Even though this is a commuter rail route, the characteristics are more like a streetcar, interurban or light rail line until merging with the mainline. It is understood that due to the quiet zones the bell sounds replaces the blowing of horns. Great job on the video "Amtrak Fan 90368"
@@michlo3393 my father did when he worked BN suburban out of aurora....he loved it at the last 4 years of his career...most of these jobs are bid on with seniority....I mean he did work more like 44 to 46 hours but he knew when he was going to work and when he was coming home and his Saturday off....
Ahhh.. the memories. As a kid I always wanted to sit aft the front of the train so I could watch downtown come into view with each passing stop. CHITOWN BABY!!!!!
I, too, grew up along this line and eventually became a commuter out of Richton Park in later years. And that engine/MU bell was the soundtrack of my childhood. Nice video. Brings back a lot of memories.
I grew up on 83rd Street right next to this station, and to this day, I sill live here. I work at a consulting firm that's right across the street from the Randolph Street station in downtown Chicago and for me, it's so convenient riding just 1 train to/from work (although very expensive, but to me, it's worth it). At the 13:47 mark, that was a 67th Street full station, but due to a lot of gang activity and drugs taking place there, they shut it down permanently. Now it's just a station where people can transfer to another train going further south to either Blue Island, University Park or of course, 93rd/South Chicago. Thank you so much for uploading this awesome vid :-)
I know 63rd Street stop is a limited service, but I didn't know it's also a transfer station too. Thank you so much for the info. You live in Chicago too?
Wow, this is kind of unusual to me. It's like a Heavy-Rail system running in a sort of LRT style. I'm guessing that's why they have to have those constant bells going when running down the centre of city streets like that! Neat video. I like cab rides.
It's a Branch Line of the Main Electric Line that Runs from Chicago's Loop & to the Southern Suburbs. This Line Branches Off South of the 67th Station & goes Through a Tunnel Down Hill Towards 71st where it Runs Down the Middle of That Street to the Middle of Exchange & S/O 79st to 93rd st Station the Line Runs Betweens Business's & Residences, the Service Runs Every Hour M-F, my Understanding there's No Weekend/Holiday Service, As well as the Blue Island Branch also.
The South Chicago branch actually does have weekend service (as you'd expect, it's more limited). The Blue Island branch has highly limited Saturday service and no Sunday service.
@@keyshawnscott12 CAN'T GIVE YOU AN ANSWER ON THAT ONE! HELL CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT SHUT DOWN ENGINE 63 ON THE EASTSIDE OF THE 67TH ST STATION, I GUESS THAT SECTION OF HOOD IS GOING TO HELL IN MY EX HOME TOWN!
Food for thought......as bad as the traffic is in Chicago, imagine how bad it would be if they didn't have this massive train network??? I'm looking at you Austin, Texas!! Why we here in Texas didn't DEMAND a rail system in between the lanes of I-35 (just like in Chicago) that ran from San Antonio to Dallas is beyond me. Too late now. I lived in the south suburbs (Chicago Ridge) in the mid 80's and worked downtown. I didn't need a car all week! I walked to the station and relaxed on the train ride to and from work.
Anthony's Trains its in the street with nothing stopping people from walking on to the tracks. They can blow the horn because 1 it’s a no horn zone. It is a safety problem if they don’t have the bell ringing as those trains are very quiet
You should hear it from inside the passenger compartment. karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP it gets old real fast.
0:00 93rd Street South Chicago 2:17 87th Street 4:07 83rd Street 5:45 Cheltenham / 79th Street 7:11 Windsor Park 8:37 South Shore 10:37 Bryn Mawr 12:21 Stony Island 16:17 63rd Street 17:21 University of Chicago / 59th Street 18:21 55th-56th-57th Street 19:41 Hyde Park 51st / 53rd Street 20:57 Kenwood / 47th Street 23:38 27th Street 24:54 McCormick Place 26:21 18th Street 28:03 Museum Campus / 11th Street 30:24 Van Buren Street
Thank you so much!!! My favorite train and my favorite line! My family takes that line to downtown all the time and my grandparents used to live in Bush. Haven't rode it in a few years. Hope I get to again soon.
It has taken two years and no one ever said that the South Chicago line runs 5 rail cars like my husband SantiagoWRLD stated. The only line that runs two rail cars is blue island. Nuff said.
