I used to live in brookline, but I never knew the south bank station ever exsisted. but I've been to the station now and its looks pretty in the winter :).
Not word-for-word but : *The second car becomes obsolete as soon as outbound trains (only outbound trains) reach First Avenue station. All passengers have to relocate to the first car (lead car) as every station beyond downtown [First Avenue] is single door access at the operator's area -- the reason there is a second door in the front corner. This is to have monitored fare by the operator rather "honor fare" seen at other light rail/streetcar systems. During rush-hour they'll utilize both cars for access beyond downtown -- again, outbound trains -- but then the second car (trailing car) becomes an "unloading only" car [all boarding must go to lead car for fare payment] as further down the line it'll empty itself out.*
Also, all stations in the downtown zone is "free of charge" as those patrons pay their fare as they leave the train -- again, that narrow front door in the front right corner of each train car.
Chicago and other places are complaining about Fare evaders yet Pittsburgh lets their riders just hope on board. Like why have a budget for fares if you have a free zone that eats into the deficit? 11:13 should be the ex-PRR Panhandle Bridge. did the purchase it from Penn Central or Conrail?
Yes. Now as far as a the free zone goes, passengers do have to pay before they depart the bus and/or train once they leave the downtown zone -- rather i's enforced heavily, I'm not sure -- but's it's effective to increase service performance BUT I do see where you are coming from with the argument since it'll be counter-intuitive.
A simple google search would answer your question. But since most people dont the answer is it was funded through several million dollars of funding and donations so thats how plus there are only four stops in downtown pittsburgh from first ave to north shore
Also as far as the bridge they built it themself. No other rail company owned it and the rail tracks for csx and others thats actually on the side where the trolley came down out of the tunnel to station square
2 Reasons 1. Nobody was on the platform, also you have to be standing or they won’t see you and just pass you. 2. You could press the “Stop Request” button located all around the sides of the train.
@@carmenvasquez9421 Only for the stations where you have to pay, which are mostly the suburb stations. Also they do slow down to make sure they're not missing anyone on the platform
Hey man awesome video! how often do you ride? I'm usually out when rush hour trains run. double trains are a lot more fun to me I guess. 4316 is a good train too, I actually enjoy that one. if you're interested check out my UA-cam page.
Good question! Two-car trains run only at rush hours or for big events (Steelers, Pirates, festivals, etc). At those times, many (but not all) high-level platforms outside the free fare zone have fare booth attendants on duty so fares are collected off-train. Starting 01/01/17, the T will switch to an honor system. Riders will validate (tap) their ConnectCards (now in use) on the platform before boarding. If a spot checker finds you riding without a valid fare, you'll be fined. Denver and many European cities use this system.
Pittsburgh's Light Rail is so incredibly useless. It goes to just suburbia and downtown. It should have gone through Oakland, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, etc if it were to be useful at all. You still need a car if you ride the T because it hardly goes to any walkable urban communities. Also, the T is so incredibly slow. You go to Washington DC, NYC, Philly, hell even Cleveland and their subways and light rail are easily 3 times as fast as the T.
The T surely beats having to ride a bus in traffic! The section along Broadway Ave. in Beechview only has one traffic light at Hampshire Ave. and the street is not busy. I personally like to take the T in order to get to the Montour trail near Library Station. I once got a 28X Bus and got off at Ikea and biked to the trail on the local roads. Once I got to the trail, I then biked over 30 miles to Library Station and rode the T back to Downtown. It takes about 40 minutes to from Library to Wood Street. Also, the tracks which extend from Washington Junction to Library is the oldest section of the system still in use. It dates from between 1901 and 1910 and used to extend beyond the county line and curved east to meet up with the Monongahela River and continue upstream to Charleroi and Roscoe. Today, only five miles of the over 40 mile line is still in use.
I would completely disagree with most of your subjective assessment. For those of us who travel to Downtown, it does the job. We avoid traffic and can depend on it. I've seen Cleveland's light rail...it doesn't travel ANY faster. I would agree, however, that Pittsburgh's "T" doesn't travel as fast as subway trains which are not LIGHT rail. The Pittsburgh system basically follows former trolley routes and stops a lot! Lighten up...there are pros and cons to everything. Having relied on the Metrorail in DC, I'd take the "T" any day. The Philly system stinks and is dangerous by comparison. BTW, the LRV doesn't seem all that slow to me. Just sayin...
The Light rail in South Jersey travels faster than this. It also travels faster than our Hudson Bergen Light Rail in North Jersey. Its called the Riverline.
Considering the terrain it passes through, Pittsburgh has an amazing light rail system.
Someday, I'll take a trip to Pittsburgh, and also ride on the light rail train as well.
The only light rail system I think is better than ours is the one in Denver
I used to live in brookline, but I never knew the south bank station ever exsisted. but I've been to the station now and its looks pretty in the winter :).
my mom always took us to the Potomac station on the red line. my mom thought the blue lines only went to library lol XD.
I havent ridden the whole thing since I moved here, think I might do that today.
I remember one time i was on the light rail the train stopped and the power went out for 1 second and nobody knew why that happened
Nice vid
I am now on the t tnwi
I've got pictures of the south banks station and denise
The ride seems to be slower than when it was single track, and PCCs ran here. Nice video, though.
you filmed from the wrong place - you should have been further forward
what does the voice say when you ride in the second car?
