Sounder Seattle Commuter Review: Quick but Pleasant Journey with Some Surprises!

[@nicholasmahoney5653]

The biggest problem with the sounder is the gross lack of service. For example, weekend service is non existent. And the train is really only geared towards people going to Seattle in the morning and leaving in the evening.

[@TheCriminalViolin]

But does it run only 6 times a day (counting both directions end to end as one single trip), three in the morning rush, three in the evening rush? If so, then it's already likely more successful than down here with TriMet's WES, lol. More frequent, and then it's far more useful than WES.

[@pook2830]

_"And the train is really only geared towards people going to Seattle in the morning and leaving in the evening."_ That will be why it's called a commuter service then :)

[@nicholasmahoney5653]

David Gregory well true it works for your 9-5 worker who goes from south of Seattle to the city. For them it works perfectly. However it does not work for the person who is trying to get to Tacoma (Seattle’s sister city) from an area north of there. It does not work for the person trying to get to JBLM either. After using services like (for example) the LIRR, the sounder leaves much to be desired. It could be so much better, but it doesn’t get that kind of attention. It also does not work well for the commuter going into Seattle from the north.

[@TheCriminalViolin]

@@pook2830 Though logistically, shouldn't be able to be called Commuter Service with limited service. True Commuter Service systems run frequently, not just for the rush hour traffic. A Consistent service that runs throughout the day that works for most if not everyone who relies on the system to commute. Technically speaking, any form of transit can be considered and referred to as commuter since, the reliant and regular ridership of a public transit system are the largest form of commuters in the country. So there is a dire needed for a far more specific and specialized use & definition of the term "Commuter Service" in the end. Preferably, in the way I explained it to be logistically. Common sense would then further this by rebranding/naming/defining how we refer to limited service systems and routes, like this one of Sound Transit in example, as "Limited Service" and "Limited Service Routes" or "Limited Service Transit" where applicable. As a reliant rider myself, and a lifelong diehard mass transit fanatic & geek, it always kills me inside when routes like this one are touted as "Commuter" and quality when they're so limited and thus only work for a very specific demographic of commuters, ones especially as small as the 9-5 rush hour commuters who actually still use transit to get around in the first place rather than personal vehicles.

[@zhongniu9699]

Sound Transit, the operator of Sounder did explain this. The entire track is owned by BNSF Railway, so adding any more service requires permission from them. In fact Sound Transit gradually added several more trips in the past 20 years, but unfortunately these tracks are already filled with freight trains and reached their maximum capacity. Sound Transit does consider building their own tracks, but this would be a tough job. The freeways are badly jammed in Seattle region, so a frequent, reliable rail network should be very favorable. However, Sound Transit bets more on a regional light rail system than Sounder commuter rails, in 2030, there will be a new light rail runs between Seattle and Tacoma every 10-20 mins .

[@awdrifter3394]

Double decker trains always makes sense to me. You don't need a long train to carry that much passenger. For buses, double decker buses sometimes have problem with bridge clearance, but for trains, the freight train already commonly have 2 container stacked, so as long as the passenger train is that same height, it should clear most bridges and tunnels for trains.

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

Interestingly the double stacked container trains are much taller about 20.25 feet tall whereas most passenger trains are only 15 feet tall

[@coomtard8218]

I ride this whenever I’m seeing my family that lives near seattle. It’s really convenient and it’s so much faster than driving.

[@learning6267]

May God bless you and your Family 😊

[@parker6227]

@@learning6267 why would u just randomly say that, weird

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Cool. In Australia we call bi-level cars (such as they have in Sydney) double deckers. 🤓 The Museum of Flight in Seattle is brilliant. Highly recommended. 👌

[@flare2000x]

In North America we call them double deckers as well but I guess the official name of these coaches is Bi-Level.

[@CentralJerseyRailfan]

Now is the 20th anniversary of Sounder. Good fit to upload

[@masterninjahda]

The Sounder is very convenient, and the way we travel from Tacoma to Seattle. Especially to see Seahawks games. It's crowded. But the alternative is driving, finding parking near the stadium, etc. Wish I had known you were in the area, I would have bought you a beer!