I guess this train is probably like a 2-car unit? Judging by the lack of passengers and the fact that the train only pulls a few yards into the platform, it can't be very long.
Very nice entertaining video! We had great streetcar service here in Pittsburgh, until the corrupt city "fathers" sold out to GM and replaced the trolleys with busses. We also had great commuter rail on the PRR, P&LE, and B&O, but that was all wrecked in the 1960's. This neighborhood in Chicago looks like it's seen better days, with all the wig shops, nail salons, and check cashing places. How can this train service sustain itself in a place that looks half abandoned?
There are videos of that corrupt effort on the internet. You forgot some players. Standard Oil and Goodyear were deeply involved in those "conversions". Money flowed to many Senators, congressmen, and local officials like water. I grew up in Chicago and we had the trolleys until I was about 11 years old and then they began tearing them out and they were gone by the early 60's. We loved the trolleys. They were quiet, didn't pollute, were on time and reliable. The only problem was the heat in the winter. It was often as cold inside as outside. But, you had a coat on anyway. In Chicago the money flowing must have been enormous. Well, GM got the buses, Standard got the fuel, Goodyear got the tires and we got the shaft. Sound familiar?
Sacramento, California once used to have 3 different electric railroads. The Sacramento City Lines was a streetcar system once serving the downtown areas and stretched out to the State Fairgrounds and several parks. The Sacramento Northern Railway once extended all the way west to San Francisco and north to Chico. Finally, the Central California Traction Co. once reached Sacramento and one was able to head south into the significant city of Stockton which also had its own streetcar system. The City Lines fell victim to National City Lines and was converted to bus transit in 1948. The Sacramento Northern abandoned its passenger service in 1941 (just before the war) and was fully dieselized by 1964 with most of the San Francisco to Sacramento line being torn up after 1957. The Traction Co. ended its passenger operations in the 30's and dieselized in 1946. It still exists today but hasn't reached Sacramento since the 1990s.
Was born in Arlington Heights and grew up in the northwestern suburbs in Wheeling, I remember taking Metra to Chicago. This brought back great memories :) Sucks I am stuck in Florida now.
They try not to use the horn on most crossings because it is near residential areas and therefore use the bell and go slow. There’s also many unfenced areas next to roads, near houses, etc. so they make sure there’s no one on the tracks.
atom starfire productions I totally get that and the velocity doesn’t bother me. But the set-up kind of reminds me of the tram, the Straßenbahn, we have in Germany. Same set-up as can be seen here, but without that incessant bell ringing. I think that might be possible on that section too, I mean there‘s a two lane road on both sides of the tracks. I can‘t imagine someone could be on the tracks by accident. 🤔
The continuous bell should only be needed from 3:51 to 14:10 when the train is in the median and crossing a street every block. Elsewhere it’s private right of way nobody has business being.
Great Video, WSOR 4012 by the way...how I long for the older, (Not The Highliners) IC 1926 MUs, that used to growl through South Shore along 71st Street, and I remember they had a small yard around 83rd Street too! Back in those days, you could park a 6 Car Train overnight, and it wouldn't be tampered with! With these new MUs, I wonder is the Cab Set-Up the same as it was with the Highliners, which of course had the same Cab Setup as the older 1926 MUs? For you Bell Ringer Haters, through South Chicago, there are many residences along the Right Of Way, that is ONLY one reason the "Bell" is used, and another is that along many portions of the route, streets like S. Exchange Avenue and 71st Street are right next to the tracks, and although GUARDED by many Crossing Flashers and Gates, you always will have certain motorists or pedestrians who will just completely IGNORE them! Many have been killed in their quest of doing just that! The South Chicago Branch used to really be full of Commuters decades ago, my late Auntie rode it over 30 Years from the early 1950s until her retirement in 1980! If they decided to shut it down, Metra would GET AN EARFUL, trust me. People in the area it serves like the fact that you don't have to take the long rides to the Red Line/Dan Ryan aboard the Local CTA Bus Routes such as the #30 South Chicago, or the #71-71st South Shore. It's main competitor? The Far South East Side Express Routes The CTA has gives this line competition for commuters, and also it depends where you work Downtown too, weather it is feasible for you to take Metra or those buses!
