Caltrain "Cab-Ride" on Baby Bullet 801 | San Jose to San Francisco

[@tjbailey29820]

MaxLandia, Thanks for the cab ride. I have ridden CalTrain and even the Southern Pacific commuter way back in 1966 before CalTrans took over but had not seen that view.

[@JruGordon]

13:10 check out the damage on the left at the crossing

[@orgcoast]

Horns: Required by law at each crossing. Also, the horn is used to announce arrival to the waiting passengers at the next station or platform. Lots of crossings in the Bay Area, especially the Silicon Valley area.

[@pizzasubs]

thank you so much for explaining about when the train sounds its horn, but if you dont mind me asking, what then is all that clicking or Clacking I am also hearing, which also may sound like the traing has a bell?????

[@timectrl]

@@pizzasubs The train does have a bell.

[@hornshowrailfan2554]

2 long 1 short 1 long. Final long held over the crossing. Includes walkways.

[@byronlee4871]

What about the quiet zones?

[@sixfifty_sebb]

@@byronlee4871they just ring the bell

[@petersmith6903]

Love the trip and countryside lots of trees viewing from UK magik .

[@pclayton5063]

That damn bell would drive me nuts if i were the driver.

[@pizzasubs]

yeah, jkust curious to know why it just keeps on CLANGING and CLANGING??? LOL

[@thomasmcneely3167]

Great video, smooth camerawork. That is a nice ride, the tracks look upgraded, I was a frequent METRA rider in Chicago, great to see gallery cars and similar locomotives. If they could electrify the route the trains would be faster between stations by getting up to speed and able to brake later coming into a station. The tracks being straight and excellent roadbed, some areas could get up to 110 to 125 with the electrified equipment. But the equipment they have now I can see 90 to 100 mph in certain areas. Reducing grade crossings would reduce the horn blowing, but METRA has the same issue, amazing how many people die getting hit by METRA trains, even with the reduced speed of 65mph, used to be over 80 mph back 25 years ago.

[@davidmontville4885]

Metra trains have 'real' horns

[@northerncalirails2008]

That horn doesn't sound so bad at all, 4003 has a piece of art sounding horn

[@Ryan-jr3ok]

That’s the most crossings I’ve seen close together

[@caltrain906railfan]

0:15 San Jose 4:28 College Park 5:48 Santa Clara 8:41 Lawrence 10:38 Sunnyvale 15:08 Mountain View 18:35 San Antonio 20:25 California Avenue 21:17 Stanford 21:55 Palo Alto 24:52 Menlo Park 25:51 Atherton 28:10 Redwood City 31:56 San Carlos 33:00 Belmont 34:35 Hillsdale 37:54 Hayward Park' 39:34 San Mateo 42:28 Burlingame 43:28 Broadway 44:48 Millbrae 49:06 San Bruno 51:05 South San Francisco 54:55 Bayshore 58:09 22nd Street 1:01:21 San Francisco

[@danielramsey1959]

I'll turn 61 next dec 4th, but quite possibly the earliest childhood memory i have ever had might have been around 1959 or 1960 when my grandmother took me for a train ride into SF, but what i remembered the most was the then stunning livery of the red and orange of the Southern Pacific Daylights parked at the SF station.

[@ml-kp9lx]

That's really awesome! Happy birthday!

[@ceciltagg]

What's with the blacksmith hitting his anvil? Clang a clanga ?

[@ceciltagg]

The signals are easy to read very good to drive this rout very nice area love the smoothness of the track very few joints

[@Howrider65]

I remember when SP ran this line.. The brakes would be smoking they were so hot lol.. And there was a station on the turn 38:13 we as kids would watch the train stop or fly by. The station is now the one just south and there and there was a cement factory there also the freights would back up into it with gravel cars.. The track is gone now along with the big company. LC Smith was the owners name he would chase us out of there it was funny.. You damn kids stay away lol.. The train workers would be laughing.. It's sad to see nothing there now. No station no switch tracks no center track no side track going to the long gone company. And there were no fences we would just hang out at the tracks... Those were fun days in San Mateo. PS. You can see the dirt to the right where the track was to the cement factory. And the switch was there also.. And between the 2 tracks is where they used to keep the gravel cars for pickup. That track ran almost to the train gate where the switch track was..

