[HD] Metro A Line (Blue) - P2020 Full Cab Ride from Downtown Long Beach to 7th Street/Metro Center

Welcome aboard the Metro A Line (Blue)! This train's final destination is 7th Street/Metro Center in Downtown LA.
Recently I had the chance to film out the 'railfan window' looking into the cab of the Nippon Sharyo P2020 LRV from the origination point of Downtown Long Beach to the train's final destination of 7th Street/Metro Center. As the Nippon Sharyo P2020s are about to retire within the following weeks, I figured it was appropriate to upload the return trip of my previous cab ride, this time filmed in car 162B which has the loudest horn of all the P2020s. Thanks for watching and enjoy the sights, sounds, and exhilaration of riding through cities such as Long Beach, Carson, Compton, Willowbrook, South LA, Vernon, and Downtown LA featuring the use of the high horn and traveling at speeds of up to 55mph!
Station Timestamps:
00:27 - Downtown Long Beach
02:40 - Pacific Ave
07:07 - Anaheim St
09:10 - Pacific Coast Hwy
13:47 - Willow St
16:04 - Wardlow
20:15 - Del Amo
23:27 - Artesia
26:37 - Compton
30:37 - Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
33:20 - 103rd St/Watts Towers
35:40 - Firestone
37:44 - Florence
40:15 - Slauson
42:23 - Vernon
44:57 - Washington
48:02 - San Pedro St
51:49 - Grand/LATTC
56:07 - Pico
58:31 - 7th Street/Metro Center
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Station Timestamps: 00:27 - Downtown Long Beach 02:40 - Pacific Ave 07:07 - Anaheim St 09:10 - Pacific Coast Hwy 13:47 - Willow St 16:04 - Wardlow 20:15 - Del Amo 23:27 - Artesia 26:37 - Compton 30:37 - Willowbrook/Rosa Parks 33:20 - 103rd St/Watts Towers 35:40 - Firestone 37:44 - Florence 40:15 - Slauson 42:23 - Vernon 44:57 - Washington 48:02 - San Pedro St 51:49 - Grand/LATTC 56:07 - Pico 58:31 - 7th Street/Metro Center

[@DraconiteDragonOfficial]

Rip Nippon sharyo p2020

[@iancypes5911]

This line is gonna be so long when the Regional Connector and the Foothills extension open up that you can watch 2 movies on a full length trip

[@ChariotManGaming85]

They're trying to compete with the Original A Train Line which is in NYC the longest Line in the world, from Far Rockaway Mott Ave Queens to Inwood 207th St Manhattan.

[@lohphat]

@@ChariotManGaming85 I was born in LB. My parents rode the Pacific Electric trains; my dad and I rode the new Blue Line trains when they started. Now I live in NYC near the A line! ;-)

[@sisigpapi]

@@lohphat That's really neat!

[@aldinrobozone5769]

Miss the nippon sharyo, my obsession with the metro is not the same now

[@lacountytransitrailfan]

Same

[@jameslithetaiwanesephotogr3986]

My aunt took me on this line when I visited LA in 1992

[@MetroSheepProductionsMSP]

P2020 162B was the most Badass P2020 to be in service! RIP Nippon Sharyo P2020 1994-2021

[@LARailProductions]

Agreed

[@MetroSheepProductionsMSP]

@@LARailProductions 😁👑

[@ayecash1989]

You guys do know that they won’t be out of service until the grand opening of the extension of the line . They still have some upcoming years on service

[@LARailProductions]

Not true. These cars have less than a month left to live.

[@rolandocontreras7373]

@@LARailProductions hi there

[@roachtoasties]

Good video. This does show, though, the problems with building rail on the cheap in Los Angeles. The Blue Line is slow, as much of it is like a tram, as it shares the streets with cars and crosses intersections. An hour each way from Long Beach to Downtown is tiring. I wish when this was built the planners dug up some extra money, so it could have its own right-of-way. It should have been elevated for the entire distance, with none of it going down the middle of streets. :/

[@brushcreek42]

The cost of elevating it would have been enormous as would having its own right of way the entire distance. All the traffic lights should be timed so the train doesn't have to stop for lights.

[@quanta2k]

I agree this should’ve been made elevated or a subway. They’re making a light rail line in the San Fernando valley connecting the orange line to the Sylmar station which is why I looked up this video to see what it would be like and yeah this is way too slow. Metro should do better than light rail. LA needs subways

[@Lucrativecris]

@@quanta2k Metro should just extend the red line to San Fernando at this point

[@quanta2k]

@@Lucrativecris I love the red line that would be a dream come true. Extend it to the Sylmar/San Fernando station

[@OliversElevators]

A better (and FAR more cost-effective) solution to the long travel time is to simply synchronize the traffic signals and link them into the trains’ GPS system so that they all turn green when a train is approaching so trains never have to stop at intersections between stations. This would greatly reduce travel times (especially in the median-running portion of the line) and would allow trains to run more frequently, efficiently, and predictably. Plenty of other cities around the world have implemented this transit signal priority, from Canberra to Portland, Dallas to Seattle, so it’s definitely not something out of reach for LACMTA to implement. It would cost virtually nothing and would produce drastically improved travel times, for both car drivers and transit riders.