Woow, I've never have seen the whole ride from 93 street South Chicago Branch to Van Buren station. Looks like rush hour. No commuter trains in the Metra Rail Yard next to the maintenance shop.
Interesting. I have to say, that has to be one of the slowest commuter trains I've ever seen. I'm pretty sure it would be faster to ride a bike or maybe walk to the other side of town.
Last time I saw this line up close it was still painted in the old I.C. colors of burnt orange and chocolate brown and the split rail logo.. I saw them I think it was under the Prudential bldg. Would that be the Ramdolph Street station. Have a great weekend everyone.
Sounds like the bell wore it self out halfway through the video....I've been to Chicago a few times yet never have ridden Metra. I'd like to check it out, great video!
This reminds me of the GO train ride on lakeshore line in TORONTO. The downtown core of TORONTO seems bigger stretching away from lake ontario for miles versus CHICAGO is nestled along lake michigan
This would be more useful to more people if operated as part of the CTA system. That’s the essence of the Gray Line proposal, though I disagree with the idea of adapting METRA bi-levels for that service (which would also share the METRA Electric main line to Kensington, and maybe take over the Blue Island Branch).
The cta and metra merge has been proprosed but metra wouldn't have the budget to get new rail cars and repaint the other leftover cars for the revision
So my understanding is that this is a branch line so it absolutely could be a short high floor light rail line instead (and a dedicated ROW one at that). The only issues I could see with this idea however is that riders who currently take the branch line to get to Chicago may be opposed to a forced transfer from the branch line to the mainline preferring a one seat ride. The other issue I see is being that this is a branch line there probably isn’t much demand to go between the stations as much as just going to Chicago. This line may not stand on its own very well
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A trolley doesn´t have to ring the bell all the time, why this train? Regulation? They both run on ground and mixed with pedestrians. That bell almost killed me too.
Cool video, nice skyline at the end. But what do the signs CTC at 15:19 mean? I think on the left one it says also "network" above the CTC? Chicago Train Control? Does the line have a safety system to prevent drivers from passing a signal at danger?
CTC -- Centralized Traffic Control; movement of trains are all coordinated from one location using the signal lights. As to passing a danger signal? If there's isn't a system in place, there should be -- the part from 67th [actually 115th] north can get a bit busy...
Love your MED videos, +Amtrak Fan 90368. Just wish the stations were known. And I didn't mind the bells. And for those who hated them, be glad you don't operate a train.
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+WorldWhirl Even the newer crossing signal e-bells don't sound as nice as the more classic ones. I also heard that Elburn and DeKalb installed "Wayside Horns" at crossings.
I dunno, there's just something very charming about the sound of e-bells. That probably goes against general railfan consensus, but it's just what I think.
I would have liked to watch all of this but after 5 minutes of listening to that goddamn bell I gave up. It's a shame because this looks like a really interesting trip.
get over the freaking bell people...use your MUTE and seriously....nobody noticed the 70+ year old boxcar at 2:45, or the fact as opposed to most lines....the original cantenary is still use on the line.
I've always loved the South Shore community of Chicago. It's where Michelle Obama grew up. This line served her community (7436 S Euclid Ave, Chicago, IL 60649).
I Love Chicago and its suburbs! I Lived there for years and I never rode on a train. But what's up with the bell, ding-ding-ding-ding, constantly? I rode trains in other parts of US and the world and there are no bells. Nice video otherwise!
Yeah that's the tracks that the City of New Orleans and the Illini and Saluki utilize. There is a project though in the works to build a junction around Grand Crossing that will allow the Illini, Saluki, and City of New Orleans trains to switch from the CN's tracks to Norfolk Southern's Chicago Line, to eliminate a time consuming switchback on the St. Charles Air Line.
Sounds good. whenever i take Illini and saluki, i feel big stress for the section jump to other track. it takes ~30 min to change the track usually, and I was wondering why train goes to alley at first time lol. Good learning!, and Thanks for nice video!
@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 Dating myself, but the Illini used to come right up to 18th, divert across the river, and back right into the station. I think that's the NS Chicago Line also.
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Even though this is a commuter rail route, the characteristics are more like a streetcar, interurban or light rail line until merging with the mainline. It is understood that due to the quiet zones the bell sounds replaces the blowing of horns. Great job on the video "Amtrak Fan 90368"
Highliner trains are also being used for the South Shore Line, which is an interurban line. They also share tracks.