[@amranium]

8:12 yeah that's pretty common here, the tracks/lines are usually owned by freight lines(union pacific for where I live) which is why passenger trains are so limited compared to literally any other country like the USA

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

They are usually also partly operated by the freight company under contract of the transit authority, however, there are some that operate independently but dispatched by freight company.

[@BirbarianHomeGuard]

This system has so much potential. The only downside is that is shares track with an ESSENTIAL freight route. Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

[@jarjarbinks6018]

If sound transit ever passes another big package, like ST3, they should see about track capacity upgrades The SPIRE plan I’ve seen before by grassroots advocates proposes constructing brand new tracks alongside the parallel UP right of way which passes through more greenfield with available room for expansion. Coupled with reconstructing some at grade spurs to serve the warehouses from the UP line it proposes that these tracks could be given to BNSF in exchange for the their tracks shifting the freight mainline away from the towns but still with access to warehouses and providing sound transit with passenger only tracks through the center of towns Right now it might just be a pipe dream but hopefully at some point it gains steam

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

Perhaps getting the state to buy the track so they can upgrade it forcibly

[@axelhejnebo9142]

Smells like train spirit!

[@IntaminFanboy]

Sounder's interesting because, while it's a Sound Transit service, it's actually operated directly by BNSF. That's why BNSF police is listed on the inside. I quite like the Sounder myself and I'm glad you had a nice experience. As someone who rides it occasionally, my two biggest points of improvement are legroom (since all seats face each other, it's impossible to stretch out your legs when the train is full; I think some rotating seats would be helpful in solving this) and the coverage of the service (Sounder would probably attract more riders it could go a little further south [Lacey-Olympia] and north [Mount Vernon or Bellingham] as an RER-style service, rather than the two separate Seattle-oriented commuter lines as it is now).

[@avigdonable]

Trusty skateboard always by your side.

[@SimplyRailway]

Always sir. No need expensive Uber

[@amesavis]

the milenials must always have a "hack" like this

[@yukwahchu337]

I was hoping you'd get the chance to try out the Amtrak Cascades! That train literally rolls past my home on the Canadian side! I'm looking forward to seeing your report on it!

[@victorMD11]

TALGO FTW! :D

[@ethanchernicoff5750]

Quick correction for the subtitle at 8:57. The airfield is offices, and a paint shop. No aircraft get assembled there.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

Oh, that explains why there was a MD-11 there

[@ethanchernicoff5750]

@@atomstarfireproductions8695Fedex and Ups also operate out of Boeing field.

[@CrazyDash9]

Wow Sounder looks like an amazing commuter train. I didn’t realize how many major landmarks there are all compacted into a small chunk of the route. Also love the livery. Also super happy Sounder still uses F59phi’s as it is my favorite diesel locomotive of all time. Overall this looks like an amazing commuter train

[@amfm889]

Next time ride the Sounder North to Everett. Fantastic views as it hugs Puget Sound.

[@travelsofmunch1476]

That Boeing Plant was a TREAT for me, good shit!

[@jlelliotton]

These are the Bombardier bi-level cars. GO Transit in Toronto has 656 of these, Sounder has 58. BNSF operates the Sounder trains under contract to Sound Transit.

[@jacksonskyline]

3:27, you said PH59I, however I think it is the F59PHI.

[@RobertKrebill]

Excited to see the Cascades and Starlight reports!

[@graythewolf6096]

Classic EMD hum on departure at the end. 😃

[@johndornoff]

It is hard to believe how badly Sounder has been hurt by the pandemic. When I rode Sound Transit in the past (2016 being the last time) every train was full and even standing room only.

[@roachtoasties]

Same with Metrolink in Southern California. Passenger traffic has been down 90%, but they've been saying things are starting to perk up again.

