I'm loving that Californians get to experience what has been the norm for regional transit in Germany for over two decades.

@VieleGuteFahrer

7 ай бұрын

What exactly has been the norm for regional transit in Germany for over two decades? This specific trainset only exists 47 times in Germany (so not common at all + definitely not two decades old) and only 55% of the German rail network is electrified.

@procrastinatingpuma

7 ай бұрын

@@VieleGuteFahrer 47 is a lot

@Basta11

7 ай бұрын

The United States had the some of the worlds greatest train networks until 1950s and then it became more car focused. For whatever reason, people thought that the car was a modern private capitalist mode of transportation but trains are an old government program. Not realize that both are essentially competing initiatives that require government support. Many train companies were actually profitable and private. However, if you fund their competition (cars and roads) giving them unlimited resources for free, well, those train companies suffered. Good thing in Europe it didn't quite happen that way as those rail networks always had sufficient ridership to be useful and thus kept and expanded. Same thing for the North East corridor of the US to a lesser extent.

@VieleGuteFahrer

7 ай бұрын

@@procrastinatingpuma Not really, when you consider that Caltrain alone placed an order for 21 of these trainsets and that the German trainsets only run on one line / two routes in Western Germany and a handful of regional and long-distance routes in Eastern and Northern Germany. Bombardier bi-level coaches and cab cars, as well as single-level BR 425 EMUs, are much more common in Germany. When it comes to DMUs it probably is the LINT by Alstom. Those trains feel filthy and outdated (One can thank drunk passengers for the former), although I have a soft spot for the BR 425.

@TohaBgood2

7 ай бұрын

Ummmmm... You do understand that our local S-bahn in the Bay Area has been running since 1972 with 80 mph speeds (130 km/h) and 4 minute frequencies in the core, right? And unlike the S-bahns in Germany, BART was always 100% level boarding and disabled passenger accessible, since day 1 of operations. Germany has a long way to go before any of your S-bahns reach BART quality.

Good! Now make Caltrain as frequent as BART to complete the "ring of high-quality rail" around the Bay!

@Urbanhandyman

7 ай бұрын

Lol, that will never happen.

@adianchowdhury9016

7 ай бұрын

@@Urbanhandyman it will happen, the starting schedule will be 4 trains per hour at peaks, albeit local stops only get service every 30 minutes. Future plans (partially influenced by requirements from the federal funding) will have 6+ trains per hour per direction, with 15-minute frequencies most of the time.

@BrakeCoach

7 ай бұрын

@@adianchowdhury9016can't do it if CAHSR has to share the tracks, which by the way, has only 2 passing loops in the entire caltrain route.

@Urbanhandyman

7 ай бұрын

@@adianchowdhury9016 The first half of your statement is correct. Regarding the second half, even Caltrain is unsure about. On their own website they talk about, "...the capability to run up to six trains per hour during the peak." I'm not saying that won't ever happen but I'd be amazed if it did before 2040.

@adianchowdhury9016

7 ай бұрын

@@Urbanhandyman yeah given the current state of things, it'll probably be a while before we see another frequency upgrade.

i as a European who has family in the US am very glad to see that some of the old equipment is being replaced by modern, electric, and generally nicer trains. great job Caltrain!

@ncard00

7 ай бұрын

Please up your video quality to 1080p :)

Let’s add passing tracks in Redwood City, South SF, and Santa Clara now. Also level boarding next.

@coleallen3895

7 ай бұрын

There already is passing tracks there (between RC and former Atherton stations) there just isn’t a station on the side of them

@G-546

7 ай бұрын

@@coleallen3895 extend the passing tracks. It could allow for a new operating style where we get more locals and more expresses with time transfers.

@michaelinnes2754

7 ай бұрын

@@G-546 They are, it's part of the grade separation + new RWC station project.

I always want Caltrain Electrifications and California High-Speed Rail in California and I always love Caltrain Electrifications and California High-Speed Rail in California.😮

@ishaqmo7200

7 ай бұрын

The king has arrived 👑👑👑

I still have my CalTrain glasses. I loved the event CalTrain put together. It was a truly magical tour I'll never forget!

Great now they need to expand south west to Monterey. I am trying to go to the beach on weekends without being stuck in traffic.

@ncard00

7 ай бұрын

Cal train needs to fix the following things: Their feedback form doesn't work properly, their app has no dark mode, the app is not available on Android, they should install solar panels on all the roof area they have, and replace their current trash cans with new "smart" ones, they still have so long to go...

@TohaBgood2

7 ай бұрын

This is actually already planned and moving forward. The Monterey Bay transit authority and the state have already paid for the studies and Caltrain is already buying a battery Stadler train for Service to Salinas. The last leg to Monterey proper will be a local train, but you'll still be able to travel all the way to both Monterey and Santa Cruz on electric rail!

Always striking to see just how good these modern trains look.

Kudos to you, Caltrain! Although I’m faraway from California, I simply can’t wait for next year when electric service arrives! I’ve watched countless cab rides seeing the progress up until now, and I love that’s its all complete. That’s a job well done!

Metrolink, please electrify

@harysuper

7 ай бұрын

Why would you want them to electrify? It seems like it would be a huge mess IMO. The trains run on renewable biodiesel fuel which burns much cleaner than traditional diesel. The freight trains that use metrolinks tracks have Well cars with shipping containers stacked which couldn’t clear the wires. Metrolink also doesn’t have the money to electrify.

