The TECO Line Streetcar System in Tampa, Florida opened in 2002 linking downtown Tampa with the Ybor City neighborhood. Currently its free and sees fairly good ridership.
I retired last year from Amtrak and am very impressed with the Teco Trolley line, all I needed to see! Always loved trains and am really thinking of retiring anyway to Tampa.
@@jg-7780 Hello, friend! San Francisco trams are famous (known) here in Brazil. Perhaps because of Hollywood productions and TV series that show the city. I also remember films from the 80's when it was fashionable to show car chases on the city's ramps. I remember a Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood) movie well. Here in Brazil it became known as "The Black List". I don't know what the original title is (yes, in Brazil you can't translate the titles literally, as they often have no meaning or marketing impact). Thank you! And thank you for telling me about Philadelphia. I'm still going up that staircase ... but I don't know if I'll have the same breath as Rocky Balboa.
Thanks! I waited a long time for those Amtrak trains on two separate visits to Tampa! I loved those chickens also! There were signed warning people not to feed the chickens. They certainly were at home in this little city park.
Thank you! I wish UA-cam wouldn't publish the video until it is available to be seen in HQ, 1080p or 4K. I feel bad for the first of the viewers to only watch it in SD, at 360p.
I found it fascinating that the line uses two wires to avoid having to use "movable" frogs in the wire where the tracks converge or separate. Here in Philadelphia we have six regular trolley car lines and three trackless trolley lines. I have never seen a frog move when a trolley pole passes through it except on the trackless trolley wires where they need to be activated by the driver to prevent the poles from coming off the wire. It seems that it would be a more expensive initial outlay to run an extra wire than to install a frog where needed. Also, someone referred to the Amtrak train crossing the streetcar track and someone mentioned that we have a similar situation here. To be exact, the Route 11 trolley crosses the CSX freight train track in Darby, PA at 6th and Main Sts. There have been times when the train was stopped on the trolley tracks, blocking the trolleys from traveling. You can imagine what a traffic tie-up this causes but some of the trains are very long and some move very slowly. The intersection of the tracks needs to be replaced every once in a while, I suppose due to the weight of all those heavy rail cars (train and trolley) crossing over it on a daily basis. On a final note, the Tampa cars are beautiful and nicely traditional-looking, made by the Gomaco Trolley Company of Ida Grove, Iowa. I hope they take good care of those gems.
Hello, how long does this route from the Downtown stop to the Ybor City take? Will be in Tampa this coming weekend and would like to take this route. Will need to go to the Amtrak station after Ybor City which I believe is relatively close by and could take an Uber? Thank you.
According to google maps, it takes just 15 minutes one way from downtown to Ybor City. Factor in about 15 minutes waiting for a trolley. It felt like it took longer when I was there.
Thank you! I wish UA-cam wouldn't publish the video until it is available to be seen in HQ, 1080p or 4K. I feel bad for the first of the viewers to only watch it in SD, at 360p.
@@Thomas1980 I think if I do this, less people get the notification from UA-cam that a new video has been posted. The video goes unnoticed when I do this. (I've only done this once and I didn't like the results.)
@@Luke_Starkenburg No problem at all, always happy to support my fellow content creators. I am looking forward to improving on my own current video format I have uploaded and, in the future, trying to create content as good as yours in the long-term.
Garbage/normal. This street car is a tourist scam and goes so slow. It needs to be extended and capacity improved. It use to cost money to ride the streetcar but became free to ride a couple years ago so the ridership numbers are going up
@@testfortester7131 as far as the busses go are they pretty bad also? I dont really need a car where I live now but not sure how hard it is to get around in tampa without a car
Good.Make it cheaper and uses electrical for people to go work daily until 1am early 4am and other places and less wait time and it should go everywhere in Tampa or all over Florida.We need also bullet trains 24 hrs running Make better facility for older and disable people to seat and the bus should be less noise and shade, bigger place where people can wait for the bus with lights ,big trash cans and place to charge phones and other cars should stop so people can cross the road. Sign like the school bus See Europe has good transport.
I retired last year from Amtrak and am very impressed with the Teco Trolley line, all I needed to see! Always loved trains and am really thinking of retiring anyway to Tampa.
Amazing! that's the first time I see a tram line crossing a train line!
I thought that vas very unique also. I've seen something similar in Melbourne, Australia, where the tram line crosses the commuter train lines.
@@Luke_Starkenburg Ah, one day I will travel like you!
There are also examples of this in Philadelphia and San Francisco, though I think both of those cross freight-only lines.
@@jg-7780 Hello, friend! San Francisco trams are famous (known) here in Brazil. Perhaps because of Hollywood productions and TV series that show the city. I also remember films from the 80's when it was fashionable to show car chases on the city's ramps. I remember a Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood) movie well. Here in Brazil it became known as "The Black List". I don't know what the original title is (yes, in Brazil you can't translate the titles literally, as they often have no meaning or marketing impact). Thank you! And thank you for telling me about Philadelphia. I'm still going up that staircase ... but I don't know if I'll have the same breath as Rocky Balboa.