[@sixfifty_sebb]

yeah, ever since the pandemic, trains have been lacking a lot of passengers, like over here in NorCal, Caltrain, Used to Run 6 car sets of Bombardier cars but now they’re running 4 car sets, they used to run 5 but they shortened it to 4 in early 2023, ps: Caltrain bought 35 Bombardier Cars from Sounder, 7 Cab Cars and 28 coaches in 2002

[@ThomasJM]

The original bi level cars built for go transit used to have the toilets in one of the mid sections above the wheels, many of them still have it but have had them put on the lower level when they were refurbished.

[@ThomasJM]

I'm from Toronto so seeing them in shorter train in the US seems odd to me. Go transit usually runs them as six car, 10 car or even 12 car trains.

[@pkyid]

Awesome random shot of the stadium! I love how central downtown that stadium is located.

[@andrewb3122]

The sounder is amazing and dirt cheap. I commute into Seattle every morning to school, and not only do I get money off my fare because I am a student, the train is normally on time, and I get free busses from my station to my school because I use an ORCA fare card. I pay less than a third than gas would cost driving in, its perfect for me. I will say, during non covid times, going peak direction during peak time (which I do) the train is often standing room only for several stations.

[@sureshsharma7699]

भारतीय रेल का जवाब नही, Indian Railway is the BEST railway .

[@whatsup6005]

Love this train system! Wish it had expanded hours for northbound trips as it is the most efficient way to travel if one needs to go to Seattle from South King County or Tacoma.

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

i wish they would expand service so i can ride it (i have lived in seattle for 12 years and not once have i rode the sounder)

[@bensongxisto2374]

Hi ! Could you include timetables in the reviews ? it is one of the most important indicators of quality, epecially for commuter services

[@ilychan3580]

Timetables are terrible, there is a reason they didn't get shown.

[@MegaChallanger]

@@ilychan3580 especially the north line to Everett

[@Matt-wc2mf]

Hopefully you got to see the inside of King Street Station for the Amtrak Cascades trip. They just recently renovated it to return it to its turn of the century glory. Lots of beautiful plaster and marble work.

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

yeah it was built by my favorite railroad the Great Northern Railroad

[@Thomas1980]

Excellent Video 👍👍👍

[@RailfanTurner]

Terrific catches! Terrific trip you had on the Sounder!

[@cyborgspaceman]

8:12 Not only are the tracks owned by BNSF, but that railway also operates all Sounder trains (drivers, dispatch, etc.). They operate a few commuter lines on tracks they own around the U.S., probably makes it easier for cities to set things up without having to train drivers or set up their own dispatch centers.

[@flame7315]

These videos are really cool and satisfying to me!

[@qiuzheng7063]

A correction: in the video you said that go transit is the transit agency back in the 70s, but it is actually Ontario province government’s regional transit agency, and it is still running train and bus services in Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area today.

[@penninetrains1398]

Great review as always Thibault. Not so many people review commuter trains.....well done!

[@erik_griswold]

The outlets at 7:35 are proprietary and are for the vacuum cleaner, not for public use.

[@JCF072344]

Thanks for this. I live in the area but have never ridden these commuters.

[@mateokress4523]

Yes you can try the metro north railroad hudson line a scenic ride through the hudson valley from Grand Central to Poughkeepsie

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

BNSF is the successor to the great northern railroad and the northern pacific railroad that built king street station so they own the tracks

[@superbaddy4]

