Amtrak Locomotive Tier List

You know me as the AmtrakGuy, but what Amtrak locomotives do I really like most? That's a question I've surprisingly not answered beyond the F40PH being my alltime favorite. So, I'm finally going to answer that using a somewhat definitive tier list while explaining why or why not I like a certain engine. Which ones do you like? Let me know in the comments below!

Music Used:
Sonic Jam - Digital Manual
OMORI - Let's Get Together Now!
Pizza Tower - hmmm look what u done did you found a secret
Super Mario 64 Beta - Bob-Omb Battlefield
Sonic Frontiers - Fishing Vibes
Deltarune - WELCOME TO THE CITY
Kirby Super Star - Mt. Dedede
Wii Shop Channel Main Theme
OMORI - Push & Shove
Team Fortress 2 - Playing With Danger
Toby Fox - Green Room
Deltarune - When I Get Happy I Dance Like This

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[AmtrakGuy]

Extra rankings since everyone is asking for them:
F/E Units: B Tier (classic design, but I still prefer the look of others)
GG1: B Tier (another classic design, Amtrak paint looks kinda meh on them)
FL9: A Tier (again, classic locomotive design but Amtrak paint actually looks really nice on them)
Thanks for watching the video! What do you think of my list and how would you rank all of these locomotives seen here? Also sorry if my commentary sounds a bit repetitive, I'm not the best with unscripted content, but I wanted to try it out here. Hopefully I'll get better with it in the future.

[Pensyfan]

Finally, the Amtrak guy makes an Amtrak tier list. Also, the reason the Avelia Liberty coaches don't align with the coaches is that when they tilt, they align with one of the two sides. They couldn't include the tilting tech in the power cars because it would make them too heavy. It grinds my gears too, but it's a design choice that even the acela 1s have if you look closely.

[bloody.flowerss]

Man,
Amtrakguy went it all out on the Talgo 😂

[Creations]

14:14 “it’s an ugly piece of shit” bro had enough with the Taglo Cab car

[RobloxianX]

the ge genesis p42 is so iconic it will actually be depressing when they're all gone

[TetanusSnowfall]

Right off the bat ranking a loco A-tier because it vaguely looks like it's smiling. This is why I love your stuff.

[SgtPotatoChip]

I totally agree with the SDP40F placement, I too love the little smiles they have.

[nathancorcoran]

Pretty good tier list of all of these Amtrak locomotives. I think all of them are beautiful. On going. Pretty good engines out there even though it’s a shame some of them are scrapped, mainly the GE P30CH. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, AmtrakGuy365.

[fuzzyhead]

I’d bump the Dash 8’s to S (I have a Railking model of one and we had a couple here in Orlando at one point) and the turbocharger to A/B, but that’s about it. All your S tier choices especially make perfect sense. They ARE the locomotives of Amtrak.

[jackjackiii]

I freaking love the F40PH, I've always liked '70s and '80s stuff to begin with, but the F40PH is literally the epitome of that. I even see the "NPCU Cabbage Car" in the Cascades too!

[sage]

it's really interesting to see other railfan's opinions in this regard, my list would be completely different and yet I still enjoy seeing your list and hearing your reasons for your placements.

[goldenage_cinema]

14:10 yep, looks like those Talgo's got hit by the ugly stick a few thousand times.

[frankierailfan]

AEM7: *retires
The Railfan community: “A sad anime death”

[davidw]

As someone who has been a railfan for 50+ years and who has ridden Amtrak for all but one of those years (didn't ride in 1972 or 2020), I enjoyed viewing your video. I agree with most of your ratings, particularly for the Talgo which looks like a toy inspired by a child's cartoon. At first, I did not like the looks of Amtrak's Genesis locomotives, but I eventually warmed up to them and really like the chug-chug sound and enjoy seeing them on the Amtrak's Pennsylvanian train. I evenpurchased an HO-scale model of the 156 in the Phase 1 paint scheme and have ordered the 100 in the Midnight Blue scheme. Thanks for sharing. This was a fun video to watch.

[Ko-Rail]

The Talgo part made me laugh so hard 😂

Edit: Guys, stop arguing about words! So what if he used swear words? And so what if someone dislikes the use of swear words? I will say that I did not expect the word 'shit' to be used many times in this video, but that doesn't mean you have to feel entitled to mock those who dislike them!

Edit 2: Are you seriously going to stop watching someone's videos just because of a word..

Edit 3: OH MY GOD THEY'RE JUST WORDS STOP FIGHTING

[g.r.harper]

My first mainline cabride was in SDP40F #603. Charleston to Huntington, WV October 1975.
I recall running over a tv antenna lying on the track.

[elisekehle]

I actually really like SC44 chargers, especially with that dark-blue livery. Maybe it's just that so many of my trips behind Genesis engines have been on the Texas Eagle, which is naturally prone to breakdowns, so I've always been eager to see what comes next in efficiency and reliability. Since my region- upper midwest- isn't likely to get high-speeders any decade soon, the charger is basically the only game in town for us other than the genesis. Fingers crossed for the Northern Lights Express.

[Chuolinerapidreal]

Bro roasted so hard the Talgo 8 cab car train set

[ATSF]

Can’t wait for the Urbanists to rage about how the Chargers aren’t number one

[InactivePannier]

10:45 The Charger Tier Still Fucking Kills Me