Caltrain Entire Line Ride (Gilroy to San Francisco) - 5/22/17

[@Prozrenie]

"In July 1992, Caltrain extended service from the Cahill Street station to Gilroy. Six new stations were opened:" Hurrah for the expansion of passenger rail! :)

[@Trafficlightsiosandmore]

But this when the WCH bells used to be mechanical but now it’s electronic.

[@helmitpeak]

Memories, I was born and raised in SF. When I was a child my Mom would take me downtown to where my Aunt Marie worked So I could visit her on the weekend. She lived in San Bruno, so commuted by train. We caught the train at Third and Townsend. The trains were all steam back then. It is one of my favorite memories.

[@aeoliankid1]

Very fine filming job, quite realistic! Felt like I was on that train. Wish some of the other cab videos were of this quality! This film is entertaining, and more importantly, historically significant, as in the future people will refer to this video and say, "So that's what that ROR from Gilroy to SF looked like!"

[@BrentNguyen46]

aeoliankid Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed the video. The kind comments are greatly appreciated !

[@Medco8]

So many changes. As a native San Franciscan I'm familiar with much of the line from the Sp days. Back i 1988 I videotaped most of the San Jose to San Francisco run on a mid-day train. A railfan could film through the window of the front door back then, just like your footage. The line was basically unchanged from the old SP days. Bayshore Yard was still active. The Mission Bay wye was still there, and certainly there were more trackside customers. For about a year I had an apartment at Hayward Park. The old center siding was still in place in 1980. Tonight I played my video on my office television while matching your video on my computer monitor. I had to freeze frame or fast forward to keep pace as best I could. Lots of memories. Thank you.

[@BrentNguyen46]

Tony Johnson You’re very welcome ! I’m very glad you enjoyed the video ! I additionally genuinely enjoyed reading your comment. It’s always a pleasure hearing from folks about how the trains have shaped their lives and how the railroad itself has evolved or remained the same throughout the years.

[@ShoresRailfan]

It was fun to see the entire line. Way back in the 1970's, I used to ride the SP commuters between San Carlos and San Francisco. It was a great way to get to work because my office was within walking distance of the station when it was at Third and Townsend.

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Best thing about riding Caltrain is you can drink booze, beer or wine on-board, BYOB, of course. The Safeway at 4th and King SF is a convenient stock up point for charging down the Peninsula. Just keep your dirty feet off the seats!

[@tankman_tv9332]

This brings back memories of that train ride in caltrain from San Jose-Milbrae. Back when covid was not even a thing.

[@daleburrer1546]

Thanks for an awesome video here. So many stops from Gilroy to San Francisco. Caltrain has a great railroad

[@BrentNguyen46]

Dale Burrer You’re very welcome ! I’m glad you enjoyed the video !

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Departure Times For Each Station: Gilroy: 0:38 San Martin: 9:50 Morgan Hill: 16:14 Blossom Hill: 28:23 Capitol: 36:22 San Jose-Tamien: 47:10 San Jose-Dridion: 55:29 Santa Clara: 1:02:16/1:03:14 Lawrence: 1:09:00 Sunnyvale: 1:13:58 Mountain View: 1:19:27 California Avenue: 1:25:50 Menlo Park: 1:31:25 Redwood City: 1:37:12 San Carlos: 1:41:49 Belmont: 1:45:40 Hillsdale: 1:49:55 Hayward Park: 1:53:19 San Mateo: 1:57:18 Burlingame: 2:01:29 Millbrae: 2:06:41 San Bruno: 2:11:16 South San Francisco: 2:15:22 Bayshore: 2:25:29 22nd St: 2:32:07

[@caltrain906railfan]

thanks!

[@Trafficlightsiosandmore]

You’re doing it at times where the door chime plays rather than the times when they arrive.

[@athoshadjiantoni6403]

This is a great way to experience Classic Caltrain.

[@TommyPicklesFan]

The Entire Caltrain Route was recreated in Train Simulator 2018 from Gilroy to San Francisco.