[@BuhdaPunk]

Why would anyone give a cab-view ride a thumbs down. A rail fan with too big of head or someone who is not a rail fan?

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Thumbs down is the only way to tell youtube's AI that you don't want more suggestions like the current video. Once you've watched it, the AI will suggest more of the same in the suggestion list.

[@gardenman3]

i thought thumbs up was to help the channel you were watching.

[@anairivera5979]

Felicitó a todos los que estuvieron que ver con este video me gustaría seguir viendo con la misma calidad de este video más ciudades del Estado también fuera de la ciudad también montañas túneles puentes

[@josejr.canillas7704]

Very nice video & beautiful.

[@marcob4630]

Very intersting - beautiful landscapes - Greetings from Switzerland

[@Lonegan63]

The US must be one of the few countries in the world without an electrified rail network. The rest of the countries without electrified train lines are third world countries

[@truegamermoment6029]

There’s the North East Corridor

[@ricardoaraozmoldes3970]

Exelente video. Viajè con el. Bellisima California, algun dia conocerè alli.

[@tankman_tv9332]

What really baffles me is the amount of people here, saying that “WaAAaAaH! IT’s So SlOW! IT’s NoT A BuLLet1!!1” First off, caltrain isn’t meant for 100-110 MPH service, its a commuter train, *a commuter*, not a high-speed rail. Second, Baby “bullet” is just a branding, which baffles me to see people not understanding that it’s not a stopper service. Yes, the infrastructure really slows it down, but it’s better than what it looked like in the 70s.

[@jamescleveland6575]

Nice work, thanks for posting

[@orgcoast]

Just a guess re the thumping; it could be the air pump recharging the horn air cylinder.

[@ml-kp9lx]

It’s the bell.

[@JohnPlocher]

The bell is pneumatically activated, you are hearing the mechanism because it is physically mounted under the car right below the camera. From outside the car, the bell sound is significantly louder than the thunking...

[@dhh7501]

What is the constant KADING KADING noise when the train is slowing? Inquiring minds wanna know :D

[@PullPot-eq4gv]

I love the speed, but was hoping to hear some engine sounds.

[@janpf0624]

Fine video I like it. I saw single, double and triple light indication on signals. And fine lean turnouts (points, switches :-)) My question is: How much is the maximum diverging speed while red over green over red as shown in video approaching SF? Does multi-light-signalling difficulties for locodrivers? (I don't want to compare it to any european railways, just want to know.)

[@janpf0624]

Clear at least for 2 blocks at medium speed 30 MPH. Thanks.

[@cp3596]

Jan, good questions. On signals that have only one signal head, it's the equivalent of having one (or two) red signals below them. For example, a single-head signal that display green is the same as a two-head signal that displays green over red, or the same as a three-head signal that displays green over red over red. All of those represent a "clear" aspect -- proceed at maximum authorized speed. The red signals in the middle or bottom only act as placeholders in that case. Note that this rule only applies when the red signals are below any other signal color (that is, green over red means something very different than red over green!). In general, two-head signals are only used if there might be a need to convey "medium speed" information, and three-head signals are only used if there might be a need to convey "slow speed" information. For example, green/red/red is "clear", red/green/red is medium clear (clear, but at medium speed), and red/red/green is slow clear (clear, but at slow speed). Medium clear and slow clear generally indicate you're going to be diverted to another track, and what speed to use to do so. The rules vary from railroad to railroad, and even between different areas in a given railroad. When you learn the rules for a given territory as an engineer or conductor, you must learn what every signal in that territory is capable of indicating. Hope this helps. Dave/CP359

[@janpf0624]

CP359 Hello Dave. Thanks for explanation. I found something on the web also, and one serie of videos explained by locodriver of CP. Another question: Are there some visible differences between blocksignal and mainsignal ? (in my country a column is in different colouring or has a lean vertical strip - white strip means block, red - white chewrons mean main, and also the meaning of red is different, on block-signal's red the locodriver is allowed continue at very low speed of 15km/h, 10MPH, expecting obstructions on the track)

[@cp3596]

