast during the premiere 😭,
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
@@broyofroyo1207 Oh no! Well, you're here now, and that's all that matters :)
@broyofroyo1207
Жыл бұрын
@@LonestarTrips yup, I would like you do do a video of the hilariously short ride between New Haven union station and New Haven state street, nice video
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
@@broyofroyo1207 I'll see if I can make that work then!
@cats0182
Жыл бұрын
CAB RIDE IN REVERSE!!!!!! WHAT A HOAX. Silly me. When you titled this "Cab Views", I assumed it was at the front of the train.
@LonestarTrips
Жыл бұрын
It's hardly a "hoax." Was I sitting in a cab? Yes. Was there a view out of said cab? Yes. Therefore, "Cab Views" is a totally reasonable title.
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