I rode the Northeast Corridor... In the UK!

[caravanman]

Just a bit of fun folks. I found this interesting Youtube video that I thought Amtrak fans might enjoy!

 

[BlackDiamond]

Back in 2022 on a trip to Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay with my cousin, we drove back along the coast through Boston and I snapped this picture as we passed the station.

 

[Maglev]

I rode the the northeast corridor on an Intercity 225 around 1990 from Edinburgh to York. These electric trains were named after their top speed of 225 kph (and in the tradition of the better-known diesel Intercity 125's, which had a top speed of 125 mph). The narrator of the video refers to this train as a relic from a "time that was easier to explain."

Here's a screenshot from the video:



Here I am on the IC 225. This is my Facebook photo, because I have very few photos of myself. I was in the First Class car on the train as it sat in the Edinburgh station awaiting departure.