Hi Jan. In the US there are a number of different type of track authorities, and the signaling is related to those types. With centralized traffic control (CTC), where the train dispatcher selects the route that a train will use, he controls the turnouts which take the train from one track to another. The signals at those turnouts (usually referred to as "interlocking plants" or "interlockings") correspond to the route that the train will take (straight versus diverging, for example). I think that's what you mean by "main signals". Automatic block signals (ABS) are not controlled by the dispatcher. Their job is to keep trains separated from each other, but they can also generally give an advance indication as to what the train will be doing at the next interlocking (if it's CTC territory). Generally speaking, in the US, ABS signals have a number plate or some other type of identification on them; CTC signals do not. Also generally speaking, we have the same rules here as you do - the engineer may pass a red ABS signal at restricted speed (not exceeding 15 miles per hour, must be able to stop within half the sight distance, and so on), but is never allowed to pass a red CTC signal unless the dispatcher gives permission. Those Canadian signal videos are very good. I would also recommend the videos from Danny Harmon (his youtube name is Distant Signal). He has a six part video series called "How to read CSX signals" that gives a very clear explanation. (However, CSX, like most of the class 1 US railroads, has bought other railroads over time, so depending on what part of the CSX system you're in, the signals and rules differ.) Dave / CP359

[@janpf0624]

CP359 Hi Dave. Thank You. Your answer is exactly that I meant. Well, as main signal I meant f.e. home signal under the signalman's authority from the switchbox or interlocking tower, or dispatcher's authority from CTC. It is working on very similar way in my country. (Sometimes I have doubt about the terms I used because I try to translate to English, but as I realized the things are little bit different depending on the country.)

[@weeardguy]

I'm quite aware of railfan-language in other languages than Dutch for me, but what does 'run gallery' mean?

[@Greatdome99]

It refers to the double-deck (two-level) seating arrangement. The upper rows are single seats set on Galleries on each side--it's open to the lower level in the middle.

[@orgcoast]

Thanks for the correction Max.

[@calirailfanner259]

Why did you delete your other videos

[@archieohare]

Horn! Horn! Horn! A lot of horns!!!

[@TrainTrackTrav]

That's the best part!

[@Paul_Sleeping]

Not a single of empty land. Completely developed area from the start to the end of line. So many people packed into the big cities and their surrounding areas in CA. Eventually all rails should be on raised platform. It should reduce all the crossings littered all over during the trip.

[@californiamade5608]

docalarm the only space of land I seen was in Brisbane. Going into SF.

[@frankrunner2620]

Great vid; fun ride!

[@angelmessenger8240]

Given that the trains are in a potential earthquake zone, what happens if there's an earthquake? Are the trains instructed to stop?

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Well, Japan has systems in place which automatically stop their trains in case of an earthquake. But in the U.S., they don't seem to install anything like that until a celebrity or politician's relative gets hurt. Safety isn't important. Profits are.

[@JohnPlocher]

Caltrain has a process in place to deal with quakes: www.caltrain.com/riderinfo/safety_security/EarthquakeEffectOnCaltrain.html Gravity still works, as does physics and safety designs, which, with the low center of mass of these cars, means they aren't likely to tip over or catch fire. The Caltrain ROW is generally free from sharp curves and does not cross the major fault zones in the area, so the threat is more from shock wave related ground movement and falling debris than geologic upheaval. Reports of trains caught in an active quake seem to show low rather than high risk - in Japan, a train derailed at speed, but there were no serious injuries or deaths.(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Derailment_of_Joetsu_Shinkansen)

[@CSullivanmeerkatmandude]

The passenger trains look like the Metrrail trains in Chicago,IL.

[@mrbronson5333]

C Sullivan They are called Gallery coaches. And yes they do look like Metra coaches

[@CSullivanmeerkatmandude]

@@mrbronson5333 Thank You for the info.

[@peninsula_sub]

Awesome video. That was an insane day.

[@ml-kp9lx]

Yes, it was. Tomorrow might be more insane. Ima try and pull off the 104 to the 192. We will see how that goes lol. Sorry, it took so long to edit btw, as I was adding all of the station names and had to do some audio editing around Sunnyvale.

[@peninsula_sub]

No problem. #104 to #192? Dang! Are you going on Friday though?

[@ml-kp9lx]

YES SIR. Unless I am going to Great America.

[@peninsula_sub]

I also feel the need to keep the variety going especially considering how many times I have been at Santa Clara this year. So I might also go spend the morning at Great America on Friday and relocate to Santa Clara for the afternoon.

[@ml-kp9lx]

Zachary Moore Great America the theme park btw

[@jakebell6330]

Nice one -Max your a cutely

[@abdulmahboob3612]

Super train i like this ride.