@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer

7 ай бұрын

@@harysuperIndia has electrified and is electrifying their broad gauge freight lines, and freight trains over there run double-stack on flatcars.

@MrSuperpiff4

5 ай бұрын

@@harysuperbro what in gods name are you talking about. Freight on electric lines, even being hauled by electric locos, is a thing, the limits of catenary are not what you think. But even so if it was an issue then third rail? 😂 also alternative routes? Somehow we get away with it on the east coast lol. Electric would also not be a waste, the efficiency is too high and the ability to diversify power supplies very advantageous. For commuter routes the ability to stop the train is improved massively. The only substantial downside is upfront capital cost for the infrastructure.

@f-86zoomer37

26 күн бұрын

@@harysuperlol “burns cleaner?” Yeah you tell me everytime I leave the station and have to breathe the fumes as the train accelerates away

Tears of joy!

Yes and yeah of course Caltrain Electrifications and California High-Speed Rail in California.😮

@dathpo

7 ай бұрын

You gotta have a good source of power to keep these moving. France uses nuclear. What does Cal if. use? It's going to be hilarious when the electric cars, trains, and industries compete for it! I can't wait!

@MrSuperpiff4

5 ай бұрын

@@dathpocompete for the power grid? That’s like saying my house lights are competing with my local commuter train. It’s public utility, we supply as much as the demand and charge a fee for usage.

Such a historic moment for the Bay Area! I gotta go back to San Francisco for these new electric trains!

Congrats👏👍

I have the VR and it looks cool on the inside, CANT WAIT

Your intro should start with “Caltrain electrification lets us run more trains and significantly speed up trips.” Simple. Don’t big it down with a lot of stuff the average person doesn’t care about. Do that afterwards

LETS GOOOOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

when will this extend to salesforce transit center im so impatient

of course Hayden makes an appearance

Where can i buy one of those model trains at shown in the lady’s hand at 3:39?

@BrakeCoach

2 ай бұрын

I guess it was custom made for the event

@sixfifty_sebb

Ай бұрын

@@BrakeCoachnope, Caltrain is selling them on their store for $250 💀

@BrakeCoach

Ай бұрын

@@sixfifty_sebb which store? I want to at least see it

@sixfifty_sebb

Ай бұрын

@@BrakeCoach KZread at it again removing my comments thinking its a virus link 💀💀

@sixfifty_sebb

Ай бұрын

@@BrakeCoach www

All poles, wires, and signals... then what are they waiting on? Substations?

@kertchu

7 ай бұрын

Probably for the trains themselves to be completed

@ugochukwueze496

7 ай бұрын

​@@kertchuHow many trains did they order from stadler?

@danielgarepis-holland3214

7 ай бұрын

Testing

@BrakeCoach

2 ай бұрын

@@ugochukwueze49623 regular electric trainsets, and 1 bi-mode trainset for the unelectrified Gilroy section

Caltrain, general question. Why didn’t yall just tow 919 to beach grove?

how about level boarding for once

Year of the Dragon😷

Bsquicklehausen

@railfandepotproductions

7 ай бұрын

What?

@nolantherailfan5048

7 ай бұрын

What?

@IndustrialParrot2816

7 ай бұрын

What does Bsquicklehausen have to do with this?

@BirbarianHomeGuard

7 ай бұрын

@@IndustrialParrot2816 he’s literally in the video

@IndustrialParrot2816

7 ай бұрын

@@BirbarianHomeGuard Where?

Tbh those F40PHCAT were *_sluggish_* and wierd with their brake set up

Nice to see, but what does Caltain do when there is a power outage?

@MrSuperpiff4

5 ай бұрын

Really? 😂 well first of all a massive power outage would remove people’s ability to work in offices so the “commuter train network” would be hampered even if it had diesel. Second, diesel trains still operate with electric signals and crossing gates. Thirdly, since 1977 when has a power outage unrelated to a disaster last more then like 2 days? Fourthly, New York’s network is 98% electric and Philadelphia’s 100%, yet they’ve been ok for over a century.

Please don’t scrap those aem 7 that Amtrak gave to you😢😢

@TohaBgood2

7 ай бұрын

Why? They're ancient and Caltrain has brand new state of the art trains.

@Mauscmkwk

7 ай бұрын

@@TohaBgood2 they were refurbished and are some of the last of there kind

@intergalactic_butterfly

7 ай бұрын

they were only acquired for testing the electric systems. They will never be used in service, perhaps unless in a serious emergency maybe…?

@TohaBgood2

7 ай бұрын

@@Mauscmkwk Yeah, but they're still dinosaurs. Why would a transit agencies use old breakdown-prone trains if they have brand new state of the art ones?

@trevorthefoamer220

7 ай бұрын

@@TohaBgood2 thats why we preserve trains for museums.

CalTrain needs a new birthday😷

Music😷

Ralfanners worst nightmare

The electrification looks hideous and so do the new electric trains! Stick to the diesel ones!

@peterrobinson6872

7 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer

7 ай бұрын

Quite frankly, diesel locomotives haven't looked good since the E- and F-units retired (and the Alco PA and the Fairbanks-Morse Erie-built and the Baldwin shark and the British Rail Deltic Prototype)

@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer

7 ай бұрын

I actually like the appearance of Caltrain's electric trainsets, for once.

@MrSuperpiff4

5 ай бұрын

I think we need the donkey, cart, and wooden rails. Return to tradition!

@MrSuperpiff4

5 ай бұрын

@@shooting4star2023won’t anybody think about the children? 😢