Washington, DC metro train arriving at station

Metro train arriving at a station in Washington, DC.
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[@alh2k09]

OMG for some reason I just love the sound of the DC Metro Subways...lol

[@MikeFromMaine]

Me too

[@drcobol2000]

The sounds you hear when a train is decelerating are the sounds of the dynamic braking system on each truck of the rail cars.

[@MikeFromMaine]

ah nice to know

[@spider_hoss]

I love that sound. The sound of the Metro.

[@seanlee747]

Those trains create the coolest sounds in the subway industry.

[@MikeFromMaine]

yeah they have great sounds.

[@patricknedz]

I have to say the train sounds are nice, but I prefer the sounds the Marta trains make in Atlanta The start ups and stops are really cool

[@DerrickDamions]

pretty stations! and the glowing arriving lights are cool.

[@MikeFromMaine]

yeah they are...I agree.

[@BlueYup]

I'd never get tired of riding that, even though I have before.

[@MikeFromMaine]

It's nice to ride.

[@BlueYup]

@@MikeFromMaine I love how you replied to a comment I made 11 years ago, lmao. Anyway I visited the area in 2007 and used the Metro to get around. It was pretty cool.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Groggy better late than never :-)

[@Pimpedoutrides7293]

Sweet, I live bout 15 minutes from DC, rarely ride the Metro, but I still do from time to time. Great video

[@MikeFromMaine]

Do you still live in the same place?

[@ArrowFox89]

i rode this when i was a kid it was cool

[@MikeFromMaine]

Ah nice

[@andreivillasana2798]

3000 series and 4000 series on the right 1000 series on the left

[@MikeFromMaine]

Thanks for letting us know. I have no clue :-)

[@TwizzstedLlama]

anyone know what causes the shift in pitch at 0:26 ? I've always wondered why these trains do that as they're stoppping

[@SkyKid8492]

+Timothy Garrison actually I asked a buddy of mine that works in the metro yard near union station where they work on and clean trains and he said because of the type of metal that the wheels and the track are made of thy make a certain sound at certain speeds. when metal rubs together you get some weird noises like another example would be the brake rotors of a monster truck, when a monster truck driver gets on the brakes hard and the rotors are hot from him or hear applying the brakes a lot like back to back during a freestyle event you'll hear a winding sound if you listen closely

[@SkyKid8492]

+Timothy Garrison yeah haha the newer ones have that sound but it isn't very loud I hear that sound everyday and it's one of those things that is somewhat satisfying

[@dandychiki]

Lol same

[@Yoshi-mr5bc]

It sounded like a brake, that's why.

[@eggsquad7512]

It is the sound of the traction motor

[@Passengervehicles]

Great videos

[@MikeFromMaine]

thanks

[@zippyman818]

You should've heard the SILENCE back when they had asbestos brakepads. It was eerily quiet. Metro, when it works, is a great way to get around.

[@MikeFromMaine]

ah ok

[@RaizingArizona]

Awesome train system. Jacksonville, Florida could sure use one like this because it's the biggest city in Florida. But all we have is a people mover that just goes around downtown. People say it goes from nowhere to nowhere.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Did you ever get one?

[@Digatone]

Back when I use to live in Northern Virginia I would ride the metro train to DC Zoo and Ballston Mall.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Same here. I lived in Ballston and Clarendon.

[@free2rtmey]

i live in springfield but im a bus ride away from the franconia springfield station. i usually get the blue line and ride up to alexandria king street to get the yellow up to china town and then ride the red out to brookland catholic university and ride the G8 metro bus to my dads house i

[@MikeFromMaine]

Do you still live there?

[@drcobol2000]

The sounds come from the dynamic braking system. This system turns the electric motors into giant resistors that send current back into the power grid and at the same time provide braking without the need for pneumatic brakes and pads on the wheel trucks.

[@MikeFromMaine]

understood

[@WebeoTransportation]

Interesting that this train uses 1000 series units even in the first 2 cars, never seen that

[@RohrDC]

+Webeo It's because this was before the accident in 2009. Now you'll only see them in between the other railcars.

[@baetsimpson]

Now there gone.

[@MikeFromMaine]

:-)

[@dicf21]

I WAS THERE I LIKE THOSE LIGHTS ON THE FLOOR

[@MikeFromMaine]

Yes they're great

[@Tallboi21]

Whats that flashing ornage light on the side of the car for ? I see that all the time, I just never known what its was for

[@metroboy-uf3xw]

when the light flash that let you know a train is coming.

[@MikeFromMaine]

ah nice

[@thomasday2351]

Train Departing was Original Breda In The Middle And Rehab Breda Cars By Alstom In The Front And Back!

[@MikeFromMaine]

Ah thanks

[@thomasday2351]

​@MikeFromMaine Your Welcome.