[@jwsf941]

College Park is a weekday-only service because only Bellarmine College Prep students & staff get off there?

[@CRPULSE300]

54:00 passing former location of SP bayshore yard

[@LouisDefaux]

29.07 : very dangerous to cross over like that !!!!!!!

[@technobladev3334]

Max LaWer what Happened to your train simulator videos i loved them but what happened to them

wat is the speed of the train in this video..? 60mph i think..!!

[@tjbailey29820]

More like 79mph. RR speed limits are governed by the Federal Railroad Administration based on the condition of the RR tracks. There are 8 classes, 1 - 8, That particular road bed is owned by the U.P. and it is rated at Class 4. Passenger trains can travel up to 79mph on class 4 tracks.

[@genepoon8905]

Actually the railroad between San Francisco and Tamien (south of San Jose) is owned by Caltrain (an agency of the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco, governed by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board). It was sold to the counties by Southern Pacific in 1991. Union Pacific, which acquired Southern Pacific in 1996, owns the railroad south of Tamien and Caltrain has operating rights for commuter service between Tamien and Gilroy. Union Pacific has operating rights for freight trains on Caltrain tracks. Correct on the maximum speed: 79mph.

[@tjbailey29820]

Art Lloyd would have been proud of your reply! :)

[@peterbhill]

WHY is there so much horn blowing? Seems overkill...

[@GFSwinger1693]

Because they have to sound the horn at all grade crossings and stations, and because some folks are dumb shits like that girl at 29:07.

[@peterbhill]

But if you watch, they sound it at random times, like overpasses, underpasses, and sometimes not at all for a crossing. Doesn't make sense...

[@jackmorrison7379]

It is the USA, the land of lawsuits and trial lawyers. Depositions, discovery, and civil jury trials. Train crew want/need to be able to say I sounded the locomotive horn and then engaged the bell so every pedestrian, motorist and trespasser had fair warning of the approach. Almost no other country is so addicted to suing and litigating.

[@PerkeleKeyboardist]

Sounds like idiocracy to me. In Europe, if you get into an accident with a train, you're totally guilty. Simple appearance of rail tracks make you 'warned about trains' by default. Not to mention that simple walking in 10-feet zone around rail tracks is illegal in pretty much every country.

[@tjbailey29820]

There are certain at grade (street) crossings that meet the criteria of being a 'quiet zone' (like 4 quadrant gates instead of just two where people can drive around them) the engineer doesn't have to honk the horn. Then there are times when there is someone or something near the tracks and the engineer has the option of blowing the horn. A good example of this was at 44:57 where there was a U.P. work truck on the other track. If there were workmen out of that truck, the engineer would probably honk the horn. It may not make sense to you but those are the rules set forth by the Federal Railroad Administration and the railroads get huge fines if they don't obey the rules that you don't think make sense.

[@umaganesan80]

The bell sounds really strange

[@zonavelhalpma]

Baby bullet because??

[@TheCruz1459]

Mucho bueno los trenes del mundo, yo soy venezolano y soy técnico de operaciones ferroviaria con 27 años de servicio en ferrominera orinoco si necesitan de mi servicio x favor estoy dispuesto a trabajar con ustedes, si pueden me mandan una solicitud gracias saludos

[@llamaslyr]

Sad to see how behind our trains are in this country. CalTrain should be titled JunkTrain.

[@ryan3052]

44:57 hi-rail

[@dongshuowu3454]

What was the top speed of the train?

[@mrbronson5333]

David Wu 79 MPH

[@carabela125]

Does the Bullet ever beat the other train into the SF station?

[@cardboardboxification]

Ya. Ok 150 year old transportation... 100's of billions.. But hay, some will use it when they need to get to San Fran to but fuck a transvestite

[@PeterEdin]

Butt has 2 Ts

[@bobbypaluga4346]

hill billy Does your Mommy know that you use words like that? Oh I get it you only pull them out when you and the other Tough Dudes of the Fifth grade, get by yourselves or when your trying to act manly on-line.