Just like I did on your TRE Video, I would like to give you an overview of all the units you saw. 901 is Sounder's very first locomotive. It made a unique presence down in Southern California back in the 2000s when it was leased to Metrolink, who fitted it with a backup P2 Horn. After it was returned to Sounder, you could sometimes still hear that P2 along with the K5LA. But later on, it was overhauled and upgraded to Tier 3, making it what it is today. In this rebuild, it lost the P2. 906, there isn't really much to say that you didn't already say or I already said about 901. It was built in 2000 and within recent years, was rebuilt to Tier 3. It really shouldn't be here, though. Sounder has been really stupid with social distancing. They think they can allow better social distance for the crew by using an extra engine, but really, they've already banned access to the Cab Car on point (which is why you couldn't enter 324). All they're doing is wasting fuel and being bad for the environment. 324 is a 2017-built Bombardier Bi-Level Crash Energy Management Cab Car. Don't get me wrong. They are 100% Satanic. They basically took every last good thing out of the old design and then called that the new design, and they were created purely out of jealousy (if you know their history). Not to mention, they have pretty much the WORST horns in all of existence. And heads up, they don't have comfy interiors. Hopefully all these New Cabs are sent off for scrap and the Old ones all return to their rightful place on point. 101 is a 1999-built "Old" Bombardier Bi-Level Cab Car. Basically, it's 100% Angelic. The exact opposite of that New Cab Car. It was Sounder's very first Cab Car, and was the first Bombardier Cab ever built with welded sides (earlier ones had bolted sides). Like how 901 was leased to Metrolink, 101 was once leased to Virginia Railway Express. Nowadays, getting any Old Cab Car on the point of a train is EXTREMELY rare. If you do ever see one leading, be sure to cherish it. 214 is an average 2000-built coach. That's it. 406 is a coach from 2003. All the cars from this order were specifically built as a replacement for a handful of cars that were ordered a bit prior, but retired before ever entering service. 406 specifically replaced a car which was to be numbered 224. Now for your Amtrak info, as I can provide some on that too: 1403 is a 2017-built Siemens SC-44 Charger. I've mostly gotten used to to these awkward German stand-outs, but I still think they could use a better paint scheme. The Talgo Set you saw is an old Series 6 Trainset, built with Tailfins to accommodate NPCUs and now-retired Amtrak F59PHIs. All of these sets have now been retired, and replaced by the hideous Series 8 sets. 90340 is an NPCU (Non-Power Control Unit) built out of an F40PH. It basically serves as a Cab Car. It was originally Amtrak 340, just they stuck the "90" in front of it to clarify it is now an NPCU. Although the Series 6 sets were retired, you may still find an NPCU on a set of Horizon Coaches. We then see fellow NPCU 90252, Ex-Amtrak 252. This unit is very special among the fleet, as rather than having a dull, common EMD Steel-Cast Mechanical Bell, it has a rare, amazing sounding Bronze Bell. Behind it, is 90230, one of two Cascades NPCUs (the other being 90251) that has been modified with a roll-up baggage door on the side, allowing it to double as a Baggage Car. Such NPCUs are cleverly called "Cabbage". Lastly, we see 77 and 17. Two common P42DCs. Knowing the fleet pretty well, both of these are weaker, lackluster units. There are many, much better P42s out there. I myself will actually be going to Seattle soon, so I will be able to see these myself. My prime targets are to find an Old Sounder Cab Car (any one) on point, and to find 90252. Wish me luck!

[@davidng2336]

Just a thought: what are your thoughts on the Bombardier MultiLevel series that operates on Exo, MARC, and NJ Transit?

[@superbaddy4]

They're ok I guess, but they're not really awesome. And on all three operators of them, there's always another type of car I completely prefer over them.

[@rrajdippawskar9853]

Simply Railway: I found that commuter trains in the US are cheap compared to Europe. Me: Have you heard of India?

[@kamallb4650]

🤭

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I'd rather not sit on the roof though...

[@kamallb4650]

@@NonstopEurotrip it's not common. Just one scheduled route during specific festive season in a year😁

[@wurm90125]

Wonder if he's ever ridden Metro-North or the LIRR.

[@lupulromanesc2055]

India has the cheapest train tickets in the world: FREE (but seat is not included, you only have the roof) 😁😁

[@olasola1013]

Do a review of the train from Bergen to Oslo in Norway! It’s a very scenic ride ;), PS love your vids!

[@franmuller9873]

Nice video! I really enjoyed watching it!

