Even though it only serves Clifton once a year, I do think it highlights transit's ability to serve parks, tourist venues, and events. When we think transit we typically think about serving residential areas, business districts, and workplaces. Adding in other stuff adds a whole new dimension of transit that's underregarded in many ways.
@@Shortline819 I think this is true in the DC region especially. The region has transit that’s pretty easy to use for visitors, and it gets you a lot of places. Special event trains like this are great!
It’s so interesting seeing how this town seems “off the grid” from DC but it’s surrounded by some prominent towns and cities like Manassas, Woodbridge, Fairfax City, and Burke to name a few. Too bad there’s virtually no public transit to get there except for Clifton Day.
@@29downthelineClifton lacks the infrastructure to get an actual stop. They do not have the parking, they don't have big enough roads. Plus the residents don't want one. It's a nice place, but as someone who grew up literally between Manassas and Clifton.....the NIMBY is strong in that community.
@@dewdude In terms of infrastructure, I honestly think a small platform, big enough for one car door, would be fine to start off with. I think the point of the station would be for people from outside of Clifton to get into the town, so I don’t really think parking or larger roads are all that necessary there. There’s plenty of parking at Manassas Park and Burke Centre. As for the NIMBY’s, well, I feel like it wouldn’t be impossible to persuade them if the station were simply a small flagstop without any major infrastructure changes. It would just depend on what the station was for. Some might be in favor if it were to bring in customers for local businesses. The problem then is the low level of service on the Manassas Line. But in the end, if they don’t want a train station, they probably won’t get a train station.
This is so cool. This makes me wish NMRX did trains like this for events in and around Albuquerque when traffic is pretty high, IE Balloon Fiesta, State Fair, etc. Regardless it's very nice to see this sort of practice actually being implemented for events such as this.
Other systems really should start running special trains like this! In addition to alleviating traffic, it probably gets a lot of first-time transit riders!
@29DowntheLine! Great video of the VRE! You know! I’ve never ridden the VRE in my life and it’s time to change it! Hopefully, This may happen to me! But my Father used to take it to work a long time ago!
For the traffic sign in the outtakes. I would say it's for cowboy trailers. Raised approaches to railroad . They get hung up due to not enough ground clearance.
Yeah but I think it’s weird they use symbols that look like lightning bolts. It seems like it implies electricity, but I can see how it could also mean metal scraping against metal (in the case of the trailers scraping or getting stuck against the ground)
Yes, but they don’t actually stop in Clifton to let passengers off, right? (I’ve never been to the Manassas Railway Festival so I’ve never ridden that train)
Oh yeah....that thing. I forgot it was happening and quickly regretted my decision. Of course the day before I jad to pick someone up at Amtrak....on the same dame day as the damn farmers market, and of course all the public has taken all the public parking.
They should definitely consider reserving a portion of the parking garage for train station users, even on the weekend! (Especially considering the poor level of bus service Manassas gets on the weekend). It would probably help in the case of the farmers market.
Looks like a really cool festival. Great that VRE can provide transit there to lessen the parking needed. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Even though it only serves Clifton once a year, I do think it highlights transit's ability to serve parks, tourist venues, and events. When we think transit we typically think about serving residential areas, business districts, and workplaces. Adding in other stuff adds a whole new dimension of transit that's underregarded in many ways.
@@Shortline819 I think this is true in the DC region especially. The region has transit that’s pretty easy to use for visitors, and it gets you a lot of places. Special event trains like this are great!
It’s so interesting seeing how this town seems “off the grid” from DC but it’s surrounded by some prominent towns and cities like Manassas, Woodbridge, Fairfax City, and Burke to name a few.
Too bad there’s virtually no public transit to get there except for Clifton Day.
Yeah, Clifton is kind of a hidden gem-if you can get to it. Adding a VRE flagstop honestly probably wouldn’t be too difficult!
@@29downthelineClifton lacks the infrastructure to get an actual stop. They do not have the parking, they don't have big enough roads.
Plus the residents don't want one. It's a nice place, but as someone who grew up literally between Manassas and Clifton.....the NIMBY is strong in that community.
@@dewdude In terms of infrastructure, I honestly think a small platform, big enough for one car door, would be fine to start off with. I think the point of the station would be for people from outside of Clifton to get into the town, so I don’t really think parking or larger roads are all that necessary there. There’s plenty of parking at Manassas Park and Burke Centre.
As for the NIMBY’s, well, I feel like it wouldn’t be impossible to persuade them if the station were simply a small flagstop without any major infrastructure changes. It would just depend on what the station was for. Some might be in favor if it were to bring in customers for local businesses. The problem then is the low level of service on the Manassas Line.
But in the end, if they don’t want a train station, they probably won’t get a train station.
This is so cool. This makes me wish NMRX did trains like this for events in and around Albuquerque when traffic is pretty high, IE Balloon Fiesta, State Fair, etc. Regardless it's very nice to see this sort of practice actually being implemented for events such as this.
Other systems really should start running special trains like this! In addition to alleviating traffic, it probably gets a lot of first-time transit riders!
@29DowntheLine! Great video of the VRE! You know! I’ve never ridden the VRE in my life and it’s time to change it! Hopefully, This may happen to me! But my Father used to take it to work a long time ago!
@@JaxB-po8ld VRE is a nice service, so I would definitely recommend! (Trains just need to be more frequent!)
Thought I saw ya!
Quite possibly! There weren’t too many of us walking around and filming the trains, so I probably stood out from the crowd a bit!
For the traffic sign in the outtakes. I would say it's for cowboy trailers. Raised approaches to railroad . They get hung up due to not enough ground clearance.
That's lowboy trailers. Stupid auto correct.
Yeah but I think it’s weird they use symbols that look like lightning bolts. It seems like it implies electricity, but I can see how it could also mean metal scraping against metal (in the case of the trailers scraping or getting stuck against the ground)
Yes the sign was a odd design. Never saw that design before. @29downtheline
The things I’d do for a breakfast burrito from the Clifton pub……
@@tyleralberico Is lobbying VRE and Fairfax County to make Clifton a permanent station included in the things you would do for said breakfast burrito?
@ absolutely.
Actually, the Manassas Railway Festival also has VRE make a run to Clifton
Yes, but they don’t actually stop in Clifton to let passengers off, right? (I’ve never been to the Manassas Railway Festival so I’ve never ridden that train)
i like clifton
@@willplaut9416 Me too!
Oh yeah....that thing. I forgot it was happening and quickly regretted my decision. Of course the day before I jad to pick someone up at Amtrak....on the same dame day as the damn farmers market, and of course all the public has taken all the public parking.
They should definitely consider reserving a portion of the parking garage for train station users, even on the weekend! (Especially considering the poor level of bus service Manassas gets on the weekend). It would probably help in the case of the farmers market.