[@leob5675]

@hill billy: yeah take a bus. it's very modern. gotta love it for sure.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Get over yourself. They're just words. There aren't good words or bad words, they're all made up from the same set of letters. Just because you grew up being told that there were good and bad words for the same thing doesn't mean it's true. They're just words. What makes the term sexual intercourse better than fuck? More letters? What makes fellation better than blow job? More letters? What makes the word feces better than shit? More letters? Or is it simply the fact that your teachers told you one word is more civilized than others? Because we're not really a civilized species. We treat each other terribly, lie and cheat each other, and commonly demand that other people live their lives the way WE want them to. So stop getting all twisted up about what words someone else uses.

[@caltrain_acefoamer907]

Why did you delete almost all of your videos

[@technobladev3334]

same I was confused

[@calirailfanner259]

I don't think he likes trains anymore

[@QuasiELVIS]

Nothing bullet about this train.

[@QuasiELVIS]

That's a very strange reply.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Slowest bullet ever.

[@albertomadeirajr7824]

D.E.B. B Even though it is called the bullet train they still have speed limits to follow.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

No one refers to this as a bullet train. That term was coined to describe the high speed trains in Japan. THIS is not a high speed rail line. It's a conventional speed train. NOT a bullet train. NOT a 'baby bullet'. Even 22 gauge are fast. This is not. Hopefully one day they will have true high speed rail on the west coast, even if it costs a small fortune. Maybe one of the 1% would like to name a railway after himself, and donate the necessary cash to help build it. Gates Railway, Bezos Railway, Buffet railway, whatever. Just build the damn thing, and build it right the first time.

[@malachimuhammad-dy2ow]

That was an express.

[@mainlineproductions513]

lol idiot at 29:05. Nice video!

[@jonadkins8007]

I'm sure the dead garbage truck driver from this week's Amtrak accident wishes the engineer was laying on the horn.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Wouldn't have mattered. Only stupid people get hit by trains. Trucks are required to stop before proceeding. If you dont stop, or don't bother to look for a train, well then that's just plain stupid. And you can't fix stupid.

[@N4BGZ]

What is making all that bam bam bam bam bam bam bam noise it the cab..

[@mrbronson5333]

N4BGZ The bell

[@d.e.b.b5788]

This is just depressing. Here's the description: "Caltrain 801 is the first of 2 northbound Weekend Baby Bullet trains. It is scheduled to depart out of San Jose at 10:35 and arrives into San Francisco at 11:41. This scenario covers the entire 47.3 mile run of train 801". An hour to cover 47 miles. That's no 'bullet'. So disappointing, so very sad. We used to have the best rails in the world. But that was over 100 years ago, and we haven't made much progress since then. Once upon a time, the 20th century limited routinely did the NYC-Chicago run in 16 hours. Now it takes 18. That's just depressing.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Even the Acela takes 2:45 to cover two hundred and twenty six miles between NYC and Washington DC. Ahh, what we really need is a quick RDC: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWm9en18obqSpqM A design worthy of Wile E. Coyote!

[@tankman_tv9332]

What’s more depressing is your lack of understanding that caltrain is in NO WAY a high speed train. It is a *commuter* train, not meant for super fast speeds, even with the baby bullet. The baby bullet is just a branding, which I still wonder how you fail to notice that.The Acela, is a high speed train (despite its avg speed of 70 MPH), so faster speeds are common. Even NJ transit, in the east coast doesn’t go 125 90% of the time, usually getting completely destroyed by the Acela and normal Amtrak trains. This comment made my insides curl up.

[@ducksinarow9272]

Looking at all the concrete ties....makes you wonder how many trees were used to build this nation.

[@JoshuaWebbs]

My god why does the horn sound rusty

[@oshtoolman]

question. What is that regulated "thunking" sound after the horn blows?

[@ml-kp9lx]

That is the bell, which is used while passing thru crossings, and while entering, departing, and bypassing stations.

[@daviddowling9830]

I thunk it is something.

[@railfangraham4182]

MaxLandia how do you get cab rides

[@tjbailey29820]

Could be wrong but I don't believe he was in the cab. Northbound CalTrains are shoved by the engine in reverse with the engineer sitting in the front car known as a 'cab car.' He has a small cubicle to sit in to operate the train leaving the window in the door and there is often a regular passenger seat on the other side of the car. this explains it verey well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6qxkIyIfLh-jpI

[@jeesmith99]

It’s actuated by pneumatic air. You are just hearing it operating the way it was designed.

