Caltrain EMU Tour + Caltrain Cab Ride

[@TohaBgood2]

Love the new trains! Great job, Caltrain!

[@Deadchannel99128]

I was at the Caltrain electric train tour that day. I was wearing a A’s hat and a Amtrak 40’th anniversary train shirt.

[@casualjrailfan]

Cool

[@calvingrondahl1011]

My son helps build those trains in Utah for California.

[@casualjrailfan]

Cool

[@AlmightyDude420]

Awesome job. He's building our future!

[@sixfifty_sebb]

question: what trainset do they use on the last baby bullet of the morning? and do they use the bombardier cars in any of the 7-8 am trains from Redwood City?? I want to take it tmr after 5 years of not being on Caltrain and i want to know

[@casualjrailfan]

I’m not sure what train they use but both trains are good

[@workinghardusa]

Great, well done!

[@JaNieWie]

It's already in service? I haven't kept much with Caltrain electrification and new rolling stock.

[@casualjrailfan]

The new trains are not in service yet but will be going in service in a few months

[@kevinhoward9593]

Are they waiting for clearance from the FRA to start full service?

[@TohaBgood2]

Not really, the right of way is fully cleared. They're just doing the mandatory 1,000 miles with each new trainset before service. The Bay Area is also launching Open Payment in the Fall, and a bunch of systems will increase their schedules at the same time. Caltrain is just waiting for everyone to bump frequencies at the same time. The actual electric trains themselves will have a "soft launch" already next month. They'll be replacing various existing trains in service. So the new trains are actually coming to service next month but the boosted schedule will happen with everyone else in September.

[@casualjrailfan]

Cool, I hope to ride the new trains

[@HauntedHenry]

Is that the new Emu?

[@casualjrailfan]

Yes

[@BCAmtrak1]

The old station with the black fence was that the old Atherton depot

[@casualjrailfan]

Cool, I never knew that

[@ericrider1740]

I used to take caltrain to work and Giants games all the time when I lived there. Can't wait to get a chance to ride the new models. Are they still running the older model trains? I saw an oldrr one parked in Redwood City.

[@casualjrailfan]

The older ones should still be running for another few months, they will also continue to run from gilroy to San Jose but I’m not sure. The new trains should be running in a few months.

[@claudea9037]

Official start with the new electric trains and new schedules is in september 2024

[@casualjrailfan]

@@claudea9037 that’s great to know

[@Victorsword123]

You work at Caltrain now? Question: what type of train is that normal or electric

[@casualjrailfan]

The train in the thumbnail is an electric train.

[@Victorsword123]

@@casualjrailfanI knew that but I meant what train you’re driving

[@casualjrailfan]

@@Victorsword123 I am not driving the trains but I was recording in the back of one of the nippon sharyo gallery cars

[@Bayarearailphotos]

I saw you leaving from the station!

[@casualjrailfan]

Cool, did you see me in the back of the train or did you just see the train?

[@MS-uu1rn]

I’m surprised the new trains make so much screeching noise when braking.

[@casualjrailfan]

The train ride was the old Caltrain not the new electrified ones

[@MS-uu1rn]

@@casualjrailfan whew, thanks. Not sure why I thought it was the new train?

[@jre617]

Caltrain 'can' ride? huh?

[@casualjrailfan]

Whoops… I fixed it

[@kennethmccann6402]

Your video is running backwards as I know this area.

[@casualjrailfan]

My video is not running backwards. The southbound train here can only go on the northbound track because of the other electrified Caltrains on the southbound track. Later in the video the train switches back to the southbound track

[@F59PHI]

Lmao do you think he paid everyone in the video to walk backwards too?

[@casualjrailfan]

@@F59PHI yes I paid everyone $100 to walk backwards and my wallet is now -$50,000