I also lived in Houston for 4 years. It was amazing. The best time of my life. It was before the trams and I can honestly tell you I miss it so so much.
Looking at this video of the light rail system before and looking at the light system right now, METRO has come a long way. Two new lines have opened and they received 39 new cars to go with the new lines.
A few years ago i moved close to a metro park and ride area. Now i just park my car, take a bus in the morning and then connect to the light rail downtown to my destination. Im always on time, never late to work and it saves my car gas because im not sitting in traffic. Metro has worked best with a mixed use system of buses and light rail. We just need light rail to run to Houston Intercontinential airport. They only have ONE bus that runs from downtown the airport at noon everyday. Thats not good. Come on metro.
I thought that Houston trams were manufactured by the basque company CAF, as many others in the world. Here in the Basque Country we are proud of that company
Detroit's new M-1 line starts construction this year,EXCITED it will look like much of the Houston line. 40-50 years ago the auto companies stripped all the lines out of the roadways killing much of Detroit. But New Life is taking shape quickly and guess who is paying the Bill? The Business Community is paying for the construction and first 10 years of operation of the new line and there is still opposition in the same manner that you would get with any new line across the country.
Stop complaining!!!! Houston is the 4th largest city in the US with only one rail line, that's shameful enough. I don't mind paying taxes for something other than the stupid buses and maintaining roads. It's public investment in our FUTURE. It shows progress, creates more jobs, and adds to the infrastructure of the city. Get out of the selfish narrow mindset please. You see how well the companies you drive your car from do needing bailout money by my tax dollars.
@PanzerVIZeke Not true. The issue is grade separation. A tram is essentially a street car. The Houston system appears to be built almost exclusively on streets, highways, roads, etc. with minimal separation (e.g. speed bumps). Light rail, for instance San Diego, Dallas, Portland, largely have their own right of way, but are not considered "heavy" rail because they will CROSS streets, therefore having some grade sharing, and can in a few places actually share a street - e.g. Downtown Dallas.
Oh, I see what they did... In order to conserve on limited space, they have separate island platforms for Northbound and Southbound (or Eastbound and Westbound, IDK about their ROW orientation)...very interesting. It provides separate platforms for each direction while also allowing some street traffic on an already narrow street. Neat.
@@jayasmrmore3687 It goes way faster. Or Houston has the widest highway lanes, they might as well use the center for LRTs to run. Like in this video. ruclips.net/video/RPSVAdhiYcs/видео.htmlsi=agt-l-pozKAEyvhc
Great footage. Can't wait till they build out the other 5. In my area NW Houston the North line is coming along. This fellow you tuber drove all the lines to show their in various stages of construction. rick67hou
I live in Houston, work in Medical Ctr. and take the train to work and downtown, but that's it. When i lived in DC i took The Metro everywhere, also when visiting other cities i take the BART in San Francisco and the MARTA in Atlanta to name a few. I'm a true Texas boy, but Houston is way behind with mass transit. I know we can do better. Elevate the trains, even some lines in Dallas are elevated, but Dallas is a bit more innovative.
One of the nicest public transport ever, Just make sure you buy the ticket air conditioning in this is just max, so make sure to have some clothes if you don't like max AC
On sport game days and the Houston Rodeo this becomes way more convenient than driving. They actually ran out of having enough trains about 5 years back because way too many people were riding it. Those people said if they couldn’t catch the train they aren’t going because parking and driving was hell that day.
@@jayasmrmore3687 It has been 7 years. I started seeing more videos on Houston LRT and I concur it’s very demanded. However, if they can do grade separation that would be superb.
Ich habe gerade in einem Buch ein als Lesezeichen genutztes Single Ride Rail Ticked gefunden und mußte mir dann gleich ein paar Viedeos dazu anschauen. Ich komme aus Berlin und war im März 2013 in Houston.
greetings from Ireland ,that thing moves crazy fast ,we have recently (2004) built one and been expanding it since opening,it now has 2 lines ,but in the city center of Dublin it travels way slower than that ,people walk out in front of it with their mobiles stuck to their heads ,cyclists zig zag across the tracks and drug addicts just walk everywhere ,nice trains though
@PanzerVIZeke If you watch old (even VERY old) films of streetcars during the early 1900's, this is different in that it has more bells and whistles. Other than that, there's no real functional difference. But again.. what defines heavy, v. light rail v. streetcars, is one thing only - grade separation. I live in Washington where we have a metro ( i.e. metro ). It amazes me that a city like Houston can do no better than this. If gas prices explode and you need rapid transit - good luck.
