St. Louis Metrolink, Driver's POV - East St. Louis to Downtown

Special thanks to the friend of the channel who let me film this! Full St Louis adventure coming 4-24-23.
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[@joemayo8254]

Genuinely impressed by how clean and modern Metrolink is. I hope St. Louis continues to expand it in the coming years.

[@georgekarnezis4311]

We will but it’s gonna be with low floor street cars like Atlanta Minneapolis and Kansas City.

[@robk7266]

@@georgekarnezis4311 ew

[@georgekarnezis4311]

hey don't ew the messenger.

[@robk7266]

@@georgekarnezis4311 I'm just saying. St Louis used to dream big when it came to transit. While all other cities were building on street low floor light rail lines, St louis decided to build a high floor system in a tunnel through the heart of downtown. Then they went further and dug a big expensive tunnel through U City and Clayton. They didn't half ass it like so many other cities at the time. Honestly, I feel like it's more of a light metro than a liight rail.

[@georgekarnezis4311]

@@robk7266 I used to think we dreamed big but honestly I don't think that was it. i think the fact that we built on the old wabash alignment meant that we could have high platform level boarding. but the alignment along Jefferson mean that high platform level boarding would be outrageously costly.

[@JerrellWoolford]

This view looks familiar 😏 Seriously though, this looks better on screen than it does when I'm in the seat 😆

[@MarkWaller2]

Thanks to all involved in this. It's fascinating to see old rail infrastructure repurposed for a modern light rail system.

[@SirenMystica]

I grew up visiting Saint Louis a lot never thought I would see the day it had a Metrolink. Very very cool.

[@johnsmart964]

Thank you very much for furnishing us with this driver's eye view, it is always good to see what it is like from the front.

[@MassbyTrain]

Good morning

[@robk7266]

East St Louis? At night? I think this might be the last we ever see of Classy Whale.

[@ClassyWhale]

how do you think I posted this?

[@robk7266]

@@ClassyWhale maybe it was a Livestream

[@skeetjeffcitysub86]

It has no sound

[@GeoTransit]

Wait, so now ur not in Boston again? 🤔😂

[@ClassyWhale]

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