@Cole Smith-McKenzie that’s the case if only the Measure M tax money is funding the project. They’re currently looking for additional funding from the government and other local agencies to get the project expedited. But yes, the actual construction of the line will probably take at least a decade. And that’s after final planning, land acquisition, and permits which will likely take 5 years in and of itself.
Thanks, finally a good video of the k line that's not incomplete or sped up.The train definitely could have missed some of those red lights had it not been creeping along.
@@goombacraft um, I guess I'm not really getting what you're saying, what do you mean by he skipped them when the train clearly stopped at red lights? that's not a skip, and if you notice the train only started moving when the cars traveling in the same direction started moving.
@@karoslif9818 He cut the footage at red lights and even when the train stopped, that's all skipped footage that in today's standards people don't really like. Your saving nothing really and more people appreciate complete footage.
Nice video of the full ride on the K Line, and infact I rode it from Leimert Park Station to Westchester/Veteran Station back to back with my mom and sister
Oct 7 was opening day for the K line. Yet I see very few people at the stations. I remember opening day on the Gold line and Expo line, the stations were packed with people.
hopefully k line and regional connector will make a small dent in traffic and overall better connectivity for the region. Can't wait for proper lax station and people mover.
K Line train ride was fun since I went with my friends on Saturday October 8, 2022. Especially with the brand new Kinkisharyo p3010 lrv trains and few station with the most creative. I say Kinkisharyo p3010 trains are more better because of the surface polished metal.
Omg I see my husband and I in your video, im wearing the pink shirt and my husband is wearing the gray shirt.. you can see us at the train is pulling in 😂
Hopefully, the K Line, plus the Regional Connector, will get more Angelinos and people living in Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange Counties to abandon their cars and reduce heavy traffic on the freeways. But that's just my opinion.
Now all we need is the Regional Connector to open to link up with the A and L lines. Or, in this case, the E Line (as the L Line proper will cease to be).
Note that the overhead catenary in the underground stations and tunnels is rigid third rail. Also, note there is no traffic signal pre-emption at grade crossings controlled by traffic signals. Unfortunately, it is Metro's belief that idling autos and trucks cause air-pollution. So to limit that idling, all the people riding clean, green electric public transit have to give autos priority. There is something wrong with this thinking.
Ok, two things: First, why is this line so slow? It’s brand new and it already feels really slow. There are so many places where the speed limit could be much higher than it currently is, and I’m sure they could shave off a few minutes of travel time if they allowed trains to run faster, especially on the straightaways. Second, it is unacceptable for trains on a brand new rail line in the United States to have to stop at intersections and wait for cars, sometimes for more than a minute at a time. They spent over $2 billion on this rail line, and yet still trains have to waste time sitting stopped at intersections waiting for cars who, apparently, have priority?! That’s ridiculous. How much could it possibly cost to simply alter the software and phasing of the traffic lights to allow trains to have priority? Such a simple fix could save immense amounts of time for commuters in the long run. They’ve done it in other cities (i.e. Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, etc.), so why can’t they do it in LA?
I was disappointed to go so slow, trackside sign said 65 but we never exceeded 50 outside. Sometimes we waited over 2 minutes for a light, which really shouldn’t be happening
One of the reasons trains don't have 100% priority is for pollution laws believe it or not. See, cars, especially older ones, pollute when idling. The train has to keep that idling to a minimum. So, it can't have full priority or cars would pollute too much waiting for the train to pass. The fact that this makes the train slower, meaning fewer people will take it, isn't factored in the calculations.
@@flattrain5834 This was originally supposed to be a rapid bus system along a dedicated route. If people want to see change, they must be part of the vanguard and make themselves heard as a community!
Well they did just open the line and are instructed to kinda take it easy until opening week is over. (Remember parts of the Expo was slow af. Now? Not so much.
@@Geotpf for an electric train mostly out of the way of traffic how is that even remotely a factor? Do you even consider the 405 freeway or the 10 being a factor of the train making people wait when it's just people getting into accidents smh
As far back as 1962 this was all that black folk were asking for: Dignified travel in safety and comfort on the way to work. YOU are being entertained was never a consideration!
