HiDef: Amtrak's Sunset Limited: Los Angeles to Pomona, CA
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Ride along as we traverse the first 45 minutes of the eastbound trip on the Sunset Limited towards Tucson, San Antonio, and New Orleans.
We'll pass by historic Mission Tower, and some of Union Pacific's yards that hold some interesting rolling stock.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride out of the last coach on Amtrak #2.
well, I know I should have went to bed when I clicked on your video. Couldn't stop watching it! Superb all the way, and nice and steady! Something you don't see too much of with other videos. I noticed the noise difference between the concrete ties vs. the wooden ties, quite the difference!
It's nice that you were able to film this at a time when Mission Tower still existed and you captured a great view of the tower.
That is what I love about trains, ever changing scenery all carefree.
Amazing how smooth the new rails sound compared to the old. Would have never have thought.
This was quite a treat to watch. I've been to Pomona from Union Station many times via Metro link .. but this route is totally different ! It seems you by-pass the 2-3 mile southern route down the LA river out of LA. If you notice just as you are pulling into Pomona another southern route merges just before the station. I'm sure that's the Riverside line I've been down so many times =). Cheers and thanks for a great rail fan experience.
wonderful,,a clear view of the tracks for the whole journey!!
Awesome video of train trip in California 😃
I must be in heaven.....thanks for posting:)
I hope to ride Amtrack from Lake Charles, La
to L.A. one day!!
Nicely done. Would have never thought of videoing out the rear of a train, though I like to stand there and watch.
Excellent video. I can sit and watch this for hours.
wow, nice long video! kinda gives you an idea of what riding an amtrak is like, all the sites and sounds and things. thanks for the upload!
Eye catching video
Excellent Video!!! Thumbs Up!! Subscribed!!!
You can feel the jolt as it passes from the nice new welded concrete tie rail onto the old timber ties at 38:30. That pretty much seems to mark the point where the urban area ends.
That was a great video. I subscribed and can't wait to see your other videos. It was a smooth ride and a great view. I kept cleaning my computer screen until I realized it was the water spots on the back window of the train. Thanks for posting. Great job.
Love this video. Seeing what I have not seen before. Looks like a real smooth ride!
If you want to be technical, this is the Texas Eagle. Nice video!
When I travelled to LA in 1988...it was aboard the Chief. I'm pretty positive we were routed this way.
A really interesting video. Not being from LA, I was tracking the route using the Google satellite view while I was watching the video which allowed me to identify rail yards, connecting lines, freeways, streets and etc.. I learned that I could drive on Valley Blvd and get a good view of the tracks. When the train stopped, I could see that it had arrived at Pomona Station. I then used the 3D view to get a glimpse of the station itself. That's pretty cool!
Good job. I used to be a train dispatcher and this was one of my territories. Max. speed for passenger trains L.A. to West Colton was 65 mph back then. This train usually runs via Metrolink trackage L.A. to Bassett (flyover) but can run via UP. I have since transferred to train service and now work in engine service for UP between KC and Coffeyville, Kansas but it was nice to see the old territory I used to dispatch. I was born in Glendale, just minutes from L.A.
Good. I liked a great deal of the video - quite interesting.
Very enjoyable! After the 37 minute mark I noticed some of the old SP search light signals as well as remains of the old pole line.
Past so many of the places that I've lived before, all the places I used to play on the train tracks as a kid, interesting to see it from that perspective
Great Video! Rode Amtrak's Texas Eagle back in January and this video brings back the feel of the trip, I too shot video but without a tripod. Was my first time riding Amtrak and I enjoyed the ride,thanks for sharing!
looking forward to more - beyond Pomona...
The first 14 minutes was like leaving a third world country. Los Angeles needs to clean up it's act.
Every big city in the States is like that. Ive rode trains out of Phili (which makes L.A. look spotless), New york, Newark, Boston, Providence, etc. They all look like third world countries.But once outside of the cities, the scenery is great. Love the trains.
helmitpeak Even Boston? I'm surprised.
Also, railroad tracks go through the worst parts.
Eddie Banks In fact, that's because rail tracks greatly reduce surrounding property value.
@@ancylostomiasis I can afford a derelict camper trailer on a commercial property lot.
Wow, LA looks likes dirty. Keeping it 💯 don’t forget to pack your can of spray paint
Great video! Great Job! I enjoy 45 minutes of it!
