Fan Railer Posted November 28, 2015 Share #1 Posted November 28, 2015 Welcome to the main event of my Wednesday-before Thanksgiving 2015 railfan trip: 12 friggin' hours at Princeton Junction (6 a.m. to 6 p.m. [sunrise @ 6:52 a.m. & Sunset @ 4:31 p.m.]) on the Northeast Corridor. I manage to stay from sunrise to sunset without a single issue. The surrounding geography also makes for great horn action and doppler effect. My main focus on that day while I was there was to capture all of Amtrak's stopping services (which I did) and at least most of its passing services (of which I only missed 2) All clips were shot with my Apple iPhone 6 with the 60 FPS setting on. More information in the table of contents, as there are over 100 trains in total. Enjoy =) Table of Contents (w/ timestamps): 1. NJ Rail 3811 (my ride to Princeton Junction) w/ Arrow IIIs. 2. 0:58 - AEM-7AC 921 stops w/ Northeast Regional 111 (9 cars) 3. 3:10 - NJ Rail 3914 w/ ALP-45DP 4534 4. 4:04 - NJ Rail 3813 w/ ALP-46A 4654 & friendly horn 5. 6:21 - ACS-64 603 on 110 (9 cars) 6. 6:47 - NJ Rail 3918 w/ 4649. The Princeton Dinky 7. 9:19 - Acela Express 2103 w/ horn 8. 9:45 - NJ Rail deadhead move w/ 4634 9. 10:14 - 639 on 89 10. 10:39 - NJ Rail 3918 w/ 4635 11. 12:13 - 630 stops w/ 1181 (10 cars); Acela 2150 12. 13:20 - NJ Rail 3920 13. 14:45 - NJ Rail deadhead w/ Arrow IIIs 14. 15:28 - NJ Rail 3815 w/ 4639 15. 16:42 - NJ Rail 3924 w/ 4632; ACS-64 Veterans Unit 642 on 170 (9 cars). 16. 17:23 - 648 on Cardinal 51 17. 17:55 - NJ Rail 3828 w/ 4630 18. 18:32 - Acela 2107 w/ horn; 940 on 640 ; NJ Rail 3817 & NJ Rail 3926 arrive w/ Arrow IIIs & ALP-46 4612 19. 21:45 - 653 on Carolinian 79 20. 22:03 - 622 on 180 21. 22:26 - Acela 2100 22. 22:45 - 643 stops hot w/ Keystone Service 641 ; NJ Rail 3830 w/ Arrow IIIs. Another fan is set up on the other side. 23. 24:30 - 607 shoves 642 w/ horn 24. 24:59 - Acela 2109 comes through; flagmen are present for next few hours 25. 25:19 - 649 on a late 183 (9 cars) w/ horn 26. 25:58 - 633 on 130 27. 26:17 - 651 on 185 (10 cars) w/ horn; NJ Rail 3934 28. 26:42 - Acela 2154 w/ horn 29. 27:05 - NJ Rail 3832 w/ Arrow IIIs & horn 30. 28:14 - 634 destroys Princeton Junction w/ its horn on 600 31. 28:31 - Acela 2251 32. 28:58 - 627+655 lead 172 (9 cars) in the day's double header 33. 29:35 - NJ Rail 3834 w/ 4663 34. 31:24 - NJ Rail 3917 w/ 4652 35. 32:15 - 652 on 643 36. 32:38 - 628 on 644 as the Dinky pulls off for a break 37. 33:15 - NJ Rail 3836 w/ 4534 38. 34:14 - 619 on Vermonter 56 39. 34:36 - 631 on 141 (9 cars) 40. 35:00 - NJ Rail 3829 on; Acela 2153 41. 35:54 - 623 on Silver Meteor 98 (12 cars) 42. 36:25 - NJ Rail 3833 w/ 4641; 614 on 1195; Acela 2158 43. 38:26 - NJ Rail deadhead w/ 4510 44. 38:58 - 611 on 86 (9 cars) 45. 39:18 - 625 on 646 w/ an extra cab car & horn 46. 39:40 - EMD GP40-2 4302 on shop move; 4619 on NJ Rail 3840; 636 on Pennsylvanian 43 (7 cars) 47. 41:28 - 610 on a late 95 (9 cars) 48. 42:00 - Acela 2155 49. 42:18 - 618 on 184 (9 Cars) w/ deadhead Viewliner II bag car 50. 42:38 - 617 on Silver Star 91 51. 43:02 - Acela 2160 52. 43:14 - 603 on 125 (9 cars) 53. 43:38 - 942 on 648 54. 44:00 - 646 on 174 w/ Horizon car 54503 & horn; Acela 2117 55. 44:37 - 628 on 645 56. 45:00 - 637 on late 1174 (9 cars) w/ 2 Amfleet IIs 57. 45:22 - NJ Rail 3839 w/ 4609; NJ Rail 3846 w/ 4641 58. 47:10 - Acela 2162 w/ a friend at the controls 59. 47:41 - 939 on 171 (9 cars) 60. 48:04 - 940 on train 609 61. 48:27 - Acela 2159 62. 48:50 - 644 on Crescent 20 (10 cars) 63. 49:12 - 645 on 133 (9 cars); NJ Rail 3850 & 3843 w/ 4659 & 4630 64. 51:43 - 4302 on another shop move 65. 52:05 - Acela 2164; NJ Rail 8845 w/ 4635 66. 54:26 - 921 on a late 84 w/ Horizon car 54574 67. 54:50 - NJ Rail 3852 w/ 4529 68. 55:37 - NJ Rail 3845 w/ 4663 69. 56:28 - 630 on 176 (9 cars) 70. 56:51 - NJ Rail 8847 w/ 4636; Acela 2161 71. 58:34 - 643 on 650 72. 58:49 - 942 on 647 73. 58:58 - Acela 2166 74. 59:15 - 640 on late 83 (10 cars); Dinky in the background 75. 59:39 - NJ Rail 8849 w/ 12 car Arrow III EMU set 76. 1:00:42 - 641 on Crescent 19 (10 cars) 77. 1:01:09 - NJ Rail 3856 w/ 4609 78. 1:02:18 - NJ Rail 8851 w/ 4624; 607 on 649 79. 1:03:06 - 622 on 85 w/ horn 80. 1:03:38 - Acela 2168 81. 1:04:00 - 606 on Silver Meteor 97 (12 cars) 82. 1:04:33 - NJ Rail 3896 w/ 4617 83. 1:05:30 - NJ Rail 8855 w/ Arrow IIIs 84. 1:07:05 - 649 on 1186 (9 cars) w/ lots of horn 85. 1:07:29 - 634 on 651 86. 1:07:53 - NJ Rail 3855 & 3862 arrive w/ 4619 & unknown ALP-46A unit 87. 1:10:05 - NJ Rail Arrow III 80 mph deadhead w/ horn 88. 1:10:32 - Very late NJ Rail ???? w/ 4612 89. 1:11:36 - 633 on 127 90. 1:11:58 - 923 on a late 173 (9 cars) 91. 1:12:15 - Late Acela 2165 92. 1:12:33 - Acela 2170 93. 1:12:46 - 646 on 148 (9 cars) 94. 1:13:06 - 618 on 129 95. 1:13:20 - 639 on late 94 (9 cars) 96. 1:13:42 - 624 on a late 1173 (10 cars); unidentified late NJ Rail 97. 1:14:16 - 652 on train 652 stops @ the station; NJ Rail 3949; unknown ACS-64 on 653. 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