I also lived in Houston for 4 years. It was amazing. The best time of my life. It was before the trams and I can honestly tell you I miss it so so much.
Why don’t you go back to visit Houston
Being used to trams in Amsterdam, these puppies go fast af
True they do have quite some acceleration! I just wish they would extend the track and power line further so the train can go further.
Looking at this video of the light rail system before and looking at the light system right now, METRO has come a long way. Two new lines have opened and they received 39 new cars to go with the new lines.
The ridership has also increased so it definitely was needed
Ahhh the memories I remember when my dad took me and my sister on this when we went to the Science Museum
Beautiful. I'm from New Orleans, the land of the iconic streetcars. I just moved to Houston in March, and I can't wait to ride one of these.
Discovered your channel I love it will be going to Houston in few months
Have you ridden one now
A few years ago i moved close to a metro park and ride area. Now i just park my car, take a bus in the morning and then connect to the light rail downtown to my destination. Im always on time, never late to work and it saves my car gas because im not sitting in traffic. Metro has worked best with a mixed use system of buses and light rail. We just need light rail to run to Houston Intercontinential airport. They only have ONE bus that runs from downtown the airport at noon everyday. Thats not good. Come on metro.
HoustonTxDave Definitely! We would also need one connecting through the Galleria and the Memorial Mall.
I thought that Houston trams were manufactured by the basque company CAF, as many others in the world. Here in the Basque Country we are proud of that company
Oh my God! I love this city! I am from Tajikistan.
MetroRail trains have the coolest horns 0:11
Detroit's new M-1 line starts construction this year,EXCITED it will look like much of the Houston line. 40-50 years ago the auto companies stripped all the lines out of the roadways killing much of Detroit. But New Life is taking shape quickly and guess who is paying the Bill? The Business Community is paying for the construction and first 10 years of operation of the new line and there is still opposition in the same manner that you would get with any new line across the country.
I've never been to Houston,but I sure like that they have street cars!
If only they covered more parts of Houston. Downtown Houston is very beautiful it has nice bike lanes too.
Best looking rail system in the world!
It definitely has a sleek look
Stop complaining!!!! Houston is the 4th largest city in the US with only one rail line, that's shameful enough. I don't mind paying taxes for something other than the stupid buses and maintaining roads. It's public investment in our FUTURE. It shows progress, creates more jobs, and adds to the infrastructure of the city. Get out of the selfish narrow mindset please. You see how well the companies you drive your car from do needing bailout money by my tax dollars.
Yeah but unfortunately Americans are some of the most impulsive and short-term thinkers on the planet.
Now we have 3 lines but still need more. Buses do take you more places too though.
Nice looking rail cars! I wish Denver would "modernize" their LRVs.
What does Denver use right now
@PanzerVIZeke Not true. The issue is grade separation. A tram is essentially a street car. The Houston system appears to be built almost exclusively on streets, highways, roads, etc. with minimal separation (e.g. speed bumps). Light rail, for instance San Diego, Dallas, Portland, largely have their own right of way, but are not considered "heavy" rail because they will CROSS streets, therefore having some grade sharing, and can in a few places actually share a street - e.g. Downtown Dallas.
Underground is too expensive, and elevated is too ugly. On the ground is cheap and looks the best.
Houston's light rail is WAY too quiet. Many accidents have happened because pedestrians and drivers simply didn't HEAR it coming.
Can’t go underground in Houston for the same reason we don’t build basements in houses. Water table is way too high.
@@reedpappyNot really and also most accidents happen due to drivers being idiots
Elevated rail looks cool as hell wtf are you on about?
You only won't hear them because the cars surrounding are to loud.
You filmed these almost 10 years ago dang
Oh, I see what they did... In order to conserve on limited space, they have separate island platforms for Northbound and Southbound (or Eastbound and Westbound, IDK about their ROW orientation)...very interesting. It provides separate platforms for each direction while also allowing some street traffic on an already narrow street. Neat.
These trains should be either in the gorund or on an elevated line.
