Los Angeles' Commuter Rail Network Evolution
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- From its beginning in 1982, Los Angeles' commuter rail network has grown to 62 stations, spanning 534 miles (859 kilometers). This animated video takes you through the timeline of when new stations were opened, forming the Metrolink network that we know today.
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I'm in SoCal and with the high gas prices and looking for alternate transportation options, I have fallen in love with taking the train. SoCal does have a very good commuter rail system. It just doesn't seem like it's very heavily used currently, though that could be as a result of the pandemic. Hopefully people will start seeing the good value on their wallets of taking the train as well as environmental benefits. It's so much more relaxing just letting the train take you where you need to go instead of dealing with aggressive LA drivers and standstill traffic on the freeways.
SoCals Metrolink low ridership has to due with 3 reasons. That being:
i) The system is still mainly focused on rush hour, limited weekday trips, meaning you can't travel outside of these times at midday or night/late night times
ii) The land usage around stations is atrocious, instead of dense and walkable communities there are instead giant parking lots and absolutely nothing around the stations meaning that people have no reason to go there
iii) The incredibly outdated notion in SoCal that taking public transit means you're a poor person who can't afford a car and are looked down upon in society, because of this most people don't take the train and drive because they want to maintain their status and don't want to fall behind the others
They have a long way to go. To interconnect with downtown San Diego, Palm Springs, Bakersfield, the Bullet Train (When it gets built), and any train that would make it out-of-state to Las Vegas Nevada.
Not too hopeful it'll one day reach Imperial County. East of San Diego.
@@sygneg7348 Number 2 is not true everywhere. Claremont, for example, has an excellent downtown area within ten minutes walk of the station.
@@sygneg7348 Excellent points. To reinforce this:
1. If I wanted to go to a Rams game at SoFi, I could save $200 in parking and car depreciation/gas by taking the train from Irvine, and it would save me time. The only issue is, it doesn't matter if it's a Sunday, Saturday, Thursday, or Monday night game, the last returning train leaves before the game is over, so I'd have to add hotel (which would still be the cheaper option than park/drive, but totally unnecessary).
2. There's nothing there at Irvine or Tustin, and you almost have to Uber to the train stations to and to from your destinations because there's nothing at the depots, unless you have a very favorable bus line to and from. When dropped off, crossing 8 lane nightmares like Irvine Blvd or Jamboree is too stressful.
3. I've lived in Paris and Washington DC, and people do not have attitudes about public transit use, because theirs is good. Ours isn't--yet. People look down on it because if you have to use such poor public transit, you must be in dire straights. Good public transit never gets that attitude.
Nice video. This network has so much potential if they actually ran a reasonable amount of service. Too many of these lines get nothing more than peak direction weekday rush hour service, and even when bidirectional service is offered, it usually isn't nearly as frequent as it could or should be. Also weekend service for most lines is minimal or non-existant.
Metrolink SCORE will allow for 30 minute headways in both directions throughout the dat
The network doesn't have much potential actually because much of the tracks are single track and not grade separated. If we had double track and grade separation, yes they can run much more frequently like BART in the Bay Area.
@@thegoldstandard55 Even just running once an hour all day every day would be a massive, massive improvement.
@@jg-7780 Its unfortunate they didn't think of building the system at the same time as the freeways. Now they can't even finish the 710 freeway to Pasadena let alone have more trains on the Metrolink.
Yeah right now they still haven't gotten back to pre-pandemic level of service despite the high vaccination rates and riders returning. Neighboring commuter agency NCTD has an expanded Coaster schedule, which offers more round trips at convenient times both weekdays and weekends all year around. Metrolink needs to step up their game.
Metrolink is such a great, underrated system. If only it had better hours and headways.
Electrify the line with frequent service. Emulate Caltrain in San Francisco.
Bay Area next? I can’t say how much I love these videos…
I hope so! I am from the Bay Area and I really like trains so I really want to see a video about it.
I think he’s gonna do the LA Metro next and then the San Fransisco BART. I miss when he did other videos in Toronto :(
I am also from the Bay Area ish, and what I really want to see is Bart + Caltrain + Sanfransico’s trams, SMART, and all of the other train services… Maybe not in one episode though.
