Pittsburgh “T” Silver Line Cab View: Allegheny - Library

[@joecarter3614]

That Is The Slowest Trolley Man.

[@crywolfe210]

lots and lots of speed restrictions, especially on the library line which is still basically set up for trolley poles (not pantographs)

[@gluse]

I enjoyed riding this system in Pittsburgh. It was a little difficult to film because there were so many people on board. No rush, but would you be able to post the other lines on this system

[@user-oy2xc7yf4i]

I rode the system back in 1974 before the modernization. I still recall being at the intersection of Liberty and Grant. My friends and I explored the South Hills riding PCC cars. From what I see,the only thing that remains is the track gauge

[@MidnightAspec]

That's a long route for a light rail service. Thanks for sharing.

[@ErikAlfaroProductionsOfficial]

Awesome cab view of the train ride, I enjoyed watching.

[@thexavier456]

My former hometown. This rail system is my OG one.

[@knucklehoagies]

"former" hometown?... so it's not your hometown anymore?

[@thexavier456]

I lived in Pittsburgh until 2012, until I moved to Michigan, where I currently live

[@jayo1212]

@36:54 I see they've done away with the cast iron crossbucks, but still don't understand why they don't replace those traffic lights with flashers and gates...

[@jaylewis5035]

Can't be done at this location because it would back up car traffic and create a hazard on Route 88 which runs parallel to the Logan Road crossing. The traffic light at the adjacent intersection includes the Light Rail line in the sequence when a train is present.

[@jayo1212]

@@jaylewis5035 I guess that makes sense, though maybe they should upgrade the traffic signals to be more like the ones SEPTA has on its Media and Sharon Hill lines...

[@albertcarello619]

@jayo1212: The light rail lines in suburban Philadelphia have almost 90% of their crossings with only traffic signals, the #101 Media Line in fact on that line some crossings that had gates and flashers that were replaced with traffic signals. More than half of the crossings on the #102 Sharon Hills Line also have only traffic signals for crossing protection.

[@mrvwbug4423]

@@albertcarello619 Very similar to the light rail system in Denver, RTD runs some lines at street level with the trams running basically in traffic as a streetcar, though in RTDs case that only makes sense on the lines running in the downtown core of Denver, they also run a street level line through Aurora (the infamous R line) but all the stations are still parallel to a major highway. But Denver mostly uses their trams like commuter trains, and their heavy commuter train line only started service in 2016

[@albertcarello619]

@@jayo1212 I even noticed on the Media line they actually replaced at certain crossings gates and flashers with traffic signals such as at Paper Mill Road. Many people feel that this is a ridiculous idea. The Sharon Hills Line has mainly traffic signals for crossing protection. These traffic signal crossings I don't see school buses make a safety stop before crossing these tracks just going by the traffic signal lights. I thought school buses were supposed to make a safety stop at these crossings even when the light shows green.

[@KenanTurkiye]

roses are red, violets are blue, trains, trams and buses come in all sorts of hue ;) my playlist #2 is about transportaion

[@flattrain5834]

Very nice

[@KenanTurkiye]

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[@felixthecleaner8843]

Nice and clean - no tags or graffiti!

[@nicksotobalboa5110]

Nice video

[@OliversElevators]

My god that is a lot of grade timing! Those tunnels are sooooo curvy too. Seems like they could've been designed better (in a way that includes more gentle curves, rather than a bunch of dead-straight sections with super tight curves every few hundred yards), irrespective of if they were previously used for streetcars.

[@flattrain5834]

All ex streetcar lines

[@michaeljpastor]

the terrain doesn't allow for it. we're a plateau carved down by tens of thousands of streams, creeks and rivers. there isn't a straight line anywhere in pittsburgh except in the few sections of flat riverbank that aren't already covered in highway.

[@irenenick6053]

Great 👍

[@EMDF40PHFAN]

May I Please Use Your Audio?

[@gluse]

Did you also film the other lines?

[@flattrain5834]

Yes I’ll post it in a few days

[@gluse]

Cool I plan to visit Pittsburgh in March and plan to record cab rides of all of these light rail lines

[@thexavier456]

⁠and it has been over half a year since

[@warrengibson7898]

Where are the riders?

[@flattrain5834]

What riders?

[@RadioNJ1948]

No horn at grade crossing?

[@flattrain5834]

Only the bell is used

[@SebisRandomTech]

Horn is pretty much only used in emergencies.

[@GoneMudden]

Road side signals aren't working correctly or he is just doing his own thing.

[@flattrain5834]

They work

[@randyferron]

Why is some allowed to stand in drivers cab , unsafe, too distracting ?

[@SebisRandomTech]

@@randyferronHe’s not in the cab itself. It’s pretty open from the door passengers use to get on and off.

[@BenjiCollier]

Good heavens that is a down hill grade if I've ever seen one

[@Blue_spy1]

Yea that is the second steepest incline in the city

[@mrvwbug4423]

Is it my imagination or did the engineer blow a red signal at 15:08

[@chriswood5205]

What an odd mix of long and short, high and low platfoms. I guess it is historical, but it almost feels like the stops with the most sign of nearby buildings and activity get the most minimal stops, whist the double-length high platform stops seem to be just serving woodland. And I don't think a single passenger got on or off on the entire journey. Was this some sort of out of service journey, or is it very poorly patronised.

[@danielfrancella5219]

I am a Pittsburgh resident. We have one the slowest light rails.

[@kilowagmagnusson4590]

It's SO SLOW!

[@flattrain5834]

Yeah, it’s pretty just remnants of the streetcar system

[@john-ic9vj]

Even in the city, underground, there are signals every like 40 feet. It's ridiculous. I'm sure there's a reason but the subway is 15-35 years old, not that old. A subway in pretty much any other city doesn't stop more than once between stations

[@michaeljpastor]

@@john-ic9vj some lengths of tunnel are shared directionally. the underground tunnel system is the remnant of the freight railroad system of bygone centuries

[@brushcreek42]

What's your hurry?

[@randyferron]

Riders? Well looks like middle of the day by seeing shadows ,,,waste of money?

[@flattrain5834]

Later in the day during a baseball game it was standing room only

[@michaeljpastor]

besides sports and civic events as noted below, it's largely commuter for the rush hours to and fro. afternoons are great if you're a tourist.