I’ve really enjoyed your Cal Train series….especially the narrative. I grew up in your “ home away from home Millbrae”. From the age of about 5 to 13, I lived maybe 300 yards from the tracks on the east side about two thirds of the way up between the Millbrae station and Center. As kids we loved watching and listening to those steam engines. We also got the treat of seeing the Southern Pacific Daylight pass by every night…..and if we were up later, we would see /hear The Lark. Sure miss those days but, I guess it’s still better that I remember them! Thanks for bringing back those memories.
I had fun doing it. I love seeing the F40 and listening to them rev up and I just love those rail fan windows. I just had to make a transcontinental trek out there to see that one last time. I’d like to think my narratives on Caltrain made a big difference because I hadn’t seen many other Caltrain videos with narratives. I tried to provide as much detail as humanly possible.
I don't hear bells on the Long Island Rail Road - another difference out here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Caltrain relies on its trains' bells as much as on their horns. Thanks for giving us this great Baby Bullet sunset ride, RRHGuy!
@@3985uprr The Long Island Rail Road doesn't clang them all the time at every station and road crossing the way Caltrain does its bells. That was the difference I noticed between the two commuter railroads as I was watching your CalTrain video: that ever-present "kerthunk-kerthunk-kerthunk" sound from the cab-car's under-floor bell-ringing mechanism as your train entered and departed all stations. Caltrain is very safety-conscious. I think the difference in bell use lies in the fact that all of Caltrain's platforms are at track level rather than high platforms, and so ringing the bell is mandatory. Chicago's Metra relies on bells a lot too, for the same reason - it's all low platforms.
Excellent video! Watched the entire trip and it shows you really did your homework! Sounds like we have exactly the same feelings regarding the terrible P2 horns and from your comments coming into California Avenue, sounds like you fully appreciated "How it Was" when SP was running the show. Sorry you were not here then to hear all the great variety of horns. Was also interesting in 1978 when we had the early Amtrak GE's with P5s for a while when SP needed many of the commute locos for freight. Just very few things I would of mentioned in addition to the great detailed info you presented. At Redwood City the Port line leaves the main heading east, but also, Dumbarton is where the important transbay freight line took off with connection to the east bay via Dumbarton Bridge. Tracks are still mostly there but no longer operational. Just south of San Carlos is a steep downgrade spur created to serve industries east of the mainline. Tracks were once level here and there were a few industries served by rail, but by the time Cal Train raised the ROW and built the costly 4% grade connection track, all the industries were gone. Big waste of public funding! Regards, Jim Evans, Five Chime Consultants
It's a little weird seeing the Sun set over ocean instead of raising. Just getting out to California is on my Bucket List, especially to visit. LA. County Fire Station 127 aka 51 the home of Engine 51 and Squad 51.
Hi retired rail fan I think I've seen this before but I look for my comment and don't see it. But as I said before a wonderful job and I love your explanations of each stop as well the history of most stops whether written or spoken keep up the great work and I'll be keeping an eye out for more of your train travels. Again I'm sure I've seen this before. Is there any chance you posted this twice?
@@lanochelanochedelcuervo3895 I agree out of the engines on the Caltrain roster MP36PH locomotives are the newest and still got 20 more years of service on them they’ve only been around since 2006 they’re still fairly new plus the company that makes them offers replacement parts in case they break down
New but they suck when 928 came back from being overhauled she alot of issues and when employee from Alstom would come and fix the locomotive would break down the next day
What's cool about these P2s on the galleries they basically have gone bad but a few will come back to life fully if they go over a grade crossing. The reverb from the ground basically wakes up the second bell in the horn and you get that full effect of the P2. Such as what happens here. 24:52. The whole time prior you was just earing a single chime P horn. lol
Excellent video! A few questions: what's the top speed on this corridor? Is this the "shared" corridor that the California High Speed system will use when completed? If true, that seems like a great way to slow those trains down, haha
Is it true that even when the electrification is completed, Caltrain will still have some diesel trains that go to Gilroy since that section of the tracks are UP owned?!
I recall riding this route in 1988 from Sunnyvale to SF. I was surprised that it was several blocks to Market Street. Now the Bay Area is a 3rd world slum except for a few super wealthy folks. So sad
![[HD] CalTrain, ACE, and Amtrak at Santa Clara and Sunnyvale (11/07/17)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9yal5E2Eci4/mqdefault.jpg)
The EMUs look so good! Bring some new life to the rails!
Always a pleasure to hear whenever the third bell on some of Caltrain gallery cab cars p2s sounds
I’ve really enjoyed your Cal Train series….especially the narrative. I grew up in your “ home away from home Millbrae”. From the age of about 5 to 13, I lived maybe 300 yards from the tracks on the east side about two thirds of the way up between the Millbrae station and Center. As kids we loved watching and listening to those steam engines. We also got the treat of seeing the Southern Pacific Daylight pass by every night…..and if we were up later, we would see /hear The Lark. Sure miss those days but, I guess it’s still better that I remember them! Thanks for bringing back those memories.
I had fun doing it. I love seeing the F40 and listening to them rev up and I just love those rail fan windows. I just had to make a transcontinental trek out there to see that one last time. I’d like to think my narratives on Caltrain made a big difference because I hadn’t seen many other Caltrain videos with narratives. I tried to provide as much detail as humanly possible.
