ALC-42 Test Train, MARC HHP-8s, and More: Railfanning Seabrook, MD 6-3-26

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. -Matthew 7:7 That day, I returned to the Northeast Corridor in Seabrook, MD to meet up and railfan with fellow YouTube railfans ‪@CameraManRailFan‬ and ‪@mikestudioz216‬, as well as a railfan from Atlanta named Jennifer. Had an awesome time with these guys, and be sure to subscribe to their channels if you haven't done so already! Let's dive in! Note: 400 Series MARC trains go to Baltimore, 600 Series go to Martin Airport, and 500 Series go all the way to Perryville. (0:00): Slideshow of a few pics taken on the way to and entering Seabrook, including the crossing of the Potomac River outside Washington D.C. Music: Super Mario Odyssey: Knucklotec Battle (0:49): Caught off guard by the passing of Amtrak 183 SB while arriving. ACS-64 657 (Freedom 250) (0:52): MARC 427 arrives in Seabrook. This was Matt's ride from Odenton. IV Cab Car 8048 SC-44 83 (3:06): Amtrak 84 NB. ACS-64 651 ACS-64 625 (America 250) (3:27): Amtrak 86 NB. ACS-64 662 (Freedom 250) (3:42): MARC 418 arrives and departs Seabrook, and Amtrak 141 zips by. MP36PH-3C 29 GP39PH-3C 75 (ex-MILW GP40 2050) IV Cab Car 8046 Amtrak 141 ACS-64 616 (5:40): Next Gen Acela 2151 speeds by. Power Cars 2141 and 2104 (6:00): Amtrak 134 NB. ACS-64 611 (6:20): MARC 429 SB. IV Cab Car 8045 MP36PH-3C 19 (8:30): MARC 520 arrives and departs Seabrook. MP36PH-3C 23 IV Cab Car 8049 (10:35): Amtrak 185 SB. ACS-64 626 ACS-64 665 (10:51): A NB MARC (possibly a deadhead) bypasses Seabrook. MP36PH-3C 17 II Cab Car 7759 (11:30): Flyover of a Bell 206L helicopter (11:38): Next Gen Acela 2113 SB. Power Cars 2116 and 2117 (12:05): Amtrak 811 speeds by with an ALC-42 and ACS-64 sandwiching two Amfleets, one of which is Phase III Cafe Car #85999. This is a crew qualification train for qualifications on the ALC, which at the time, happened every few days apparently. ALC-42 372 ACS-64 648 (12:24): Next Gen Acela 2166 NB. Power Cars 2135 and 2130 (12:37): Another helicopter flies by. (12:44): MARC 431 arrives and departs. This was Jennifer's ride to DC, then later home. IV Cab Car 8047 MP36PH-3C 26 (14:58): MARC 422 arrives and departs. MP36PH-3C 19 IV Cab Car 8045 (16:51): Amtrak 184 NB. ACS-64 657 (Freedom 250) (17:15): Amtrak 812 returns NB. ACS-64 648 ALC-42 372 (17:35): Amtrak 95 SB. Too bad it wasn't THAT 614! ACS-64 614 (17:57): Next Gen Acela 2110 speeds by Seabrook with the set painted for the Semiquincentennial, and with you-know-who's name on the side. Power Cars 2143 and 2147 (18:17): Next Gen Acela 2155 SB. Power Cars 2133 and 2124 (18:31): MARC 433 passes Seabrook, and then Amtrak 119 races by. MARC 433 IV Cab Car 8046 GP39PH-3C 75 MP36PH-3C 29 Amtrak 119 ACS-64 644 (America 250) ACS-64 632 (19:51): Amtrak 94 NB. ACS-64 637 (DOT 250) (20:19): MARC 424 arrives and departs. SC-44 83 IV Cab Car 8048 (22:16): Acela 2115 flies by. Finally a legacy Acela! Power Cars 2024 and 2021 (22:59): Amtrak 20 NB ACS-64 620 (23:26): Next Gen Acela 2170 NB. Power Cars 2117 and 2116 (23:48): Amtrak 148 NB. ACS-64 616 (24:09): A SB MARC deadhead bypasses Seabrook (I thought it would be 435, but 435 runs with bilevels. II Cab Car 7760 MP36PH-3C 32 (24:29): MARC 426 arrives and departs. MP36PH-3C 10 III Cab Car 7849 (26:27): After lunch at Chick Fil A, we returned to catch Amtrak 171. ACS-64 664 (26:48): MARC 532 NB. SC-44 86 III Cab Car 7850 (27:23): MARC 439 arrives and departs. IV Cab Car 8048 SC-44 83 (29:16): MARC P679 (deadhead) glides by. II Cab Car 7759 MP36PH-3C 17 (31:12): MARC 430 arrives and departs, while MARC 641 rolls by. MARC 430 MP36PH-3C 430 IV Cab Car 7856 MARC 641 III Cab Car 7854 MP36PH-3C 25 (34:03): MARC 634 passes. SC-44 84 III Cab Car 7858 (34:35): Acela 2122 thunders by Seabrook. Power Cars 2021 and 2024 (35:14): Amtrak 178 NB. ACS-64 622 (35:33): Next Gen Acela 2121 SB. Power Cars 2145 and 2148 (36:07): Amtrak 136 blasts through Seabrook. ACS-64 665 (36:32): MARC 443 arrives and departs, then Next Gen Acela 2124 blows by. MARC 443 III Cab Car 7849 MP36PH-3C 10 Acela 2124 Power Cars 2152 and 2149 (38:40): Amtrak 93 slowly rolls by Seabrook. It looked as though he was going to stop at the signal, but he creeped on by us. ACS-64 618 (DOT 250) (41:25): Only after I cut filming for 93, MARC 536 bypassed Seabrook. MP36PH-3C 21 III Cab Car 7855 (42:03): MARC 438 shoots past Seabrook with an HHP-8! HHP-8 4913 (Kathryn D. Waters) III Cab Car 7853 (42:45): Amtrak 19 SB. ACS-64 667 (43:37): MARC 440 arrives with another HHP-8, and Acela 2163 speeds by. MARC 440 HHP-8 4912 III Cab Car 7852 Acela 2163 Power Cars 2039 and 2035 (46:26): Amtrak 80 NB. ACS-64 607 (DOT 250) Check the pinned comment for the rest of the video's description. Thanks for watching! Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe!   / nicholas.clemens.7965     / thenwclassa1218   Discord: TheN&WClassA1218#2641