I tried taking public transit around L A, and it is just disgustingly gross. I really wanted it to work for me, but the homeless use it as a toilet, and many more issues to list. I ended up using all of my savings and emergency money to use Lyft and Uber to get to/from my college classes to avoid using public transit.
@@m0istl0la97 lol right?!! I moved to SF well after construction of the central subway started back in 2013, moved in 2020, and it STILL wasn't open 🤣. Contractors fault MOSTLY. And as far as the K line, it definitely was delayed I just don't know how long the delay of opening was.
Good luck with 2.1 Billion cost for this k line .. people won't give sh*t about this. ... your money just wasted 🤦♂️. Watch ...this train lots of trash .. people just smoke 🚬 inside the train. More homeless will sleep 😴 💤 there... Sorry but I can see this will happened and not even one of them will stop them and it's against you by law 🤦♂️.
Great!! Now extend it north through West Hollywood, and build high density housing around every stop!!
It would take a billion dollars and take 30 years to accomplish that in La
@Cole Smith-McKenzie that’s the case if only the Measure M tax money is funding the project. They’re currently looking for additional funding from the government and other local agencies to get the project expedited. But yes, the actual construction of the line will probably take at least a decade. And that’s after final planning, land acquisition, and permits which will likely take 5 years in and of itself.
Exactly and go to Norwalk
If you look up metro transit plans and future projects, West Hollywood is on there.
Thanks, finally a good video of the k line that's not incomplete or sped up.The train definitely could have missed some of those red lights had it not been creeping along.
He actually did skip the stops at red lights…
@@transitmallproductions1063 the train stopped @ 4:00,5:47 and 6:43, those were red light stops if I'm not mistaken.
@@karoslif9818 yeah, and he skipped them... what are you saying?
@@goombacraft um, I guess I'm not really getting what you're saying, what do you mean by he skipped them when the train clearly stopped at red lights? that's not a skip, and if you notice the train only started moving when the cars traveling in the same direction started moving.
@@karoslif9818 He cut the footage at red lights and even when the train stopped, that's all skipped footage that in today's standards people don't really like. Your saving nothing really and more people appreciate complete footage.
A great community asset. I would have preferred to see crossing gates so the train could run unimpeded through intersections.
Impressive! The operator is obviously skilled and experienced Pro.
Nice video of the full ride on the K Line, and infact I rode it from Leimert Park Station to Westchester/Veteran Station back to back with my mom and sister
Oct 7 was opening day for the K line. Yet I see very few people at the stations. I remember opening day on the Gold line and Expo line, the stations were packed with people.
Lol 13:59 that dude in the background: “This ain’t the airport!”
Lol
it feels so slow but then you see the train passing the cars after 59th street, the power poles must be really far apart
there is a BUTTLOAD of grade crossings for this line 😮💨!! I get it's a money thing, but sheesh there's so many.
As the other video great views! Looks like the Metro is really taking shap. Thank you sharing this… I will sow LA is rocking transportation no!
hopefully k line and regional connector will make a small dent in traffic and overall better connectivity for the region. Can't wait for proper lax station and people mover.
Nice driving. He stayed on the rails the whole time.
This line goes on the old Santa fe rail road harbor sub route from Hyde Park through Inglewood to lairport to lax I remember part of that route
Imagine if we had one alongside the major 3 freeways in LA/OC. It will do great to reduce the crazy traffic congestion.
No you can't put trains on freeways or next to freeways because nobody wants to live there.
@@themoviedealers While that’s true, it would be the easiest and cheapest way to build those trains. Much less hurdles, imminent domain, and lawsuits.
Then it looks like the Green Line now LA Metro C train with the 105 fwy
@@EpicThe112 yessir. They only need to construct better stations that block the freeway noise.
I just rode on this line!!!
K Line train ride was fun since I went with my friends on Saturday October 8, 2022. Especially with the brand new Kinkisharyo p3010 lrv trains and few station with the most creative. I say Kinkisharyo p3010 trains are more better because of the surface polished metal.
Gonna ride it today, excited 😊
Excited for LA, I hope they keep building I want to come visit and try
Fantastic video Nick
Omg I see my husband and I in your video, im wearing the pink shirt and my husband is wearing the gray shirt.. you can see us at the train is pulling in 😂
Cool!
CANT WAIT ON SUNDAY!!!!