In time, it should be transformed into a light rail line totally separate from the national rail system and extended at both ends.
I think the Chicago Metra should extend their electrification.
We were told to use the bell when approaching a platform/station and when leaving. This engineer has a bell hard-on!!!
That's what I was thinking
I'm surprised the drivers on these things don't go INSANE hearing that bell for 40 hours a week!
I bet they hear it in their dreams
Oh you think they only work 40 hours a week? lol
Ear plugs
@@michlo3393 my father did when he worked BN suburban out of aurora....he loved it at the last 4 years of his career...most of these jobs are bid on with seniority....I mean he did work more like 44 to 46 hours but he knew when he was going to work and when he was coming home and his Saturday off....
@@trainandtruckmodeler786 About as close as any railroader can get to bankers hours that's for sure.
Ahhh.. the memories. As a kid I always wanted to sit aft the front of the train so I could watch downtown come into view with each passing stop.
CHITOWN BABY!!!!!
I, too, grew up along this line and eventually became a commuter out of Richton Park in later years. And that engine/MU bell was the soundtrack of my childhood. Nice video. Brings back a lot of memories.
Brings back childhood memory, of hearing the train run down 71st Street.
I grew up on 83rd Street right next to this station, and to this day, I sill live here. I work at a consulting firm that's right across the street from the Randolph Street station in downtown Chicago and for me, it's so convenient riding just 1 train to/from work (although very expensive, but to me, it's worth it). At the 13:47 mark, that was a 67th Street full station, but due to a lot of gang activity and drugs taking place there, they shut it down permanently. Now it's just a station where people can transfer to another train going further south to either Blue Island, University Park or of course, 93rd/South Chicago. Thank you so much for uploading this awesome vid :-)
I don't think you can get off. You have to change at 63rd Street.
I know 63rd Street stop is a limited service, but I didn't know it's also a transfer station too. Thank you so much for the info. You live in Chicago too?
protectorofillinois3 I grew up near the Ashland, I always hear the horn going
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I am looking at 13:47 and I do not see any station where people can transfer.
Wow, this is kind of unusual to me. It's like a Heavy-Rail system running in a sort of LRT style. I'm guessing that's why they have to have those constant bells going when running down the centre of city streets like that! Neat video. I like cab rides.
because of the close proximity of ground stns and the lack of protective fencing
It's a Branch Line of the Main Electric Line that Runs from Chicago's Loop & to the Southern Suburbs.
This Line Branches Off South of the 67th Station & goes Through a Tunnel Down Hill Towards 71st where it Runs Down the Middle of That Street to the Middle of Exchange & S/O 79st to 93rd st Station the Line Runs Betweens Business's & Residences, the Service Runs Every Hour M-F, my Understanding there's No Weekend/Holiday Service, As well as the Blue Island Branch also.
The South Chicago branch actually does have weekend service (as you'd expect, it's more limited). The Blue Island branch has highly limited Saturday service and no Sunday service.
@@waynewright2886 do you think metra should reopen the 67th street station
@@keyshawnscott12
CAN'T GIVE YOU AN ANSWER ON THAT ONE! HELL CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT SHUT DOWN ENGINE 63 ON THE EASTSIDE OF THE 67TH ST STATION, I GUESS THAT SECTION OF HOOD IS GOING TO HELL IN MY EX HOME TOWN!
Food for thought......as bad as the traffic is in Chicago, imagine how bad it would be if they didn't have this massive train network??? I'm looking at you Austin, Texas!! Why we here in Texas didn't DEMAND a rail system in between the lanes of I-35 (just like in Chicago) that ran from San Antonio to Dallas is beyond me. Too late now. I lived in the south suburbs (Chicago Ridge) in the mid 80's and worked downtown. I didn't need a car all week! I walked to the station and relaxed on the train ride to and from work.
Needs more bell.
Bell reminds me of the summer I drove an ice cream truck.
True
ha ha ha, best comment
😂😂😂😂
13:26 Awww its a little barrier for the footpath!
It's regulations for the constant bell ringing from 67th to 93rd st,due to the proximity of the rails to the street,and there is no protective fencing
Alan Sklenar why cant they blow their horns?