[@sallymoen7932]

If I need to get to Tukwila or SeaTac Airport (I travel often to that area from Seattle, atleast once a month), I always take the Light Rail, it's cheaper and runs more often and everyday. On the rare times LR isn't running (if there's a street side collision and service is interrupted temporarily), I take an easy surface street Metro bus, which takes twice as long as LR but is similarly priced.

[@cale___]

Coming from the South it's very easy to catch it at the Lakewood station to see a game in Seattle.

[@chesapeakerailphotography]

Great report!

[@imrandahar2865]

Your Vlogs are so good. Love from Pakistan 😍

[@calebtrains2261]

@Simply Railway Nice Video, Ya Gotta Admit Our Commuter Trains Are AWESOME. Sound Transit Also, Uses And Updated Crashworthiness Standards Cab Cars As Well As MP40PH-3C's Like Toronto's GO Transit. Lastly VRE My Local Commuter Train, Leased Sounder Equipment At One Point.

[@tractorsmachinesro1405]

Great rail work

[@justahillbilly7777]

4:54 "They vastly outnumber passenger trains here." *Insert BetterTwitchTV FeelsBadMan emote here* And from what I'm able to gather, Amtrak's still wanting to reduce that number even more, all for the sake of saving money. Seems Richard Anderson's gonna push that until the day his replacement, William "Bill" Flynn, is ready to fully take over. Let's pray and hope Amtrak gets the funding it so *DESPERATELY* needs and keeps all of it's services, and eventually becomes so successful that it's privatized completely with federal funding only being received in times of great need or when an expansion project is deemed nationally important or something like that. Edit: Oh that 710 sounded *BEAUTIFUL* in that last shot. You can definitely tell that it's the direct descendant of the oh so successful and railfan favorite 645.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

There are (as of February 2021) 9 generations of the bilevel with pretty much no way to distinguish them. Hawker Siddeley Canada made the first two, UTDC made III IV and V, while can car rail made all of the first 5. Bombardier makes generations 6-9. Sounder operates the 6th, 8th, and 9th generation.

[@harrisonhschan]

The main station building, used for Amtrak is a very beautiful building - shame there's no building for Sounder services. Been through the building a few times, and the architecture is just very nice and well kept.

[@paulw.woodring7304]

Nothing like an EMD two-cycle roar.

[@hdhrdfsrkgh]

I'm suprised they have F59PHIs like that still! I didn't know they had that!

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

yeah the sounder just doesn't need new power that badly but when they does replace em i hope they go with F125s cause those are cool and only metrolink uses them

[@chesapeakerailphotography]

Interesting train! Awesome video!

[@DanielsUKT]

Great video on a commuter line in Seattle sorry I haven't watched much lately have been busy but I will catch up on your videos

[@theobrattinga500]

Great video !!

[@Trainviking]

Was that the train to Vancouver at the back? Love to see that talgo train and route as well.

[@Trainviking]

Ooohhh i see yig already answered that question. Love to see that trip report.

[@moofey]

Yep. The Cascades operates between Portland and Vancouver BC.

[@kcc7178]

LOL You were in my neck of the woods. I live in Renton WA and I'm originally from Ottawa, Ontario Canada. (Oui, J'parle Francais et Quebecois. :D )

[@shawnbell6392]

This is primarily a commuter service for workers in the region. In non-Covid times its usually very crowded. Weekend service on it someday would help the economy in the south sound.

[@seankaiser2505]

I expect the reason the sign mentions BNSF police is because the tracks are owned and operated by BNSF so Sounder just contracts BNSF to do that dirty work. IDK for sure, but sounder is owned by sound transit, and operates as its own unique railroad (with a sounder reporting mark) operating over BNSF trackage **update: after some research I’ve found that while sounder is its own railway with the reporting mark SDRX, has t is operated by BNSF under contract by Sound Transit. That’s why the signs are for BNSF police.

