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- METRORail is the 22.7-mile (36.5 km) light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). As of 2015, the METRORail has an average weekday ridership of 56,600 and total annual ridership of 18.335 million. After Dallas's DART Light Rail, METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the 12th most-traveled light rail system in the United States. METRORail is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO). ~Wikipedia
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Good to see such light rail development
I was once riding busses and rail in Houston on July 4th trip. They are clean modern spacious and easy to navigate around, thanks to their schedues and time. The summer heat is bearable! I wish I can live there. If someone can help, I'm in Heaven! There is no place like Houston, it has its charm and prestige!
Would be nice if this train went from Downtown to the Airport
Bush or Hobby?
@@jay_7139 I've heard that there's a plan for one to go to hobby.
That will have to be the Dart Light Rail in Dallas, which is of course the orange line
@@coocoodog1232 purple line, and you are correct in future it will go to hobby
They will in the future to both airports. Traffic on both airports are heavy! You need to be prepared early or you will miss a flight.
Nice you should keep it up 👍 with the Houston light rail videos
I like how they put a full-on railroad crossing for this tiny tram
Well drivers would not stop for the tram in there
@@isaaccollazo2874 true, safety first
Most people in Houston drive like idiots see how many cars get destroyed by these daily
This is from a system that used to be called HuTRANS before it got rebranded to METRO in ‘79.
I love you baby, chec out my stuff! Thank you
Another big city chocked with traffic that has realized a light rail system is better than freeways. Thanks for sharing Tim😀😀
Should we tell him?
@@CreatorPolar Good idea
@@CreatorPolar don't
@@CreatorPolar Nah, “we don’t use the highways at all in Houston” wink wink
The Metro system is very diverse there is stops everywhere in the city and suburbs, no cars needed in Houston
More like oversized tram by European standards than LRT. But interesting, probably good for this kind of climate.
LRT is oversized trams.
This is not europe man. Its usa!
tram with train horn - only in USA :-D
Still not that different from a train, it runs on tracks and everything
Fantastic video my friend Greetings 😉✌
Nice coverage of light rail system !!! Like 126
Amazing Houston tram
You mean Train?🤨
Wait a minute did you say tram? That's my opinion it doesn't look like a tram to me it only goes in railroad crossing Remember that? it's my first time seeing one of those Houston trains🙂
They need to expand this :))
Nice light rail system though
Purple line will get extended to hobby
Σύγχρονο, απλό, περιποιημένο. Μόνο οι ταχύτητες έπρεπε να είναι κάπως υψηλότερες.
Higher speeds on a tram?
@@afcgeo882 Κοίταξε, τα οχήματα έχουν δυνατότητα να αναπτύξουν ταχύτητες έως και 70 km/h, ίσως και μεγαλύτερες! Η γραμμή έχει κάποια "περίφραξη". Οι κάθετοι δρόμοι προστατεύονται με αυτόματα συστήματα ασφαλείας ισόπεδων διαβάσεων κσι με σηματοδότηση. Σε κάποιες περιπτώσεις η ταχύτητα των οχημάτων φαίνεται πολύ χαμηλή 5 - 10 km/h. Εάν μπορούσαν οι ταχύτητες να αυξηθούν χωρίς να διακυβεύεται η ασφάλεια των πεζών και των αυτοκινήτων, αυτό θα ήταν κάτι το επιθυμητό. Άλλωστε πρόκειται για metro / light rail και η ταχύτητα κίνησης πρέπει να είναι λίγο μεγαλύτερη από των κλασσικών trams...
trains r cool
Thanks!
Thanks for the support Chris Online! :D
@@timosha21 you're welcome 😊
Amazing trains 👌💯
Agree. Rode it 1 week ago. Only thing I wish is for heavy rail options and in addition to these light rail trains I would like some long sometimes.
Very Good Footage.
I've been on this train since I left the Beacon this morning Troy Pradia!🙄
Okay I’m gonna need DART to step it up with their rolling stock
I was just in Houston this past weekend for a trip and gotta say their light rail is very nice, although I didn't have a chance to ride it, how much is the price per ticket?
1.25! Where did you visit?
@@timosha21 I was there this past weenkend went all around Houston, I was in Hermann park at night as well when I saw a platform to a side of the park.
