***** Especially during the rush hours when they run 3 of these cars together on the Green Line. Each SLRV is 125 feet long, so imagine three-car trains, that's 375 feet of train...in street-running territory!
Traffic on Pacific Avenue in Downtown Dallas is one lane eastbound on part of the street, but at stations like Akard Station, the Light Rail takes up the entire street.
When I travel to Dallas on Amtrak, I catch the DART rail red or blue line train to Victory station, then connect to the Green Line to Carrollton where my youngest son lives & works at, he then picks me up at the DART rail station, and takes me there when I leave to return home where I catch the DART rail to Victory station, then I connect to the red or blue line that takes me to Union Station for me to catch Amtrak. DART rail now goes to DFW on its orange line which makes it easy for many people to travel to & from the airport. Philadelphia, Denver they both have commuter rail to & from their airports. Amtrak & Metrolink trains in the Los Angeles area have a station right there at the Bob Hope Burbank airport, and Amtraks Capital service trains stop at the Oakland-Alameda County Airport, and in Seattle, the Sounder commuter rail service serves SEA-TAC Airport.
The fact that light rail even exists in dallas is stort of a miracle considering the car dependent sprawl and car centered infastructure exists and mucj of the old train routes were torn up for the cars.
Yes, somebody came up with a rapid transit plan from the first days of DART's creation, before the LRT, it was mainly freeway express buses, some of which still survive today. I know some of the routes in the old DART network, haven't really studied the new network nearly as much. It's been a minute since I've last visited Dallas.
@@cleanairbus I should also mention, there used to be urban commuter railways where many of the light rail lines exist today, DART kinda saved railroad transportation in the DFW area.
hm, takes all the space on the streets, does it reduce the traffic? Most European cities have tram systems,and some have trams and metros as well as local buses. These trains look more like metro trains, trams are slightly smaller and a lot more quieter as well, and less expensive to run. None the less great to see some cities in US have allowed for some public transport provisions.
A good amount of people take it during rush hour it's also especially crowded during special events like Mavericks games, the state fair, and holiday festivities Also it's just Pacific Avenue it takes up and only through downtown
I felt the same way at first, but once I explored the system, all 90+ miles of it (minus the extension to Camp Wisdom), I kinda forgave the looks...it's a great system, in terms of coverage.
Man, I love the DART Rail!! Awesome video! I film the DART Rail all the time!
I love DART trains! Do you think you can film another DART video soon?
Next time I'm in Texas...
Nice shots
Thank you! I hope to get back down there next year...
This is some great footage.
In the standards of Texas, they're "Super Light Rail Vehicles". Fit for an ideal Texan city like Dallas.
***** Especially during the rush hours when they run 3 of these cars together on the Green Line. Each SLRV is 125 feet long, so imagine three-car trains, that's 375 feet of train...in street-running territory!
They're super because they've been rebuilt into semi accessible with the addition of the center low-floor section.
@@cleanairbus plus 5' for each coupler set.
The trains were built in Japan called kinkysharyo slrv
Traffic on Pacific Avenue in Downtown Dallas is one lane eastbound on part of the street, but at stations like Akard Station, the Light Rail takes up the entire street.
When I travel to Dallas on Amtrak, I catch the DART rail red or blue line train to Victory station, then connect to the Green Line to
Carrollton where my youngest son lives & works at, he then picks me up at the DART rail station, and takes me there when I leave
to return home where I catch the DART rail to Victory station, then
I connect to the red or blue line that takes me to Union Station for me to catch Amtrak. DART rail now goes to DFW on its orange line
which makes it easy for many people to travel to & from the airport.
Philadelphia, Denver they both have commuter rail to & from their
airports. Amtrak & Metrolink trains in the Los Angeles area have a
station right there at the Bob Hope Burbank airport, and Amtraks
Capital service trains stop at the Oakland-Alameda County Airport,
and in Seattle, the Sounder commuter rail service serves SEA-TAC
Airport.
The fact that light rail even exists in dallas is stort of a miracle considering the car dependent sprawl and car centered infastructure exists and mucj of the old train routes were torn up for the cars.
Yes, somebody came up with a rapid transit plan from the first days of DART's creation, before the LRT, it was mainly freeway express buses, some of which still survive today. I know some of the routes in the old DART network, haven't really studied the new network nearly as much. It's been a minute since I've last visited Dallas.
@@cleanairbus I should also mention, there used to be urban commuter railways where many of the light rail lines exist today, DART kinda saved railroad transportation in the DFW area.
@@legendarygodzilla3577 yes, from my recollection, there were several....one example of which is on display at the Fort Worth ITC.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Electric_Railway
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Interurban_Railway
very long train!
With the middle section attached
WOOOOSHIT!!!!!! YASSSSSS!!!
hm, takes all the space on the streets, does it reduce the traffic?
Most European cities have tram systems,and some have trams and metros as well as local buses. These trains look more like metro trains, trams are slightly smaller and a lot more quieter as well, and less expensive to run. None the less great to see some cities in US have allowed for some public transport provisions.
Yes it does reduce traffic as if they weren't there, traffic would be worse
A good amount of people take it during rush hour it's also especially crowded during special events like Mavericks games, the state fair, and holiday festivities
Also it's just Pacific Avenue it takes up and only through downtown
I first rode the train was 2005
Back when the Super LRVs were just LRVs.
I rode the train when the brick tracks were still used
@@quavionthomas8802 What do they use on the transit mall now?
It used to be there it had a cinema and lots
The trains are kind of ugly
I felt the same way at first, but once I explored the system, all 90+ miles of it (minus the extension to Camp Wisdom), I kinda forgave the looks...it's a great system, in terms of coverage.
If you think these are ugly, look at the Type 8s or Type 9s in Boston.
That's how the trains are built in Japan