[@rolandocontreras7373]

I love the LA Metro Rail.

[@mohamadfaiz6935]

As so did I

[@allyreneepenny9447]

Same ❗

[@allyreneepenny9447]

Love L.A and California so much 👌❗And the many trains this drive in California ❗

[@Lucrativecris]

The old library was awesome it had a unique smell

[@flattrain5834]

Rip. Hopefully I’ll make one more before it’s too late.

[@BG2007]

2:03 AHH CORONA!!! 😷

[@yellowbonnetproductions5424]

Nice video

[@LARailProductions]

Thanks!

[@quanta2k]

They’re making a light rail line here in the San Fernando valley. I was worried this was going to be slow and it is. Looks slower than a regular bus smh. Light rail should be elevated it should not be in the middle of the road. Los Angeles needs subways this is why no one takes public transportation the distances are just too great.

[@5crassrocker]

you need a car.

[@inglewoodea3149]

It'd be cool if there were direct trains into suburb cities like Long Beach, Burbank Santa Monica, Anahein/Santa Ana/Orange, Torrance/Manhattan Beach, San Fernando/Santa Claritan Even Riverside or San Bernardino.

[@Geotpf]

Pretty much every city you listed is served either by Metro Rail or Metrolink.

[@inglewoodea3149]

Yeah but I mean like a direct train... like in Paris with the Transilien so maybe people could get to the center city without car or without spending like 1 hour in the train

[@th3rmal139]

The closest we have so far is the Green Line's extension to Santa Fe Spring Station, the Goldine Foothill extension projection extending to Montclair Station in San Bernardino County, and the new San Fernando Valley light rail line being planned to replace the Orange Rapid Bus Line. Hopefully someday.

[@elviavelasco9248]

Cool

[@alyssaboyett3615]

My parents and I wanna ride the Metro Rail trains.

[@fiercedevil6955]

These LRT lines should have been elevated or have the trains possess a right of way at all times when crossing intersections...

[@cristofergaspar8625]

❤

[@Somethingaweful]

We just going to ignore that dumb driver at 2:20. He decides to drive in front of the tram on a red right turn light. Amazing!

[@jeffreychan9476]

sources of retirements? where do you hear that they are retiring early?

[@LARailProductions]

Internal contacts at Metro, as well as a third party who will be in charge of selling a few of the P2020s.

[@jeffreychan9476]

@@LARailProductions why are they retiring now? Too old? They are only 25 years old.

[@LARailProductions]

All of Metro's yards are at max capacity after receiving all 235 P3010s.

[@jeffreychan9476]

@@LARailProductions well there are number of factors that contribute to max capacity at the yard. There are currently running about half of the capacity (12-15mins instead of 6mins) on weekdays, which lead many railcars being stored at the yard. If you notice that all gold line and select blue and expo line trains are running two cars instead of three, one car only in the East LA section, and that put the more railcars at the yard. Lastly the regional connector and the Crenshaw line will be opening this year and next year, will they have enough vehicles to run all three cars train when they open? I truly think that Metro wants to get rid of them, max capacity is just an excuse. Remember they didn't have enough vehicles to support gold line and expo line extension on 2016 resulting limited capacity and crowded trains.

[@rhettrossalbert]

Nice Video! :) is the Figueroa And Flower Street Exits Open yet?

[@LARailProductions]

Yes

[@rhettrossalbert]

Thanks, and the Hope street exit is temporary closed?

[@LARailProductions]

Not anymore

[@franklinclinton2998]

is this a streetcar or a metro?

[@anfaanianfaani9819]

These people don’t care. They get in the train playing their music loud anyway.

[@user-vq5gk8jm5s]

How are you to day

[@albertcarello619]

Some thugs have brought their radio on the train and are playing loud music.

[@aoilpe]

Does “Preferential switching at light signals” exist in America for public transport? Imagine how much time you could safe …

[@CBatista1234]

Yes, trains get preferential light signals at all intersections. That's how they get to each station on time.

[@aoilpe]

@@CBatista1234 The video shows it different…

[@germanball6671]

56:24

[@randyblinn2666]

That is such a GREAT Way to spend money!!!! its a HOMELESS MOTORHOME!!!!!