I want to thank everyone at the Western Railway Museum for preserving this legendary light rail vehicle after two years of hiatus. Hope to see LA Metro 164 in the future and revive childhood and railfanning memories.
I remember the last time I rode on a P865, and I remember it well. I was heading back from a day’s trip at Santa Monica, a day after my school year ended, a week after the E Line’s western extension had began operation (on my way to Santa Monica earlier that day, the train I rode on was a P2000). I remember the ride back to DTLA being relaxing, cooling down from all that fun that day, as I was on my way home for the night. Perhaps it being a night ride following an entire day of fun at the beach was what made it more relaxing. Around that time, I had a feeling that the P865’s could be phasing out soon with the delivery of the newer stock trains, but I never knew it would be that quick. When I heard news of the retirement of the P865’s, and later the P2020’s, among the first memories I recalled was that memory I had of that night ride from Santa Monica, the last time I rode on those trains. As I watched Car 164 running along those plain fields in this video, I couldn’t help but feel touched. While most of the fleet have been turned into mere scrap metal, at least three of those trains that gave me such a memorable childhood memory still remain in service, still running, as if they have not yet given up making new memories for a new generation of rail fans. I hope to visit them one day, in hopes it can bring me another good memory to cherish in the future.
It’s nice to see a museum looking to add some newer cars to its collection. What seems common today will be the historic cars of tomorrow. It’s important for future visitors to see what was used in service today just like we appreciate seeing the old cars we or our grandparents may have ridden on. I hope they get a reasonable amount of spare parts as many of the newer LRV’s use advanced electronics in their control systems and may not be available or easy to duplicate in the future years to keep them running.
Ok, don't get me wrong, I'm all for preserving historic trains. Especially with ones from my childhood. But out of ALL P2020s, you chose 164 instead of 163? This is really just a personal opinion, but 163 is more iconic among LA Metro trainspotters with it's well known "Gold Line horn". Not complaining about a train being preserved, just disappointed the iconic train will likely be scrapped.
I wonder if LA Metro replaced the quacker horn on Nippon Sharyo P2020 164 with its original electronic gong bell and raised its e-K5LA horn volume to 100%, just like Nippon Sharyo P865 144 at Southern California Railway Museum in Perris.
I want to thank everyone at the Western Railway Museum for preserving this legendary light rail vehicle after two years of hiatus. Hope to see LA Metro 164 in the future and revive childhood and railfanning memories.
I remember when I first rode the blue line back in 2005 and it was all P865's and P2020 trains.
I remember the last time I rode on a P865, and I remember it well. I was heading back from a day’s trip at Santa Monica, a day after my school year ended, a week after the E Line’s western extension had began operation (on my way to Santa Monica earlier that day, the train I rode on was a P2000). I remember the ride back to DTLA being relaxing, cooling down from all that fun that day, as I was on my way home for the night. Perhaps it being a night ride following an entire day of fun at the beach was what made it more relaxing. Around that time, I had a feeling that the P865’s could be phasing out soon with the delivery of the newer stock trains, but I never knew it would be that quick. When I heard news of the retirement of the P865’s, and later the P2020’s, among the first memories I recalled was that memory I had of that night ride from Santa Monica, the last time I rode on those trains. As I watched Car 164 running along those plain fields in this video, I couldn’t help but feel touched. While most of the fleet have been turned into mere scrap metal, at least three of those trains that gave me such a memorable childhood memory still remain in service, still running, as if they have not yet given up making new memories for a new generation of rail fans. I hope to visit them one day, in hopes it can bring me another good memory to cherish in the future.
It’s nice to see a museum looking to add some newer cars to its collection. What seems common today will be the historic cars of tomorrow.
It’s important for future visitors to see what was used in service today just like we appreciate seeing the old cars we or our grandparents may have ridden on. I hope they get a reasonable amount of spare parts as many of the newer LRV’s use advanced electronics in their control systems and may not be available or easy to duplicate in the future years to keep them running.
Glad they got Metro rail 164 nice looking train
That is great, nice to see folks looking ahead !!
Congratulations WRM on your latest acquisition and having the forethought to save this car when the opportunity was right. Well produced video, too!
The Western Railway Museum and it’s crew is doing great work! Car 164 looks like it’s running smooth on its tests! :D
I need to get myself back there. I haven't been there since the pandemic.
Thank you everyone who participated donated for this train to be preserved
This is cool to see a la metro rail car
I Thought The Train Was Scrapped Already😅
Congradulations to the Western Railway Museum for acquiring the 164!
Heard that they are trying to get a Old METROLINK locomotive good luck hopefully able to acquire one. Nice to see Los Angeles represented.
Hopefully, they’ll get the Metrolink F59PH and F59PHI
5:22 light rail horn name?
KFLA Horn or High Horn
Ok, don't get me wrong, I'm all for preserving historic trains. Especially with ones from my childhood. But out of ALL P2020s, you chose 164 instead of 163? This is really just a personal opinion, but 163 is more iconic among LA Metro trainspotters with it's well known "Gold Line horn". Not complaining about a train being preserved, just disappointed the iconic train will likely be scrapped.
I wonder if LA Metro replaced the quacker horn on Nippon Sharyo P2020 164 with its original electronic gong bell and raised its e-K5LA horn volume to 100%, just like Nippon Sharyo P865 144 at Southern California Railway Museum in Perris.
I wish I could got this light rail car from la metro
Cant wait to photograph the hell out of this thing in 4K!!!
Why they always pick with the number 4 on them?😂
Awesome
So where’s 144?!
Cart 144 in the southern railway museum it another this cart 164
It's decommissioned and sent to Nor Cal
rad!