[@conceyullena]

Very nice video! Greetings 🚋👍🙋‍♂️

[@jimpern]

The only time I rode the Sounder commuter was on a Sunday headed to a Seahawks football game! But I'm very familiar with the bi-level coaches due to my experience with TriRail in south Florida, that uses identical coaches. If you haven't ridden TriRail yet, you should do so and review it.

[@samuelitooooo]

Wow, I've never ridden these bi-levels but every video I watch, yeah I agree, they're excellent commuter railcars. Not that the U.S. has a lot of electrified lines - it should - but Bombardier should make EMU versions of these. Make it work like the Stadler Kiss, with some powered cars and some unpowered. That way agencies only need to buy powered cars and don't have to replace their entire fleet at once.

[@MrBnsftrain]

8:14 some Metra cars have the BNSF logo on the outside as well. I had no idea that Sounders are operated by BNSF crews. Some Metra routes in Chicago are operated by UP crews, but I don't know of any other examples of freight railroads operating a commuter service after the 1970s. I am surprised a conductor was sitting in the older cab car instead of the newer one behind the loco

[@manmeetsinghmahajan6183]

Nice trip and Rail ars were built by Bombardier

[@HalianTheProtogen]

SunRail in Central Florida uses the same coaches. :D

[@stevenmontoya9950]

I remember Metrolink leasing some cars right before we got the Rotem cars. Lovely livery 💙

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Metrolink leased 2 sets and 901 for 7 years from 2001 to 2008.

[@wrestlcub]

I do hope you went inside the historic King Street Station. Such a beautiful space. It'd be a shame if you didn't go inside.

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Actually, GOT only said they wanted a bi-level commuter coach that could still be used in the same consist as their older cars. Hawker Siddley Canada designed the original cars, but lots of revisions have been made.

[@franciscogodoy9158]

BNSF is actually the operator for the train service. Not all track belongs to them.

[@andrewchuang8433]

Talgo 6 carriages are retired 😢 I can see Eye 2 Eye and I still want them back as sounder is departing and King Street

[@bagussatriachannel]

Excellent video train

[@prokopsvoboda992]

good job simply railway good job train

[@MrSquareart]

good video!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheCriminalViolin]

That "Door Closing" audio sounds like it's saying "Your Clothing!" haha

[@allyreneepenny9447]

Amazing train ❤️

[@micheldenis6362]

Former GN , i think, Nice vid , thks

[@slumpdogyt]

You need to ride the brightline service in Florida it's amazing and fully private

[@elchape7799]

Aye boss welcome to the neighborhood

[@112hemiksem2]

maybe try the route from antwerp to herentals or mol on that track is a diesel train from nmbs the sound is loud but also cool.

[@willstrainsplanes]

Gotta come to Chicago and check out the Metra sometime

[@christiantamme8514]

This could be great but it doesn't run on weekends and only runs during peak hours cause it shares the tracks with heavy rail traffic. The demand would be there. Oh and it runs on football game Sundays too so for major sport events that's it.

[@il3375]

Suggestion pour les vidéos en France : Il serait bien que tu test certain Transilien/RER, même si l'heure trajet sont assez court, il serait intéressant de donner ton avis sur un réseau métropolitain mal noté, Aussi il serait bien que tu montre des TER à Saint-Lazare car il n'y a pas beaucoup de vidéo ou on voir la gare, pourtant elle est très belle. Tu pourrais aussi tester des Omneo car il en a pas sur ta chaine. Sinon tes vidéo dans les pays étrangers sont grave bien

[@thesledgehammerblog]

It's a bit odd to see those trains running so empty; normally those southbound Sounder trains are stuffed to the gills, even with six passenger cars and frequent service. I used to ride the Northbound sounder trains regularly before the pandemic and those were far less crowded (only two or three passenger cars and four trips per day in each direction, down to 2 now), but even those had lots of passengers.

[@allyreneepenny9447]

Great Wagon Design ❤️

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

car they are called cars here

[@crowmob-yo6ry]

Ur so sexy!

[@chriswalker1993]

The conductors and engineers are actually BNSF employees, or at least they were a few years ago.