Reminds me of Lethal Weapon scene coming out the tunnel.
Hopefully, the K Line, plus the Regional Connector, will get more Angelinos and people living in Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange Counties to abandon their cars and reduce heavy traffic on the freeways. But that's just my opinion.
Finally this has become a reality. Long overdue for Los Angeles at least by 20years.
Nice video
Now all we need is the Regional Connector to open to link up with the A and L lines.
Or, in this case, the E Line (as the L Line proper will cease to be).
And then push for a third line that’s ties K and L together using the Harbor Subdivision RoW.
NY, Chicago, Phila, Baltimore, Newark
Note that the overhead catenary in the underground stations and tunnels is rigid third rail. Also, note there is no traffic signal pre-emption at grade crossings controlled by traffic signals. Unfortunately, it is Metro's belief that idling autos and trucks cause air-pollution. So to limit that idling, all the people riding clean, green electric public transit have to give autos priority. There is something wrong with this thinking.
Maybe faster routes would persuade those idling drivers to take the train
Good luck 🤞
Ok, two things:
First, why is this line so slow? It’s brand new and it already feels really slow. There are so many places where the speed limit could be much higher than it currently is, and I’m sure they could shave off a few minutes of travel time if they allowed trains to run faster, especially on the straightaways.
Second, it is unacceptable for trains on a brand new rail line in the United States to have to stop at intersections and wait for cars, sometimes for more than a minute at a time. They spent over $2 billion on this rail line, and yet still trains have to waste time sitting stopped at intersections waiting for cars who, apparently, have priority?! That’s ridiculous. How much could it possibly cost to simply alter the software and phasing of the traffic lights to allow trains to have priority? Such a simple fix could save immense amounts of time for commuters in the long run. They’ve done it in other cities (i.e. Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, etc.), so why can’t they do it in LA?
I was disappointed to go so slow, trackside sign said 65 but we never exceeded 50 outside. Sometimes we waited over 2 minutes for a light, which really shouldn’t be happening
One of the reasons trains don't have 100% priority is for pollution laws believe it or not. See, cars, especially older ones, pollute when idling. The train has to keep that idling to a minimum. So, it can't have full priority or cars would pollute too much waiting for the train to pass. The fact that this makes the train slower, meaning fewer people will take it, isn't factored in the calculations.
@@flattrain5834 This was originally supposed to be a rapid bus system along a dedicated route. If people want to see change, they must be part of the vanguard and make themselves heard as a community!
Well they did just open the line and are instructed to kinda take it easy until opening week is over. (Remember parts of the Expo was slow af. Now? Not so much.
@@Geotpf for an electric train mostly out of the way of traffic how is that even remotely a factor? Do you even consider the 405 freeway or the 10 being a factor of the train making people wait when it's just people getting into accidents smh
LA need change. Build more buildings near train. Green environment, green air.
Nice Video! Is there a video of the K Line announcements on TH-cam yet?
Not all announcements
Nice
Los Angeles now has the third largest urban rail system in North America! (#1 New York, #2 Bay Area if you add all the systems together.)
Great operator and video. Metro needs to put xing gates in and loose a slew of those speed restrictions so it can be true rapid transit.
Yeah
Is there anything worth doing or checking out around the stops? I kinda wanna take this train just to hang out & explore
Crenshaw mall, downtown Inglewood. Im going tomorrow.
Hang out on Crenshaw the safest place in Cali
As far back as 1962 this was all that black folk were asking for: Dignified travel in safety and comfort on the way to work. YOU are being entertained was never a consideration!
@@markescartin1915 Too late. Already used it & went to a Mexican restaurant lol
Three Weavers Brewery tasting room is at the last stop. Great place for good beer and they have revolving caterers for food.
I wonder why they have pedestrian signals on the entrance of the tunnels
Live this❤
And by 2024 there going to open some few more station of k line that I heard on channel 5 and 2
Yep, finally connecting to green.
*they’re
guy needs to drop the shade in a tunnel bizzarroland got enuff lighting for sure and they turning off the power to everbody else
Wow, did I see 65 mph on the trackside sign?! Sure did not look that fast
We went 55 in the first tunnel section and not over 50 outside
@@flattrain5834 Thanks! Wonder if they will speed it up eventually
@@flattrain5834 I wonder if the low FOV is contributing to the line looking slower than it should be.
th-cam.com/video/hUcKbBgs0dU/w-d-xo.html
Why don't the road intersections have rail priority and boomgates?
