Nice video. My sister went to Santa Clare university from 2010 to 2015. Ended up taking a Caltrain to a Giants game from Santa Clara. It's a nice ride.
The camera lens in partial telephoto gives the illusion of going slow. For those complaining on the apparent slowness just go the settings and set playback speed to 2X. The quality of this video taking is quite good. Nice and steady.
This is really great. How did you get such a clear picture? Was the cab car recently washed (really well) or did you stick a camera on the exterior of the train somehow?
Wonderful video - hope you do more of these! Were you driving a CalTrain MP36PH-3C or something like a F40PH-2 (as seen at 9:30 in video), or were you in the control car at the opposite end of the locomotive? From the horn, I'd guess the control car. Thanks in advance for your reply! Dog
Ian Ma you better hope they do lmfao... not trying to die here XD; although if I did survive that type of collision, that would make a great video lololol
Great video! How could you get such a stable and clear view?! I live in Sunnyvale and tried to take a similar video, but the shaking was just awful and the window always dirty (at least on the regular services, not the Baby Bullet). Finally I can add a US cab ride to my curated collection at cabrides.net that has the same quality as European and Japanese cab rides! Keep them coming!
The Metrolink cars were bought by Caltrain and sent up north to extend their Bombardier five car fleets to the current six car fleets. They haven't repainted them, but they did add a Caltrain logo onto each coach.
They are all in a pool operated by Amtrak and are used throughout California if needed. I've seen CalTrain cars on Metrolink trains in Los Angeles and Metrolink cars on Coaster trains in San Diego. They will repaint them if they are permanently placed in a certain fleet but are often just relocated and renumbered.
just a question for you,at 1:11:00 signal is displaying "approach limited" yellow over flashing green,where is the next signal displaying diverging limited,red over flashing green, i don't see it. cheers
1. They both have f40s and gallery cars 2. The door closing chime is the same except caltrain has it in a girls voice 3. The bell from the inside is the exact same as metra
first saw this on "You Tube". it was headed 'Baby Bullet Train'. That Bullet Train leads to thinking this will be a fast service. compared to the UK where I'm from it is not fast, and makes me wonder that if this is fast then how slow were the services before??
Well the emphasis is on "Baby." It's just an express train, "Baby Bullet" is mainly a branding thing from Caltrain. Like most US trains outside of the Northeast Corridor it's limited to 79 mph. Once they install positive train control and electrification it will be faster.
Just curious how do those triple stacked signals work, when you went by them, saw mostly that the top one was green, and the two other ones were red, so what excatley does that mean?????
Really late response, but each signal covers one track. Each green signal means that the track straight ahead is clear, while the crossovers and side tracks were switched the other way or blocked.
+Fan Railer One more question do you have any idea about the height of the camera ( the distance between you camera and the track lines)? sorry to bother you by my detailed questions.
Does anyone know why they always slow down at the area near 1:09:47? The track seems straight to me but I can never figure out why they always slow to a crawl then speed back up.
If you look off into the distance at that point, we are coming up on a signal restriction. Keep in mind this was recorded during rush hour, so it is likely the fact that we have caught up to the local train in front of us, and are being held until it departs 22nd street station.
That annoying bell would drive me up the wall crazy. Do they make you listen to that every day? I feel bad for you. Your videos are fine by the way, I just hate that bell clanging all the time.
I really miss riding a train,a bus a taxi a trike.the only mode of transportation since I arrived here in the state is a car,which is for me kinda boring.MTR in hongkong is so nice Train in Japan is nicer .Taiwan too
the old unit they are going to use the old diesel unit on the future Dumbartion extension when they get the dumbartion rail bridge replace, and they will use the diesel unit on the Gilroy rout as well.
Just how fast is this thing going ? Granny could beat this slow mode bullet train in her wheelchair lol . It's either power or bad tracks or both lol . Nice and clear tho ....
There are cab cars used by Amtrak on the Capital Corridor and the San Joaquins where the engineer sits in a cubicle on the right side of the car, passengers can sit on the left side, I have done it many times. Sometimes during the summer months, the engineer will block off the seats on the left side a leave the cubicle door open because of excessive heat buildup in the little cubicle, a practice that is extremely dangerous in my opinion with all the whacko's we have running around these days.
