Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 1975, the first Amfleet type passenger cars rolled off the assembly line at the Budd passenger car manufacturing plant in Philadelphia and entered service on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. These corrugated tube shaped passenger cars were based on a self propelled electric powered car known as the Metroliner and were the first new passenger cars purchased by Amtrak. The Amfleet proved to be a huge success, replacing many worn out and difficult to maintain cars that Amtrak had inherited from other railroads when it began operations in May of 1971. To celebrate 50 years of Amtrak's trusty Amfleet passenger cars, we are going to take a look at every single train I've filmed using Amfleets. We'll start with trains that regularly use the Amfleet I car followed by those that use the Amfleet II.
This video was made possible by my supporters on Patreon:
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Ben Edrich
Callum McNamara
Clarence Jackson
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Jackson Gorski
Jim Walker
John S Greene
Jovanni Cruz
Lachlan B.
Lane's Trains
Laura Foote
Lyle C
Malcom B.
Mateo Estrera
Peter Della Flora
Peter Murphy
Ryan McCann
ShadowSteel18
Thee Baumann
Thomas Jackson
Vinny G
And many more!
CoasterFan2105 is the home of all sorts of train and railroad related video content. Stop by every Friday at 9 AM Pacific time for an all new railroading adventure and be sure to check out all of my social media pages @coasterfan2105 for even more great railroad content. Thanks, and I'll see you down the line!
©2025 Mike Armstrong Media
In 1975, the first Amfleet type passenger cars rolled off the assembly line at the Budd passenger car manufacturing plant in Philadelphia and entered service on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. These corrugated tube shaped passenger cars were based on a self propelled electric powered car known as the Metroliner and were the first new passenger cars purchased by Amtrak. The Amfleet proved to be a huge success, replacing many worn out and difficult to maintain cars that Amtrak had inherited from other railroads when it began operations in May of 1971. To celebrate 50 years of Amtrak's trusty Amfleet passenger cars, we are going to take a look at every single train I've filmed using Amfleets. We'll start with trains that regularly use the Amfleet I car followed by those that use the Amfleet II.
This video was made possible by my supporters on Patreon:
Beyond Aviation
Ben Edrich
Callum McNamara
Clarence Jackson
Hayden M
Jackson Gorski
Jim Walker
John S Greene
Jovanni Cruz
Lachlan B.
Lane's Trains
Laura Foote
Lyle C
Malcom B.
Mateo Estrera
Peter Della Flora
Peter Murphy
Ryan McCann
ShadowSteel18
Thee Baumann
Thomas Jackson
Vinny G
And many more!
CoasterFan2105 is the home of all sorts of train and railroad related video content. Stop by every Friday at 9 AM Pacific time for an all new railroading adventure and be sure to check out all of my social media pages @coasterfan2105 for even more great railroad content. Thanks, and I'll see you down the line!
©2025 Mike Armstrong Media