Why
@@jayasmrmore3687 It goes way faster. Or Houston has the widest highway lanes, they might as well use the center for LRTs to run. Like in this video. ruclips.net/video/RPSVAdhiYcs/видео.htmlsi=agt-l-pozKAEyvhc
Great footage. Can't wait till they build out the other 5. In my area NW Houston the North line is coming along. This fellow you tuber drove all the lines to show their in various stages of construction. rick67hou
I live in Houston, work in Medical Ctr. and take the train to work and downtown, but that's it. When i lived in DC i took The Metro everywhere, also when visiting other cities i take the BART in San Francisco and the MARTA in Atlanta to name a few. I'm a true Texas boy, but Houston is way behind with mass transit. I know we can do better. Elevate the trains, even some lines in Dallas are elevated, but Dallas is a bit more innovative.
If trains are elevated then each stop will require an elevator so that people with bikes, wheelchairs etc can go up it since they can’t go on stairs
compare Houston to NYC public transit or even SF transit Houston was pathetic - no offense :) But building the light rail is in the right direction
Correct
And the light rail system with most crashes, in 2009 there was a crash every 14 days
Yeah but crashes aren’t nearly as often anymore it was mostly when it first came out
Is this the one that cars keep hitting?
Cars don’t hit that often anymore but yeah about 16 years ago or so yes
@bigtown If it had more Klansmen, would you move back?
This is not a tram, this is LRT. Portland and San Diego have full LRT systems and use these same Siemens S70 LRVs.
Esto seria magnifico en el"Gran Buenos Aires"pero no se cuanto durarían los cables de la linea aérea....
san Antonio next
One of the nicest public transport ever,
Just make sure you buy the ticket
air conditioning in this is just max, so make sure to have some clothes if you don't like max AC
During the winter is heater max?
Superb ! Thanks for uploading
Does the system run 24 hrs a day or is their a specific time and days
Depends which line one of the lines is 24 hours running and other ones still run like 21 hours
I like how the train looks but it does not seem that many people ride it though. But better off than San Antonio.
Jesus Barrera Oh people ride it believe me.
And Austin lol
On sport game days and the Houston Rodeo this becomes way more convenient than driving. They actually ran out of having enough trains about 5 years back because way too many people were riding it. Those people said if they couldn’t catch the train they aren’t going because parking and driving was hell that day.
@@jayasmrmore3687 It has been 7 years. I started seeing more videos on Houston LRT and I concur it’s very demanded. However, if they can do grade separation that would be superb.
@@jeSuisbar by grade separation you mean having curbs between road vehicles and train tracks?
Ich habe gerade in einem Buch ein als Lesezeichen genutztes Single Ride Rail Ticked gefunden und mußte mir dann gleich ein paar Viedeos dazu anschauen.
Ich komme aus Berlin und war im März 2013 in Houston.
Ich hoffe du hattest eine schöne Zeit hier
Thanks you, Videos very nice,
greetings from Ireland ,that thing moves crazy fast ,we have recently (2004) built one and been expanding it since opening,it now has 2 lines ,but in the city center of Dublin it travels way slower than that ,people walk out in front of it with their mobiles stuck to their heads ,cyclists zig zag across the tracks and drug addicts just walk everywhere ,nice trains though
I hate when people walk in front of trains oblivious to the danger
@donzaliko Siemens-built Avanto S70 light-rail vehicles
To slow as well. If you are streetlevel you have to deal with cars.
Only reason they go slow is because they are trying to not hit anyone
@PanzerVIZeke If you watch old (even VERY old) films of streetcars during the early 1900's, this is different in that it has more bells and whistles. Other than that, there's no real functional difference. But again.. what defines heavy, v. light rail v. streetcars, is one thing only - grade separation. I live in Washington where we have a metro ( i.e. metro ). It amazes me that a city like Houston can do no better than this. If gas prices explode and you need rapid transit - good luck.
It’s gotten a lot better in the last 8 years. Can’t go underground because of our soil/water table. No one wants elevated rail also.
@@cats400oh there definitely are some people who want elevated rail
6.1 million can't depend on this alone..
Yeah, Houston obviously needs more of them.
We have buses too. If rail doesn’t take you somewhere, a bus still likely will.
Idiot drivers still run into them. Check RUclips videos on Houston light rail collisions.
Not nearly as many now but yes I saw the video from like 14 years ago it was hilarious
My only way to work!!
Хороша трамваша, да не наша.
but doesn't have the same right of way
What do you mean
the airports awesomer ide shot footage of those huge flatscreen cell phones
cute though
$87,000 PER PASSENGER per year! Great use of tax money!
Now way more people ride it!
@@jayasmrmore3687 This projection was at full capacity!
@@primoroy I agree it’s a great use of our taxes
the airports awesomer ide shot footage of those huge flatscreen cell phones