Riding the Ottawa OC Transpo O-Train For the First Time Ever! 08/25/2021

Riding Ottawa's O Train for the first time ever. I ride the Confederation LRT line from Rideau to Lyon station in downtown Ottawa.

[@wizardsuth]

The overhead power line is a catenary. The device on the train that touches it is a pantograph. The main advantage of electric power is that the train itself does not pollute, so there is less need of air circulation in the underground stations. Having the feed wire overhead reduces the chance of electrocution if someone goes onto the tracks (though they may still be hit by a train).

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Thanks for the information!

[@MapleManYT]

I would agree but didnt one time some teens threw super large snowballs at the catenary and shut down the system?

[@quincy3367]

thanks for this video. I'm going to be riding the O-train tomorrow for the first time and this gives me a good insight on what to expect.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

you bet!

[@CanadianTransitFan]

just before the derailment causing the closure which is still closed today. Thanks for checking out Ottawa's system!

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

You're welcome! I feel for the Ottawans who have to rely on the shuttle buses. I'm so glad I got to ride it before the problems plagued it.

[@charliewatts6895]

Oh you dear sweet summer child. Three years on. Come take the LRT now.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

@@charliewatts6895 Maybe when the Trillium line opens

[@ryzennav]

I was just there in Ottawa less than a week ago for the first time, the first thing I noticed was the smell of the subway(lrt) and how it smells exactly like the TTC lol!

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Lol yup

[@bb3ca201]

Right?!

[@jasminejohnston6393]

The O Train Trillium Line was featured in an episode of Mighty Machines

[@pawbawmoo]

thank you for your video I live in Ottawa canada🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

You’re welcome

[@LinxFox]

Awesome video i rode it for the first time last weekend during a convention near Lyon Station :) it was a cool system it was broken though on Thu and Fri but worked on Sat and on

[@Buzzlybee]

TTC's Line 6, otherwise known as the Finch West LRT which will open sometime in 2024 will use the same Alstom trains that OCTranspo uses for their Line 1 (Confederation Line)! It'll be cool seeing them in traffic aswell as underground, I just hope it wont be as loud as it was when I rode it lol.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Yeah I mentioned that in the video. When I rode the LRT, it was sharp and really loud when it curves throughout the line.

[@MapleManYT]

By alstom trains you mean the Alstom Citadus Spirit right?

[@MapleManYT]

And as what you saying “as loud” me being a citizen of ottawa that is both a captian obvious move and a offense

[@MapleManYT]

SINCE EVERY GOD DAM CITIZEN OF OTTAWA KNOWS HOW LOUD IT IS AND WE ACTUALLY KIND OF LIKE IT

[@MapleManYT]

And if someone dares say “well blah blah blah you liar” then you are not a citizen of ottawa, and you are mindly infuriating

[@JamaicaLefferts]

Toronto is so much more busier even during off-peak hours

[@sadness3337]

Looking at the stations, I cant help but wonder if a heavy metro should have been built instead(or at least a trains more akin to the REM, DLR, Lines that use Innovia Metro) Also the stations look big enough for island platforms This literally the 1st time I watched a relatively indepth vid on this line so just giving my 1st impressions

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Probably they would’ve built a light metro too

[@sadness3337]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO Yea I think that should have been the least that should have been done from what I see here

[@Iliketrains1977]

I like rideau station

[@SimonTonekham]

I was there two months ago with my dad (we went on a road trip to Ottawa). The hotel that we stayed at - is situated within footsteps at one of the stations (in this case, Lyon Station)! Me and my dad on the other hand - used our PRESTO Cards during our stay. Most recently, they're testing out credit card payments on the system.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

That's cool

[@SimonTonekham]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO you bet, dude! I also got the PRESTO Card that has the white and red background (I was lucky - I copped one at one of the ticket machines). Although the design looks different, it functions like the black (and green) version of the PRESTO Card.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

@@SimonTonekham Oh really? I didn't know there's a red variation

[@SimonTonekham]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO actually, it's white with a red "O and it has the words "Ready for Rail" (printed in both English and French) at the lower left. The only way to get those cards is through the ticket vending machines at the O-train stations. I can't guarantee if they'll still be around tbe next time you come back to Ottawa.

[@mrhippo7909]

Very nice ride!

[@thewheatgreatness]

Will you plan to film the Trillium line after it reopens? Will you also film the LRT in Kitchener-Waterloo one day? The exit signs on the TTC subway use the classic red 'EXIT' sign while the O-Train use the green running man exit sign. Johnny Strides has also been to Ottawa recently.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

I'm not sure when the Trillium line reopens, one day I will film the ION LRT in Kitchener, I'm aware of those differences and I know, I watch Johnny all the time

[@thewheatgreatness]

The Trillium line is expected to open in 2022.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

@@thewheatgreatness Thanks, I don't know when I'll visit Ottawa again though lol

[@thatoneguy20245]

Tbh i wishes they just ditched LRT in Favour of a hybrid (elevated and underground) subway system cuz it’s clear that a train braking down like every day isn’t the way to go. And it would’ve been easy to implement a subway. Just add the electric rail, use steel wheel cars, weather proof the thing, make it an elevated floor train and not a low floor train and buy a RELIABLE train set (like an R160B) or the MR63 (except that’s for concrete lines).

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Good comment actually, sadly at the time they were constructing this possessed line it was very expensive to build a subway and it still is today

[@Queensway8033]

I actually thought that only the Confederation line was called the O Train and the Trillium line was called something else. I guess not

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

The Trillium line, opened in 2001, was called the O-train but with the Confederation line opening, the branding was extended to include both lines.

