American/Californian Trains - Caltrain Journey to San Francisco
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I travel with my sister and friend, from San Mateo to San Francisco, California, by Caltrain. I demonstrate the ticket buying process, train platforms, the rolling stock including seating, interior and lavatory, plus the experience from a customer service perspective.
Nice video! As a person who uses Caltrain a lot, some things to note about the service is that they are replacing there older diesel trains like the one you rode on, with new electric Stadler Kiss units that are frequently seen in Europe. They won't start service until 2024, so that's why they have diesel trains running under the wires. Caltrain can also be quite fast. In this video, you were on a local train, which stops at all stops, however, if you get an express train, it can be quite speedy.
Thank you and great to have the additional info. I wondered what the significance of the overhead lines were when a diesel train arrived! Can I ask how the other train on the platform (when we arrived at San Fran) differs? Is it older or newer than the one I travelled on? I like the polished exterior, reminded me of American Airlines aircraft in the 90’s!
@@autoknight747 I belive the other train on the platform was older than the one you traveled on. Those cars are called Gallery cars and are built by Nippon Sharyo, some date back to 1985, however those ones got a rebuild in the early 2000's. The cars you rode on are called Bi-Levels and were built by Bombardier in the late 90's and early 2000's. These cars are immensely popular in North America so if you take a ride on a commuter Railroad in America, you are likely to find one.
@@speedytrain9306 Great Info, I appreciate it so thank you. I’ve subscribed to your channel as I’ve seen you have lots of great videos. I’m more about cars and aircraft normally but slightly interested in rail.
@@autoknight747 Awesome, thanks a lot!
the one he went on aren’t getting replaced yet, it’s only gallery cars and F40’s numbered 900-919, they’re keeping The Bombardier cars and MP36’s as well with the MPI F40’s
Excellent video! This train looks very similar to the commuter train that we have in Los Angeles called "Metrolink"...very similar coaches and locomotives if not exactly the same models. I really enjoy your channel...keep up the great work!!!
some of these cars was used by Metrolink and the cars with the blue stripes on them was owned my Metrolink.
Im going to San Francisco on vacation in June 2023 and i am thinking about visiting family in San Jose so im thinking about riding Caltrain for the very 1st time ever. Looks like alot of fun and entertaining for a tourist.
did you do it?
You can pass between cars, you just need to pull really hard. I’m weak so I always struggled. 😂
You got on a train with the newer cars. You would've loved the 50s style cars. 😂 Seriously though, the electrification and new train sets upgrade in the fall of 2024 promises to be more exciting.
Thanks! Feeling ready to use the train to go to the ballgame.
Great video for tourist😊
Great video very interesting
You should take the uta frontrunner in salt lake city utah
Compare to British now! Was this a recent trip or the same trip from the summer when you did price comparisons?
Different trip, this was just a few days ago!
8:55 “I can already smell the weed.” I hope that was a joke because that’s very unfortunate to smell especially on the train. Was the train pleasant to ride in? I went on BART recently for the first time and it was terrible. Weed, dirty, and hobos.
We could definitely sense an odour of weed wafting in as we approached San Fran! CalTrain felt like a fairly basic and utilitarian train service and there was no friendly onboard presence in terms of customer service.
It’s standard. 😂
@@autoknight747its infinitely better than bart tho, it is safer and there is literally no homeless or meth addict
@@tankman_tv9332 That's because they have conductors on every train minding the train and checking tickets at least once per trip. They even ask people to remove their feet from adjacent seats if they have their feet up.
BART has none of that and it shows. They need conductors, cops patrolling the trains and stations, unarmed security staff, etc. You can't have a transportation service running completely on autopilot without any staff there to make sure that the system is clean, safe, and welcoming. BART keeps trying to do that and you get the results that you get.
Experienced this when I took the BART from the SFO airport to Berkeley. Later that day, I was at the weed dispensary haha