C-Train Red Line Time Lapse

[@Jaymonius]

This needs to be updated. The route from Cityhall to Stampede Station has changed so drastically within four years. It makes me weep a little. XD

[@CnekYT]

especially with Victoria Park-Stampede getting replaced now

[@catelinakennis8690]

Stations (In order of direction) Tuscany Crowfoot Dalhousie Brentwood University Banff Trail Lions Park SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee Sunnyside 8th St SW 6th St SW 3rd St SW Centre Street City Hall Victoria Park/Stampede Erlton/Stampede 39 Avenue Chinook Heritage Southland Anderson Canyon Meadows Fish Creek-Lacombe Shawnessey Somerset-Bridlewood Hope this helps!

[@blueberrypie3619]

ive only been all the way to city hall Catelina Kennis

[@taktix3137]

@@blueberrypie3619 no cfl games for you then

[@mapleLIFE]

you can see the City looks so different when you go from NW to the South.

[@blueberrypie3619]

mapleLIFE yeah its weird since I board at somerset bridlewood when I have to go to downtown or for fun and ive never been to Tuscany so it looks weird

[@lukeshields9171]

Thank you for posting the video I requested!

[@chrisvazquez7]

LAS 13 No problem. Thanks for watching! :)

[@TransCanadaPhil]

I ride this line all the time when i visit the Calgary Expo in April.

[@Trackside_magpie_7535]

I honestly really love the music

[@arizonawiqds]

You can see they were all end of lines but they just kept extending the line

[@caesarzhang1778]

I believe that the Red Line was the longest transit line (34km) in Canada before the opening of Vaungh extension on Line 1 of Toronto last year. C-train is a somehow underrated system I would say.

[@cbdsw]

Do you have any of the C-Train in real time? I would love a leisurely ride through my old home town.

[@chrisvazquez7]

cbdsw Yes check my channel page, I have playlists of both C-Train lines on there, as well as 3 SkyTrain lines, 2 Edmonton LRT lines, and 1 Toronto Subway Line.

[@AaronGracioSetiawan]

Music Name

[@taktix3137]

You should make a updated one where chinook is completed

[@jpgm2015]

They might as well make the downtown stops underground

[@chrisvazquez7]

jpgm2015 hindsight is 20/20

[@blueberrypie3619]

no I like it on road level since Calgary dosent have trams or trolleys like at heritage park so that's kind of like our tram/trolley for Calgary

[@GsunnyGGamer]

I can't stand it on the surface. True metro transit should never even touch the road. The countless accidents and pedestrian deaths is why it should have been buried long ago plus the stations are poorly heated. Every other day the schedule is delayed. They should build a tram in the beltline but mass moving transit on surface is a disgrace.

[@uzzfra7975]

Actually it was supposed to be when they were gonna, then they scraped the idea for unknown reasons, I honestly prefer it as it is now.

[@sumopanda5394]

Its on the ground because the ctrain is free to use downtown, its to transport people in downtown so they don't have to walk

[@vyomps]

Excellent video! How did you get the permission to ride in the driver's cabin?

[@air.world_emvidgrphy]

Will he ever do green line?

[@yessirfilms7903]

You try filming a video of crushing coins on the railway it’s so fun

[@Mayhem_5555]

C-Train stations look weird compare to Edmonton's LRT stations.

[@chrlzislime]

Ikr Calgary should be the capital in Alberta

[@chrlzislime]

Things about Edmonton: less train style less stations and small tracks Things about Calgary: More Tracks more stations lots of train styles Calgary is the one!

[@dustin4]

what do you mean. THEY ARE TRAIN STATIONS.

[@Mayhem_5555]

@@dustin4 I'm aware of that, the reason why I said they looked weird, it's because Edmonton's LRT stations are all centre platforms, while Calgary has some two sided platforms.

[@aaravyadav3748]

Maybe adding station names would enhance the video

[@feralcatbrothers]

Excellent video - how did you manage to ride in the control cab at the front of the train?

[@forgottenfamily]

So I can't speak for the creator of how he did it but at the end of the line, the driver has to switch ends so you can probably take that opportunity to negotiate it. Judging from a reflection in one of the other videos, I don't think he rode in the control cab so much as his camera did which probably triggers fewer concerns from drivers.

[@feralcatbrothers]

@@forgottenfamily Sounds reasonable. I'm planning on attending the Calgary FanExpo this April and will be riding this train a lot from the Centre Street station to the Victoria Park/Stampede station (and back of course). I know there's a new library building over the depressed area just past the City Hall station; it ought to be an interesting ride (and a great Expo too). Thanks for writing.

[@partiallysd]

Feral Cat Brothers In his own words from other C-Train videos, and from being a frequent C-Train goer myself, 3 of the 4 train types have large windows from the passenger saloon to the operator cockpit. In other videos he has confirmed that he used his phone to film through the windows.

[@jpgm2015]

Why not make the downtown portion underground ?

[@joncalon7508]

Cost primarily. Edmonton went underground with theirs and the system they have is but a fraction of what Calgary has. Eventually, the Red Line will be moved under 8th Avenue but the Blue line will remain on the surface. Currently, the two lines share the 7th Avenue corridor, but prior to COVID, they were bumping into capacity issues downtown with trains on nearly every block. To bury the Red Line will cost upwards of 800M-1B dollars, so it's going to be a while yet before we see that sort of commitment, especially given the needs of the Green Line to go further north and south.

[@abpsd73]

There was a plan to have it underground downtown, but the cost was too high. On the south tunnel (City Hall to Victoria Park) at the north end, there is actually a short turnout where the line would have traveled under city hall. City hall was built with the intention of having an underground train station.

[@wii1245]

Reminds me of Sewer Shark or Loadstar from Sega CD.

[@VGNtheunwise]

HOLD UP HOLD UP! I thought only trains were allowed on 7th in Downtown

[@chrisvazquez7]

Darth Zombie I think it’s a Transit only road, so buses are fair game.

[@VGNtheunwise]

That makes sense actually, but there was also a regular vehicle at 1:50. Maybe a bad driver?

[@chrisvazquez7]

Darth Zombie oh haha! Didn’t even notice them. Yeah I’m thinkin’ they’re not supposed to be there lol

[@blueberrypie3619]

boi my mom told me that the only road level is 7th too but its like all the stations in downtown

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

+VideoGameNoob15 I think that was a Peace Officer. Police and other emergency vehicles are also allowed on the train tracks.

[@ericy03]

Was this video cut from different years?

[@SkysTrains]

wow. i thought it was going to be some shitty streetcar, im semi impressed.

[@tonywhyte6926]

Timelapse? I can't enjoy this video.

[@chrisvazquez7]

What would make the video better?

[@singhkenneth90]

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[@MoonlightRitual]

2:12 Cruising underneath the cemetery is my favourite part.

[@dustin4]

SHhhh. not supposed to tell anyone... Lol