[@JackGirard1]

Same with the Metra line

[@erik_griswold]

Still are. Contracted by Sound Transit.

[@JonathanChan212]

I live in Seattle but never rode one. I live on the East side lol. BTW, the car you are riding is a cab car. Check 2:19.

[@bj-th7ul]

(I'm in) This is a commuter train into and out of Seattle. It's not so good (it's bad) for going from end to end (Everett to Lakewood(?)). Seattle-Tacoma Interstate 5 traffic can be horrible & this can be a great alternative for some... combined with a fairly good regional bus/transit system (in my opinion). Google Maps ("directions") has been excellent for helping me get around the Seattle-Tacoma metro area on public transit. For anyone looking at the Vancouver-Seattle Amtrak, Wow!, you might be doing well if you average 35 mph... I imagine this track (Vancouver-Everett) as the most disgusting I've been on unless you really just don't care... & I didn't on my first trip. Hey, thanks for sharing - enjoy.

[@JackGirard1]

You should do Aurora to Chicago on the Metra BNSF line

[@m.l.vanzoen236]

Is there a train from Seatlle to Canada?

[@timko4975]

I wonder is there any plan that electrifying the urban route? It seems quite loud of the diesel engine 😅

[@timko4975]

I do prefer electric trains!

[@alex.friedberg]

Unfortunately not. Due to several reason it will likely never happen. As is the schedule is already substantially reduced from a limited service, there just isn't demand for it. Nothing that couldn't be fixed with some political willpower though.

[@thesledgehammerblog]

There's light rail service that goes from roughly the same location (the station is just a block away) down to Tukwila, Sea-Tac and a few stops beyond, and also north to University of Washington (soon to be adding service to Northgate, Bellevue and Redmond, and eventually to Lynnwood.). The Sounder train serves mostly the "long haul" commuters further south in Kent, Auburn, Sumner, Puyallup and Tacoma where light rail isn't going to reach any time soon.

[@atlutd_kyle]

You should check out Metra in Chicago for another good commuter line to review

[@juancarlosherrera2827]

Maybe one can you review RTD DENVER commuter rail

[@TheBurlingtonTransitFan]

Can u do GO Transit in Toronto Ontario, Canada?

[@kelsadilla367]

Hi, how familiar are you with Mike Armstrong? You do your videos like how Dylan Bowes does his.

[@yyznawar6568]

i knew i wasn’t crazy when i first saw the sounder trains and how similar they were to the GO trains back in Toronto lol. except the GO trains in Canada go all over the country not like the Sounder only to nearby cities

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

hey Santa Fe, Albaquerque, salt lake city, also use locomotives and rollingstock just like that

[@yyznawar6568]

@@IndustrialParrot2816 ive never been to those cities never seen them didn't know that

[@mateokress4523]

If u want to see american single deck coaches like the alstom comet or bombardier shoreliners

[@ppolow]

seems odd seeing a cab car coupled to a locomotive with the cab facing it

[@denisd8603]

Merci beaucoup pour ce video (desole, mon clavier n'a pas les accents). Ca me rappelle les wagons de la ligne regionale EXO-5 (Montreal-Mascouche), bien que ces derniers semblent beaucoup plus recents que ceux de Seattle.

[@justagiraffe2868]

The cost is really the draw of commuter trains in the US. They’re a cheap and sometimes faster way to get from the big city to a suburb or vice versa

[@samuelitooooo]

The costs of commuter trains outside of the NYC area surprise me. $2 is a steal! The metro system in NYC (we call it the subway) costs $2.75. Meanwhile, for two of the three commuter systems, LIRR and Metro-North, the cheapest ticket is around $8, not counting limited discounts that make it cost $5 (I don't know how much New Jersey Transit costs). It gets a lot more expensive the further away you go. Which is too bad. The cheapest transit is where the most expensive housing is, and that's where the neighborhoods are more walkable so you don't have to drive everywhere. You gotta pick your poison.