Lol the more Trains Sim World we play u never know some 9 year old or 12 year old can hijack a train btw stop underestimating us!!!!!!!!!!! We should be allowe to drive cars trains and planes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Video. But the poor people living near the tracks. The sound of the train is fine, but that constant obnoxious horn use is ridiculous. Are Americans not smart enough to not cross a closed crossing? They need a horn aswell?
The metro link cars with the Caltrain logo over it is like putting a Giants logo on a Dodgers shirt!
sofa0king also the Metra logo on Surfliner F59s
@@tacticalfall4505 well, I love the Metra f59phi's in the surfliner scheme
Metra link sucks. Caltrain all the way. California boy.
Caltrain purchased cars from metro link to reduce overcrowding
Thanks for posting. I rode Sunnyvale to Menlo Park ten years starting in 1983. Nice to see the changes.
Excellent "cab view" video. Best quality I've seen so far on You Tube. Thanks for posting!
I have added this video to the playlist 'long cab rides'. I have reviewed hundreds of cab ride videos and added the ones I think are the best.
what does the gallery car look like?
Crystal clear ride, good video. Let's see more of that.
Nice video. My sister went to Santa Clare university from 2010 to 2015. Ended up taking a Caltrain to a Giants game from Santa Clara. It's a nice ride.
Ah yes, the good old days of Caltrain
@@CarlosDaCuteAmtrakP42fs, I loved the diesel era of Caltrain
I know I am showing my age, but I can remember when it was the Southern Pacific Line and the bell an actual bell.
This is an EMD steel bell, they have been using this since the 70s.
Whoa! 60 fps really makes the video look much nicer and smoother.
Train Sim World 2020 real life edition
there only to San Jose Diridon
Jerry Yue Honestly
accept u cant see the cab
How cool is that, I've just been down this route on Train Sim World. Thanks Fan Railer.
Can you imagine a whole shift with that hammer-bell chick-chang sound ? You go home and keep hearing it :))
Zoltan Szasz Benedek lol
+Zoltan Szasz Benedek What is that for anyway?????
Metra and Cal-Train
After awhile you get used to it and you do not notice it :)
@@FanRailer Why gates are going up on 20:45? I'm from Poland and here this type of crossing is man-operated or there is a tunnel to the next platform.
A perfect video! No shaking, panning, zooming, bad music, or other annoying things that characterize an amateurish film.
Excellent.
A great trip. I like very much Caltrain.
The camera lens in partial telephoto gives the illusion of going slow. For those complaining on the apparent slowness just go the settings and set playback speed to 2X. The quality of this video taking is quite good. Nice and steady.
Very awesome thanks I always wanted to see the baby bullet Caltrain you've got my subscription
This is really great. How did you get such a clear picture? Was the cab car recently washed (really well) or did you stick a camera on the exterior of the train somehow?
Window was clean.
+Fan Railer I have never seen one that clean before. Almost looks like there's no window at all! Great job!
2nd post: People who claim you cannot get a Californian out of their car needs to see the crowds at the stations on this line!
Wonderful video - hope you do more of these! Were you driving a CalTrain MP36PH-3C or something like a F40PH-2 (as seen at 9:30 in video), or were you in the control car at the opposite end of the locomotive? From the horn, I'd guess the control car. Thanks in advance for your reply! Dog
+Dana Mack I'm in the cab car. No way a non-employee is allowed in the locomotive.
Love that sneezing horn!
Sounds like a sick P2?
Excellent quality.
+Hybrids Hang thanks =)
Cool train I haven't been on Caltrain before
Благодарю за видео! Теперь имею реальное представление...
It must feel nice to have everyone stop for you at the crossings...lol
Ian Ma you better hope they do lmfao... not trying to die here XD; although if I did survive that type of collision, that would make a great video lololol
Great video! How could you get such a stable and clear view?!
I live in Sunnyvale and tried to take a similar video, but the shaking was just
awful and the window always dirty (at least on the regular services, not the Baby Bullet).
Finally I can add a US cab ride to my curated collection at cabrides.net that
has the same quality as European and Japanese cab rides!
