New Yorker Rides the Los Angeles Light Rail (Metro Gold Line)
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- I ride the Los Angeles Light Rail for the first time as a Native New Yorker from Downtown to Pasadena. I thought the train was very efficient, announcements were clear, and it moved quickly. However, it had to cross at grade and the route markers could be better.
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Recorded July 23, 2021
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California actually has really nice train infrastructure. What makes no sense is what is built around that infrastructure. Many stations have no density at all even in the urban core where a denser community could easily be built to take advantage of the station, so ridership is usually low, and no one knows about it.
And for example with the Sierra Madré Villa station, they made it so you have to get into the PARKING LOT, go to the 4th floor, walk across a bridge, then take the train. Some stations are too car-oriented.
@@AshmewStudios That’s crazy
@@indisciipline I agree. The newer E (Expo) line stations are less car oriented.
Crazy to think that California was pretty much a car-only state (with a few exceptions) until the 90s.
Well, a lot of the stations were just recently built and as the other comment said, it was a city demolished and built around car dependency. We cut up communities to build that disgusting freeway and restricted our zoning to single family houses. Only recently, the city is starting to become a little more dense but still not enough. There’s a lot of cool projects in the works that I’m looking forward to.
To name a few, high speed rail, la river master project, and all the new multi family buildings that are going to be built as a result of sb9
I am a lifelong New Yorker that been to so many places because of your streams. I am sure there are many Californians who have not been to as many places in California as you have in the past couple of weeks.
@@cathynewyork7918 I too am a native of Los Angeles (although I also live in New York) and I totally agree with you! Kenneth did a wonderful job with his Los Angeles videos. He does such great research and really knows how to make an engaging video.
Slight correction: Light rail is also called "Metro Rail"..."Metrolink" are the heavy rail commuter trains that serve parts of the Los Angeles Metro area outside of Los Angeles County such as Orange County, close in parts of San Bernardino County and Eastern Ventura County. MetroLink is similar to Metro North back in New York.
The irony of light rail is that those rail cars are just as heavy as commuter train cars. Collisions between light rail cars and cars on shared access streets always ends poorly for the cars
@@michael2k3d48 i'm pretty sure the "heavy" name is because of the size of the actual rails, not the train cars themselves
Thanks for the correction. The way everything is named "Metro" something is so confusing. Heck even the buses are called Metro.
@@ActionKid Yeah, it's quite easy to make that mistake...a lot of people do. Excellent video, Sir!!
Offcourse, on top of that " metro" als o refers to city aria. in The Nethererlands a City nabouring The big city Amsterdam, called Almere. City bus line service s Metrolines. m1, M2, m5, etc. So it serves like that!😊😊have a nice day/journey😁😁
I used to ride this train everyday. I remember when it opened back around 2007 i think. Brings back a lot of memories. Thank you for filming this. It truly is special to me.
Welcome😊
It's a pleasurable ride, thanks for sharing your experiences!
It opened in 2003.
Union Station Sierra Madre Villa opened in 2003
Extension from Union Station to Atlantic (East LA) opened in 2009
Extension from Sierra Madre Villa to APU/Citrus College opened in 2016
I was on that train on the live day. I needed to go to Pasadena on that day. It was so difficult to get in. Do many tourists from LOS ANGESLES makes the people who needed could not get in. Later i took bus at union station. A lady that she just could not get, she had to take bus.
For the next few years, i rode the train in the weekend. Not many people on the train, a lottime I owned the train. I am very sure during the rush hour, more people ride. OutsiDe that Windows, forget it.
I cannot comment, i dont go there anymore. Takes a lot effort to ride that train.
In 2016, a guy at bus told me he liked Gold line because he owned the train east of Pasadena.
LA transi advocacy group should rename LA car advocacy group by coMing this stupid idea.
Build the rails that hurt non car drivers
LA has come a long way with building rail infrastructure, especially considering they were completely car-dominant until the 90s or so. They're still expanding too, which is great to hear.
Also, Metro Rail is the light rail and subway lines. Metrolink is the commuter rail that serves LA and the surrounding suburbs & counties.