[@mcchesterblue8773]

And in train sim world 2020

[@chochomimker]

Yeah it's my fav route

[@mcchesterblue8773]

@@chochomimker same here

[@brendanholme656]

TSW2020 only has San Francisco to San Jose, not the entire route to Gilroy

[@oct197.]

@@mcchesterblue8773 only from San Francisco to San Jose

[@janicewu9277]

Wow! This is the entire Caltrain line. It took like 2 hours and 30 minutes to get to San Francisco station from gilroy station. That’s a very long ride. I can’t believe it!

[@mrbronson5333]

Janice Wu between San Jose and San Francisco on a baby bullet train it takes only 1 hour

[@umaganesan80]

I have been on Caltrain and it was amazing

[@opwave79]

Great video! commuted on Caltrain going the opposite direction from SF to Mountain View for my old job. My favorite part was going through Redwood City - Menlo Park - Palo Alto because the scenery was nice. I always sat on the top level seats.

[@opwave79]

p.s. 1:18:28 that was my stop! Lots of nice restaurants on that street (Castro St., Mountain View).

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you ! It’s always neat to hear people’s experiences and their railroad related commuting stories. :)

[@julianbristow4793]

Wow! I've missed so much.. I wish I could have been part of that. When I used to ride Caltrain on a daily basis, the furthest you could go was the Tamien station and before that only San Jose. It's difficult to think Caltrain would travel all the way to Gilroy or beyond. I guess they're expanding the system.

[@Trainlover1995]

They've been going to Gilroy since 1992, and there were plans to expand as far south as Salinas, with branchline services to Hollister, Santa Cruz, and Monterey, but the plan now is for the Capitol Corridor to extend to Salinas.

[@ryy4n_]

Monterey, Hollister is pretty far.

[@average_joe8905]

That P2 horn out of Gilroy is golden. Great Video!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Average_ Joe Thanks !

[@d64tv06]

One thing I hate about those horns is that they always use only one horn chime in Caltrain and not both of them on the p2. Metrolink has the same type of horn here in SoCal and they barely use one horn and use all both of them. Also it the air pressure low on those horns cuz I think the low pressure is causing the engineer to use only one horn?

[@mrbreadcrumb]

@@d64tv06 that's only on the gallery car I've found, the bombardier cab, F40, and MP36 all have two-tone P2s

[@TrainTrackTrav]

@@d64tv06 The Gallery cars all seem to have issues with the high note (Number 3 bell) not sounding. The horns on these cab cars are mounted in an open box under the pilot above the rail. Dirt, grease, and other yuckies get in the horn and cause the number 3 bell to go silent. Why the number 3 bell always seems to go before the number 2 bell, I don't know.

[@raymondbrazel9903]

Brings back memories of my holiday in San Francisco in 2016. My wife and used to catch the CALTRAIN from Redwood City to San Fran every day. Way better than our Sydney trains.

[@thememechannel5744]

so satisfying to watch.

[@Tracks777]

Great content. Keep it up!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you ! Will do.

[@liamsaucedo44]

Awesome cab ride! It's cool to see the entire line. I've only ridden from SF to Mountain View for football games.

[@BrentNguyen46]

Liam Saucedo Thanks ! Yeah, Caltrain is pretty nice, especially with the stop at Stanford and other special events.

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

KZbin keeps recommending this to me, I'm now watching for the second time and I'm at Leavesley Road 4:17 Edit: Now 7:08 Edit: Now 15:11 (Morgan Hill) Edit: Now 35:35 (Capitol) Edit Now 59:17 Seems safe. 1:00:20 909s smoking! 1:59:27 Car dealerships right next to the second most efficient & used commuter railroad outside of New York!

[@jrayproductions7790]

Really cool to hear the pneumatic bell. I've always loved the click of the air valve.

[@rodhard688]

Nice beat but hard to dance too.

[@jackturner8515]

Hope someday Caltrain ridership can return to those levels and hopefully we’ll see that many southbound trains within 2.5 hours!

[@caltrain_acefoamer907]

One thing I gotta say is the engineers crossing sequence is a bit dangerous due to him or her either not paying attention of the crossings coming. The horn blasts are not separated and are not for the full 15 seconds via the FRA rule. Some of the honks aren’t even the full 2 long blasts of the horn, 1 short blast and 1 blast.

