AlcoFan2010 mowi:

Mar 5, 2012 - i know, i just love the different look of the dash 8. They look like they took a freight locomotive and just painted em' silver and blue!

singletrackmatt mowi:

Mar 13, 2012 - Ive seen a UP SD9044 on point with 2 P42's and all passanger cars, in Grand Junction, CO. One of the Genesis units burst a coolant hose near Green River Utah, so they picked up some well needed power. I worked for a hotel where I had to pick up the engeneers that were being switched out. Wish i could have filmed it. Gread vid by the way.

trainwatcher2417 mowi:

Mar 16, 2012 - i have seen this same engine down here in florida

BNSFandSP mowi:

Mar 17, 2012 - A P32-8BWH seems to be a hood version of the P32AC-DM minus the third rail equipment.

AmtrakSurfliner768 mowi:

Mar 18, 2012 - Wow, that is harder to come by than a Dash-8 on the Chief, and that never happens. Glad you covered it!

debowh mowi:

Mar 20, 2012 - Why does Amtrak use so many units to pull like 10 cars I've noticed that alot?

wyliesdiesels1 mowi:

Mar 20, 2012 - Just had a Dash 8 pull my San Joaquin train from Modesto to Emeryville last week. DOnt remember what # it was :/ I was quite surprised to see it pull into the station when i was expecting the usual F59(i believe). It was awesome!

alfa6989 mowi:

Mar 28, 2012 - yes they do use it for passenger the dash 8,locomotives with 4 axles mainly is for passenger if the suspension is not rigid,but if it is, is used for pulling freight trains 4 or 6 axles and rigid suspension is for freight trains.

dylanbobby1 mowi:

Apr 2, 2012 - I had the phase IV heritage unit.

briggsjos mowi:

Apr 3, 2012 - I see a Dash 8 at least once a week pull into the Pontiac, MI yard. Amtrak is slowly phasing out the Dash 8's across the country due to fuel efficiency and speed improvements.It's be nice if they could keep a few trains and just add them on a heritage route schedule.

JacobChgo9 mowi:

Apr 10, 2012 - I see these run the Empire Builder.. They run out to naperville sometimes and come back hauling metra cars..The enginer told me "We like to have good relations".. That enginer said he's pulled a 200 car coal train for the BNSF when the train ran out of fuel.. I see about 3 amtraks a day... I know they have one that always run's a dash 8 in joliet

1960bobthebuilder mowi:

Apr 17, 2012 - Can someone please tell me why these locomotives only have 4 traction motors each. I used to work on locomotives in the early 80s which only had 4 traction motors here at Queensland Rail. They were underpowered piles of junk and served no useful purpose. Thanks.

Gnomon914 mowi:

Apr 18, 2012 - Not to unplug anyone's heating pad, but for all the might presented (& there is a lot of it) I still miss the days of the E's and streamlined Pullmans. I must have been born too late!

EverywhereWest mowi:

Apr 18, 2012 - Don't worry, I think we'd all like to see those again! During Train Festival last year in Rock Island, railfans flocked to see the Nebraska Zephyr's exursion train just as if it was a steam engine. You could barely get down the road that was along the tracks there were so many of them!

calif1mc mowi:

Apr 20, 2012 - Speed, redundancy.

gaycowboy31 mowi:

Apr 20, 2012 - I remember when these dash 8s were New on Amrtak and just released and seeing them on trains was an Everday occurence they had alot difeernt paint scheme on them we railfans back than nicknamed them "Pepsi Cans"because of the paintscheme heck I remember when Amtrak was still useing the Red Nose and Pointed arrow like on the 156 heratage unit in Regular service I have been rideing Amtrak for almost all 40 years of its life

Djcman331 mowi:

Apr 22, 2012 - They should have made a pepsi can heritage unit!

nathan blair mowi:

Apr 23, 2012 - i've seen a dash 8 amtrak in north carolina #513 and an extreamly rare amtrak GE AC6000CW carrying 4 truck 150 ton shays #6, #15, and #4 for restoring and climax c&o #11 also for a restoring job along with a 2-10-4 for restoration jobs. yes i sound kind of geecky, but i'm only 13!

nathan blair mowi:

Apr 23, 2012 - those are really awsome!!!

Brolythesupersayain mowi:

Apr 25, 2012 - why are they super rare

mckerob mowi:

Apr 26, 2012 - those gates at the beginning came down only 20secs before the engine hit that crossing, thought it was supposed to be atleast 30secs

TrainGuy33 mowi:

May 10, 2012 - I counted 30 seconds.... Maybe your right.

sythemaster1 mowi:

May 16, 2012 - They started dropping about 22 seconds with a timer. Give or take a few.

AmJaxineer mowi:

May 24, 2012 - 20 secs is the FRA minimum.

AmJaxineer mowi:

May 24, 2012 - Amtrak doesnt own AC60's....those were CSX u saw.