With the focus on the LA Olympics, they gonna extend , create new lines. And I welcome that , public transportation is good for the environment and also for tourists like me who don't want to be in a car in a foreign country, keep up the good work
Oh yeah. As a New Yorker that rides the MTA NYC Subway Trains all the time. I've been waiting for this.
Riding public transportation in LA reminds me of NYC.
@@ActionKid Lol.. I see. Thanks for responding to me.. I will be getting on this when I head to LA.. Chicago Trains most definitely as well.
hi
@@ActionKid hi how are you
A.K I knew you would enjoy the Gold line. The Expo line to Santa Monica is also nice except it does stops at traffic lights as well. The 180 bus to Pasadena is where you will see a great view of The Arroyo Seco which is a canyon with lots of trees.
@@cathynewyork7918 Is that where Eaton is? I went there a long time ago but don't remember. The view looking down from above is spectacular.
WHAT ARE U TALKING ABOUT. THE ONLY WAY TO SEE THE ARROYO SECO IS THE GOLDLINE TRAIN
@@ccarta192 On the Metro bus you are looking down and get a vast view of the canyon. It looks awesome.
The L/Gold Line is by far the most enjoyable of the L.A. trains to ride. After the Regional Connector opens, the branch you took be absorbed into the A/Blue Line and provide a one seat ride from Pasadena to Long Beach!
I am so stoked about that! I can hardly wait for the Connector to finally be ready!
And the E/Gold Line will provide a one-seat ride from Santa Monica to East LA!
It's definitely the most scenic.
I've ridden this line dozens of times and the Gold line is one of my favorite transit lines in LA since, it really stretches the limits of speed and versatility of light rail - it operates as a subway, el train, streetcar and also goes 55-60 mph in the middle or a notoriously congested freeway (the 210). It's also usually cleaner and more mannerdly than most of the other lines.
In a year or two you will be able to go all the way from Long Beach to Azuza through downtown via the New regional connector subway line, adding 3 new subway (light rail subway) stations downtown. The line used to turn from south to east at union station, but is temporarily truncated to Union station while they work on the subway connector. The butchered Gold line will go between East LA and Santa Monica, I believe.
As many times as I've ridden this line, I still watched the whole thing. Hope you enjoyed LA. Metro ridership is rebounding since you filmed this.
I love the gold line too. Is the only train in the metro system that has no gangs or thugs. You could actually enjoy the train ride in the gold line with your tablet out in the open. The gold line train is also the only train that goes to the suburbs, San Gabriel Valley.
In 2022 one year from now, this route will become part of the Metro Blue line since Little Tokyo Station is Closed for the Regional Connector that has been under-construction since 2014
Interesting
@@ActionKid the gold line is currently severed, the East LA side was accessible via a bus bridge, and will soon be merged into the expo line, creating an East/West corridor. Your journey will eventually be part of a 50 mile north-south corridor.
Indeed. It will happen next year with the opening of the Regional Connector which will also add 3 new underground stations. However, it won't be technically part of the subway because they will continue to be light rail lines which use different types of trainsets from the true subway line like the B and D lines.
@@theexmann Yeah and also the Subway Cars (Breda A650s) which is currently used in the Red (B) and Purple (D) Lines, will eventually be replaced by the New CRRC HR4000 Subway Cars and the first set of them might either arrive December 2021 or arrive in the beginning of 2022. But time will only tell
@@tntmaster1104 Cool. I'm looking forward to the new subway trainsets.
Nice show and tell. Back in 2003-2004 it was all essentially "honor" system, I never saw one single ride inspector and I used the Metro weekly for a year. It was brand new then, but looks great. All the hills around LA are free to hike, hundreds of miles of great hiking. If you hike Mt. "Baldy" at sunset, you can see the sun reflect off the ocean almost 50 miles away.
Hey, I hope you go to the Getty Museum, it's free! It's out of this world.
Also go up to the Griffith Observatory, where the Terminator and endless other movie actors stood.
Watching the sun set from Griffith Park is once in a lifetime and free.