What is the line speed and why are there no signals?
Your K line should have stayed underground for one more station.
Agreed
Could someone tell me about the overhead in the tunnel? It looks more like a rail than wiring...
It’s a metal rail
@@flattrain5834 but that could scratch the pantograph...
How come it's not going the full route?
The beginning looks so cool, like a sci-fi movie. 🚆
Rip Harbor Subdivision
With the southern half of the line still under construction, where are K line trains being stored?
At the division 16 yard by arbor vitae st. Near aviation. Non revenue trains can operate beyond Westchester/veterans Station
@@mikesadovnick1341 what about beyond Expo/Crenshaw? Are there any storage tracks north of the platform?
@@elirosen1391 Yeah they can get stored there just like the other lines. But the trains come from the rail yard past Westchester.
Feels like playing GTA
The overground sections are an absolute pain to watch, it's so SLOW, nowhere near enough for a region that big
Question are they going to put the p2550 trains in the k line?
No
Not unless there’s a study to utilize the Harbor Sub and subway corridor that connects to Expo.
@@flattrain5834 what a bummer. From my understanding the k line tracks are new and I am sure metro could put the p2550 trains in the k line.
Is that the tunnel from lethal weapon 3???
I don’t think so lol
No traffic signal priority?
Do you have the cab view from Westchester to Expo/Crenshaw?
th-cam.com/video/hUcKbBgs0dU/w-d-xo.html
Can you show your bell collection?
Sure
useless to me till they have it for aviation and century what a bummer I thought it was opening this year
I tried taking public transit around L A, and it is just disgustingly gross. I really wanted it to work for me, but the homeless use it as a toilet, and many more issues to list. I ended up using all of my savings and emergency money to use Lyft and Uber to get to/from my college classes to avoid using public transit.
It’s a bad experience, but as long as you don’t use it at night it’s usually fine safety wis e
how long is the new route they build ?
*built
@@Pleaseopenyoureyes thanks for not answering a question and instead correcting me on grammar no one cares about :)
@@m0istl0la97 right lol. and 8 miles plus I believe.
@@TheLIRRFrenchie... and it was only 2 billion? Wow thats actually really good compared to Sam Francisco. Was the project over-delayed?
@@m0istl0la97 lol right?!! I moved to SF well after construction of the central subway started back in 2013, moved in 2020, and it STILL wasn't open 🤣. Contractors fault MOSTLY. And as far as the K line, it definitely was delayed I just don't know how long the delay of opening was.
The K Line killed the BNSF Harbor Subdivision
Well the Alameda Corridor is much more efficient
Indeed
@Some One But the Harbor Subdivision is way more popular than the alameda corridor
And way more historical
Crazy that a brand new line isn’t built to be unmanned
We would need a lot more precautions to be unmanned
LA HAS A SUBWAY--- WTF?
No war.
It goes too slow too many traffic lights when running at street level
Could you not skip the parts it is stopped at lights? Interesting to see how much it is delayed
Most lights were around a minute but some were like 2 min. Very disappointed to see that we had to wait so long.
@@flattrain5834 Yeah that is super annoying. I thought Metro was doing better
@@flattrain5834 At least there is only that one stretch of traffic lights on this line
Not by
why cant people just be queit and enjoy the ride
White Elephant
Hey Flat Train I have a question
Sup
@@flattrain5834 what gender are u?
Control noise pollution.
NY not yo
Good luck with 2.1 Billion cost for this k line .. people won't give sh*t about this.
... your money just wasted 🤦♂️.
Watch ...this train lots of trash .. people just smoke 🚬 inside the train. More homeless will sleep 😴 💤 there...
Sorry but I can see this will happened and not even one of them will stop them and it's against you by law 🤦♂️.
boof! signalling queerly not metropolitan
so nice now, in 2 weeks it will be covered in trash graffiti, and homeless people....
2:39 interesting, wonder why they put a pedestrian walk signal at the end of the platform.
I think it’s to let personnel know if a train is coming
Nice