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

Stellar video!

The sounds of f40phs and p2 will not be forgotten

Nice job ❤

Does this mean that the Catenary can be energized all the way from SJ to Mountain View ?

She's a beauty.

they sure are ramping up the testing 👀

The outside voice says they will include Santa Clara which leads to San Mateo, CA. Good night, See’s Candies.😊

What's the best time to capture the EMUs? I'm planning to capture the action too.

Observations: That annoying bell needs to be slower, sounds too close to a railroad crossing. The horn has gotta go, they can do better. And the ditch lights lose their purpose when they just get brighter, need to function like regular ditch lights. Should be interesting seeing these put in service.

@mbclev

11 ай бұрын

That horn sounds like the horn used on Melbourne (Australia)’s Xtrapolis metro trains (not the new high-capacity trains).

@goldenstateaviation2861

11 ай бұрын

They just need a P2 or something that sounds similar. Ditch the bell for a normal e bell

@TailsDollOS

11 ай бұрын

well they do have a function for classic ditch lights, but I guess it's just so at night, when a train driver doesn't want to lose visibility. In daytime videos those flash normally

@invinciblenowyt

5 ай бұрын

Why? The horn is fine. It scares the people on the platform and gets them to move away from the end of the platform if they're too close.

@Pendolino612

4 ай бұрын

brighter means better visible. and the traindriver see more at night with the highbeam on.

I wonder if they will continue using the ditch lights like that, they aren't very different when they just stay on, vs when they're flashing. The whole point of FRA mandating ditch lights with railroads that have railroad crossing was to increase pedestrian visibility, was it not? I know there are some exceptions, MTA in New York doesn't have flashing ditch lights, and Marc is allowed to have some of their cab cars without ditch lights since they have a mars light on top (same reason a lot of heritage railroads have steam engines with mars lights, I think). I just find it odd that the ditch lights on these EMU's more or less pulse, instead of flashing light they current cab cars and locomotives.

Nice video

This is the train that India really needs, above even the Vande Bharat.

@shreychaudhary4477

10 ай бұрын

how is it differnet from the vande bharat trainset?

@Danse_Macabre_125

9 ай бұрын

​@@shreychaudhary4477in every single possible way

@shreychaudhary4477

9 ай бұрын

@@Danse_Macabre_125 Isn't it also an electric higher-speed trainset which takes energy from catenaries?

@Danse_Macabre_125

9 ай бұрын

@shreychaudhary4477 You got me there, there are SOME similarities, however quite few compared to the differences (e.g. different gauge, layout, manufacturer, length, dimensions etc)

@geraiswaiya2347

9 ай бұрын

@@shreychaudhary4477 The Vande Bharat is designed for semi-high-speed non-stop running. This one has an interior and door layout configured for more frequent stopping, and it is just capaciously huge. The power source is not as consequential as you might think; if we are concerned with functionality, many train types can do the same respective roles (electric or diesel loco, or diesel multiple unit for intercity)

I'm surprised these EMUs only have a one-chime horn instead of a two-chime horn like the rest of the Caltrain fleet. I also like the unusual bell that's more suited for a light rail car or streetcar

@TrainsAreReallyCool

5 ай бұрын

I'm really not a fan of the European styled horns on these new trains.

@rcu_gamming7070

5 ай бұрын

ye it sounds like a vta light rail

@maas1208

4 ай бұрын

​@@TrainsAreReallyCool Same

Horn ain’t too bad, for a European EMU

That bell doesn't sound like a e-bell at all on the new EMU's

@MrStark-up6fi

10 ай бұрын

Sounds like a railroad crossing

@TheSouthernOntarioRailfannner

10 ай бұрын

I Agree.@@MrStark-up6fi

Nice as horn though, better then p2 but will never beat the fouled p2's though

@Pendolino612

4 ай бұрын

the a bit different kiss horn sounds good. but the european kiss have better horns. high, deep and both at the same time. that would be something much more better for the US because some people cant hear deep sounds .

Why do the trains in the US make so much noise? Here in Europe, they are very quiet, with no honking, no ringing of any bells

@goldenstateaviation2861

11 ай бұрын

Grade crossings with roads. I.e idiot drivers

@michaelneichel9543

11 ай бұрын

It's because of all the grade Crossing, but I can understand more NIMBYs now, because that is really annoying

@grujber7342

10 ай бұрын

This is a Swiss train

@michaelneichel9543

10 ай бұрын

@@grujber7342 Following American regulations

@robertdaly235

10 ай бұрын

Americans love noise. Have you heard our ambulances and fire trucks?

For these modern trains one thing they didn't change is that annoying, clanging, warning bell. It's time for something more electronic.

@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027

5 ай бұрын

That is an electronic bell

why must a railway be modernised to remain noisy if not indeed noisier for its city that corporateers wish to fuckingly ditch ASAP..?

@voidjavelin23

11 ай бұрын

Jeez bro are your ears really sensitive for that?

@IndustrialParrot2816

9 ай бұрын

They can't legally make it quieter

my! even its horn sounds as though it hail from India

@arjunraj823

10 ай бұрын

Horn is cooler than that annoying bell.😂

@T128Productions

5 ай бұрын

@@arjunraj823 I agree. It makes these trains sound like a trolly car rather than a commuter train.

RIP to diesel

La should do the same.

@TohaBgood2

11 ай бұрын

Well... Metrolink is a very, very special boi. They outright refuse to electrify despite the city, county, and state pushing them too and the obvious advantages. This is further exacerbated by the fact that CAHSR will soon allow them to operate on their electrified bypass for a significant part of their route and also force the electrification of their most heavily used portion of their mainline. Why they refuse to at least partially electrify or use dual mode catenary-capable Chargers is completely beyond me.