I've been waiting for this my friend! I'm an MTA subway fan, you cover the LA light rail as a New Yorker, and that helps so much with traveling and getting around there! Great video 👍🙂
I've been to LA a bunch of times, I wasn't even aware that they have a Metro train system. Cool vid.
They have one but it's limited to where it goes.
The Blue Line opened in 1990. It's been a long, slow, expensive process to get a system that not many people use.
@@EdDunkle The Blue Line has 22.38 million boardings a year. As a whole, the Los Angeles rail fleet has 344,176 a day (per Los Angeles MTA records.) I would hardly call that a system that not many people use.
Not only does ActionKid entertain us he educates us as well.
I use it all the time when I’m in LA, so why do people not know about the rail?
Link light rail in Seattle and MAX light rail in Portland operate on the same type of honor fare. This is because both systems use open stations, where turnstiles wouldn't work, since you could simply walk around them. Light rail lines, in general, operate as sort of streetcar/train hybrids - faster than one, and more accessible than the other.
I love the Gold Line. I take it to Pasadena when i want to go shopping or eat. Must faster and easier than driving. Especially when i'm gonna have drinks with friends.
and u dont have to pay for parking
Outside of Edmonton, I have only been on two other metro trains. The one in Calgary, Alberta,and the Tube in London, England. The Edmonton LRT opened up in 1978. Ours isn't as old as the ones in other cities in the world. Thanks so much for sharing this. Your adventures are awesome. Cheers!
BTW, the whole system is called L.A. Metro. The subway is referred to as a subway or heavy rail. The Gold line is referred to as Light Rail. Metrolink is a different system altogether that runs on regular train tracks like the Surfliner and is more regional and takes you to locations much further out.
Love how the cars were so clean and the ride seemed smooth, love your commentary as well!
Been enjoying all of your videos from LA. Thanks
For nostalgia, you should check out Angel's Flight, a 100 year old funicular railway on Grand Ave. riding up and down Bunker Hill in downtown LA.
AK did that already. Check out his pre-recorded video he did of DTLA.
Cool, I always wondered about this rail line. Thank you!
I've been on the Gold Line for a brief distance only, so this brings back memories. Thank you for showing this ride from the Union Station all the way to the Memorial Park Station! The bonus part is when the Pasadena City Hall was shown at the end! ❤
Yes, that City Hall building is beautiful!
Metro operates two types of rolling stock on the L Line: the AnsaldoBredas, which are the gray ones you rode here, and the yellow Kinkisharyo P3010s. Unlike the Bredas, the Kinkisharyos have onboard LCD displays with next stop information on both ends of each car, and pre-recorded "please stand clear, the doors are closing" announcements. For whatever reason, train operators must announce the door closing warnings over the intercom on the Bredas (much like New York).
And as you noticed, LA's light rail trains also have "stop request" buttons. But in reality, because all lines stop at all stations, they're almost never used. They're only ever used to open the doors during catastrophic heat waves to help the AC keep the train cool during terminus dwell times. (yeah, a oddly specific function)
Thankyou for taking us along on your train ride. It was fun to see the differences between out there and back here in nyc. 😉
As an Angeleno who visits NYC every year and have ridden on the NYC MTA many times, I would say the LA metro is way less crowded than the NYC MTA. Downtown LA is very crowded but Manhattan is mission impossible.
@Life as we know it LA wasn't always a car city. It used to have a rail network that rivaled NYC's but then mass suburbanization happened.
@Life as we know it That's only the Green and Silver lines. Besides the necessities such as schools, shops, and residential areas, they got many tourist attractions. Red and Purple lines have Hollywood, Blue Line has the Queen Mary, Expo Line has Santa Monica Pier, Gold Line has Chinatown and soon the Disney Concert Hall, and the Orange Line has Balboa Park/Japanese Gardens. They have more but I only mentioned the most visited/recognized. The Green Line is mostly freeway in poor neighborhood, and two stops with transfers to take you to LAX or Disneyland. The Silver line pretty much only has train station stops and one airport stop which is the only places they'll see many people
@@paintkiller93 San Francisco in comparison got lucky that they were spared the suburbanization virus, not so much for L.A.