[@Ulisest91]

@mfastx The ones in Los Angeles sound the same I think they use the GE Motors

[@MikeFromMaine]

They probably use the same motors

[@drcobol2000]

The flashing orange lights indicate the presence of dynamic braking (see my comment from a previous response).

[@MikeFromMaine]

thanks

[@trumpetSL08]

I agree I live in northern Virginia and it does get boring if you go more then once. Its more interesting if you are a tourist.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Yeah I agree. I lived in DC for a few years and i wears off :-)

[@isokessu]

Every Washington metro station looks like that in Fallout 3 game, so is this station like 50 years old or something, or does the roof have same style like old stations?

[@MikeFromMaine]

I'm not sure how old it is.

[@SimmeringGrazPauker]

Nice, question: how long is a one car of this train, in mm please?! ThX

[@MikeFromMaine]

Hmm, I'm not sure.

[@baetsimpson]

175' or 53340mm/55.34m Yes, I know that I'm 12 years late

[@ksudude25]

@alh2k09.....YES I LOVE IT TOO! I'm living in Atlanta, Georgia and it's the same sound for MARTA

[@MikeFromMaine]

ah ok thanks for the comment

[@aduibar4595]

15 years ago.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Yes this is a classic :-)

[@drcobol2000]

Depends on where you get on/off. If it's anywhere downtown, you might wind up standing!

[@MikeFromMaine]

yeah that's true.

[@patricknedz]

After an event such as a capitals game you might wind up in a jammed packed train.

[@AleksandarGrozdanoski]

beautiful

[@MikeFromMaine]

:-)

[@asulca593]

i believe the sounds come from devices called GTO thyristors, which feed pulses of current to the traction motors. according to wikipedia: "the noise is produced by the oxygen in the air vibrating as the magnetic field changes (oxygen is magnetic whereas nitrogen is not)."

[@MikeFromMaine]

ah I did not know that

[@acps110]

@saveus444 The Rohrs sound cool, but they are rolling death traps. I wouldn't ride in one ever again, except on track that has been CERTIFIED to have no other trains anywhere!

[@MikeFromMaine]

ah geez

[@dicf21]

@howardkevinm i know, i was there in 2008. Im from santiago de chile.. we have a great and modern subway...

[@MikeFromMaine]

I'd love to see it

[@audvidgeek]

I don't think that's a whistle, it sounds sort of like just the gears in the transmissions downshifting as the train comes to a stop.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Ah maybe it is

[@TrainsforGTA]

haha bethesda all the way go red line (as long as its not past union station) I saw a concept design of the new trains for the dulles silver line. sic

[@MikeFromMaine]

Did those new trains get built?

[@JohnnyKings4]

I've been their with my class and me and my friend were separated from the Class and we would have gotten lost of it weren't for my keen eye.

[@MikeFromMaine]

That sounds a bit scary.

[@AleksandarGrozdanoski]

@PATTON36015 well, I would certainly like to visit at least once

[@MikeFromMaine]

You should

[@waltermarenco1721]

I hate being late to work

[@MikeFromMaine]

Not many people like being late to work :-)

[@StylistecS]

I will repeat that you heard wrong. Hell, Metro is probably the safest place to be in the entire metro area.

[@MikeFromMaine]

really?

[@LoveBeyonce4ever1]

Lol I saved my class cuz half of us were inside in the train & like 3 ppl were coming on 1 of them was me & I couldn't walk cuz the damn door closed on me. But no I put my arms out and held the door. I am not strong at All. & they got on :)

[@MikeFromMaine]

Nice work :-)

[@musicianforlife22]

I would go back to d.c. just to ride the metro again

[@MikeFromMaine]

You definitely should.

[@Jguy365]

I've been there!

[@MikeFromMaine]

ah nice

[@marylandman12]

@SASAussie Thats true, but I have been riding metro for a very long time. I have seen terrible sevice today. Back then, it did run very good, but I believe that since the whole accidental situation in 2009, it has been worst since.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Is it better now?

[@MikeFromMaine]

@Owly123 Why what happened a couple years ago?

[@midcityfiesta]

i miss dc.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Me too

[@oneleggedgolfer]

@isokessu its the standard station worldwide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MikeFromMaine]

It's definitely a great metro station

[@towel2060]

I was at the metro at gallery p chinatown

[@MikeFromMaine]

Ah nice.

[@trigman2000]

@PATTON36015 i live in maryland too and i only go on metro once or twice a year but i NEVER get annoyed by it and i was on it just a couple of days ago that was the day when they found the body at Farragut North.

[@MikeFromMaine]

wow, I don't remember that

[@CRFProductions2023]

Unrehabbed breda (4k) and rehabbed rohr (1k) most likely at pentagon city station.

