Amtrak 110mph test runs

atrainguy60 · Unread post by **atrainguy60** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:19 pm

Amtrak is testing the 110mph stretch of track between Dwight and Pontiac today.
http://www.weather.com/news/amtrack-train-test-20121019

cbehr91 · Unread post by **cbehr91** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:59 am

Here is a cab ride video. Listen to the detector about 6 minutes in announce a speed of exactly 110 MPH.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvHd70z ... e=youtu.be

Unread post by **AARR** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 10:05 am

Do you suppose the camera is bouncing a little or does the engine really move around back and forth that much?

cbehr91 · Unread post by **cbehr91** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 10:08 am

AARR wrote:Do you suppose the camera is bouncing a little or does the engine really move around back and forth that much?

Both. And it looks like the person applied YouTube's pointless video stabilizer when they uploaded the clip.

Ypsi · Unread post by **Ypsi** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 11:26 am

thats cool, it will be intresting to see when it is always 110 there. it also looks like a lot of quad gates on that UP lines., i have seen videos from a previous 110 mph test where amtrak/ UP workers had to be at every crossing

it was 2002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oNnzyI-F8I

Ypsi · Unread post by **Ypsi** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:55 pm

another view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da60W32E ... ure=g-vrec

twropr · Unread post by **twropr** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:02 pm

I take it there have been no test runs since Oct. 19. Understand that FRA must grant approval before scheduled service at 110 can began - have heard nothing on this.

Andy

Buster Manning · Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:09 pm

Wondering if those ITCS boxes are temporarily mounted there as the Michigan engines have them on the right side of the engineer, angled so the second engineer/conductor can see what's displayed on the unit.

And yes AAARRR, those engines ride like that on the Mich line too....

CAT345C · Unread post by **CAT345C** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:46 am

I like the fact that there is grass growing on that bridge in the article picture. You would think on a class one the bridges wouldn't have grass growing out of them or on them.

EJ&ESDM809 · Unread post by **EJ&ESDM809** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:01 pm

Trains are now doing 110 between Dwight and Pontiac in revenue service.

Here is the best video I found of the test runs at 110MPH, not my video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwsAcDN9 ... kg&index=7

NoviRailfan · Unread post by **NoviRailfan** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:58 pm

Any official announcements from Amtrak about these upgrades? We rode the Lincoln back from St. Louis and you could really tell when the 110 MPH section kicked in. We were blowing past traffic on the adjoining interstate. Pretty cool to experience it. I also saw stacks of concrete ties and crossing sections near Carlinville on the way down to St. Louis. How much of the line is being upgraded to allow 110 MPH speeds?

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