Coming later this summer
@@VanishingUnderground Let me know if you want pictures! ;)
The communities named in at least 8 of these stations are either the titles of or are mentioned in Frank Zappa songs.
Amtrak or Federal government for that matter, need to think about electrifying the Pacific Coast railway for high-speed rail. That entire coast needs an Acela level of service
That is a lot of beach front property. I am sure they will object every step of the way.
Forget electrification, portions of the line are still single-tracked!
@@jamesparson Yeah, the residents of Diana Point in the San Clemente area apparently had suit filed against Metrolink to stop a double track project through their city limits. I don't know what's up with it now, but that's why the double track project to San Clemente North Beach hasn't begun yet. Now talking about electrifying, it's gonna take some time, probably will not happen for another 50 or so years. Right now the corridor is getting itself double tracks at most places feasible and Union Pacific is being paid by the State to install CTC on the Coast Line before more trains can be added to San Luis Obispo.
Thank you Zach; Southern California and Los Angeles more specifically is where I was born and grew up. I’m almost 70 years old now and left California over 25 years ago. I frequently rode L.A. buses in my teenage years but the only train I’ve ridden in the current system was once on Metrolink in the early 90s from my home in Chatsworth to downtown L.A. I’m amazed and pleased at the evolution of the area’s transit system. I plan to return someday soon and spend time reminiscing while exploring the network’s many routes. Thank you once again.
Forgot to mention that Placentia will also be a new infill station on the 91/Perris Valley Line, located between Corona West and Fullerton
I came across that in my research, however I don’t usually include future stations unless a construction tender has been awarded. From what I’ve seen that’s supposed to happen at the end of this year: www.placentia.org/705/Metrolink-Station-and-Parking-Structure
@@VanishingUnderground It’s been promised for a very very long time.
@@erik_griswold such a long time that we assumed it won't happen.
@@VanishingUnderground I like that policy! FWIW, the parking garage and pedestrian overpass at the future station have been completed, although no sign of the platform yet... www.google.com/maps/place/Placentia,+CA+92870/@33.869162,-117.8721748,78a,35y,123.45h,46.04t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x80dcd41ec5fb4199:0xdd4ab2b148d1758!8m2!3d33.8710729!4d-117.8627548
I am sorry you did not mention “Baxter’s Choo Choo” which was a locally funded Amtrak train that ran from Orange County to Los Angeles.
Wasn't that service called "Orange County Commuter"? Sorry, I'm not too familiar about Metrolink's history and origins.
It was mentioned, but only so far as Metrolink took over that service from Amtrak.
What’s next? LA Metrorail and Busway? If not, I’m guessing it’ll be Portland. Maybe Denver.
Both Portland and Denver would be amazing to see!
LA Metro coming later this month, Denver in July, and Portland should be sometime this fall
@@VanishingUnderground How about Dallas?
@@VanishingUnderground So that makes me wonder what’s in between. The next thing I see taking more than one video will be, Bay Area(Muni, BART, VTA, commuter rail) or Philadelphia (subway, regional rail). I know the last will be New York, Chicago probably being the one before.
LA is so polycentric, unlike its rail transit system :/
SoCals Metrolink is too expensive, the expense of one full car charge is $5.7 per day, and the cheapest ticket Metrolink has to offer is $10 per weekend day.
Yet, So-called "Southeast Gatway line" from la metro need to take 20+ years to complete, till 2035 😳
Do BART and VTA next :D
Coming later this summer
@@VanishingUnderground Thank you! :D
Why not combine all metrolink, amtrak and la metro companies altpgether? And make us able to take the light rail straight to San Bernardo and to redland like pacific electric once did? Stupid!
No memtion of a possible metrolink connection between LA and the Coachella Valley?
No firm construction yet
That would be great
@@InlandEmpiresoccer909 Well I saw an article that recently they have greenlighted a passenger rail line between LA and the Coachella Valley but they want the train route to go through OC:(
The Palmdale stop which is currently on use today is the second station to operate in Palmdale
The original Palmdale station which was used when the service started was three miles or so north of the present now 17-year old station.
