Los Angeles Metro Regional Connector: One Year Later | Is it still as nice as it was?

[@alexanderbanos8125]

The Regional Connector tunnel still looks clean a year after opening to the public. It's still a shame that the Siemens P2000's never sought the chance of running under the new subway tunnel during revenue service on the A Line (Blue). Shortly before the RC tunnel opened, all P2000's running the A Line and briefly the former L Line (Gold) (north branch only) were pulled out of service for refurbishment. Now all newly refurbished P2000's that are back in service are exclusively running the C Line (Green). Still, no one bothered taking a picture or filming a video of a refurbished P2000 test train running the A Line under the RC tunnel for the time they were being tested. Well, there's a high chance that some of the P2000's will run the K Line instead once the future LAX/Metro Transit Center station opens and the C and K lines get connected.

[@TigerRailfan]

It would be really cool to see some P2000s roll through the tunnel, hopefully they do in the future, but I am also happy that the regional connector is still looking great a year later, thanks for watching!

[@skip-4259]

guess what’s back

[@Milanfanoftrains]

I love these videos u make😊

[@TigerRailfan]

Thanks so much! I appreciate the comments 😀

[@Milanfanoftrains]

​@@TigerRailfanyour welcome

[@elliottwlucas]

I've noticed that when there are events in Expo park on weekends like LAFC games or other stuff in Expo park and on a lot of weekends. There are 3 cars on the E Line and 2 cars on the A Line.

[@TigerRailfan]

That was the same case when I was there, I figured they were maybe low on trains and E Line got priority for those LAFC games to maintain 3 car sets. It was a Saturday so crowding wasn’t bad, thanks for watching!

[@elliottwlucas]

@@TigerRailfan Of course!! Anime expo is on the first weekend of July so it might be 3 cars on both lines and crowded.

[@LucyLoud2002]

I have ridden quite a bit since it opened and I can say it still looks nice as it was a year ago. It has been very convenient to get from union station to Santa Monica despite a transfer to the E line at 7th street metro center.

[@mrxman581]

You can also take the A line from Union Station to the new Little Tokyo station and transfer to the E line. It's on the same platform since both lines share the Regional Connector.

[@LucyLoud2002]

@@mrxman581 I always tap when I transfer because they ask you to do that and it's much easier to do that at 7th St as opposed to Little Tokyo because I would have to go up the escalator and get back in by tapping again.

[@TigerRailfan]

When transferring between the A and E lines you don’t actually have to tap your card, it’s between those lines only that’s why there’s no on-platform tap validators at the new regional connector stations

[@mattwinick7659]

Great video! I’m glad that the LA Metro rail line is improving in some ways. I like the idea of making the metro stations clean, working to expand more metro stations around the LA area to help people like me get to places when I visit LA, and I like on how they announce of where the rails system is going to and it is helpful, the metro staff are helpful when the tap card machine has glitches. Here are some of the things that I had wished the the LA Metro could do is put public restrooms in the metro stations to help passengers if they need to go to the bathroom before riding the rail system, also they need to update the gate to read the tap card better when you swipe, and I wish that people who bring in bicycles into the metro to be extra mindful of other people the reason I say this is when I rode the metro rail system I would deal with people hitting me with a bicycle when they were riding the metro, also the metro cops including law enforcement are usually okay but they need to bring a social worker with them to help them deal with different situations, and many others. Much as the LA metro can be long to travel to places, however I like the fact that I don’t have to worry about dealing with traffic, being worried about finding a place to park or pay for expensive parking, and it helps me save from using Uber or Lyft on some of my trips.

[@mrxman581]

They are doing some of the things you suggest. They've installed bathrooms just outside the entrance to a few stations. I think you need a valid TAP card to use it. It's a pilot program. There are social services workers that make their rounds on the network to reach out to passengers who look like they might need help. I've seen some at the end of the lines where everyone has to get off. BTW, LA Metro decided from its inception not to have public restrooms or eateries in the stations to reduce maintenance costs and security issues. Not sure if you know this, but the LA Metro originally had no fare gates at all. It was all on the honor system. After several years of increasing fare evasion, they retrofitted all the subway stations with fare gates. Some of the older LRT stations still have no gates, only fare validators. Can't wait for the LAX People Mover to open next year. That will be another huge milestone for the LA Metro.

[@TigerRailfan]

I can’t wait for those expansions too!

[@jasongunther1929]

The water damage may have been from all of the rain last winter.

[@TigerRailfan]

That is a real possibility!

[@Arwiden]

Одинаковые станции метрополитена выглядят удивительно. Во всех метро что я бывал до этого, можно по виду станции понять - на какую станцию ты приехал. Тут еще запутаться можно :) ну и в целом, выглядит скучновато. Впрочем, это норма для западного стиля метро.

[@steezymusic2390]

Southwest chief please🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@mrxman581]

The stations look great. Strange to see some of the lights off. I rode through there last month and they were all on. Seems like a tripped circuit, or maybe the LED bulbs are beginning to go out. At a university, I used to work at would turn off half of the lights in all the hallways during the summer to save money and keep the hallways cooler, but they were fluorescent lights back then, not LEDs.

[@TigerRailfan]

It sure was strange, interesting to hear how that was standard at the university, thanks as always for your awesome comments!