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PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 13:43:53 2014

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This was from this past Saturday, on Amtrak #195, Boston South Station to Richmond VA, brand new Siemens ACS-64 (Amtrak Cities Sprinter) 614 did the honors of leading.....
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And of course, it needed to be caught on video.....


And for the bonus.....

This past Saturday MN/NJT Training Train, from Stamford to New York Pennsylvania Station westbound on Track 1 approaching a Working Limits Stop Sign in place due to track work on adjacent Track 2. Consist for the days training train: ( From west to east) Comet V Cab 6079, 5438, 5256, 5323, 5369, 5330, 5383, 5377, ALP-46 4613.....
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And of course, video delivers best!!!


Thank you, good Subchat folks, for viewing.....hope you have enjoyed!!! :-)

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Aug 19 13:54:19 2014, in response to PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 13:43:53 2014.

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nice video
good photos sharp and clear

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 14:12:15 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Aug 19 13:54:19 2014.

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Thank you, Salaam!!! :-)

I missed 3 big catches yesterday, Amtrak 170 and 93 both with ACS-64s, and Amtrak's Viewliner II Train all cruising the NH Line (though the ever so lucky Chuchubob caught it in Philly!!) because I ran an extra round trip up to Waterbury.

However, my extra trip did yield this, in the 20 plus minutes turn time in Waterbury.....
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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Aug 19 14:14:02 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 14:12:15 2014.

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pretty green plants blue clear sky nice shot
very good framing

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Fred G on Tue Aug 19 14:19:29 2014, in response to PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 13:43:53 2014.

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Yay! I'm running out of spots to photograph them from :)

your pal,
Fred

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 14:29:25 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Fred G on Tue Aug 19 14:19:29 2014.

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Give Rye a "tRye"!!! :-)

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Fred G on Tue Aug 19 14:52:37 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 14:29:25 2014.

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haha, indeed.

your pal,
Fred

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 15:01:35 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Aug 19 14:14:02 2014.

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Thank you, Salaam, again!!! :-)

Beautiful weather here lately, prime for a shot or two!!!

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Tue Aug 19 16:12:55 2014, in response to PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 13:43:53 2014.

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Somebody will get incredibly lucky someday, and hit this meet jackpot somewhere on the NH -

On the outside, a NH liveried M unit and on the other side a MN liveried train, and on the inside tracks, an NJT gameday train, and Amtrak of some sort. Is such a thing even possible? Only time will tell...plus a dedicated railfan or two waiting for it!

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Bill D on Tue Aug 19 16:35:41 2014, in response to PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 13:43:53 2014.

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Very nice sir! I take it that the stills were pulled from the video. Excellent!

Bill

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 18:22:35 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Tue Aug 19 16:12:55 2014.

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Sounds like a challenge I am up for!!! Stamford is a good spot that could happen at.

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 18:24:32 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Bill D on Tue Aug 19 16:35:41 2014.

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Thank you, kind sir!!! :-)

The second one was, the rest are straight stills. I find myself lately using my cell for shooting more than my Niki or my Canon DSLR!!! I am just floored by this cell phone cameras' capabilities!!!!

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Aug 19 20:49:13 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 15:01:35 2014.

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excellent photography

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by MCI D4000 81994 on Tue Aug 19 20:51:12 2014, in response to PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 13:43:53 2014.

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Would be interesting if NJT sent one of the WOH MNR Comet Vs to do this run.

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Dutchrailnut on Tue Aug 19 20:58:28 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by MCI D4000 81994 on Tue Aug 19 20:51:12 2014.

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The West of Hudson Comets are not cleared to run on any of East of Hudson lines.


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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 21:00:36 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Aug 19 20:49:13 2014.

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Thanks, kind sir!!! :-)

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 21:04:35 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Dutchrailnut on Tue Aug 19 20:58:28 2014.

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Incorrect, the 6700s, which are the MNR Comet Vs, are indeed listed in the special instructions as being cleared to run the Meadowlands Service. The only NJT stuff not cleared are the Arrows, the ALP-46As, and the ALP-45DPs, and the NJT diesel fleet.

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 21:08:44 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by MCI D4000 81994 on Tue Aug 19 20:51:12 2014.

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They are indeed cleared to run on the Meadowlands service, but they are assigned to the Hoboken Division fleet assignments, primarily MNR's West Of Hudson services, the Pascack Valley Line and Main/Bergen/Port Jervis Line. They rarely show up on the Newark Division, which makes up the NEC, NJCL, Raritan Valley and Atlantic City Line.

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by chud1 on Wed Aug 20 05:01:54 2014, in response to PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 13:43:53 2014.

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5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars for these pictures and video's.
chud1.
:)....

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Aug 20 10:49:16 2014, in response to PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Aug 19 13:43:53 2014.

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VERY VERY NICE! GREAT CATCH!

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Aug 20 13:17:14 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Aug 20 10:49:16 2014.

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Thank you, sir!!! :-)

My overtime on the previous Saturday Meadowlands training train is what tipped me to the train the ACS-64 was running on. So I made a bit of time for early railfanning to go get her, and it paid off plus the training train.

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Aug 20 13:18:10 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by chud1 on Wed Aug 20 05:01:54 2014.

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Well thanks, good buddy!! :-)

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Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!

Posted by chud1 on Wed Aug 20 15:28:34 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS + VIDEOS: My first ACS-64 catch + a bonus!!!, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Aug 20 13:18:10 2014.

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ur welcome Train Man Paul.
chud1.
:)....

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