Anthony's Trains its in the street with nothing stopping people from walking on to the tracks. They can blow the horn because 1 it’s a no horn zone. It is a safety problem if they don’t have the bell ringing as those trains are very quiet
@@anthonystrains1672 too loud
I almost killed myself from that bell ringing.
pigjubby1 EWWW
@@rockisland4506 What's so Ewww about that Bell?
Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
You should hear it from inside the passenger compartment. karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP karrrrrrrUMP
it gets old real fast.
Poor traindrivers, they will still hear the bell in their sleep at night...
I swear at 13:19 the conductor said “do you have your mask on?”
*immediately checks to see when this was uploaded*
*confused*
ikr what?
He said "do you always have your mask on".
0:00 93rd Street South Chicago
2:17 87th Street
4:07 83rd Street
5:45 Cheltenham / 79th Street
7:11 Windsor Park
8:37 South Shore
10:37 Bryn Mawr
12:21 Stony Island
16:17 63rd Street
17:21 University of Chicago / 59th Street
18:21 55th-56th-57th Street
19:41 Hyde Park 51st / 53rd Street
20:57 Kenwood / 47th Street
23:38 27th Street
24:54 McCormick Place
26:21 18th Street
28:03 Museum Campus / 11th Street
30:24 Van Buren Street
I really enjoyed that ride, seriously, except now I have tinnitus.
Thank you so much!!! My favorite train and my favorite line! My family takes that line to downtown all the time and my grandparents used to live in Bush. Haven't rode it in a few years. Hope I get to again soon.
Yay a train constantly using its bell, and undershoots the station so many times!
It could be a 2 car unit
It's not a 2 Car unit, it's a 5 Car Unit. They’re just bad at operating the Nippon Sharyo. 😂
It has taken two years and no one ever said that the South Chicago line runs 5 rail cars like my husband SantiagoWRLD stated. The only line that runs two rail cars is blue island. Nuff said.
I guess this train is probably like a 2-car unit? Judging by the lack of passengers and the fact that the train only pulls a few yards into the platform, it can't be very long.
It's usually 4 cars on this branch line. Non busy periods, it may be two cars.
Very nice entertaining video! We had great streetcar service here in Pittsburgh, until the corrupt city "fathers" sold out to GM and replaced the trolleys with busses. We also had great commuter rail on the PRR, P&LE, and B&O, but that was all wrecked in the 1960's. This neighborhood in Chicago looks like it's seen better days, with all the wig shops, nail salons, and check cashing places. How can this train service sustain itself in a place that looks half abandoned?
There are videos of that corrupt effort on the internet. You forgot some players. Standard Oil and Goodyear were deeply involved in those "conversions". Money flowed to many Senators, congressmen, and local officials like water. I grew up in Chicago and we had the trolleys until I was about 11 years old and then they began tearing them out and they were gone by the early 60's. We loved the trolleys. They were quiet, didn't pollute, were on time and reliable. The only problem was the heat in the winter. It was often as cold inside as outside. But, you had a coat on anyway. In Chicago the money flowing must have been enormous. Well, GM got the buses, Standard got the fuel, Goodyear got the tires and we got the shaft. Sound familiar?
Sacramento, California once used to have 3 different electric railroads. The Sacramento City Lines was a streetcar system once serving the downtown areas and stretched out to the State Fairgrounds and several parks. The Sacramento Northern Railway once extended all the way west to San Francisco and north to Chico. Finally, the Central California Traction Co. once reached Sacramento and one was able to head south into the significant city of Stockton which also had its own streetcar system. The City Lines fell victim to National City Lines and was converted to bus transit in 1948. The Sacramento Northern abandoned its passenger service in 1941 (just before the war) and was fully dieselized by 1964 with most of the San Francisco to Sacramento line being torn up after 1957. The Traction Co. ended its passenger operations in the 30's and dieselized in 1946. It still exists today but hasn't reached Sacramento since the 1990s.
Thanks 🙏 I love clips like this.
Was born in Arlington Heights and grew up in the northwestern suburbs in Wheeling, I remember taking Metra to Chicago. This brought back great memories :) Sucks I am stuck in Florida now.
Sooooo you used to take the union Pacific Northwest line to chicago
Yeah, I want to take a train with incessant bell ringing, that only goes 20 mph!