[@e-r-d-l-i-n-g]

While watching this I've got an idea why trains aren't very well appreciated in the U.S. ... I'd hate that horns too. Greetings from Germany

[@tenvelli]

lol that's why it's called bullet it's fuckin faster than bart

[@granskare]

who owns the tracks?

[@ferky123]

granskare most likely Union Pacific.

[@granskare]

thanks, it seems that freight roads own all :)

[@BryantsRailfanProductions]

granskare Caltrain owns the track

[@sthomas6369]

Complaints about horns, speed, and "why isn't it better" all answer your own questions: it's densely populated, and heavily reliant on road transportation (roads = 2000 year old technology BTW). Dedicated, grade separated ROW would be too costly (ever see land prices in California? - and we're not a socialist country, eminent domain to seize propery is difficult and costly). So they use existing ROWs that are based on freight railroads, are slower than would be allowed with ideal technology, and cross lots of roads requiring lots of horn and all at slower speed. Plus, California's decision to focus on road transportation back in the post-WWII era led to over-dependence on roads & highways, and neglect of rail (and integrated transportation), now road transport has reached a saturation limit. That means that even a train that covers 47 mi in an hour is better than the speed possible via Freeway during peak times. Comparing CalTrain with DB, SNCF, JR, etc. is comparing apples to oranges. Each system is built to do what it needs to do in the location, the conditions and the funding they have to work with. California is doing a great job and even showing leadership in trying to correct the ills in a flawed transportation system. That's real life folks.

[@time2985]

Building adequate transportation and, especially, public transportation has nothing to do with socialism. All Western Europe countries have much more advanced train network compared to USA and none of them is a socialist country by any means. It is about recognizing the benefits of public transportation and investing in it. Regardless of the political system, the public needs should overweight the private land ownership and allow the smooth eminent domain process. It is obvious that the rail transportation has been long neglected in US and the passenger transportation is suffering because the more income generating goods transportation on rails. The tracks are in dire need for upgrading in order to allow for any kind of high speed trains, the electrification is still nonexisting and the overall image and functioning of the railroad in US is not much better than in some development countries in Asia.

[@burtpanzer]

So the Conductors were replaced by a recording? They could have at least used a recording of them, they were far more easily understood. "Belmont, next stop Belmont" ...kind of miss those guys now.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Horns because so many people have died or committed suicide on this line (probably hundreds since it's inception).

[@Greatdome99]

I remember one morning when someone was killed. SP printed out cards explaining the delays to later trains. I still have a few.

[@jawadhaider5902]

Speed?

[@tjbailey29820]

Read previous posts!

[@jeesmith99]

79 mph max.

[@AnakinSW2010]

Whats the avg speed for this train?

[@ml-kp9lx]

Maximum speed is 79, which is in place from College Park to Tunnel 3, with minor restrictions at Milbrae, San Bruno, and Bayshore. I would say the average speed not counting dwell times (sitting at a station) is probably around 60-70mph. This is about normal for a North American commuter railroad.

[@AnakinSW2010]

Thanks, i know local Meta trains seems to go about 45-50 in city

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

The fastest Baby Bullets take 62 minutes to cover 47 miles from San Jose to San Fransisco. That's an average speed of 45.4 mph (73 km/h). The fastest commuter line in North America is the MARC Penn line which has a maximum speed of 125 mph (200 km/h) and covers 42 miles from Washington to Baltimore in as little as 37 minutes, which is an average speed of 68 mph (110 km/h).

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Trip is 47 miles. It takes over an hour. So average speed is about 45 mph. Real bullet-like. Not much faster than if you were riding a horse. Eventually, maybe we'll have dedicated high speed rail without grade level crossings, and fences on both sides of the track to prevent numbskulls from walking onto the tracks. But that's a long way off, because it would prevent attorneys from suing railroads for idiots who are too stupid to watch out for their own safety.

[@mrbronson5333]

ml302 those areas have the limit of 65. 75 for the curve near Millbrae and through 22nd St

[@trencito3700]

They call it a bullet train.... In Germany, a "Regional Express Train" (Far away from highspeed trains) goes with 160 kmh (100 mph) on important routes with far better acceleration and brakes. Its a pity, that americas infrastructure sucks so hard, even within god damn metropolitan areas in progressive California. And by the way that horn blowing... The guy who came up with that law should be killed. Its 2018 and no major track is electrified yet? What the actual fuck. Show this to someone and let him guess which country it is. Many many people would surely say something in Africa.