[@rodhard688]

Interesting that the squatters just after the beginning of the line have not been removed, especially since the tents were on RR property. VERY DANGEROUS!!

[@uplandrailfan7307]

5:30 something almost died on the right side rail.

[@uplandrailfan7307]

titanic playz 2 years later like my man 😂😂

[@Renard380]

As an european train driver i'm impressed with the ammounts of horn blasting going on! :p Over here people complain even for the ventilation noise of our locomotives so imagine how crazy they would go over constant horn noise XD

[@Robbi496]

I wish someone would define their definition of slow? This thing zips along at a pretty good clip!

[@tankman_tv9332]

Its very very speedy on the baby bullet, its just slow on the local because of all the 28-29 stations it has to stop at

[@KutWrite]

Nice job, thanks! It would be nice, next time, to first show us the "front"of the train, in this case it's the rear. I was curious, for instance, how streamlined that end of the train is. From the wind noise, it seems it isn't. Also it seemed unusual to have no engine sound, running "backwards." Cool, in a way, like a TGV except for the speed. Looks like it does get up close to 100, though. Maybe 90? I didn't mind the shaking, and turned the sound down due to the loud horn & bell. Maybe next time they'll let you clean their window for them! Haha! Interesting how the pax trains come to such a quick stop at the stations. I used to be on freights, and we had to be more gradual. More tonnage, and no disk brakes, I guess. Also the brake pads weren't maintained by the taxpayer! Thanks again!

[@BrentNguyen46]

KutWrite Thank you ! Yes, this video was filmed from the CabCar end of the Caltrain trainset away from the locomotive (push mode). Typically the vestibule window of the CabCar is the only publicly accessible place to film the track view. As far as I know, Caltrain is limited to 79 MPH for its top speed, although its equipment is fully capable to handle higher speeds in addition to the infrastructure. Glad you enjoyed the video !

[@ieast007]

It gives you a bit of a perspective of what was like in the 1800's

[@davidbowman8008]

Great video! I loved seeing the entire route.

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed the video !

[@NicoNico-xy3pf]

Ohhh wow... That's train simulator world.... Amazing!!!

[@jonbowlerbowler7366]

I Love ❤ to Take Caltrain Just For Fun Because I Like Trains

[@LazerBaconCruzer]

Im sure many of us here have the experience of this in tsw and ts2020. It’s pretty cool how, for us lot who’ve never been here in real life, it feels to see this video and think “I know this place”.

[@bdwtrains]

Always great videos. Hope to do more videos like you!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you ! Any railfanning video is a video worth watching ! :)

[@bdwtrains]

One of my favorites. Inspirational.

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed the video !

[@shreddermanp2]

That's A Really Good Sounding Nathan P2🇯🇵

[@MartinJahner]

Nice video, I finally get to see what it looks like south of Diridon! :)

[@BrentNguyen46]

Martin Jahner Thanks !

[@cduemo]

Great video, though because of the difficulty hearing the announcements graphics with the station names would have been nice.

[@charleskelly3839]

0:47 Train horn blowing. 2:13:58 South San Francisco South City.

[@Trafficlightsiosandmore]

59:05 College Park Station was skipped.

[@ethansalazar8283]

That EMD Bell though. Nice video btw

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you Ethan ! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video !

[@EthanMurer915]

I have stayed out in the Bay Area for a couple Months Before. And this is my favorite way to get around the Bay area. I am not a huge fan of BART because of how shady it is. First time I rode BART the cops came onto the train.

[@ryy4n_]

Hoosier Aviation Vlogs Don’t worry Bart has changed their trains with new Bombardier ones, they usually go to Milbrae and Bart is used more than Caltrain since it goes all over the bay.

[@jackheris687]

A lot of crime happens on BART.

[@ryy4n_]

Yes, at times.