Dan_Zigadlo1997 see that’s what i don’t like about those crossings. I’d rather hear a horn go off instead of a constant electric bell going off
They try not to use the horn on most crossings because it is near residential areas and therefore use the bell and go slow. There’s also many unfenced areas next to roads, near houses, etc. so they make sure there’s no one on the tracks.
atom starfire productions I totally get that and the velocity doesn’t bother me. But the set-up kind of reminds me of the tram, the Straßenbahn, we have in Germany. Same set-up as can be seen here, but without that incessant bell ringing. I think that might be possible on that section too, I mean there‘s a two lane road on both sides of the tracks. I can‘t imagine someone could be on the tracks by accident. 🤔
The continuous bell should only be needed from 3:51 to 14:10 when the train is in the median and crossing a street every block. Elsewhere it’s private right of way nobody has business being.
very early morning this morning Saturday van buren at point trains 🚞
I'm a little disappointed this video didn't go until Millennium Park station (the terminus), but still cool video!
Great ride! Keep em comin!
Great Video, WSOR 4012 by the way...how I long for the older, (Not The Highliners) IC 1926 MUs, that used to growl through South Shore along 71st Street, and I remember they had a small yard around 83rd Street too! Back in those days, you could park a 6 Car Train overnight, and it wouldn't be tampered with! With these new MUs, I wonder is the Cab Set-Up the same as it was with the Highliners, which of course had the same Cab Setup as the older 1926 MUs? For you Bell Ringer Haters, through South Chicago, there are many residences along the Right Of Way, that is ONLY one reason the "Bell" is used, and another is that along many portions of the route, streets like S. Exchange Avenue and 71st Street are right next to the tracks, and although GUARDED by many Crossing Flashers and Gates, you always will have certain motorists or pedestrians who will just completely IGNORE them! Many have been killed in their quest of doing just that! The South Chicago Branch used to really be full of Commuters decades ago, my late Auntie rode it over 30 Years from the early 1950s until her retirement in 1980! If they decided to shut it down, Metra would GET AN EARFUL, trust me. People in the area it serves like the fact that you don't have to take the long rides to the Red Line/Dan Ryan aboard the Local CTA Bus Routes such as the #30 South Chicago, or the #71-71st South Shore. It's main competitor? The Far South East Side Express Routes The CTA has gives this line competition for commuters, and also it depends where you work Downtown too, weather it is feasible for you to take Metra or those buses!
I enjoyed that one. It looks cold outside.
When is it not cold outside on Chicago?
I remember as a kid crossing the train tracks at South Shore/72nd street to go to the grocery store with my mom
Very nicely done! Those highliners are quick
23:45 now that’s going into my world folder for building.
I am a train 🚆and I approve this video!
I love these cab ride videos! I wish I had magic access so I could shoot some of my own!
There is no magic access the bi-level cars have a window on the bottom level that you can get to see out of the window
That. Damn. Bell.
Woow, I've never have seen the whole ride from 93 street South Chicago Branch to Van Buren station. Looks like rush hour. No commuter trains in the Metra Rail Yard next to the maintenance shop.
Oh no. This was definitely off peak. If it was Rush hour you'd have seen crowds of people lined up at Van Buren to go south.
Interesting. I have to say, that has to be one of the slowest commuter trains I've ever seen. I'm pretty sure it would be faster to ride a bike or maybe walk to the other side of town.
Unbelievably slow Hooterville trolley. Picked up what, a dozen or so passengers?
I ride this train sometimes. Its only slow in certain areas. Otherwise it goes pretty quick
The diesel electric commuter rail is way faster and uses less of the bell
They go very slow because stations are not very far apart
The Branch Line has Low Ridership, No Weekend/Holiday Service to my Understanding!
24:00 is site of major train accident in the 1970s. Over 30 passengers killed in a train collision...
I grew up a block from the train tracks, one gets completely used to the noises!
That looks like an outside braced box car at 2:49. Could be wrong.
Yes it is. I wonder if it was a branch tool car. Bad neighborhood to go exploring to find out though.
fascinating heavyweight interurban
Cool Video! I've lived in Chicago all my life and have never ridden this line... Maybe I will check it out this summer.
потому что ты дурачок как как не ездить поезд?уже проснули? мне ненравиться чикаго тьфу город! вобще америка фууууууууу!
