A Trip on the Minneapolis Light Rail
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- While up in Minneapolis, I figured I had to try out the light rail system. This video will give you an idea of what the experience as a rider is like as we travel from 28th Avenue (near the Mall of America) to downtown. Reminds me a bit of our system in St. Louis, though this one is more like a streetcar--especially downtown.
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This is too awesome. Wish my city had built the light rail two decades ago. We are in a transportation fiasco now but love what Minneapolis has done. Great video!
That train was 90% empty and you chose to sit right next to that one other person that was already on, lol.
The parking garage you rode by at 6:00 used to be a National Guard armory. The Minneapolis Lakers played there until 1960. Now it's one of my favorite concert venues.
The Light Rail is Awesome! Thinking about moving down there.
I remember taking the Northstar train from Fridley Station to Target felid, then taking the Light rail to Mall of America. God I loved it so much!!
Love this video. My city definitely needs to follow Minneapolis on transportation. Great way to explore a city I want to visit.
Wow what a video! As a train I approve this video!!
Excellent video...from start to finish! Enjoyed it very much. Your first-person visual journal entry brings back good memories of my first-ever ride on the Blue Line from the Minneapolis-St Paul airport to the city center last summer. And I also appreciate not only the fact that you recorded your experiences in real time, but also that you make the viewers (me included) feel that we're physically along for the ride with you:)
Denver's light rail also is like a street car downtown.
I've always wanted to do a good video of those glass elevators at the Bloomington light rail parking garage. They just look so cool from the outside. Very nice video!
I remember riding this as a kid. My mom was taking me an my cousins to a wax model Marry poppins museum. I honestly didn't care for the museum, but I was really excited because it was my first time on a train
My first time on a train was at NEW YORK CITY subway, and it was the most exciting day of my life. I was 3 or 4 at the time. I still have great memories of them. I really want to go back to NYC. I currently live in Minnesota but want to go back to New York.
Dude thank you for this video! I’m about to visit for the first time and didn’t even know they had something like this. I’m totally getting the visitor pass and gonna save so much money.
I was here for a Marching Band competition in 2019. We had two really close calls with the train. The competition was at the US Bank Stadium, and our equipment trucks were accross the street, but we were parked in a spot where we would have to cross the tracks no matter what we did, we ended up crossing those tracks two times in different locations. Both times while we were crossing the gates were going down and there was a train coming. The first time was at the station going into the stadium, which was fine because the train that was going to start moving let us pass without any issue. But after we were done performing we went over the crossing on the north end of the stadium, not at the station crossing. The front ensamble which was my section had pretty much all of the instruments and sound systems on wheels. But the one of the instruments(the glockenspiel) had really small wheels that would easily get caught in the track gap, it ended up getting trapped, AND it tipped over leaving a mess, which we had to pick up really fast because the gates were going down and a train was coming. So one of the security guards that was with us literally picked up the person and ran him off the tracks(it was pretty easiy because the kid carrying it was pretty small). Luckily the instrument tipped over on the side of the tracks that the train wasn't on so we were able to pick it up. It was a very scary situation. And I learned how often these things go by.
Phoenix has the light rail also and I take it all the time when I travel there.
Or type 1 LRVs (100-127) is 12 years old and are bombar(2004) and type 2s are Siemens S70s and were put in service in 2012(201-264)
Despite the fact that I live here, the last time I’ve been on the light rail was sometime in 2016 or 2017. I don’t clearly remember where we were going, but I think it was the MOA.
Dude, awesome video! Thing is, when my family and I went to visit family in St. Paul, we arrived late in the evening like 12 or 1 am, so my parents drove by MoA since my brothers and I was excited to see the Largest Mall in America. As we drove from the Interstate to the snow-plowed streets headed towards MoA, as we drove on this road on a hill by this huge parking garage (thinking it's the same one in your video) I looked down and saw RR tracks and a station next to the garage. I followed the tracks in both direction as far as my eyes can see, trying to look over the snow mounds, I can see they have a very good Light rail system, and we drove parallel to some tracks as we left to find out hotel. Pretty awesome! Never got to ride it even tho I was there for a week, and we only visited the mall once. You know family comes first.
Nice
Thank you very much for this video! :-)).
Trains and layout are very similar to the San Diego trolley. Only difference is that there is some mountain scenery.
@ TheVegasBlog: The SanDiego trolleys don't have bells or alarm-gongs which they lack.
WoW....... Minneapolis has changed a lot since then!! The stadium was finished later that year, in 2016 and nobody I know in Minneapolis wanted it! Thank you so much Mark Dayton for that bird killing monstrosity :( And the train prices have gone up :( peace☺
best transit ever!
I like video thank you 👍
You're right, the system is similar to the one here in Norfolk, except each train has only a single car.
Been on those elevators. They are fairly nice.
Those kinda remind me of the LRV's i rode in Seattle, theirs seem to act like the train is a person though as they say "Doors to MY left/right" witch i kinda found funny.
