Riding Dallas Light Rail From LBJ Central Station to Pearl/Arts Station

[@mr.ndongmasie6335]

That`s what we need in Houston! Today`s rail service with three lines sucks.

[@irelandbloke]

Super shots 👍🏼

[@trainrover]

I'm impressed; Dallas's rapid transit must be a guarded secret. Eliminate those level crossings and its street-running, and the city there'd have itself a metro! The electronic chopper(?) of this train sounds exactly like one of Toronto's subway fleets.

[@UncleBearski]

The reason for so many level crossings is because DART had to build the system as cheaply as possible. There was not a huge amount of support when DART was formed in the late 70's [although a majority in the founding cities, but only just] and when the question of rail line financing came up, a "civic group" forced DART to hold a vote approving long term debt for the rail. The vote was rejected and DART had to use short term financing and on hand cash. That is the reason there are no subway tunnels in downtown nor was there a tunnel built to have a station at Dallas Love Field Terminal.

[@trainrover]

Having just chanced to hear (and watch) the unimpressive Texrail, I wonder what must've compelled FW to shun the charming whistle here for some c r a n k y horn instead.

[@gabrielperurena6013]

It's basically a European-style commuter rail S-Bahn/RER system. When the downtown tunnel is built, it will be.

[@ryanb9038]

The beautiful sound you're refering to is the train's power inverter. The model of the train if you're interested is called the SLRV (Super Light Rail Vehicle) which was developed in Japan by Kinki Sharyo.

[@mrxman581]

It's good that many of the stations are grade separated, but most don't seem to be located within walking distance of very much except the last station. Very few people using it.

[@timosha21]

I'm a tram and I approve this video! Ding ding!

[@GSM92]

Nice fucking video of beautiful dallas tx

[@Lukas-kz4xm]

I really enjoy coming back to this video As a non-US resident I would've never thought off hand this was somewhere in the south of the US, I imagined more rural undeveloped settings down in that region bar Atlanta and Miami. Though I'm not one to talk as where I'm from our current light right is only damn near a quarter of this (12 stations and only one operational for the active regional line it shares the station with) aiya!☹

[@garybacon659]

The Dallas-Fort Worth area (and Texas in general lately) have become extremely wealthy. Both DFW and Austin are quickly expanding their transit options. DART might have more subway stations downtown by the end of the decade.

[@danieloconnell6306]

Railroad work is so fun

[@nuyorican1985]

Was this filmed on a weekend? The stations seem empty like it's weekend service....but great video love the DART rail...

[@OPG2711]

Possibly the day it was uploaded (Sunday).

[@aviationjaden8002]

Nobody rides the Dart Train a lot on the weekends so they only use one car for the weekends since there’s less passengers

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

Very cool.

[@metrabnsfrails3641]

Thank you

[@OPG2711]

DART tends to use this manner on weekend schedules ========================================= Red Line: 2 Cars Blue Line: 1 Car Green Line: 2 Cars Orange Line: 1 Car

[@storrentMC]

I rode the DART this weekend, late afternoon. My Red, Orange, and Blue line trains all had one car.

[@OPG2711]

Indeed, later in the day they tend to use fewer cars, even on weekdays.

[@pat370]

I live in dfw nearly my whole life (moved to Amarillo a few years ago) never knew DART had horns. When I rode I would always here the bell. Never heard the horn

[@Peyethon]

It’s more like a whistle but they sound cool

[@antoniogarcia2678]

@@Peyethon bars

[@tannawannavannabittannawan7138]

I wish they would extend the line to PootyVine Road!!!!!!

[@evansjohnc]

At 18:33 it looks like a possible future line split. Maybe for a future expansion.

[@UncleBearski]

No, that is actually the original alignment of the Red Line. A bit further down from here is now where it merges with the Green Line. The junction was redone when the Green Line was built.

[@DFWRailVideos]

@@UncleBearski you are very correct my grandpa told me that

[@OPG2711]

That split was the original connector of the Red and Blue Lines; it was decommissioned in late 2007 and replaced with the current connector which was open as of 1 January 2008.

[@quavionthomas8802]

Yeah I used to ride on the brick tracks before the green line was introduced

[@quavionthomas8802]

You still see the rest of it on the brick tracks after the rest is blocked off

[@matthewcampbell7985]

Next to Presbyterian hospital.