Максим Алексеенко I have ridden many trains. If you see it says "this line" Read the whole comment before making a remark.
Tom Z понял
Last time I saw this line up close it was still painted in the old I.C. colors of burnt orange and chocolate brown and the split rail logo.. I saw them I think it was under the Prudential bldg. Would that be the Ramdolph Street station. Have a great weekend everyone.
Sounds like the bell wore it self out halfway through the video....I've been to Chicago a few times yet never have ridden Metra. I'd like to check it out, great video!
It's not a mechanical bell like any other traditional bell but it is a electronic bell instead
Verynice thanks for the Ride great video
This reminds me of the GO train ride on lakeshore line in TORONTO. The downtown core of TORONTO seems bigger stretching away from lake ontario for miles versus CHICAGO is nestled along lake michigan
Yay I'm tour 600th follower :), also nice video and bus d40lf at the beginning
Too bad they have to have the bell on the entire time that train's in motion. :-/
its regulation to have the bells running from 67th st to 93rd because of the close proximity of ground stns and the lack of protective fencing
Declan Beyer Thanks for letting me know! I kind of figured that was the case after I finnished watching this video.
Its a railroad and federal regulation to havee the bell activated when a train approaching. Its a safety issue
...and very well may have saved the kitty cats life at 1:09.
There are no bells on our trains in Denmark. We only use horns in danger situations, or if crossing warnings are u/s.
This would be more useful to more people if operated as part of the CTA system. That’s the essence of the Gray Line proposal, though I disagree with the idea of adapting METRA bi-levels for that service (which would also share the METRA Electric main line to Kensington, and maybe take over the Blue Island Branch).
The cta and metra merge has been proprosed but metra wouldn't have the budget to get new rail cars and repaint the other leftover cars for the revision
When you’re actually on the train the bell is much quieter as it is on the first car
This should 100% be a light rail line. It'd have faster accel/decel which would probably speed trip times a good 30-40%! What's the big deal here?
Metra can't afford it
So my understanding is that this is a branch line so it absolutely could be a short high floor light rail line instead (and a dedicated ROW one at that).
The only issues I could see with this idea however is that riders who currently take the branch line to get to Chicago may be opposed to a forced transfer from the branch line to the mainline preferring a one seat ride.
The other issue I see is being that this is a branch line there probably isn’t much demand to go between the stations as much as just going to Chicago. This line may not stand on its own very well
Its nice i love it
And here I thought that NJT rang their bells far too often/long. I take that back.
I hate quiet zones 😒. I love the horns 🙂👍😎
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I wonder why the video wasn’t carried on one more stop to Millennium Station. Or are the some runs that do end or begin at Van Buren?
This is so different route me. Here in Australia our trains don’t have bells. Only horns which sucks.
It needs more cow bell
MOOOOO!
I wish metras whole system was electrified
Thanks for the interesting ride.
Down ole Creep Street,lovely place at 3 am.
A trolley doesn´t have to ring the bell all the time, why this train? Regulation? They both run on ground and mixed with pedestrians. That bell almost killed me too.
Because most of the route has a "no horn" policy so they have to use the bell in order to alert pedestrians.
I watch all aboard on Pluto tv, so this was enjoyable
I live in Hyde Park and ride Metra all the time
So you've traded a loud horn which we only hear at crossings for a bloody irritating bell that only stops when the train stops. That's progress?
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Charlie ND DONG
Cool video, nice skyline at the end. But what do the signs CTC at 15:19 mean? I think on the left one it says also "network" above the CTC? Chicago Train Control? Does the line have a safety system to prevent drivers from passing a signal at danger?
CTC -- Centralized Traffic Control; movement of trains are all coordinated from one location using the signal lights. As to passing a danger signal? If there's isn't a system in place, there should be -- the part from 67th [actually 115th] north can get a bit busy...
@@Silver_Turtle Thanks for you answer, I appreciate it!
@@Ztbmrc1 No problem, sir; glad to be of assistance.
If the bell is electronic, why is there the sound of an air release everytime it's turned off?
15:53 Salvation!!!
Love your MED videos, +Amtrak Fan 90368. Just wish the stations were known. And I didn't mind the bells. And for those who hated them, be glad you don't operate a train.