Not word-for-word but : *The second car becomes obsolete as soon as outbound trains (only outbound trains) reach First Avenue station. All passengers have to relocate to the first car (lead car) as every station beyond downtown [First Avenue] is single door access at the operator's area -- the reason there is a second door in the front corner. This is to have monitored fare by the operator rather "honor fare" seen at other light rail/streetcar systems. During rush-hour they'll utilize both cars for access beyond downtown -- again, outbound trains -- but then the second car (trailing car) becomes an "unloading only" car [all boarding must go to lead car for fare payment] as further down the line it'll empty itself out.*
Also, all stations in the downtown zone is "free of charge" as those patrons pay their fare as they leave the train -- again, that narrow front door in the front right corner of each train car.
They are only used for stations with a fare booth attendant.
If unsure board the first car.
@@MJofLakelandX Out bound in the afternoon second car would remain open and in morning the second car would remain open going inbound
Chicago and other places are complaining about Fare evaders yet Pittsburgh lets their riders just hope on board. Like why have a budget for fares if you have a free zone that eats into the deficit? 11:13 should be the ex-PRR Panhandle Bridge. did the purchase it from Penn Central or Conrail?
Yes. Now as far as a the free zone goes, passengers do have to pay before they depart the bus and/or train once they leave the downtown zone -- rather i's enforced heavily, I'm not sure -- but's it's effective to increase service performance BUT I do see where you are coming from with the argument since it'll be counter-intuitive.
You always pay outside the city pay enter inbound pay exit outbound
A simple google search would answer your question. But since most people dont the answer is it was funded through several million dollars of funding and donations so thats how plus there are only four stops in downtown pittsburgh from first ave to north shore
Also as far as the bridge they built it themself. No other rail company owned it and the rail tracks for csx and others thats actually on the side where the trolley came down out of the tunnel to station square
Why didn't the train stop at several stations?
Micah Modica no one was there
2 Reasons
1. Nobody was on the platform, also you have to be standing or they won’t see you and just pass you.
2. You could press the “Stop Request” button located all around the sides of the train.
Trust me I’m a regular commuter. And I know every thing you need to know about the T.
浜山熱海 they don't stop at a station if it looks like no one's there? That seems unprofessional.
@@carmenvasquez9421 Only for the stations where you have to pay, which are mostly the suburb stations. Also they do slow down to make sure they're not missing anyone on the platform
Hey man awesome video! how often do you ride? I'm usually out when rush hour trains run. double trains are a lot more fun to me I guess. 4316 is a good train too, I actually enjoy that one. if you're interested check out my UA-cam page.
+RJ Nesbitt As far as Pittsburgh, I don't live there. I live in Baltimore.
Ohh
***** I have no idea. Either there's another attendant on-board the second car to regulate fare or just honor fare.
Good question! Two-car trains run only at rush hours or for big events (Steelers, Pirates, festivals, etc). At those times, many (but not all) high-level platforms outside the free fare zone have fare booth attendants on duty so fares are collected off-train. Starting 01/01/17, the T will switch to an honor system. Riders will validate (tap) their ConnectCards (now in use) on the platform before boarding. If a spot checker finds you riding without a valid fare, you'll be fined. Denver and many European cities use this system.
Pittsburgh's Light Rail is so incredibly useless. It goes to just suburbia and downtown. It should have gone through Oakland, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, etc if it were to be useful at all. You still need a car if you ride the T because it hardly goes to any walkable urban communities. Also, the T is so incredibly slow. You go to Washington DC, NYC, Philly, hell even Cleveland and their subways and light rail are easily 3 times as fast as the T.
The T surely beats having to ride a bus in traffic! The section along Broadway Ave. in Beechview only has one traffic light at Hampshire Ave. and the street is not busy. I personally like to take the T in order to get to the Montour trail near Library Station. I once got a 28X Bus and got off at Ikea and biked to the trail on the local roads. Once I got to the trail, I then biked over 30 miles to Library Station and rode the T back to Downtown. It takes about 40 minutes to from Library to Wood Street.
Also, the tracks which extend from Washington Junction to Library is the oldest section of the system still in use. It dates from between 1901 and 1910 and used to extend beyond the county line and curved east to meet up with the Monongahela River and continue upstream to Charleroi and Roscoe. Today, only five miles of the over 40 mile line is still in use.
I would completely disagree with most of your subjective assessment. For those of us who travel to Downtown, it does the job. We avoid traffic and can depend on it. I've seen Cleveland's light rail...it doesn't travel ANY faster. I would agree, however, that Pittsburgh's "T" doesn't travel as fast as subway trains which are not LIGHT rail. The Pittsburgh system basically follows former trolley routes and stops a lot! Lighten up...there are pros and cons to everything. Having relied on the Metrorail in DC, I'd take the "T" any day. The Philly system stinks and is dangerous by comparison. BTW, the LRV doesn't seem all that slow to me. Just sayin...
The Light rail in South Jersey travels faster than this. It also travels faster than our Hudson Bergen Light Rail in North Jersey. Its called the Riverline.