Great video and love how you mentioned the CalTrain precursor. But that pronunciation of Camarillo hurts my ears - the double L is pronounced like an i.
Just like Cabrillo
Great videos! Looking forward to more. Perhaps LA Metro, BART in SF? Keep up the great work!
LA Metro is later this month, and San Francisco systems will be later this summer
I used to take the Orange County line to LA, but as a commuter service its very restrictive with its timetables. If you missed a train, you could be waiting for another hour. I've never seen people in suits run so fast in my life!
Does anyone know why the Caltrain in 1982 didn't last?
Can’t wait for your LA Metro vid! I ride it often and can’t wait to know more about it
forever seething about the absolute joke that is the riverside line
Would be cool to have metro and commuter rail in the same map
This is displayed at 6:19 (without most Metro Rail stations listed, though).
"This is Los Angeles California"
Shows picture of Santa Ana station
plz do NYC plz i will love that so much
love your vidz to
It's a great system for a great city but it needs to switch to Battery Electric Multiple Units and Electrification when possible!
I knew LA had its growing Metro system, but I was unaware just how extensive the LA Commuter Rail system actually was. LA definitely has a rail-oriented future ahead of it. Hopefully the city and the state of CA as a whole can course-correct for 70 years of car-based sprawl
Zach needs to learn how to pronounce Camarillo - there's no "L" sound in it. ka-ma-REE-yo.
Could you do a video about the evolution of Amtrak's California Network and stations including the Thruway buses?
It’s not on my list for this year, but I’ll consider it once I’ve finished all the major US transit networks
Evolution of the San Francisco BART or Muni?
Coming later this summer
To not run out of ideas, combine some video/maps into a big one. (Good luck with Chicago and the Bay Area tho)
seriously, can people stop demanding he create certain videos?
What program do you use to design and illustrate these maps?
Can you do Philadelphia (SEPTA)
Amtrak San Joaquin And San Joaquin Daylight Train Extension To Los Angeles via Tehachapi Stopping:Palmdale,Vincent Grande,Vista Canyon,Via Princesa,Santa Clarita,Newhall,Sylmar/San Fernando,Sun Valley,Burbank Airport North,Downtown Burbank,Glendale and Los Angeles Union Station
Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line Extension To Mojave Desert Bakersfield and Kern County
Metrolink Ventura County Line Extension To Beaches In Ventura and Santa Barbara Beach and Santa Barbara Airport
Amtrak Coast Starlight Extension To San Diego/San Ysidro: Stops: Fullerton,Aneheim,Santa Ana,San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente Beach,Oceanside,Solana Beach,Old Town,San Diego,National City,Chula Vista,Imperial Beach and San Ysirdro/Tijuana
I don't know how anyone can live in a Metro with 18 million people. No wonder the traffic there is beyond ridiculous. I'm glad the area finally realized how important Public Transport is and built rail lines.
Fun fact: This is connected to the San Diego commuter rail at Oceanside station
You need to go to the Bay Area! You will love the transit systems up there!
Coming later this summer
And he is from my home country Canada
Do the LA Metro
Please do sydney!! Sydney has a rich history of rail dating back to 1855! The inner city loop has metro characteristics being underground and high frequency.
He will do that in 2022.
These videos are very informative 👌 thank you
Great video as always - sorry I'm late
For some reason, I've always thought of L.A. as a transit nightmare, but now I realize how extensive their commuter train service is!
Yeah, see in the 90s all local government realized that we needed better transit and they have been (compared to most cities or regions in the US) building feverishly. The problem is, Greater LA is the size of the Netherlands, and we're still quite far from a comprehensive network.
But, for limited use, people still take transit and it can be more convenient than the car in some situations
And this doesn't even cover the local METRO service
@@hotwaterishot and the "upcoming projects" for metro... oh that would be longer than the actual system!
It’s not too bad but and there is also LACMTA and others but it’s not very frequently and still has problems
It's extensive on a map, not on a timetable
Do Manila.... This is where we live... Upload this at 22 January or someday.... PLEASE!!!!
Mexico City next!