Keep them coming!
+Train Director I'm impressed by this video too. There are other CalTrain cab rides on UA-cam but almost all of them are marred by dirty windows. xP
am i the only one who laughed at the metrolink cars sitting near downtown sf? i guess they were confused.
The Metrolink cars were bought by Caltrain and sent up north to extend their Bombardier five car fleets to the current six car fleets. They haven't repainted them, but they did add a Caltrain logo onto each coach.
They are all in a pool operated by Amtrak and are used throughout California if needed. I've seen CalTrain cars on Metrolink trains in Los Angeles and Metrolink cars on Coaster trains in San Diego. They will repaint them if they are permanently placed in a certain fleet but are often just relocated and renumbered.
vidéo merveilleuse beau voyage merci
1:16:15 end of the road? come on man :(
btw your profile picture is funny xD
When they ring the bell it sounds like your slicing something with a knife
Awesome video
Welcome to TSW)
just a question for you,at 1:11:00 signal is displaying "approach limited" yellow over flashing green,where is the next signal displaying diverging limited,red over flashing green, i don't see it. cheers
Joe Bloggs idk, perhaps just enforcing a temporary speed restriction.
Fan Railer hmmm thats the problem,limited speed is up around 50 mph! lol i'll have a closer look at the video later. great video by the way!
Caltrain looks and sounds like Metra from
Chicago
1. They both have f40s and gallery cars
2. The door closing chime is the same except caltrain has it in a girls voice
3. The bell from the inside is the exact same as metra
The bell sounds like a turning signal 😂
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Great video! :)
Nice Video
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CalTrain runs these things on CTA "L" Train headways!
??? Cta is in Chicago and its a subway system...
first saw this on "You Tube". it was headed 'Baby Bullet Train'. That Bullet Train leads to thinking this will be a fast service. compared to the UK where I'm from it is not fast, and makes me wonder that if this is fast then how slow were the services before??
lol the all local stops service takes around 100 minutes to complete.
Well the emphasis is on "Baby." It's just an express train, "Baby Bullet" is mainly a branding thing from Caltrain. Like most US trains outside of the Northeast Corridor it's limited to 79 mph. Once they install positive train control and electrification it will be faster.
nice video
35:03 Its Atherton, the least used station on all of caltrain
It's because it's a weekend only stop station, just like Broadway station.
I drive the track and Train on TSW 2020!!!!
Just curious how do those triple stacked signals work, when you went by them, saw mostly that the top one was green, and the two other ones were red, so what excatley does that mean?????
+Andrew Silva High Green means Clear. Next is red over red. When there are two reds, they mean nothing. (null).
Really late response, but each signal covers one track. Each green signal means that the track straight ahead is clear, while the crossovers and side tracks were switched the other way or blocked.
Can you talk about the references to start braking the train??
sounds more like you are sitting the back back facing forward with all that guest sound in the background
Great video! Very nice to watch. But in my opinion, the engineer really needs to work on his or her 14Ls.
Yeah, the engineer needs to work on his/her crossing sequences
some of this route already been elevated in preparation for electric service.
Would you please let me know what are your camera's parameters that you have used in recording this video?
All my recent videos (past 18 months) have been shot with an iPhone 6 with 60 FPS capture mode on.
+Fan Railer Thanks a lot for your fast reply
+Fan Railer One more question do you have any idea about the height of the camera ( the distance between you camera and the track lines)? sorry to bother you by my detailed questions.
That, I wouldn't know for sure, but I am guessing about 12 feet.
would be so easy for American east coast too put HST's inn the very long srarghts, are perfect for high speed rail.
Does anyone know why they always slow down at the area near 1:09:47? The track seems straight to me but I can never figure out why they always slow to a crawl then speed back up.
If you look off into the distance at that point, we are coming up on a signal restriction. Keep in mind this was recorded during rush hour, so it is likely the fact that we have caught up to the local train in front of us, and are being held until it departs 22nd street station.
Gallery Car? Or do u mean Cab car cuz a gallery car usually associates with food
It is officially known as a Nippon Sharryo Gallery Car.
