Caltrain Electric Train

Agency: Caltrain
Train: #221
Model: Stadler Kiss EMU
Route: L2 to San Francisco
From: Millbrae Station
To: San Francisco 4th & King Station
After many months of testing, on August 11th, 2024, Caltrain finally introduced electric trains into service and making the public ride them for the very first time. Train #221 was the first northbound electric train run, and I rode it between Millbrae to San Francisco, I really had to wake up at 6am to ride the first fully public Caltrain EMU train. I was recording on the upper level, and it is more quieter on the upper level than the lower/middle levels. This is just the beginning for electric trains for Caltrain, as there were only 2 electric trains that day, and by 9/21 all diesel trains will be gone and be fully replaced with electric trains between SF and SJ. Overall the ride was calm and smooth, with many foamers and railfanners on board throughout this train set. I look forward to ride more electric train sets in the near future.
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[@AjbWhaYT]

Caltrain Electric Train #228 ride I also recorded that same day: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKiToId6nrt7bKMsi=FS4iY2B4lbM-jkEl

[@jlbraswell5961]

I really like how the new trains have identical the identical lead cars on each end of the train versus the old trains.

[@TohaBgood2]

Just can't get enough of these things! They're very perrrdy!

[@TaylorMMontgomery]

beautiful, but why are the brakes so loud?!

[@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy]

**26th Like & New Subscriber** Cool video! I hope to check out San Francisco one day!

[@johnfalkenstine8377]

Very nice! Now let’s get rid of the outdated warning bell.

[@peterweber79]

As a resident, I would go crazy with this constant ringing. A relic from the steam locomotive era? It seems so. It would be more modern to announce the arrival of the train at the station in question...

[@goldenstateaviation2861]

No Bells are fine in general. This one specifically is incredibly annoying. The Graham white e bell that Siemens uses on their charger locomotives is perfect

[@mikegaskin5542]

@@goldenstateaviation2861 In the DACH region where this train is from, high-speed services will woosh right through the station with no horn, bell, announcement, flashing lights or platform edge doors. You just gotta watch out for yourself

[@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer]

@@peterweber79It's a relic from the early days of railroading in the US, where there was a lot of on-street running. British trains don't have bells because there were no on-street sections in the early days.

[@mikethepups7742]

The bell is a standard warning sign of a moving train. Most rule books instruct the engineer to sound the bell when starting to move, or when moving slowly through a congested area(like a station or grade crossing)

[@katlichtenberger835]

These trains are so magical i had fun yesterday