@@jpla1886 I'm from Oakland so I can only partially agree with that. Bay Area just got a different "variant" of suburbia than most of the nation, probably more comparable to Philly or Boston
There is a section in East L.A where it does turn into a subway. I think theres like 3 undergorunds stops.
Interesting!
Yes, two underground stops, Mariachi Plaza and Soto. When the connector becomes active, three more subway stops will open on that line.
3:53 They just call the light rail a light rail or just a metro. Metrolink is a separate train that goes out of L.A. County to others such as Orange County or Lancaster. Light rails currently stay within L.A. County, there is or was some talk about connecting to Orange County for the O.C. Streetcar
I'm an ex New Yorker rode the subway for years have to said. The Metro is a decent ride. Still missed my N.Y Subway!
What a nice rail system
Great video , love how clear the announcements are .
What a wonderful tour. enjoyed spending time with your channel. Thank you for sharing:)
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I like your videos, you really capture the real-life moments, with your virtual walks👍
Glad you took this light rail! This was my train to go to grad school. I liked seeing Old Town Pasadena.
I recommend checking out the huntington Gardens. really stunning area. Also Hermosa/manhattan beach are beautiful places too
3:51 Wrong. It's all Metro Rail. Metrolink is the commuter rail, a mostly different entity
Before the pandemic this train use to be very crowded Alot of people going to downtown to work... the only part where the train shares the road with cars is in highland park...
Have you ever taken the L system in Chicago? You'd love it, almost all of it is elevated with great views of the city. The loop has so much train action to offer!
The Loop is a GREAT section of the CTA's rail lines...very much agreed!!
Yes, I love that system! Especially how you can see into buildings abd get a nice view of the streets.
Like others say, this line used to get quite crowded right before the pandemic. Shame what happened!
Thank you for the Beautiful ride in this beautiful Train. Love you.
I love this train ride. Thank you. Love you.
Light rail is also metro rail. The link is a commuter train like LIRR
I arrived in Los Angeles (from NY) in 1966 when there were no subway stations or rail lines. There were a few bus lines - which I used to get to work. There was no car traffic - so driving was a pleasure in those days. I live in north Oxnard, CA - around 1-1/2 hours west of downtown L.A. and have never seen or been on the Metro Gold Line - until now. Thanks for the video.
As others have mentioned, the light rail lines like the L are also called metro rail. Metrolink is the commuter train system (like NJ transit or the LIRR) that has most of its trains terminate at Union Station
Do u even know what u r talking about it?
Before I give u the lecture, i went to websites on LIRR N NJT.
They are exactly same as Gold line or other lousy train systems in LA.
Many of rail lines on those systems run every 20 minutes. Many run from 6 or 7 or earlier in the morning. It run till later night.
Metro link hss very limited schedule once every couoke 40 minutes, some could be every 2 hours.
Some run from 4am to 8 am with limted service one way and 3 pm to 6pm with limited service.
You really need special set work schedules n teleporter to use metrolink.
NJT n LIRR do have problems, they have so many services n frquency both ways.
Reading metrolinj schedule is easy, each line had 4 or 5 in the morning one way n 4 or 5 in the evening one wsy. Some have more such as 10.
It is peoplo like you that LA public transportation is still at stone age even though more than 50 billion dollarss has been spent.
DO NOT MISLEAD THE NEE YOTKERS
never knew los angeles had a train system, thanks for the info action kid
White Sox fan alert! You know they're having a good year when you see one in Dodger country.
I'm going to LA next month and I'm excited to ride some of these light rails myself. I didn't even know LA had public transit and your ride looked pretty smooth!
The metro rail system used to be all honors system but maybe 10 years ago started locking turnstiles. Subways had turnstiles but never locked them, now it's locked and u must enter with tap card. A lot of the light rail stops don't have space for turnstiles gates, so they have an honors system. Where there is space they put gates like Santa Monica Station, or culver city Station because it's elevated. On the gold line, elevated like Sierra Madre station and underground like Boyle Heights station have gates. Before covid, there were more fare inspections. Often outside at busy stations like 7th st, union Station, Santa Monica since this is where most people exit.ive been carded at least once in Stations I frequent. Usually the rate is 1 in 50 dont pay. As they go in cars while train moves, they check and always 1 in 50 that get caught. Likely more as some move to back of car and hope the door opens before the sherif gets to them at next stop.
