Caltrain: Front view from San Jose to San Francisco

On 4/18, I took a ride out to San Jose to explore Caltrain. Since I got a Gallery set returning to San Francisco, I got to film the whole ride through the front window.

[@jayo_z]

This station is... 0:00 San Jose 5:10 Santa Clara 11:20 Sunnyvale 15:30 Mountain View 21:51 Palo Alto 27:38 Redwood City 31:15 San Carlos 34:00 San Mateo 35:45 Burlingame 39:20 Millbrae 43:30 San Bruno 53:00 22nd Street 57:25 San Francisco

[@ericwright1840]

Thank you that was quick.

[@genya3162]

Let’s be honest most of us are watching to see progress on the electrification

[@jamallhayden2512]

Nice 👍🏻 love the newly installed overhead catenary system!

[@archstanton5973]

When EH Harriman (yes THAT EH Harriman) acquired the Southern Pacific in the 1890s he'd planned to turn the entire Peninsula corridor in to a 4 track ROW kind of along the lines of what the Pennsylvania RR was doing in its "Broadway Corridor" between New York City and Maryland in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Railroading in the San Francisco Bay Area may have been VERY different if Harriman had achieved his goal.

[@sweetcaramelsmile]

My daughter is going to enjoy this channel!

[@kainushi_fukuroh]

I'm glad that the scene running at high speed was refreshing

[@anthonypinkerton1809]

I want to personally thank you for doing this cabride video; most of the other fanrailer's are in high school and can't do any new videos until the summer. Personally, I've wanted to see a video from Menlo Park into San Francisco. I really love seeing how much of the overhead catenary system has been completed. So again, thank you for the excellent video!

[@davidng2336]

They still need to electrify the line between San Brun and San Francisco. Overall looking great!

[@ricardoaraozmoldes3970]

Maravilloso. De San Jose a San Francisco, ese ramal , esta casi electrificado en su totalidad. Increible .

[@joshmccoy-ji2sv]

Very Cool!

[@TrainSpotterTVIndia]

Bell 🔔 pressed excellent video

[@expressrailfan7129]

Get this man to the top by the end of 2022

[@Howrider65]

Lived in the bay area for 60 years than retired and left due to very high taxes and everything else the place has turned into one big cash cow. P.S miss the trains we used to ride them as kids to San Francisco when it was a safe place and very clean.

[@niccosrailfanning]

Absolutely amazing video!

[@chrisrailfanning1217]

thank you!

[@niccosrailfanning]

No problem!

[@CFRTrainSpotter]

at 56:12, ex-Amtrak AEM7 #929 is visible

[@railbuddy8372]

beautiful video brother...

[@VlakynaSlovensku]

Excellent footage!!

[@chrisrailfanning1217]

Thank you!

[@Gojira160]

​@@chrisrailfanning1217I say, that must be Limited service L4 making express stops.

[@TrainSpotterTVIndia]

Excellent greetings from TrainSpotter TV India

[@caltrain906railfan]

Station Timestamps: SAN JOSE 0:00 San Jose Diridon 3:31 College Park SKIPPED SANTA CLARA 5:10 Santa Clara SUNNYVALE 9:27 Lawrence SKIPPED 11:20 Sunnyvale MOUNTAIN VIEW 15:30 Mountain View 18:28 San Antonio SKIPPED PALO ALTO 20:18 California Ave SKIPPPED 21:10 Stanford SKIPPED 21:51 Palo Alto MENLO PARK 24:21 Menlo Park SKIPPED REDWOOD CITY 27:37 Redwood City SAN CARLOS 31:15 San Carlos BELMONT Belmont out of the video SKIPPED SAN MATEO 32:00 Hillsdale SKIPPED 32:42 Hayward Park SKIPPED 34:03 San Mateo BURLINGAME 35:47 Burlingame 37:57 Broadway Weekends Only SKIPPED MILLBRAE 39:40 Millbrae Transit Center SAN BRUNO 43:32 San Bruno SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO 46:25 South San Francisco SKIPPED BRISBANE 49:43 Bayshore SKIPPED SAN FRANCISCO 53:00 22nd St. 57:25 San Francisco 4th & King

[@danwhite3002]

WOW this cab view for a Silicon Valley railway is fantastic! Why is the bell constantly ringing and why is the train so slow?

[@derrickw5204]

The bell is constantly ringing to warn people at the station that the train is approaching the platform . Caltrain's speeds can reach up to 79 miles per hour but normally travel between 50 and 70 . Once electrification is finished , the new trains will have a maximum speed up to 110 .

[@danwhite3002]

@@derrickw5204 Thanks Derrick!

[@PapyrusCUT]

We all gonna ignore 919 sitting there at 46:50

[@paulmoreno6279]

Awesome 😎

[@felixbeutin8105]

When will there be only electrified service on the line?

[@chrisrailfanning1217]

I've been hearing around 2024, but I'm not sure.

[@felixbeutin8105]

@@chrisrailfanning1217 yikes Are there atleast some EMU services yet?

[@chrisrailfanning1217]

@@felixbeutin8105 Nope, it's currently all diesels right now.

[@Yvonne-Bella]

@@felixbeutin8105 dont forget 2020 haulted A LOT. Putting a pause on any major projects and we are still feeling the effect of that now

[@ApproachDiverging013]

46:51 - JPBX 919 and trainset waiting for their disposition on a MoW stub track.

[@kevinb8881]

I hear Caltrain Electric will be running on 25000 Volts 60 Hertz AC!!!

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

When are they going to start using the Stadler trainsets?

[@CiaGuy]

probably 2024 or 2025 at this rate

[@kl6361]

In 2024 that’s when it starts running

[@AndrewTheRadarMan]

2:40 Interesting. I didn't know Caltrain had an SPV2000

[@caltrain_acefoamer907]

That’s an MP15DC

[@ericwright1840]

You should also do the stations,that the train doesn't stop at.

[@caltrain_acefoamer907]

Nice video what was the leading cabcar of your train?

[@chrisrailfanning1217]

Thanks, it was #4017.

[@zildude182]

Yup

[@kl6361]

When is Caltrain EMU and aem7 Going to run 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@jackchen7003]

So if I were to out my hand on the wire right now, would I be shocked?

[@chrisrailfanning1217]

Not sure if the catenary system is live yet.

[@jackchen7003]

@@chrisrailfanning1217 ok thx. Not like me and my friends will climb it later 😏

[@agems56]

Check out the video of a guy in India standing on the roof of an electric train, and touches the overhead wire! He gets roasted!

[@tankman_tv9332]

Why was the car screaming so much? Sounds like a tea kettle lol

[@ericwright1840]

I like your video except for one thing you need to put the name of the station up on the screen. You're lucky if you sometimes catch a signs with the name of the station on it.You can't understand the conductor.

[@DrasticllyOversizedEgg]

What service type is it?

[@roohu3594]

at 31:45 what's up the shaking camera?..handheld while riding it??

[@chrisrailfanning1217]

My phone died so i had to use my DSLR to film. It doesn’t have the best auto-stabilization and it’s hard to keep it still. I apologize.

[@caltrain910]

46:51 Wrecked Caltrain F40PH #919.

[@caltrain906railfan]

cab car 4014

[@truthteller8459]

San Francisco, the city where you have to walk over, or around people to lazy to work and their needles plus human waste they leave everywhere.

[@eswnl1]

that bell sound is annoying.