[@aviationjaden8002]

Trust me, the train looks like it’s going slow but it’s going super fast! I have been on it many of times

[@rubenreffo966]

You are right. I measured more than 60mph between Forest Lake and Walnut Hill! Not bad.

[@aviationjaden8002]

@@rubenreffo966 very fast and efficient

[@DFWRailVideos]

how did u get up front?

[@Tyrannosaurus_Wrexx]

DARTrider as long as there’s space and you don’t bother us in the cab, stand wherever

[@joshyork3624]

Tilts around the track 65 mph

[@Spaceshotx7]

why does the dallas light rail vehicle have 2 different types of horns? A whistle like horn, and a deeper Washington metrorail horn? when is each one used?

[@Surfliner6905]

Each DART SLRV is equipped with a whistle and a horn. The whistles are blown at almost all crossings and the horn is blown in areas that people seem to ignore sounds. Also a way to know if they are going to blow the horn or whistle is when you see a board with "H" and "W" on it about 150 yards before the crossing. "H" tells the engineer to blow the horn and "W" tells the engineer to blow the whistle.

[@Spaceshotx7]

Amtrak 6905 Rail Productions what spots would the horn be routinely sounded at? Or is it only used in emergencies?

[@RajaRhodes]

Ryan S the green line also blows its horn between Walnut Hill/Denton Station and Farmers Branch Station at the 635 service road crossing and the crossing just north of that.

[@Tyrannosaurus_Wrexx]

The horn is used on the Blue line at Plano Rd (between LBJ/Skillman and Forest/Jupiter stations), then Shiloh Road and another street, I forget the name (between Forest/Jupiter and Downtown Garland stations). It’s also used on the Green Line at 635 (LBJ Freeway, between Walnut Hill/Denton and Farmers Branch stations)

[@norimono_channel]

HB-E300系の様な汽笛が鳴りましたな。

[@RajaRhodes]

I’ve always wondered what kind of whistles these things have. They seem to switch of chimes, I’m not sure if it’s the air pressure or what. It’s a 3 chime whistle but its like there are 2 more chimes and depending on how much air is applied it’ll switch chimes..

[@Tyrannosaurus_Wrexx]

Raja Rhodes We have a whistle (for grade crossings) a bell (for coming into and departing stations), and a horn (for grade crossings in industrial areas)

[@RajaRhodes]

Tyrannosaurus Wrexx I live in Dallas. I start rail operator class At DART on July 15th. I’ve been riding since I was a child whenever I didn’t have a car.

[@Tyrannosaurus_Wrexx]

Raja Rhodes Congratulations! I left two years ago, but I ride my job at Cityline/Bush. You’re gonna love it. It’s so much fun. Learn the definitions and make flash cards for your signals, and you should definitely pass your Cert Ride. Bracy and Chandler are two of the best trainers. I hope to see you on the main line!

[@azrailroader]

I wonder why they blow 2 longs instead of the standard long, long, short, long at grade crossings. And a double green signal? Interesting.....

[@PopsiclePenguinWasTaken]

We have different rules. I'll do Long Long Short Long sometimes, but the rules for us just say Two Longs. I don't know if it's because we're technically Light Rail, but the rules don't match up with any of the Heavy Rail we run alongside. Source: am operator

[@gabrielperurena6013]

DART light rail is actually fast! Who knew? If DART, hardly the most innovative, progressive, or wealthy transit agency in the US can operate its light rail lines at an acceptable speed, why can't the rest? Is this an issue of rolling stock, signal prioritization, or simply regulations?

[@jeSuisbar]

Actually the stops are far apart. Many cities like Seattle with high density will not benefit. Although it's fast but it fails to increase ridership. Salt lake city has more people boarding per stop than dart.

[@gabrielperurena6013]

@@jeSuisbar Projects like D2 will change that.

[@guinessbeer]

Jesus Barrera well Seattle’s light rail system operates at pretty fast speeds as well. Up to 60 mph. It’s only slow through the rainier valley. Every where else it is tunneled or elevated

[@Wingnutcaseman]

It depends largely on what designers are hoping to accomplish. Dallas’ LRT puts a priority on longer lines with a high average speed to attract passengers who would otherwise drive cars. Other systems place an emphasis on closely spaced stops to help support high density development. Minnesota actually does both as the Blue and Green Lines are a good example of each.

[@PresentGenGamer]

@@Wingnutcaseman Another good example is Houston's LRT which uses the smart growth/high density model compared with Dallas' system. As a result, Houston's ridership per mile is far higher than Dallas.