[@darkness6070]

it's a 3k, because the buzzing was loud and more pronounced. Additionally the station was Ballston since you can see the orange on the destination sign on the departing train. If you look closely right before the 1k pass the cameraman you can see the station name on the wall

[@darkness6070]

@The Miner's Dream i strongly believed the middle cars of the departing train was the unrehabbed 3k series.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Ah really?

[@CRFProductions2023]

@@MikeFromMaine yes

[@MikeFromMaine]

@@CRFProductions2023 The funny thing is that I took this video as an experiment. It's crazy to think that 13 years later it has over 200,000 views :-)

[@ShirkingSloth]

It's either Pentagon City or Crystal City.

[@MikeFromMaine]

I think it was the orange line.

[@toastyplatters70]

I'll be right over! ;D

[@MikeFromMaine]

Ok come on down

[@AirwaysProductionsTV]

that is the weirdest looking subway station i've ever seen

[@metroboy-uf3xw]

that subway station is not weird.what are you talking about.

[@MikeFromMaine]

It's an interesting looking station...which is great.

[@dicf21]

i was there. im from chile but i have family in Washington dc. Well, DC subway is well, but i prefer chilean subway in santiago de chile

[@MikeFromMaine]

have you been back since?

[@Gruezi583]

@zakspureshotgun agreed .

[@MikeFromMaine]

nice

[@hotdogman67]

The absolute only reason I'm here is because of Fallout 3. Awesome game.

[@MikeFromMaine]

I wish I had played it.

[@Akelehimarenge]

plz see delhi metro

[@MikeFromMaine]

How is it?

[@marylandman12]

@SASAussie it is the worst system, but that doesn't mean that they are run by so-called "Chimps."

[@MikeFromMaine]

Yeah that's not cool

[@dicf21]

i was there

[@MikeFromMaine]

ah nice

[@DmitryFrolov1]

I love the underground) It's good offloads traffic, less congestion, and ride the subway cool) P.S.V Washington Metro, I was only in Fallout 3:)

[@MikeFromMaine]

haha

[@asulca593]

i stand corrected

[@MikeFromMaine]

:-)

[@thomasday2351]

Lots of Rohr 1000 series.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Yes indeed.

[@waltermarenco1721]

Metro system is suck there is always delay yesterday I was waiting for 17 minutes I was tired wanted go home

[@MikeFromMaine]

Yeah sometimes you have to wait unfortunately.

[@rockvilleraven]

Don't bother riding Metro on the weekends, there is single tracking, long waits between trains and delays. I think that they would be better off just closing it on Saturdays and Sundays and do all the work then, if they can't provide reliable service at that time.

[@rockvilleraven]

Timothy Garrison Only because it's Cherry Blossom month that there's no trackwork. You don't want to scare away the tourists with single tracking and 25 minute headways, do you?

[@MikeFromMaine]

That's true.

[@Baron2yahoo]

@SASAussie It's true, your actual response time will vary, but since you based your opening statement on it; it was one of the first things that provoked your response. General speaking, I don't believe there is a perfect system currently in America. I'm ok with some delay, but I agree with you as far as handling the maintenance. I don't believe all of the metro employees were necessarily black though. Including board members??? Even so, inefficiency can occur in every race regardless of origin.

[@MikeFromMaine]

This is one of the cleanest metros in the world.

[@redsoxguy617]

@alh2k09 i do too

[@MikeFromMaine]

ok cool

[@wongmylesa]

its wheaten

[@MikeFromMaine]

It isn't wheaten.

[@StylistecS]

You are complaining that it's crowded during Rush Hour? LOL. What metro heavy rail train system ISN'T croweded during Rush hour. And if you think DC's is smelly, than you need to visit other cities.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Yes most places are crowded then.

[@free2rtmey]

like new york. dc metro is much cleaner and nicer than Ny

[@MikeFromMaine]

I agree, but NYC has an older classic feel to it.

[@CristoffandFriends]

don't go in there after the apocalypse. it's full of gouls

[@MikeFromMaine]

:-)

[@Amanlikeme]

But, not bus

[@MikeFromMaine]

?

[@Amanlikeme]

@@MikeFromMaine Idk.

[@MikeFromMaine]

Amanlikeme :-)

[@Amanlikeme]

@@MikeFromMaine I don't know what I could've been thinking. Maybe I had been waiting on a bus or something. Idk.lol

[@MikeFromMaine]

Amanlikeme haha

[@Baron2yahoo]

@SASAussie I was waiting on your reply, so I thought if I did something a little irregular it would provoke an immediate response. It worked right??? :) But I too am independent with affiliation, although I may seem more liberal, but from my first comment you automatically assumed I was. People with radical views for one side, greatly oppose the other in this fashion. You claim no political affiliation, yet demonstrate what's common for a conservative agenda. I just didn't like your train rants.

[@MikeFromMaine]

:-)

[@roshanboteju4290]

I hate the NYC metro!

[@MikeFromMaine]

Yes it's a bit dirty.