I always love seeing these cabrides, the Stadlers will definitely improve Caltrain, but I will definitely miss these gallery passenger cars when they retire in just a month or so away. Great video!
Cool. I moved to Mountain View from Sunnyvale a few weeks ago and I'm right close by the Caltrain station. I might start taking Caltrain to work if their promises about more frequent operation are true.
Trains every 15 minutes, with trains every 30 minutes in the off-peak hours! So basically, BART frequencies! But it's starting September 18th or 20th. They're just replacing some of the diesel trains for now to test the new electric ones in operations with actual riders before the September launch of the new schedule.
@@TohaBgood2 I currently drive to work in Santa Clara and I don't mind the drive because I'm going opposite the bad traffic flow, but I have a fun car and I'd like to save it for fun on the weekends while not putting so many boring miles on it during my work commute.
@@mikeydude750 Awwwwww man, you're making me feel bad about my c3 vette that I got from my uncle for three nickels and a handshake. I completely destroyed it mechanically after college because I was broke and it was my only car and my job was in the devil's asshole in Stockton. That poor vette deserved better. Yes, it was mechanically challenged, but the interior and the bodywork were near mint! "Targa" top...
This is not a cab ride in one of the new electric locomotives. I can tell by the voices and the "clunk" sound of the bell that this is taken from the door at the cab end of one of the bilevel cars.
All these comments about how exciting this electrification thing is. Unbelievable that the US is like 75yrs behind the curve even to a 3rd world country such as India.
We led the way in the early 1900s. Californians gave the world the ubiquitous pantograph. We were merely misled, alured by the false promises of the automobile and freeway. Most of the world was look towards cars and freeways as the future; the US simply had the money after WW2.
SF has a fancy multimodal transit station but Caltrain doesn’t get there yet. A plan to extend to there is under way. It will be an underground section. SF doesn’t really need a big train station for much as it is a peninsula, a dead end. If you want to go anywhere on a train you go to Oakland. You can take a BART train to Oakland. Been that way for 50 years. There were trains on the old Bay Bridge at one time but not for a long time now.
Are caltrain electric trains still going to ring the bell coming in and out of stations and blow horns at every railway crossing? It’s an outmoded way of doing things,and ridiculously noisy.
Because this wasn't just an electrification project. They're getting the right of way ready for CAHSR. They've also installed modern automatic train control, modified stations, added grade separations, and modernized the entire line. And there's more upgrades to come! They'll continue upgrading it to BART levels for the next 10 years until CAHSR arrives.
@@TohaBgood2 Correct. HSR will connect to CalTrain track at Gilroy, then continue into San Francisco. MetroLink in LA will also need to electrify for the same reason.
This is the first Cab View I have watched from the USA, and was quite surprised. Compared to the Electric Motor Units (EMU) I've seen in Europe, Asia and Australia, these seem rather slow with sluggish acceleration. Is this a First Day testing thing?
Only took ten years longer than it should have. The oil company that owns it needed to get as much cash as they could. Should be criminal charges filed
@@lukeskywalker6338 The weekend schedule doesn't have any early morning trains, there has been only one train so far today. We need to wait a bit longer. Update: that first train today was actually a new electric one!
Maybe, just maybe in not to distant future, maybe even this century Californians will again be able to ride an electric train from Sacramento to S.F. in 2 hours, just like back in 1938... ruclips.net/video/9JJAUFL_Y9Q/видео.html
Trains are running slow and tooting all the time. You should modernize the track as soon as possible. Even the worst routes in Germany are much better than this.
46:29 Electric train in the opposite direction at Bayshore
Beautiful beast!
Thank you!
I always love seeing these cabrides, the Stadlers will definitely improve Caltrain, but I will definitely miss these gallery passenger cars when they retire in just a month or so away. Great video!
I know, I wish they got some Metra Electric style trainsets.
Cool. I moved to Mountain View from Sunnyvale a few weeks ago and I'm right close by the Caltrain station. I might start taking Caltrain to work if their promises about more frequent operation are true.
Trains every 15 minutes, with trains every 30 minutes in the off-peak hours! So basically, BART frequencies!
But it's starting September 18th or 20th. They're just replacing some of the diesel trains for now to test the new electric ones in operations with actual riders before the September launch of the new schedule.
@@TohaBgood2 I currently drive to work in Santa Clara and I don't mind the drive because I'm going opposite the bad traffic flow, but I have a fun car and I'd like to save it for fun on the weekends while not putting so many boring miles on it during my work commute.
@@mikeydude750 Awwwwww man, you're making me feel bad about my c3 vette that I got from my uncle for three nickels and a handshake. I completely destroyed it mechanically after college because I was broke and it was my only car and my job was in the devil's asshole in Stockton.