[@shreychaudhary4477]

@@jackheris687 eh they're replacing fare gates so it oughta be less lots of crime happens at a lot of places tbf, not just BART everyone on BART is on there to go somewhere

[@Erikholte98]

Nice footage

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@LtRob1967]

I was curious about the number of people camping by the tracks south of San Jose.

[@ryy4n_]

It sounds like the engineer is holding and pulling a string for the bell

[@KDWphotos1]

Awesome video. Thank you! I hope you can do an updated one soon too ;)

[@BrentNguyen46]

KDWphotos1 Thanks ! And you’re welcome ! Glad you enjoyed the video ! I’m looking into possibly returning to the area sometime in the near future for sure. :)

[@cartelredstone2138]

Great video!

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@peninsula_sub]

You should ride Train #309. The Conductor on that run is a big time super foamer.

[@geoffmorse4366]

Interesting how the locomotives and passenger cars are universal, Metra has the same and uses the same configuration.

[@mrbronson5333]

Except the number of cars is different Caltrain has 5-6 car trains Metra has 3-11 car trains.

[@Trafficlightsiosandmore]

Can you do a video at the opposite direction? San Francisco to Tamian and then Thamian to Gilroy?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Unfortunately that might not be feasible since the CabCar runs northbound only. To film going south I could either film out the back of the train (CabCar); or I’d have to get access to the locomotive cab (highly unlikely).

[@iemv8900]

I like how passengers trains just pass a random deserted track or hopper car

[@caltrain906railfan]

Awesome video! What’s the camera you used?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you ! This was filmed on a Sony HDR-CX240. This was right before I upgraded to a Sony FDR-AX33.

[@caltrain906railfan]

@@BrentNguyen46 4015 has a great horn!

[@ElevationStationProductions]

Wonderful!

[@paulwarner5395]

Great video. I worked in San Jose in the mid 90s but never took the train. We drove everywhere. Next time we are back there I'll do the train trip. Is the whole line to be electrified?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Paul Warner Thank you ! Currently, Caltrain plans on electrifying the line from San Francisco to Tamien (just south of San Jose), while keeping regular diesel locomotives in service south to Gilroy. Signs of the electrification have already begun with catenary pole installations happening recently.

[@tankman_tv9332]

@@BrentNguyen46 you probably might know this but caltrain is starting to get their EMUS, i saw one at the maintenance facility while riding capitol corridor

[@mikebutler3263]

Excellent !

[@MrBernardhard]

Why do I feel like I'm now a certified train conductor? I'm applying to Amtrak, BNSF and Union Pacific. Under credentials: watched a two hour KZbin video.

[@frankietrainspotter]

Good video

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@jackheris687]

If I go from San Jose Diridon to Redwood City Sequoia, it's zone 4 to zone 2, is that 2 or 3 zone travel?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Jack Heris It would be considered 3 zone travel since your trip encompasses three zones.

[@chrischris9493]

3:17

[@oct197.]

The train is kinda like Metra

[@mrbronson5333]

TakeSpongebobsHouseAndPushItElseWhere correct except the horn and voice of the doors closing is different

[@ducksinarow9272]

Seems the starts and stops are very slow.

[@hobog]

I struggle to see electrification being built all the way down to Gilroy, instead of just to somewhere frequently served

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Electrification is only to San Jose-Tamien.

[@starthomas3762]

Do u guys live in Mountain View u can see Caltrain connecting to light rail

[@jasmimebroadnax5202]

ok the horn is kinda good

[@Trafficlightsiosandmore]

1:20:15 I took a lot of videos of this railroad crossing when I was doing outdoor dining.

[@glitchingndespair2874]

Wow the train were watching is first in san jose station

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Nice Video

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@davidbowman8008]

Would you ever consider doing a Capitol Corridor or Altamont Commuter Express cab ride?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Yes. Unfortunately though, the Capitol Corridor and Altamont Commuter Express trains currently do not have a publicly accessible window directly out the front of the CabCar to film from like Caltrain’s Gallery Cars. It is currently unfeasible unless granted permission to film from the crew area. I would’ve definitely jumped at the possibility if it were possible for sure though.