They have this same announcement on the streetcar line in Tucson, AZ.
I take the light rail from msp airport to mall of America when I travel to minneapolis.
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I take it every time I go to the twins game n I love it
I would probably have taken the stairs down, but of course, you are the Elevator guy ;)
Are you happy with the system? Smooth ride, decent frequency, speed, enough leg room?
I can't wait for Nashville to get light rail service. It will be 10-12 years from now.
SMac what’s Nashville like if say I didn’t have a car but bikes and used transit
I can tell by the chime that the elevator is a Schindler
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@@tkefan29 Wow lmao
Interesting. This is the same ticketing machine as we have here in LA. Only difference are the colors.
rode it yesterday from airport to MSP downtown then to MOA. Wx was cloudy, cold and rainy. will go back in few weeks, hopefully, it'll be sunny and warm. :)
Great transportation system
Those trains are huge compared to other light rail systems... Any idea why they decided to go with a three car set instead of two cars like most other systems (Namely Boston, Charlotte, and Baltimore)?
+beckwithelevatorman they are Seimens units the S70 the larger scaled units of the light rail industry
IDK why - I know the system in Phoenix runs three car sets during rush hour but 2 cars at all other times, but the time he was riding was well outside rush hour so IDK...
@@colewhiteley9951 it's just easier to constantly run 3 trains instead of swapping out one of them at the middle of the day, also there are sports venues downtown that may require the bigger trains during non rush hour times.
They sometimes have two cars on really slow days. I think the reason why they have three cars most of the time is because it runs 24/7, unlike most light rail systems in the U.S. Thats pure speculation though.
They initially did run two-car trains, but demand was high enough (particularly during business hours and for sports events) that the platforms were lengthened and the trains expanded to three cars.
That's a nice Schindler
I would love to go on it😃. I just wish Amtrak had more trains and trains that get there faster so I can ride it.
briansivley2001 dont u mean a subway
@@CBFan1000 the Amtrak Empire Builder stops in Saint Paul near the Eastern terminus of the Green line of this system.
I raide the train all the time to lake street twice to mall American
Train in 3:06 is mexican. It was for a cancelled LRT PROJECT on Mexico City Center and the gringos stoled those historic unities. THOSE TRAINS WOULD BE HERE IN A MEXICAN MUSEUM, NOT CIRCULATING IN MINESSOTA.
How crowded do the trains get at rush hour?
bjdon99 like the nyc subway
Oh, YOU DONT EVEN KNOWWWW!
Not crowded at all.
It gets pretty crowded and I live in the area and ur basically squished with smelly hobos and more
The most crowded times are when there are sports events, especially Vikings or Twins games. Service is pretty frequent at rush hour, so it's not that bad then.
Wow that's a huge LRV. It almost looks like a heavy rail trainset. I wonder if any systems out there used a similar rollingstock for heavy rail.
Thrilling
Bombardier flexity swifts
I don't see homeless with their pit bulls. I don't see beggars begging for money. I see people burying tickets. I see a much cleaner rail line, than I've ever seen in Portland. All I see. In Portland is the homeless and filth and freeloaders on Trimet. while I buy my ticket. This Minneapolis system shows what a ride on rail is suppose to be. Portland's is a sample of the mindset of Portland. Its a shame Minneapolis is so cold I would prefer that city.
Bring or buy warm clothes. We would love to have you a citizen of Minneapolis.
There is homeless problem in Minneapolis and St Paul. The housing market is insanely expensive, not Seattle, San Francisco or NYC, but it's bad. Minneapolis though is a clean city, they have dedicated city staff called city ambassadors who not only clean up downtown Minneapolis frequently but can help with directions, etc.....
The temp is what drives the bulk of the homeless out of Minneapolis. The few that stick around are usually old, mentally ill, and typically mind to themselves away from crowds. If it was as warm as the west coast they would have a similar issue with a high volume of younger homeless people high on who knows what making a mess out of everything.
@@wallspc I lIved in Downtown Minneapolis, 4 blocks away from U.S. Bank Stadium for almost 7 years, up until last weekend, when I moved out of Minneapolis and out of Hennepin County.
I'm not saying this to argue or debate with you. But I respectfully disagree. People who are homeless not just in Minneapolis and St Paul but in the greater MN area, don't have the option to move to a warmer climate their of a limited means financially. I also until I moved, both on weekdays and weekends got harassed a lot for money, sex and drugs, and there was more homeless people during normal sporting events but especially during X Games, SB52 and the NCAA play offs.
I'm in no way trying to give the impression though that all homeless solicit for money or engage in in criminal activity.
A woman was stabbed on the Blue Line on Monday and while there's been other assaults either on the Blue Line or the platforms at the stations, the Green Line has also had a ton of violent assaults (I am a non driver due to disabilities, so I rely on public transportation) and neither Blue or Green Line has that much of a police presence.