There is another Cal Train further north from San Francisco to Palo Alto, perhaps beyond?,so maybe it's a good job the 1982 LA one didn't last as it'd have been a bit confusing although both are in California but nowhere near each other so perhaps not?
I love your videos! One small note: Camarillo is pronounced cam·uh·ree·oh
Can you make Belgium (Antwerp) tram and premetro network? (Evolution)
0:04 too much people
That’s what am saying😭😭
And That’s like Almost Whole State Size😭😭✋🏿✋🏿
Please do Chicago, the midwest is being left out
Ya metra and the L
Is there a reason you left out the previous ~80yrs history? Pacific Electric Railway started interurban rail service in the LA metro area in 1901.
Looking at the cities served today, there are lots of similarities to PE's Red Car map. I'm curious how many old right of ways are being reused in the modern system.
Very nice video!
Do the 3rd largest city in the united states Chicago commuter Rail network and the C.T.A EL or L
When will you make a video of an Asian system? I would like to see Taipei Metro because I come from there.
I’m aiming to finish every US/Canadian system first
@@VanishingUnderground 👌
Would love to see one of these for Portland, OR TriMet/Streetcar system. Great work y’all
Where’s NYC??? You need to do the NYC one
It’s going to be the last US system I do given the size and complexity of the network, and the number of other channels that have already covered it.
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we need to see electrfication and double tracking on some of the higher ridership corrdiors
Actually, The Still you open your video with IS NOT Los Angeles California!!! It is IN FACT SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA!!! Us OC Folk don't like being called LA!!
Metrolink's offices are in the MTA Building, right next to the LAUPT, and most stations are in LA County.
can you do the Long Island Railroad?
Portland, Oregon Next?
Do one for Philadelphia
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do New Jersey Transit next !!
Noticeably absent would be a line connecting Santa Monica and Beverly Hills with Downtown LA. Ouch, who wants that?
Santa Monica is on the Metro Rail (not Metrolink) Expo Line (aka E Line). Beverly Hills is on the future extension of the Metro Rail Purple Line (aka D Line), currently under construction. Both the D and E Lines go to downtown LA.
Do Portland Oregon light rail
The city of Los Angeles does not have a population of 18.7 million people. /
The City, plus all municipalities that Metrolink has a station in have a total population of 18.7 million people
Can we get Chicago Metra or the L
Do NJT next
Coming in July
LAMTA AND DENVER RTD NEXT
Could you do a overview of the Coaster Commuter Rail in California
It’s included in my San Diego video, which is linked in the top right corner of the video
Very interesting
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0:30 Commuter rail service in Los Angeles began with trains run by Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific railroads.
Caltrain commuter rail next
San Francisco-Gilroy
Caltrain will be in the Bay Area Commuter Rail video in August
First slide: This is Los Angeles, California
Second slide: literally the Wikipedia page photo for Santa Ana Station which serves the county seat in Orange County.
Call us LA again, vato.
We Need To Get Rid Of The Inland Empire Line! It's Useless!
Not for the thousands of people who ride it every day.
@@AVeryRandomPerson But It Doesn't Go To La Union! All Other Lines Are Busier Anyways!
@@brendanu1680 Actually, the 91/Perris Valley Line is less busy, by far. The IEOC Line carries over 3 times the number of passengers than the 91/Perris Valley Line.
Metrolink is the weakest link. Infrequent service, expensive fares, and remote stations are impediment to wider usage. They should merge Metrolink to Metro and everyone should pay the same low cost fare with more frequent service.
They are completely different services for different reasons. Metrolink is eliminating 20 to 60+ mile long freeway commuting trips.
The most expensive fare is from Oceanside to San Bernadino-Downtown for $8.75 for nearly 100 miles and 2 hours
Also Metro is operated by the LACMTA, which would mean that most Metrolink stations would close, removing service for 30,000+ people
Metrolink- is a regional agency ran by multiple counties, LA Metro/OCTA/Riverside/San Bernardino/Ventura and a bit of input from San Diego(Oceanside). LA Metro only operates in LA county, metrolink doesn’t own most of their railways.. but uses Union Pacific railways
@@fernandoalt3822 Metro will try to extend to San Bernardino County if they foot the bill for the Foothill Gold Line.