[@davidbowman8008]

BrentNguyen46 ahhh ok

[@Robbi496]

2nd Post: Sure it stops a lot, that is how trains make money :)

[@WalterKuhn-pb2rd]

Hello! A very good Video! Greetings aus Germany Bad Honnefon the Rhein

[@BrentNguyen46]

Thank you !

[@TransitRoutes]

Was this the train that departs Gilroy at 7:07 AM?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Transit Routes Not exactly. The train you are referring to is Caltrain #227 with a scheduled departure of 7:06am. The train I rode on was Caltrain #221, departing at 6:28am out of Gilroy.

[@TransitRoutes]

Dam, I want to film this for myself but I live in San Francisco so I would have to get on the bus at 1am to arrive at gilroy at 6:20am, hopefully not miss the 6:28 and pray that either the 6:28 or the 7:06 are not bombadier cars.

[@BrentNguyen46]

Transit Routes Yeah. When I filmed this I had to leave Sacramento rather early too just to get here in time. If I am correct, typically Caltrain #217 is a Bombardier set and the other two sets are Gallery cars (#221 & #227). Otherwise, #227 could also be a Bombardier set, but #221 is almost always a Gallery set since it is a 'Limited' train and not a 'Baby Bullet' train.

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

How many miles is the entire railroad?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Metra MP36 407 It is approximately 77.4 miles for the entire length of the Caltrain system (from Gilroy to San Francisco).

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

That's it? It feels so much longer!

[@SJSharkMaster]

does anyone know if CalTrain uses the Nathan P2, N2 horn or another horn???

[@BrentNguyen46]

SJSharkMaster All Caltrain equipment are currently equipped with solely the Nathan P2 horn.

[@SJSharkMaster]

BrentNguyen46 thanks

[@peninsula_sub]

JPBX 119 and 120 are equipped with Nathan K2 air horns. All other equipment has Nathan P2s as you previously stated.

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

@railking924 119 & 120 have electronic horns. NOT K2s. Listen to footage of 119 & 120 and a Metrolink Cab Car or F125. They're different.

[@anmolmehta7116]

Thanks for showing the entire video of the line from Gilroy to San Francisco. Very nice train ride. However I feel that there are too many stations the train stops at on the way. It stops for two minutes to five minutes at each station which could have been edited. from the video.

[@BrentNguyen46]

Anmol Mehta Glad you enjoyed the video ! Yes, the train does stop at a significant number of stations, mainly since it is a “Limited” train. From my experience, I’ve had mixed suggestions regarding trimming excess footage versus inclusion of the entire length of the trip; although more individuals have suggested keeping the full footage for added realism and an approximately real life experience. I usually just go off viewer suggestions as each subsequent video is uploaded.

[@TBoy205]

I prefer the video not be cut. It’s a video, you can skip ahead

[@scoobycarr5558]

Caltrain - California's answer to Metra in Chicago ...

[@sebastianmunera5470]

It sounds like metrolink

[@shreddermanp2]

Yeah It Does lol

[@ryy4n_]

Why does the sign at Gilroy say Derail?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Ryan Udasco Typically railroads will have a device called a “derail” attached to the track as a measure to protect the track against any trains moving on that particular track; whether it be for other trains, maintenance personnel, or a dead end track, etc. The sign signifies its location and alerts train crews of the derail and if it may be engaged.

[@pizzasubs]

If you dont mind me asking, what was that DERAIL sign at the very beginning?????

[@BrentNguyen46]

The “DERAIL” sign is there to signify the presence of the derail device immediately adjacent to the sign, on the track (the yellow object). This device is usually engaged to the top of the rail if a train or any rolling stock is left stationary and to prevent it from rolling past the ‘Derail’ and fouling another track. In this video though, the ‘Derail’ was not engaged (device was clear of the rail to allow for train movement).

[@htp0515]

1:33:18 Atherton

[@Trafficlightsiosandmore]

53:56 orange light turned green.