Amtrak/Streetcar Crossing, a hen with her babies! So amazing and adorable!
Thanks! I waited a long time for those Amtrak trains on two separate visits to Tampa! I loved those chickens also! There were signed warning people not to feed the chickens. They certainly were at home in this little city park.
@@Luke_Starkenburg Persistence and patience, that's how great this video is! Oh, I see. The chicken family are well cared by the people at Tempa!
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for posting them!
Thank you! I wish UA-cam wouldn't publish the video until it is available to be seen in HQ, 1080p or 4K. I feel bad for the first of the viewers to only watch it in SD, at 360p.
@@Luke_Starkenburg I watched it on my phone, so the reduced quality was acceptable. But you are right. They need to have an embargo option.
Really good video by the way. As a visitor to Tampa t's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for making it.
Thanks!
Excellent!
I found it fascinating that the line uses two wires to avoid having to use "movable" frogs in the wire where the tracks converge or separate. Here in Philadelphia we have six regular trolley car lines and three trackless trolley lines. I have never seen a frog move when a trolley pole passes through it except on the trackless trolley wires where they need to be activated by the driver to prevent the poles from coming off the wire. It seems that it would be a more expensive initial outlay to run an extra wire than to install a frog where needed. Also, someone referred to the Amtrak train crossing the streetcar track and someone mentioned that we have a similar situation here. To be exact, the Route 11 trolley crosses the CSX freight train track in Darby, PA at 6th and Main Sts. There have been times when the train was stopped on the trolley tracks, blocking the trolleys from traveling. You can imagine what a traffic tie-up this causes but some of the trains are very long and some move very slowly. The intersection of the tracks needs to be replaced every once in a while, I suppose due to the weight of all those heavy rail cars (train and trolley) crossing over it on a daily basis. On a final note, the Tampa cars are beautiful and nicely traditional-looking, made by the Gomaco Trolley Company of Ida Grove, Iowa. I hope they take good care of those gems.
It’s certainly a unique system! A track crossing a freight line seems strange and very inconvenient.
It's hilarious how much the whistle on these sounds like the ones on the Market-Frankford Line up here.
Hello, how long does this route from the Downtown stop to the Ybor City take? Will be in Tampa this coming weekend and would like to take this route. Will need to go to the Amtrak station after Ybor City which I believe is relatively close by and could take an Uber? Thank you.
According to google maps, it takes just 15 minutes one way from downtown to Ybor City. Factor in about 15 minutes waiting for a trolley. It felt like it took longer when I was there.
wow.... great Video from Tampa!
Thank you! I wish UA-cam wouldn't publish the video until it is available to be seen in HQ, 1080p or 4K. I feel bad for the first of the viewers to only watch it in SD, at 360p.
@@Luke_Starkenburg ....
I know ... you can upload video "private" . make public only at 4K
@@Thomas1980 I think if I do this, less people get the notification from UA-cam that a new video has been posted. The video goes unnoticed when I do this. (I've only done this once and I didn't like the results.)
I love all your videos from Switzerland BTW! The streetcar network there is amazing!
@@Luke_Starkenburg ... thanks Bro!
cool ~ thanks!
The trolleys resemble the one in Havana,Cuba that my late parents were born and raised in the 1920s.
I want to do this so bad!!!!
Gonna ride that one day
Nice video!!!!!!!!!
exceptional video Luke Starkenburg. I broke that thumbs up on your video. Maintain up the quality work.
Thank you very much!! I had fun with this video!
@@Luke_Starkenburg No problem at all, always happy to support my fellow content creators. I am looking forward to improving on my own current video format I have uploaded and, in the future, trying to create content as good as yours in the long-term.
Great Streetcar.
Great video, but there don't seem to be enough passengers to make the service pay for itself?
I will be back when this video get HD
Finally, it's HD.
How is the public transit in tampa?
Garbage/normal. This street car is a tourist scam and goes so slow. It needs to be extended and capacity improved. It use to cost money to ride the streetcar but became free to ride a couple years ago so the ridership numbers are going up
@@testfortester7131 as far as the busses go are they pretty bad also? I dont really need a car where I live now but not sure how hard it is to get around in tampa without a car
Roddy Whittemore yes, Tampa is huge you should always have a car unless you want to do Uber
Mande me mais vídeos do teco street cara in 2021
7:12 Rip streetcar #429
What happened? Did they retire this car?
@@Luke_Starkenburg It struck a charter bus in February 2020 and was damaged beyond repair.
@@andrewschannel4259 Oh, that is too bad.
Good.Make it cheaper and uses electrical for people to go work daily until 1am early 4am and other places and less wait time and it should go everywhere in Tampa or all over Florida.We need also bullet trains 24 hrs running Make better facility for older and disable people to seat and the bus should be less noise and shade, bigger place where people can wait for the bus with lights ,big trash cans and place to charge phones and other cars should stop so people can cross the road. Sign like the school bus
See Europe has good transport.
Here we go, the socialist leftist wish list ...
@@321gatesyou make it sound like a bad thing.
But i guess you prefer the capitalist "fixing things is too expensive" mindset.