[@Queensway8033]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO oh

[@SkysTrains]

you have like an awesome personality lol, seems so happy :D

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

thanks

[@bb3ca201]

Are the Presto cards the same ones that they use in Toronto? (I grew up in TO(

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Yup they are

[@sanjayinkingston4296]

Instead of a third rail like they have in the Toronto subway, they have a rail above the train, like a streetcar. Thanks for pointing that out Alex!

[@Buzzlybee]

It's a wire.

[@yoyobass100]

OC Transpo takes Presto, while the other agency STO doesn't; they use Multi.

[@leahlombaxrivet0263]

Last night I dreamt that I was on this 😂

[@MarksCar-rs1nm]

Did you notice on the map that there is a Bayview Station like on Line 4?

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Yea I went to Bayview station in a different video

[@wolfyspl]

OMG UR RIDING OC TRANSPO, OMG UR BEST VIDEO!! I’m going to Ottawa on my B-Day for sure, LIKE LIKE LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Lol

[@wolfyspl]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO Yeah I'm not going to Ottawa for my B-Day!

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

I feel bad for OC Transpo’s problems lol

[@lvalledor3440]

I wonder & hope the Alstom Citadis Sprit LRVs for Line 6 Finch West in Toronto will travel at the same speed as the O-Train despite being 90% at grade. It wouldn't be very promising if it travelled the same speed as the existing 36 Finch West bus.

[@lvalledor3440]

Seems like they're doing the whistle thing that TTC used to do until the 90s. Btw since Ottawa is also in Ontario does OC Transpo also use Presto like TTC?

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Yup it does, you can actually see at the beginning I tapped on with my Presto card

[@Queensway8033]

Does this line remind you of the TTC's line 5 or line 6?

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Probably Line 6

[@Queensway8033]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO oh

[@SyntaxOverflow]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO And why not 5

[@Queensway8033]

​​@@SyntaxOverflowbecause Line 6 uses the same trains as this line Sorry for the late reply

[@Queensway8033]

Is the Trillium line opened yet?

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Nope

[@Queensway8033]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO still? OMG

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Apparently I heard it’s delayed due to a lot of unfinished construction on the line

[@Queensway8033]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO oh

[@Queensway8033]

Does the Confederation line use ATC?

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

It's semi-automatic

[@Queensway8033]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO so half is automatic and half is manual?

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Something like that.

[@Queensway8033]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO ok

[@LittlePotatoSaver]

My anxiety thanks u!!

[@prevosfr]

they have them at each station because people have to be told what you're not supposed to do and act accordingly.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Of course, TTC doesn’t have that

[@LittlePotatoSaver]

How long does the fare last for? Is it 2 hours?

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Just one hour and thirty minutes from when you tap on with PRESTO

[@joel12mat]

Enjoy Ottawa!

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Thanks

[@joel12mat]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO Yeah no problem, its interesting that Lyon stn is pronounced as “Lion” even though the name of the store Leons is pronounced in the french pronunciation.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

@@joel12mat I know, it's very intriguing to me

[@Queensway8033]

Does Ottawa have a subway or no?

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

No

[@Queensway8033]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO oh

[@Queensway8033]

How many stations are there

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

On this line particularly, 13

[@Queensway8033]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO oh

[@mortakaii]

2 years and I’m looking at this man ride a failure. The o-train is still fun but kinda a failure

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

No wonder public transit in Ottawa has gone downhill, I haven’t been back since I filmed this…

[@WBTravels]

Lol imagine pronouncing Lyon street as lion street haha jk, but having been to Paris I find that halarious it's a lee on lyon

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

lol

[@trmd]

AKAIK the station (and street) are actually named for the family of former Ottawa mayor Robert Lyon. No relation to the city in France!

[@cmgvideos2]

Worst train ever. Currently shut down indefinitely due to trains derailing and catching fire but has been nothing but problems since day 1. Toronto should not use the same vehicle.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Yeah it's a shitshow in Ottawa. I can't believe the TTC went ahead and bought those Alstom trains

[@afcgeo882]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO There’s nothing wrong with this train/tram set. The problem is with how it’s being used. This is a tram set, not a subway set. It’s designed to be used on surface lines running on streets, with low speeds, frequent stops and thus has fewer doors that are lighter duty. There was no need for low floor tram sets in Ottawa, where the system has full grade separation. Should have just used Bombardier or Kawasaki high floor sets.

[@cincol3r]

Çolìn

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

Thanks for watching

[@oam89bk]

Не чего особенного обычное страшненькое метро

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

На самом деле это не самое лучшее, на чем я когда-либо был.

[@Странникнкен]

Вы случайно не от блогера "таЁЖнИК", который канадке, которая верит что в России в туалетах дверей и унитазов нету, объяснял, что это их фантазии?

[@oam89bk]

@@Странникнкен Нет я про него от Лены узнал и подписался на него.

[@oam89bk]

@@AlexGetsAroundTO А этот транспорт трудно назвать метро. Полтора вагона и надземный транспорт больше на трамвай похоже. Но поезд дизельный. Метро и трамваи дизель не используют. Был однажды единственный в мире дизельный трамвай в Ереване. Ну и согласись канадские станции так называемого метро с российскими рядом не стоят?

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

@@oam89bk Это не дизельное транспортное средство, поезд получает энергию от воздушной линии.

[@LevKozlodoev]

Since when are there subway stations in Ottawa?? It’s just the 95 on the transit way.

[@AlexGetsAroundTO]

This line opened three years ago