Very cool! Rolling right through my regular ralfanning route towards the last 10 minutes.
And what a difference in ride quality between UP's new concrete ties / rail compared to the old rail / wooden ties after 38:28!
Very nice vid indeed! :D
When I heard the car attendant call "Conductor to the 2230 car", figured you were busted :-)
That was odd watching familiar sights out the back window of a train! Thanks!
Great video! I've always wanted go to LA by train! The farthest west I've went by train was to Albuquerque on the Southwest Chief.
Very relaxing video. Thanks for posting!
That was fun! Now I gotta get my landlegs back again... Thanks!
i miss the daytime sunset limited!
Me three
Does the Sunset Limited always go over the former SP or do they sometimes use Metrolink's San Bernardino Line between El Monte and Union Station? One Sunset Limited route description mentions running in the I-10 median just east of LA which is the Metrolink line. Obviously not the case in this video.
GOOD VIDEO IT FELT LIKE WAS TAKING A RIDE TOO.. AMTRAK WENT THROUGH SOME ROUGH AREAS HUH LOL?
Because of this beautiful i subscribe your channel ! Excelent work ! Congrats !
Very enjoyable video, though not the most scenic of areas, esp, with all the graffitti and litter. What is top speed in this stretch? Is it about 55 mph?? Thanks for sharing.
Victor from San Jose, CA.
WOW!! Nice video. Congratulations. Thanks.
Most enjoyable trip. Thanks!
That track is a short connection between the route to Ventura and the line to San Diego. I believe they use it to wye long-distance trains after they arrive at LA, since the 8th st. shops are to the left of the camera's point of view. I believe the entire diamond is operated by SCRRA (Metrolink)
This was pretty cool. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us!
At 14:27 behind the oil tank cars is a tower and blue vessel. I have seen similar thing in other vids near tank cars. What are these?
Beautiful southwest scenery, where I'm from in the east all you see is industry in Pennsylvania and New Jersey until you're in the mountains
Great video! Thanks for posting!
i see u guys have installed the new LED type signals and done away with the searchlights?
lukebccb is correct, this is a Superliner Sleeping Car. It is outfitted with windows on either end, commonly used by conductors to protect shoves into yards and so that people can see what type of car they'll be walking into next (obviously here there is no car behind us, therefore I could film out of it).
trainguy799 has plenty of videos of this train (not the exact one, but the trainset rarely varies). There is no cab car. Cab cars are more often used on short-distance trains.
As an 🇦🇺, would've liked to see some of the interior of the train, the cafe, seating ect
Have there been multiple tracks from 21:25 onwards before the rail line has been renovated? Thanks!
This is the old Southern Pacific right of way which the Union Pacific took over when they purchased the Southern Pacific Railroad. The UP has a parallel line that I believe is a double tracked high traffic line that most trains use.
awesome vid love that sunset route ,comes through houston also.
BEST FREAKIN' TH-cam TRAIN VID........E-V-E-R! Bravo...BRAVO!
Awesome trip, thank you for recording the trip! :-)
Nice video!, Maybe, its just an idea, is it possible too make a train shoot, so that others (from oversea) can see what train you on?
excuse me but about 7:30 min in is the track there made especially for passenger rail i noticed how instead of wood it looked like concrete
I took the Sunset Limited out of LA in 2014. We weren't 5 minutes out of LAX when dispatch made us stop because two cars collided with each other on the grade crossing. it blocked the rails for 4 hours. We barely got to San Antonio to make the link to the Texas Eagle. We got there but the train had already left. I don't know if we got to the station in time for the transfer. I remember waking up to a switcher shoving us up the line at a pretty good speed. 5:43 clearly a missing track.
Love all the control towers - with absolutely no trafiic to control....
Perfect loft apartments!
Sorry to comment tiwce inthe same 10 minutes, but this track is looking REALLY good, but do not understand why there is so much single track? Isn;t this a pretty busy line here?
Good point! :)
By the way, is it possible to watch a TH-cam video backwards?..
(I know the QuickTime applications allows it, by holding 'Alt' key and double-clicking)
Called a split rail. Same function as a derail, but usually works 100% of the time as the cars can occasionally run over a derail and stay on the track.
Bring Windex and some paper towels next trip, tough to watch in HD, but loved it anyway.