The West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor is an entry point to include Orange County. The corridor exists to add tracks beyond Pioneer Blvd.
It’s not impossible to include more countries, but that isn’t the point of the argument. Metrolink is a terrible service that is not electrified and lacks frequent service. It should be joined with Metro for at least the portions that go into Los Angeles County for easy transfers.
LOTS OF MISLEADING INFORMATION. IT WILL CONFUSED TOURISTS.
Metrolink doesn't connect all those cities. It just sends people from different stations to LA union bus stops station. Hopefully u r destions are close to rail stations or bus stops.
Many big companies even the one in downtown LA have corporate shuttle service.
You may beget to Burbank station from union station. I said station because you need cars.
For the prople who disagree, except New York, outside USA, people dont need cars using commuter rail.
LA metrolink means you need cars to get to train stations. Most Likely, you need cars at Destination station. Downtown LA has best public transportation in LA. Still you need cars if you want to use metrolink. If you lve within LA county, Google will adcise you to take buses from starting point if you don't drive. If you Live outside LA county, Google still advise to take uber n buses if you don't have cars. Many stations have connecting buses, but their schedules are 2 minutes before departure time n 2 minutes after arrival time. I calked OCTA, Metrolink, MTA, do people have to teleport from train to bus stops n vice versa.
Many routes have schedule from 5am to 7pm leaving stations n 3pm to pm at LA union station. You need teleportation n. Work less than 8 hour a day to use metrolink. That is downtown LA.
Other stations discriminate against non car drivers. It is faster for me to walk 5 miles from Fu!lerton metrolink station to a clinic in Fullerton. I still miss metrolink, so i took Amtrak. I still missed the last train from union station to industry. I took bus home. No wander google recommend bus.
For fun every time, i trave, i tweekdiff parametrs, see if google return metrolink. The parameters are different origin. In the end, taking uber to union station then i can take metrolink to Ventura, Lancaster, then taking uber. One case, it is still faster to take buses from unionstation to Santa clarita
People get to stop saying metrolink or rsils connect cities. They don't
Nothing misleading. Metrolink runs trains on the routes shown. Yes, in most cases, you will need to take a car or a bus to the suburban train station near you (a few stations have some apartments or houses nearby). This is a commuter system mostly, with the final destination usually, but not always, being an office somewhere in downtown LA (most people transferring at Union Station to a Red Line subway train to their final destination).
So basically, Metrolink is bad because local communities haven't built good last-mile transit systems. That's not very accurate, as Metrolink does serve the cities
@@AVeryRandomPerson if you need cars at metreolink station., Something is wrong. Don't give me the none sense how important the parking lots at metroLink stations. I am nt talking abourpt suburb. Major metropolitan area requires cars at metrolink stations. Metrolink would be good if there is good lcal public transportation. There is one exception. Metrolink lline along foothilL n Gold line. There are clear duplic. You can come out different theories, but LA, thanks to train lovers, reduced the so called duplicate bus routes, duplicate means two legs or 4 wheels, but Goldline n metrolink along foothill are not duplicate
More homeless shuttling to your area soon.
Some history for people not in the know:
Metrolink’s Perris Valley Line was an existing rail line operated by BNSF as a freight line, and Santa Fe before that. It connected to the BNSF mainline at Highgrove, near North Main Corona and Riverside. It serviced industries from the mainline connection, through Perris, turning somewhat east towards Hemet. It traveled through Hemet towards the eventual end at San Jacinto.
The early days of this line involved it being part of the California Southern (later ATSF) mainline to San Diego, traveling through Temecula and Fallbrook where Camp Pendleton now is. Eventually they gave up due to frequent washouts.
Several reminders of the history still exist, with the Southern California Railway Museum (formerly the Orange Empire Railway Museum) running over some of the original right of way. Before Metrolink and RCTC came in, the museum made occasional trips over the line to various locations, such as Downtown Perris, March AFB, and even Hemet. When the Metrolink line was upgraded, the museum’s mainline connection was severed. If you’d like to donate, please visit the website here: socalrailway.org