@bluelambda

11 ай бұрын

most likely metrolinks CEO is a dumbass

These are nice looking trains but how will they hold up during a collision? I think people in Europe are more likely to obey laws and rules relating to railroad crossings. Will these cars able to take collisions with US cars, trucks and tractor trailers? I always thought the reason US locomotives are built so strong is for tractive effort and crash protection.

@plaguebomb2712

11 ай бұрын

People in bay area know caltrain exists for quite some time

@cleenlivin

11 ай бұрын

@@plaguebomb2712 I think they run similar trains in Southern California and remember when Metrolink leased Union Pacific locomotives after a bad crash with a control car in the lead hitting a freight train. The whole push-pull argument and safety regarding locomotives versus control cars in the lead. I think the accident led to better control car designs. Probably freight trains don’t share the same rail as CalTrain so probably a non-issue.

@plaguebomb2712

11 ай бұрын

​@@cleenlivin Even if the trains are resistant enough it won't be a valid excuse for not doing grade separation if the situation was as bad as Brightline. It wasn't as bad before electrification and Calmod involves some grade separation projects anyways.

@lucaspadilla4815

11 ай бұрын

Yeah if ur in the car ur still f***ed, train will probs be fine tbh

@trevorderper5050

10 ай бұрын

The emus are equipped with crumple zones to comply with crashworthiness standards. Crumple zones work by absorbing the force from an impact during a crash thus not harming the Engineer/Driver and passengers.

Kind of wish Caltrain started to *properly* use these EMU trains in service... and not just for testing.

@lightningbot85

11 ай бұрын

well they need to test them before they get in service, every railway does this. They'll probably be in service soon.

@NiceNToasty768

11 ай бұрын

How long is soon though 🤨

@ProvingBeatle16

11 ай бұрын

Service isn't gonna start until September 2024

@NiceNToasty768

11 ай бұрын

@@ProvingBeatle16 God dam!

@MatecaCorp

11 ай бұрын

How would they do that? Magic?

sorry but the bell doesn't match at all in an european EMU, so annoying and distracting

The horn sucks lol. Sweet footage 🫡

@evanstonbalce9588

10 ай бұрын

You don’t like the horn? What can you do about it?

@easternroutemainlinevideos6823

10 ай бұрын

Idk hotshot you tell me?

@IndustrialParrot2816

9 ай бұрын

Could be worse

@easternroutemainlinevideos6823

9 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@IndustrialParrot2816

9 ай бұрын

@@easternroutemainlinevideos6823 at least it isn't a British horn those things are by far the worst and these just sound like everyother EMU with a 2 chime

I really hope they shut those bells up during regular service. They are excruciating to listen to and so unnecessary

@realadrieno

11 ай бұрын

Same here. Would surprise me if they did though

@piedmontrailfan81

11 ай бұрын

god you two are karens

@nolantherailfan5048

11 ай бұрын

Railfans love them so that will never happen hahahahah

@bahnspotterEU

11 ай бұрын

@@nolantherailfan5048 Railfans luckily have no say in operational matters.

@MegaZsolti

11 ай бұрын

They are part of regular service in the US though.

Ok I’m gonna say this now cause this is starting to get annoying. Why do y’all always care about the horns of European trains. I get it they sound horrible but it’s the way they were built. Look at the avelia for example. Straight from a European company that builds those trains. So it’s no need to care about the horns on these trains. So enough that and move on please. Tired of this.

@goldenstateaviation2861

11 ай бұрын

The ACS64 was based off of a European design and it still had a better horn put on it. Siemens knows how to do it right

@illinois_missouri_fanatic

10 ай бұрын

​@@goldenstateaviation2861so did Bombardier on their ALP-45DPs & ALP-46(A)s even though they were built in Germany

@evanstonbalce9588

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, some people don’t like but it is a requirement that passenger trains must have horns

@AirchimeLTDproductions174

7 ай бұрын

The Aveilas use a pair of Nathan K bells believe it or not so those horns aren't at all European.

What's up with the bells? Man, America's railroads are the laughing stock of the world.

@lalakerspro

11 ай бұрын

It's a bell, Jesus you Europeans are such babies.

@VieleGuteFahrer

10 ай бұрын

Blind people, who can‘t see an oncoming train and can‘t hear it on time without bells and horns, exist.

@floppaeditz123

10 ай бұрын

There for safety, people lik you are the laughing stock of youtube

@IndustrialParrot2816

9 ай бұрын

Bells have been legally required on all equipment for about 180 years

@aramisjdd6387

8 ай бұрын

@@IndustrialParrot2816 not in europe, still less problems there.

San Fran is -English Canadian- Corporate-tongue nicknaming for Frisco 💡💡💡

STADLER EMUs are the worst.

@Pendolino612

4 ай бұрын

shut up. Stadler is one of the best manufactors. the trains work without any issues. even siemens is badder than stadler..

@user-ir8pe5uv7u

4 ай бұрын

@@Pendolino612 don't talk to my comment you dummo

@user-ir8pe5uv7u

4 ай бұрын

You're just as bad as they are btw

@Pendolino612

4 ай бұрын

@@user-ir8pe5uv7u bahahha american is mad bcus he sees something futuristic and not just old crap

@user-ir8pe5uv7u

4 ай бұрын

@@Pendolino612 get lost already. I simply don't like you so there's nothing else to talk about.

municipal ordinances should tidily silence these laughable whistlings..HELLO..! 💡🃏💡🃏