At least it's a real bell. Not one of those horrendous E-bells.
Bell: rings endlessly
*ear cancer rises to 100%*
What if Metra Electric has concrete ties on the part without crossings
I didn't like the constant sound of that bell, I turned the sound off and sat and watched the video in silence!!
I did that also and we rode on this train when I was a child.
I hear the life expectancy is much lower in South Chicago, but looks peaceful, at least at the time of filming
how can train driver don t go out of mind with the sound of that bell for 40 minutes
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Loved this!
at 08:43 one guy walking on left got 😨 of train and almost fell lol
Why did the train stop so early at stations (earlier during the trip)?
Bendy Snowball that’s where shorter trains stop, during rush hour where there is longer trains they take up the whole platform
At 1:11 there was someone’s cat that was on the tracks trying to find his or her owner.
Hell! I take the HORN over these bells ANY day! At least with the horn, you blow it for the correct signals and then you're done. My goodness!
Those e-bells, why do people hate them? Anyways, great video, keep up the good work.
+WorldWhirl They AREN'T as nicer sounding as the more conventional mechanical ones.
GandSAfan I never said the e-bells sounded good. I do prefer the older bells.
+WorldWhirl Even the newer crossing signal e-bells don't sound as nice as the more classic ones. I also heard that Elburn and DeKalb installed "Wayside Horns" at crossings.
+GandSAfan Wow, that's interesting...
I dunno, there's just something very charming about the sound of e-bells. That probably goes against general railfan consensus, but it's just what I think.
This guy doing the voice sounds familiar!
Can anyone tell me why the Jeffery Blvd station is named Bryn Mawr? I use to live in South Shore and could never figure that part out.
brynmawrfaith.org/bmcc-history-2/
@@squrt29 O.K. Thanks.
Great video! Liked and subbed.
Yea
I love Metra
Xmas train with HELLS BELLS
I had to mute this...BELL!!!!!!!
8:25 battle of the bings
I think the driver has some kind of tinnitus, haha
I would have liked to watch all of this but after 5 minutes of listening to that goddamn bell I gave up. It's a shame because this looks like a really interesting trip.
ronniedio19422010 volume 👇
Love the sound!!!!!
MORE BELL
get over the freaking bell people...use your MUTE and seriously....nobody noticed the 70+ year old boxcar at 2:45, or the fact as opposed to most lines....the original cantenary is still use on the line.
Is the stop at 24 min where the train collision disaster in the 1970s took place? (Next to the old Michael Reese Hospital?)
Was that the city of New Orleans hitting the commuter train head in?
I'm guessing that this is the train you took back when you were visiting Nick in Hegewisch. But nice video
ya I had to take the bus there because stupid south Shore wasn't running because of a derailment in Michigan City Indiana
+Amtrak Fan 90368 Yeah I heard about that as well. Hope it wasn't too much of a hassle.
Run Kitty! 1:09
A safety cat. Keeping the animal kingdom under control.
I've always loved the South Shore community of Chicago. It's where Michelle Obama grew up. This line served her community (7436 S Euclid Ave, Chicago, IL 60649).
Wow wish I could do that; never made it to Dave and busters to much people
I Love Chicago and its suburbs! I Lived there for years and I never rode on a train. But what's up with the bell, ding-ding-ding-ding, constantly? I rode trains in other parts of US and the world and there are no bells. Nice video otherwise!
Joe Dohn on the blue island branch they can
I assume lthis was one of the ICRR electric lines?
is it the parallel line with the amtrak bound for champaign? it seemed i have seen the scenery at around southern chicago surburb when i take amtrak.
Yeah that's the tracks that the City of New Orleans and the Illini and Saluki utilize. There is a project though in the works to build a junction around Grand Crossing that will allow the Illini, Saluki, and City of New Orleans trains to switch from the CN's tracks to Norfolk Southern's Chicago Line, to eliminate a time consuming switchback on the St. Charles Air Line.
Sounds good. whenever i take Illini and saluki, i feel big stress for the section jump to other track. it takes ~30 min to change the track usually, and I was wondering why train goes to alley at first time lol. Good learning!, and Thanks for nice video!
@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 Dating myself, but the Illini used to come right up to 18th, divert across the river, and back right into the station. I think that's the NS Chicago Line also.