[@mcnoface8000]

They should just leave the graffiti they clean one bridge for the other to be covered makes no sense just let it run because they will just tag over it because they know there’s no point in doing something that looks good cos it will get cleaned

[@lohphat]

After 22 years in SF I finally left my home state of CA because it can't get its collective act together and modernize the infrastructure. Why in 2018 is the route still diesel and still not on a dedicated RoW to avoid grade crossings? Complete idiocy all the way around.

[@ThisisGabe120]

why does the train driver sound like a kid?

[@ThisisGabe120]

oh never mind

[@patrickkelly5009]

Good God, what a SHITTY HORN!

[@csabasipos6525]

If I play it with 2x speed, it almost goes as fast as an average commuter train in the EU.

[@seankaiser2505]

That’s gotta be the worst horn I’ve ever heard

[@ericwright2936]

That bell sucks!

[@erikcohen8968]

hollatagangshirtsmeamigofransisco

[@PikaPika-Tassie]

third world country infra

[@californiamade5608]

This is far from third world country. Go look on KZbin yourself.

[@californiamade5608]

This is far from third world country. Go look on KZbin yourself.

[@bhadrasourab]

Pika Pika r u mad or what do u want to say california is a third world country go visit a psychiatric

[@solliz666]

Arroganter Lokführerarsch. Den ganzen Film sinnlos hupen (Herr Wichtig ), Aber für das Kind 45:47 nicht mal den Gefallen tun

[@freddyjoe3539]

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[@michaelhartman6404]

I'm all for high speed rail. But does this train even qualify. There are no overhead power lines, so I'm guessing it's another diesel. It doesn't give out the speed, so I assume it's as slow as it looks. And what the hell is with that bell. It sounds like their still putting down the tracks. But I don't blame the train builders. They have fought hard to get this much. They have had to go up against the richest most powerful men in the world. And we will see true high speed rail in this country one day. The same as we have seen electric cars become a reality. It took a long time, but we now have a second generation chevy volt. And tesla's cars are becoming more and more common. Oil will go the same way coal did. Their share of the market will continue to shrink until they become a non-factor. And the more they fix their prices; the faster we turn away from them. High speed rail needs to travel at speeds of 200 mph. When it does we will have reached the tipping point that the oil man fears. Gods speed.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Electric cars were killed in the U.S. because Texaco purchased the company that held the patents on the battery design and simply closed the factory. That eliminated Toyota's electric RAV4s back in 1999. They had to wait until the patent ran out before we could have more electric cars. High speed rail doesn't work in America outside of densely populated areas; it's simply not fast enough. And where there are densely populated areas, buying the land is too expensive. It's a no win situation until trains are fast enough to compete with planes. Yes, it's coming, but not fast enough.

[@ferky123]

The bell is iron and you're hearing the striker move.

[@DirkGorgiel]

Slow on the so called Freeways, slow Autos, slow on the Track with Diesel powered locomotives. Greetings from FAST Germany.😆

[@DirkGorgiel]

In Germany we have Environmentprotectionlaws. Noise cancelling Walls we have, special Tracks to prevent noise. Not a Mexican-USA Border WALL.

[@DirkGorgiel]

Americans, you still stuck in the past, but don't want to know it. Germany devoloped. I grew in the former East-Berlin. That means a lot more life expierence. There is no need to remind in something. Start changing your politics. We have very low crime rate, we have free education for all. Health insurance is law, and affordable for all. Even our electric standards are far better secure and reliable.

[@DirkGorgiel]

The Germans payed thier tribute for the worse past. Now is 2018, a whole different, super modern country. We are not liviving in socialism, we are living in a capitalistic country with human basics what has to be provided for every one german at first, but then for all it really needs. The refugee infall was not my idea. But even for that they have a solution. We have very low crime rate in all.

[@funkymonkeypimps]

Bells n horns, bells n horns, bells n horn.....rinse n repeat! US train drivers should sue for deafness or torture or something.....jeez!

[@d.e.b.b5788]

If you think that's annoying, imagine what it's like being a passenger in a car near the front of the train on an overnight journey. The damn horn is being blown every time the train goes through any area with a crossing. The engineer has to blow it by law. My first trip from Arizona to NYC I was exhausted because of all the noise, I couldn't sleep. After that, I wear earplugs at night just so I can sleep.