Its like a dollar
$3 for an all day pass as well
@@timosha21 are there any live cams for METRORail
it seems not so many people use it... still nice to be there if people want to use it more
A lot more use it in the medical center and Herman park area , south of most of the shown video. Lots of people use the system on football, baseball, and basketball game days too.
@@mattryan7124 my friend gasboy and his girl poop queen use it too from downtown to Hermannnnnnm pork
@@mattryan7124 yup. On the Astros parade they were having to use many 2 unit trains and they were still falling behind a little but overall they were working fast.
0:14 0:38 2:00 2:30 commuter train sounds
Very slow improvements, but everything helps. Houston needs to do better, and I don’t mean more freeway construction.
Right?
Yup, some of us actually want more rail not just bus and stuff
Let’s Go Rockets
Can’t wait to see it built out more instead of txdot contracting to build more lanes on freeways or another toll road.
I believe they may eventually put a barrier in between the tracks and road because a train sharing tracks with cars on a road is a major hazard
@@jayasmrmore3687 right? Thats what im saying too! It should be illegal!
More lanes? Bahahaha! Man HELL NO! if they do that, it causes more traffic=more accidents and harder to switch lanes! Adding 1 or 2 more lanes to a 1 or 2 lane is very important but more then that, you got a whole fucking mess of traffic!
@@Brand-pn5yz yeah that’s the point.
@@pauly1k wait whats the point?
Why are they running 2-unit trains when they are virtually empty? Save energy; run single units. Seats appear to be uncomfortable; looking hard and not contoured. Operators have not been trained properly on the timing of crossing whistle; starting the whistle sequence as the train is entering the crossing defeats the purpose. Wraps on the trains block views and darken the interior, IMO making the ride less pleasant.
Blame the freeways for that! People use The 45/59/69 loop to bypass houston! Plus they widen them emptying the ground streets completely empty! Also People dont visit houston because it lack entertainment.
Most are 1 unit on purple line. Except when Astros play their demand skyrockets out of control even with 2 unit trams it makes me think they need more trains or more units for those times.
FYI since you’ve posted this comment they’ve actually improved a bit too
That screeching on the tracks though 😬
Yeah you have to get used to it! Nyc subway screeching is worser.
🥴
Well this still has less stopping ability than an 18 wheeler
@@jayasmrmore3687 so the light rail takes longer to stop?
@@NiceNToasty768 longer than a car for sure, longer than an 18 wheeler even but obviously not as long as a freight train. This train has definitely hit a number of vehicles before, watch this video and you can even search up other videos too of “metrorail Houston accidents”
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I film most of it but it’s beautiful 😍
Will this system take my from greyhound bus station area to iah Houston airport
Purple line is supposed to expand to Hobby but as far as your question specifically I’m not sure
The crossing here at 0:39 seems to have an E-bell but it's not working
You're wrong, that sound is because the light rail has a Mexican sweet potato vendor incorporated. xD
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@@juanmassiosare9850 ok? But this is usa not mexico! What are these people thinking!?
@@Brand-pn5yz .....Whether some like it or not, but the South of the USA has a lot of Mexico and that is an irrefutable fact.
@@juanmassiosare9850 yeah... thats true
3:15 whats that horn???
The Train's Horn it let's you know that the train is at the railroad crossing or crossing the street that's why they used their horns always remember that so peace out ✌️
@@ashleywhite7272youre funny. its a seimens s63. The model of the train. Im here because im interested in trains and the models. I was asking about the horn tone dont reply to my comment if you dont know about trains. Peace out ✌️
Ohhh my god early :D
If only the Astros win the World Series instead of the Mickey Braves
Ola primeiro
Is it all through Houston?
Yes but only the center for now
@@Brand-pn5yz oh ok
@@Brand-pn5yz The answer is no
Red line Siemens S700 Houston metrorail at north main s and boundary
I like that horn
А я еще с 2011
Would you ride a train
Yes but preferably not alone
Not utilized for places needed, big waste of money
Give it time. Hopefully it can either replace the buses on the Hov lanes or be coupled with electric and low emission transportation
@@mattryan7124 Unfortunately, poorly planned and marketed projects end up as an example for all future projects, exemplifying government waste.
Are you talking about the modern day highway system that destroyed all other means of transportation or just this specific Tram system in Houston?
Well in Houston Astros parade they were packed