That poor vette deserved better. Yes, it was mechanically challenged, but the interior and the bodywork were near mint! "Targa" top...
I’m assuming this was a diesel train you were riding to the inauguration since you can record the front of a northbound train
The bell gives it away.
This is not a cab ride in one of the new electric locomotives. I can tell by the voices and the "clunk" sound of the bell that this is taken from the door at the cab end of one of the bilevel cars.
Well, yes.
Sounded like a train full of Stanford students taking a little trip into the City.
Dude, I'm so jealous.
All these comments about how exciting this electrification thing is. Unbelievable that the US is like 75yrs behind the curve even to a 3rd world country such as India.
We led the way in the early 1900s. Californians gave the world the ubiquitous pantograph. We were merely misled, alured by the false promises of the automobile and freeway. Most of the world was look towards cars and freeways as the future; the US simply had the money after WW2.
it's funny even NK has their railway all electrified during soviet time, but US railway is mainly for freight and private so that's why
@@rayjin1952why wouldn't electrification work for freight and private operators?
Good cab ride.
Some trees should be trimmed, so they will not damage electric lines.
That station at the end looks pretty sad. You'd think san Francisco would have some epic modern thing
its functional, and thats what matters. Its a commuter train, you arent gonna have a grand central like station at the end
There are no long-distance trains at San Francisco at all...
SF has a fancy multimodal transit station but Caltrain doesn’t get there yet. A plan to extend to there is under way. It will be an underground section.
SF doesn’t really need a big train station for much as it is a peninsula, a dead end. If you want to go anywhere on a train you go to Oakland. You can take a BART train to Oakland. Been that way for 50 years. There were trains on the old Bay Bridge at one time but not for a long time now.
When you come to Dallas Texas ride the Tex Rail from DFW The silver line.
Are caltrain electric trains still going to ring the bell coming in and out of stations and blow horns at every railway crossing?
It’s an outmoded way of doing things,and ridiculously noisy.
Wasn't expecting to stumble upon the Roblox headquarters at Hillsdale station (viewed towards the right at 22:00)
See’s Candies is one of your birthdays 😷⭐️102 years old.😷
Speedometer apps are simple. It'd be nice to see the top speed between stations.
👍👍👍❤🤍💚 Tom from Hungary.
Why no video between 22nd St and the end of the line?
I had to get off at 22nd street
I have no idea why this was so hard and took so long. So many years just to put up electric wires.
For example, India electrified 40,000km since the beginning of works at Caltrain 😂
Because this wasn't just an electrification project. They're getting the right of way ready for CAHSR. They've also installed modern automatic train control, modified stations, added grade separations, and modernized the entire line.
And there's more upgrades to come! They'll continue upgrading it to BART levels for the next 10 years until CAHSR arrives.
@@TohaBgood2 Correct. HSR will connect to CalTrain track at Gilroy, then continue into San Francisco. MetroLink in LA will also need to electrify for the same reason.
This is the first Cab View I have watched from the USA, and was quite surprised.
Compared to the Electric Motor Units (EMU) I've seen in Europe, Asia and Australia, these seem rather slow with sluggish acceleration. Is this a First Day testing thing?
This video was filmed from a diesel locomotive-pushed train
@@LeonidAndronov Ah, now that makes sense. 😄 Quite normal acceleration for a diesel. Hope the new trains work out well for you.
The title was misleading somewhat, he did not ride in an electric train.
The electrics have the same top speed, but way faster acceleration.
@@lalakerspro I just wanted to show the state of the electric infrastructure on launch day.
What are they burning to make the power to drive these trains ?
they burn mostly nothing because they use two energy provider which mostly have there energy through renewable sources
Only took ten years longer than it should have. The oil company that owns it needed to get as much cash as they could. Should be criminal charges filed
I can’t find any videos of the new train taking passengers arent they supposed to be in service today
@@lukeskywalker6338 The weekend schedule doesn't have any early morning trains, there has been only one train so far today. We need to wait a bit longer.
Update: that first train today was actually a new electric one!
@@LeonidAndronov More electric trains should be visible during the weekdays.
@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 Actually, the first train this morning was a Stadler EMU 🥳
Cali leads!
Maybe, just maybe in not to distant future, maybe even this century Californians will again be able to ride an electric train from Sacramento to S.F. in 2 hours, just like back in 1938...
ruclips.net/video/9JJAUFL_Y9Q/видео.html
Trains are running slow and tooting all the time. You should modernize the track as soon as possible. Even the worst routes in Germany are much better than this.
@@dirkmeier5115 on the other hand, in Germany there are still many semaphores and other rope-operated signalling devices 😂