I identify as a medical, mental health activist, as well as doing activism for the homeless. While I believe that all people are entitled to some form of shelter vs tent cities, there needs to be more done for security on the light rail trains, otherwise for those who moved Downtown, either to be close to work, night life and sporting events especiallly when it's promoted that one can live in Downtown Minneapolis and not necessarily need a car, more needs to be done for safety both on public transportation and in both Downtown Minneapolis and Downtown St Paul.
I'm not dissing either downtown, there's a vibrancy, lots of green spaces and diversity, as well as a push for more affordable housing not just for the poor but the middle class, who are priced out of the high end rental market.
Here's hoping with all the construction for streets and the ton of higher end rentals, they'll be more police presence and even with a Target, small Lunds and Byerly's, A Trader Joes and Whole Foods, it's still kind of a food desert.
I just moved to Eagan, transit is easier and in 10 minutes on a bus ride, I have 4 grocery stores (a large HyVee, large Lunds, Cub and Aldi's ) as well as a variety retail and restaurants in all price points and way more variety as well as being cheaper on average, to shop, too.
But if working or living near or in Downtown is working for ya, I'm glad that's your experience.....
:52 "Card not accepted." Now that's s reality I know...
I wonder if the driver has to keep pressing down the bell button
Only supposed to starting up. I hate those ugly sounding electronic devices. For less money the trains could have been equipped with real cast brass bells.
O wow u found a Schindler 400A!
oh shit my first time taking the light rail was at the 28th ave one
Is 28 Avenue station in the same building as your apartment you live in. Convenient.
There is no apartment building atop the park & ride, nor near this station. There is just a mall, a few office buildings and a lot of hotels.
@@TroyVan6654 kinda defeats the purpose of having a station there, people never go to it. Every time in there there's like two other people because you have to drive to it
@@risingembersgaming7740 It's a park & ride. You drive there and take the light rail to downtown Minneapolis. Saves you the trouble of driving all the way to downtown and the parking fees.
That's where I get on at.
Oh! How much is it for 2.5hours fare?
rush hour: $2.25
normal hours: $1.75
Do they have cards for several days?
Life100 it’s probable
@@chancetheproducer6438 75 cents for seniors.
@@MartVale1 Yes
You never went to Target Field.
I've been there
That’s an impracticality long tram.
I was there yesterday
Did you not have to go through a turn stall with your ticket to get on the train?
Nope. It's pretty common on smaller systems (same way here in St. Louis). Fares are on the honor system. Security randomly boards trains and will ask to see passes from time to time.
You could also pay with a Go-To card, it's an easier way of paying your fare on Metro Transit's buses and light rail. The only place I know where you can get one is Cub Foods in Bloomington off of 84th Street and Lyndale Avenue.
Jacob Kresky most people dont pay.
decafcoffee73 It's a $180 fine and a ban from the transit system if you don't. I just pay up when I get on.
Brandon Tarabocchia thats funny. 2 female were on the LR and the security cops asked for their tix. They didnt have them so they made the excuse they were getting off at the next stop. the security cops kept going. Most of the riders do not pay. its a fact.
Price increase from a dollar back in the day.
Light Rail
No one noticed the downtown skyway.
which one..? there’s multiple
So what do you do with your ticket after you received it?
You keep it. There may be cops checking tickets onboard.
This is at the 28th Ave Station & Park & Ride.
Audio sucks fix it
Typical life of a LRV is 30 years
Avoid the lightrail trains if your from out of town, lots of homeless people and people doing drugs on the train
Dang, for the price of the football stadium they could have put the downtown portion of this train underground.
Don't need it underground. It doesn't get in anybody's way and it's easy for disabled to use.
Looks like a pretty decent system. Rolling stock looks a bit dated though.
The cars (100+) have been around since 2004. Newer ones (200+) have been around since 2013.
Go away!
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Those are weird cars! Those ticket machines are weird compared to TriMet's
What is being built in downtown?
+MEOW MEOW That's the new US Bank Stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. It replaces the Metrodome which was at the same location.
Is it just me or is this town very depressing?
Probably just unlucky enough to be there on a day ending in "y" so it was cloudy.
Isn't that copyright infringement for Minneapolis transit to steal the Boston transit logo???? LOL
well i'm not sure it is reserved just for Boston considering I've seen it on nyc taxis , I think its just a general logo standing for "transportation"
DeeJay ReGg lol
Liam J mbta and rail fan The T is what makes the T unique.
AHHHHHHHH I HATE ELEVATORS
we don't have those in my city instead we have the traditional ones like the freight trains :/
Looks like a toy more than anything and the ridership is pretty bad for such a big system.
As a resident, I can safely say it’s a terrible system
It's not so bad some areas are way higher traffic and it's great for sporting events as 2 of our biggest sports arenas are on the rail almost and several others are only a short walk
Used all the time from downtown to prospect park. No seats left half the day.
Cute.
And M-T.
Another boondoggle.
When I lived in Mpls working construction ready mix we worked on the light rail