[@sebastiangonzalez-yt1iy]

excelente saludos desde chile

[@thememeking9771]

Could you do the Amtrak plz

[@BrentNguyen46]

Amtrak's biggest fan That might be logistically tricky since access to the Amtrak CabCar window is prohibited from passengers in comparison to the Caltrain CabCar. If the opportunity arises, I’ll definitely look into it, but it’s not looking too likely to happen when riding on Amtrak.

[@TommyPicklesFan]

If you ride The Pacific Surfliner, You can ride it from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo and make a video of it.

[@thememeking9771]

okay but I live in San Diego

[@TheYeaters]

CalTrain Is my favorite passenger line but there is a dlc to train sim world called peninsula corridor and i actually have it I really do tip: every world you buy in train sim world is 29.99 plus tax. If on PS or XBOX. I've been saving up for it and I'm having fun playing on it. On XBOX buy it now at your local XBOX or PS store.

[@diegopacheco3314]

That train horn is a 2 note horn

[@montanamornings8526]

Been through there lately? Homeless everywhere

[@jaymorgenthal9479]

going electric very soon from San Jose to SF.

[@101southsideboy]

as much as i love good train horn but that sounds sick sounds (like a deer being killed .) I can see why many towns have no trains horns zones

[@commandercody5374]

52:40 F40PH with metrolink cars

[@BrentNguyen46]

Ryan Lad5 Caltrain has been experiencing record ridership in the last couple of years. In 2015, Caltrain purchased retired Metrolink cars to aid in the growth of ridership.

[@meverything2216]

Apparently engineer didn’t know crossing sequence lol

[@ThatKidFromSpace]

53:08 did anyone else notice the Metrolink decals on the cars

[@northerncalirails2008]

2:24:00 Caltrain 323 overtakes 221

[@jameshowitt2463]

Where is this line dispatched from?

[@BrentNguyen46]

James Howitt All Caltrain maintenance and Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) are dispatched from the ‘Caltrain Centralized Equipment Maintenance and Operations Facility’, otherwise known as CEMOF. It is located in San Jose just north of the San Jose Diridon station.

[@peninsula_sub]

San Francisco to CP Lick just south of Tamien Station is dispatched by Caltrain San Jose Control. CP Lick to Gilroy is dispatched by Union Pacific Railroad Dispatcher 58 in Omaha.

[@oct197.]

This route is in Train Simulator 2018

[@gtavstepfordcounty1733]

Train sim world 2020

[@geraldgreen5371]

Caltran & Union Pacific should both sit and meet ,like Metro North and CSX WITHE THE BOSTON LINE SHOULD MEET ON JUST HOW TO MAKE THIS LINE ELECTRIC

[@mcchesterblue8773]

Was this taken in the cab car or the locomotive itself

[@BrentNguyen46]

This was taken from the CabCar end from the vestibule window.

[@mcchesterblue8773]

@@BrentNguyen46 thanks just wondering cause that was cool

[@BrentNguyen46]

No problem. Glad you enjoyed the video !

[@mcchesterblue8773]

@@BrentNguyen46 the cool thing is yesterday I got the caltrain dlc from train sim world 2020 and it's the exact same route and everything. Also we're you the conductor of this train?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Nice ! I also have the Caltrain Train Sim World 2020. One of the best and realistic train sims I’ve had for sure in my opinion. And no, I am not a conductor for Caltrain; although it would be nice to be one ! Haha.

[@ns_railfanner7299]

Why are the metrolink cars say caltrain

[@BrentNguyen46]

A few years back Caltrain purchased the Bi-Level cars from Metrolink to accommodate the substantial increase in ridership and to alleviate overcrowding on their trains. Caltrain to date has yet to repaint the cars to their livery and still retain the Metrolink paint scheme.

[@Trafficlightsiosandmore]

1:07:51 I actually live near this train station.

[@ryy4n_]

39:57 A parked Ace

[@technobladev3334]

They always do that lol

[@staintedcards]

longest cab ride video ever my ass hurts from sitting this long lol

[@BrentNguyen46]

Haha, yeah. I stood for the entire time when making this video, but I think it was worth all the pain. :)

[@staintedcards]

last stop was that close too where the giants play AT&T park?

[@BrentNguyen46]

Yes indeed. Only about a six minute walk away.