That annoying bell would drive me up the wall crazy. Do they make you listen to that every day? I feel bad for you. Your videos are fine by the way, I just hate that bell clanging all the time.
Sounds like metra doors
They both have gallery cars
A commuter railroad to rival Metra.
Ehhhh, I think they are friends
Sweeeeet!
Wawawait did that gallery car have a female voice for the door closing chime?
9:07 dat shadow. Must be a plane
why is there a metrolink train up north
just put this video at x2 and your good to go
I really miss riding a train,a bus a taxi a trike.the only mode of transportation since I arrived here in the state is a car,which is for me kinda boring.MTR in hongkong is so nice
Train in Japan is nicer .Taiwan too
Is there a reason why these trains are so slow? Almost walking speed!
They only do 79 mph and thats cuz of the literal ancient track
Why can't Amtrak come to San Francisco?
MY CHILD HOOOD
Interessant das Video ich wohne in Deutschland im Rheintal unsere Bahn ist ganz anders
It might be nice to point out where we are now or then with flash cards or soft audio...
Does that clicking sound not drive you bats...? 🐨🇦🇺
57:10 Is Millbrae
you think there would be more then just one commuter line.
The ACE train is operated separately but serves the same function for another part of the Bay Area
In 4 years from now, you'll get to see the Standler Kiss running this track, no more diesel trains.
What are they doing with the old units?
the old unit they are going to use the old diesel unit on the future Dumbartion extension when they get the dumbartion rail bridge replace, and they will use the diesel unit on the Gilroy rout as well.
The MP36PHI-3Cs and the Bombardier bilevels are being saved for use down to Gilroy, the Gallery cars and F40PH-2CATs are being retired.
YOU CAN TAKE CYCLE IN TRAIN? O_o
Well, that's what bike cars are for =P
Yes, you can take your bike on board.
you should do one from gilroy
Here you go: ua-cam.com/video/_s9HcflA_nY/v-deo.html
Just how fast is this thing going ? Granny could beat this slow mode bullet train in her wheelchair lol . It's either power or bad tracks or both lol . Nice and clear tho ....
79 mph, federal mandate since the is railroad crossings.
Oh man!!! American passenger trains are so unbelieveably slow! 😂😄😆
Looked like Espee rail
Can you do it on Amtrak please thanks
no not possible
There are cab cars used by Amtrak on the Capital Corridor and the San Joaquins where the engineer sits in a cubicle on the right side of the car, passengers can sit on the left side, I have done it many times. Sometimes during the summer months, the engineer will block off the seats on the left side a leave the cubicle door open because of excessive heat buildup in the little cubicle, a practice that is extremely dangerous in my opinion with all the whacko's we have running around these days.
But why not on the cab car
Amtrak's Bi-level cars only have upper windows in the cab. No access by passengers.
The bell sounds weird
What are those metrolinks doing way the heck up there ua-cam.com/video/Os6y6PP1y3w/v-deo.htmlh15m
People brag about the "Race Track" on the BNSF in Chicago. This puts that to shame BIG TIME...
+Anthony Howard How????
48:18 San Mateo
Train Sim World
Baby Bullet Train? They're kidding, right?
A Guy Called Pi it means most of the time the train is traveling at top speed of 79 MPH and makes 4-6 stops vs a local making all 20 on the line
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Lol the more Trains Sim World we play u never know some 9 year old or 12 year old can hijack a train btw stop underestimating us!!!!!!!!!!! We should be allowe to drive cars trains and planes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Video. But the poor people living near the tracks. The sound of the train is fine, but that constant obnoxious horn use is ridiculous. Are Americans not smart enough to not cross a closed crossing? They need a horn aswell?
lol at least once a day some idiot in a car drives in front of a train in America.
@@FanRaileray drivers are stupid am i right
Caltrain could have invested on siemen charger locomotives instead of the electrification project and the Sandler kiss trainset.
Amtrak train
the lack of horn use is appalling
+airsoftguru157 ... there's plenty of horn use; don't know what you're talking about.
im talking about the required horn sequence per FRA laws
Which specific time stamps are you referring to?
The Peninsula Corridor is a quiet zone, if I remember correctly.