The sunset limited stops in NEW ORLEANS?
A documentary on Railroad Tracks. I kept waiting for this to get better, but it never did. Give it up DeMille, your film career is over before it began. Of course maybe you could market this as a treatment for insomnia, I found myself very compelled to go to sleep, but the people off camera wouldn't shut up!
I am in full agreement with you. He's no DeMille; closer to Ed Wood.
***** It's a rearview. What were you expecting? All rearview videos are like this.
Well now I know never to watch one again.
***** You learn something new every day!
Rail beds are private property and have property tax assessed. Removing the rails if under used is encouraged by the State. Show me one paved highway that would be removed if people decided not to travel on it in expected numbers.
Cool clip. I like the 'honest' view you get of a city from a train. LA reminds me a bit of traveling north out of Melbourne by rail; apart from the signs in Spanish.
I wouldn't insult Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, by comparing it to Los Angeles.
Super video
Great ride video!
At 32:43 to the left there is a engine covered over. Is that the UP involved in that tragic collision a few years back?
Not many trains around for a large city... Looks like a secondary road...
I'm halfway through this trip and it's awesome, OMG I love it. I don't know if you've done more of these but if I had to criticize anything I would like to see better surroundings. Looking at LA concrete is kind of a turn off. Maybe next time you can do Donner Pass or something green. Great job man!!!
has anyone noticed that rails on the right are ended? (13:53)
I'd like to get an Amtrak rover ticket and ride American trains next year. They are so large to European eyes!
Maybe this Summer I will take Amtrak's Sunset Limited from New Orleans to Los Angeles on #1 and Return to New Orleans as #2 then #20: The Crescent to Atlanta.
If you did do that you would be stuck in NO overnight. The Sunset Limited has a scheduled arrival time of 940pm. The Crescent departs at 7am.
Loved it. But window needs to be cleaned....Thanks.
The Wino's were on strike.
Is there a special name for that switch setup at 2:06? This is the first time I have ever seen one like this.
It's not on the lens, if you look closely you can see it's actually on the rear window of the coach.
Is along the Alameda Corridor?
Concrete ties are sure more quite then wooden ties! i didnt know that! cool!
If you could run it backward and replace the soundtrack with locomotive noises, we could all pretend we're looking out the windshield up front.. ;-D
I wish there was an outside shot of this train.
How'd you get out in the daylight. The two times I've been on the Sunset we left at 3 15 am and 2 am (hours late).
wow a tripod video... as rare as a Ferrari 250 GTO
I liked this. 💙
It really depends on the UP and Metrolink dispatchers. It's a 50/50 chance.
Dunno if I have commented on this video yet, but I like it! Unfortunately you cannot get daylight shots on this train anymore unless it is severly delayed. Good for marketing, bad for videos? LOL
what a friendly conductor :D
I enjoyed the ride very much. Thank you for sharing it.
Damn they must of been late since they normally depart LA at like 10:00 pm
you shouuld try taking it from la to chicago longest trip i been on yet aboard the texas eagle
Cool. I never realized how much that first part of the line is below grade. At about 16:00 you can see an old track that went up a ramp and probably use to serve businesses back in the day.
I thought the sunset limited doesn’t leave LA until 10PM?
This was filmed 11 years ago.
@@baassbooster oh that’s right, I actually think the Sunset Limited schedule was different back then as they used to leave LA around 3pm
@trainguy799 Haha, wow! That's really something! It confused me as to why there were two detectors right next to each other, they sound like they're scanning different things though.
Antelope Valley line...far right!!
LOL! Yes, there are miles and miles of miles-and-miles on the Sunset Limited. I enjoyed the ride from El Paso to San Antonio.
Nice one!!
the rear vestibu.le is thee best place to take pictures
Nice! Well done!
Thank you.
This video must have been shot several years ago, or else the train was extremely late leaving LA. I took a cross-country trip on Amtrak in September, and I rode #2 east out of LA. The train left at 10 pm, on schedule. I would say that #2's schedule was altered drastically after this video was shot.
Bill Chambers Yes, I have seen schedules in which the 2 Sunset Limited/422 Texas Eagle departs LAX (the station) at 3:00pm, but now it departs at 10:00pm. Also, the westbound train arrives in LAX at 5:35am, instead of 8:30am now.
I wish i could go to California But im stuck in the small state of Delaware on the east coast