Thank you for posting these front view rides. As always, very interesting. Enjoy and be well, Vincent Zablocki
I had a lot of fun out there. Aside from the F 40s, that was my main reason for going out there
Thanks for the great video with narration much appreciated
Glad you enjoyed it
I understand now the significance of this trip. No more RFW once Electric service kicks in. Thx for all the Amazing videos.
Our pleasure!
Awesome Railfanning!! Those Bullets really are fast!! Thanks Tim👌💚
I still have the peninsula corridor route on train sim world!
I don't hear bells on the Long Island Rail Road - another difference out here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Caltrain relies on its trains' bells as much as on their horns. Thanks for giving us this great Baby Bullet sunset ride, RRHGuy!
Oh, we have bells on our railroad. Cab cars and locos have them
@@3985uprr The Long Island Rail Road doesn't clang them all the time at every station and road crossing the way Caltrain does its bells. That was the difference I noticed between the two commuter railroads as I was watching your CalTrain video: that ever-present "kerthunk-kerthunk-kerthunk" sound from the cab-car's under-floor bell-ringing mechanism as your train entered and departed all stations. Caltrain is very safety-conscious. I think the difference in bell use lies in the fact that all of Caltrain's platforms are at track level rather than high platforms, and so ringing the bell is mandatory. Chicago's Metra relies on bells a lot too, for the same reason - it's all low platforms.
@@joscallinet6260 I noticed also that Caltrain is solid on the horn. They blow full grade crossing signals.
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Excellent video! Watched the entire trip and it shows you really did your homework!
Sounds like we have exactly the same feelings regarding the terrible P2 horns and from your comments coming into California Avenue, sounds like you fully appreciated "How it Was" when SP was running the show. Sorry you were not here then to hear all the great variety of horns. Was also interesting in 1978 when we had the early Amtrak GE's with P5s for a while when SP needed many of the commute locos for freight.
Just very few things I would of mentioned in addition to the great detailed info you presented. At Redwood City the Port line leaves the main heading east, but also, Dumbarton is where the important transbay freight line took off with connection to the east bay via Dumbarton Bridge. Tracks are still mostly there but no longer operational.
Just south of San Carlos is a steep downgrade spur created to serve industries east of the mainline. Tracks were once level here and there were a few industries served by rail, but by the time Cal Train raised the ROW and built the costly 4% grade connection track, all the industries were gone.
Big waste of public funding!
Regards, Jim Evans, Five Chime Consultants
I couldn’t think of everything, but I thought of a lot already. Not too bad for a guy from the East Coast.
56:34 The Toaster!
It's a little weird seeing the Sun set over ocean instead of raising. Just getting out to California is on my Bucket List, especially to visit. LA. County Fire Station 127 aka 51 the home of Engine 51 and Squad 51.
Same here! Station 51 KMG-365
Hi retired rail fan I think I've seen this before but I look for my comment and don't see it. But as I said before a wonderful job and I love your explanations of each stop as well the history of most stops whether written or spoken keep up the great work and I'll be keeping an eye out for more of your train travels. Again I'm sure I've seen this before. Is there any chance you posted this twice?
As far as I know that particular video was only posted once. I don’t recall taking down your comment but my apologies if I did.
Nice to see you in California to document the final days of diesel powered Caltrain commuter service
More like final months
Nah mp36 will be running
@@lanochelanochedelcuervo3895 I agree out of the engines on the Caltrain roster MP36PH locomotives are the newest and still got 20 more years of service on them they’ve only been around since 2006 they’re still fairly new plus the company that makes them offers replacement parts in case they break down
New but they suck when 928 came back from being overhauled she alot of issues and when employee from Alstom would come and fix the locomotive would break down the next day
You should come out here and do another video more videos of Caltrain if possible
Doubtful before electrification
What's cool about these P2s on the galleries they basically have gone bad but a few will come back to life fully if they go over a grade crossing. The reverb from the ground basically wakes up the second bell in the horn and you get that full effect of the P2. Such as what happens here. 24:52. The whole time prior you was just earing a single chime P horn. lol
Not exactly the quality of French impressionistic music 😀😀
I wonder if Dovetail Games can remake the Peninsula Corridor extended to Gilroy, and using EMUs for Caltrain Electric on TSW4 or TSW5
That guy at 13:46 was not as big a fan of the horn as some of us!
The first shots out of the station remind me of the lower level of DC Union Station.
Any chance you saw the AEM-7's?
Saw them several times
Excellent video!
A few questions: what's the top speed on this corridor?
Is this the "shared" corridor that the California High Speed system will use when completed? If true, that seems like a great way to slow those trains down, haha
They do 79mph. Not sure if they would use the same track.
That approach into the city looks ripe for security/trespasser issues
Why does the engineer turn his headlights off at some
Points?
So as not to blind an oncoming train
Is it true that even when the electrification is completed, Caltrain will still have some diesel trains that go to Gilroy since that section of the tracks are UP owned?!
That is true.
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What was the number of the cab car and what engine was powering this train?
Don’t recall
Consider a trip to ride the EMUs next year.
That seems highly unlikely but who knows
I recall riding this route in 1988 from Sunnyvale to SF. I was surprised that it was several blocks to Market Street. Now the Bay Area is a 3rd world slum except for a few super wealthy folks. So sad
I still enjoyed myself there though. Like every big city it has its bad areas, but where I was I thoroughly enjoyed myself.