FYI: The older light rail cars (that you're riding) don't have a flat-screen display at the end of each car to tell you which stops are coming next. The newer train cars do. I've had fare inspectors scan my tap card many times. I don't know what the fine is if you sneaked on without paying, but I don't want to find out. The red line (subway) does have new train cars on order, to go with its expansion into West Los Angeles. I'm unsure when they'll be in service, but it could be a few years. Good video.
I loved riding the Metro light rail in Los Angeles. I did it all the time. I miss living out there. I miss being there. If I didn't have a loving brother like Robert and his children in my life I would go back there. My heart is still out there in Los Angeles area. Miss it very much.
That' funny trip! thanks
Nice, smooth and clean ride. Also like the views.
So enjoyable.
Very modern light rail commuter train. For a New Yorker here who's taken the crowded subway throughout the 5 boroughs this is a refreshing experience.
The buses and rail lines are just so ridiculously cheap. You can go from Pasadena to Santa Monica -- a 25-mile trip -- for $1.75. In fact, for $1.75 you can use as many buses and rail lines as possible within a 2-hour period. Compare that to (where I used to live) the Bay Area. A 2-mile trip on BART will cost you $2.50. And costs even more the farther you go. AC Transit in Oakland will charge you $2.25 per bus (no transfers, though with a clipper card, you can max out at $5.00 a day).
Also, during the pandemic, Los Angeles Metro buses have been essentially free. You can board through the back, where there's no card scanner.
As you kept saying, the Gold Line is much preferable to the Red Line. But it's also much smaller. And when there are a lot of people, you're jam-packed. The Red Line's advantage is that it's a lot bigger and roomier, though yes it's very dirty.
Yup, and all of Metro is going completely free for most riders next year.
It gets even better than two hours. You can transfer for free within two hours, meaning you can board a very long line at the end and get even more time. Basically all trips are covered within the timer, no matter how far.
Fares are cheap down there!
Thanks! Been LA many times..but have not taken rail..
Amazing This train ❗👌 Love L.A and California so much 😍🌁🏖️🌅
Our Metrolink is similar to NJ transit. It’s a commuter train that goes to varies counties. Our Metro trains are both heavy and light rail.
The chime on their announcements is the same notification on my computer at work!
The trains do run Windows.
The above ground Metro rail lines aren't bad and can get you around LA fairly reasonably. Can even go from Downtown to Santa Monica on the new(ish) Expo line.
One thing I'm glad you mentioned is the honor sytem (similar to European subways). The tranist police will check for validated cards on board and fine people with unvalidated tickets which is good to be aware of.
I ride this train daily, allow me to explain what is happening in this regard. The LA metro system started out 25 thirty years ago with the honor system. Fair police were seen all over the system. The Los Angeles transit authority has now gone on record that they are "studying a free transit policy" This is silly talk because for at least one year or more the cops stopped checking people for non payment. It is only a matter of time until Los Angeles has a free transit system because the agency seems to feel they have enough income streams and do not need income from a paying public. in the mean time we deal with lots and lots of homeless persons. The politics of the agency is very liberal and therefor the public will just have to put up with persons having yelling screaming mental breakdowns and or threats from such individuals. I wear my bike helmet on the train.
That subway portion after Del Mar station is there because it goes underneath Colorado Blvd at that point which is the route for the Rose Parade. Obviously there can’t be a train going across the street when there is a parade going on.
I love your train ride
Phoenix light rail also operates on the honor system.
Most of the world does, including all of Germany’s u bahn and S bahn.
Nice, AK. A little like the LIRR. Pasadena looks interesting.
Great video AK! I really enjoyed your perspective. Is that building at the end the one from "Parks and Rec"?
Little did you realize at the south Pasadena station right as you leave to your right you pass Michael Myers’ house from the original Halloween movie. You did show it but the train is going way too fast to really see it.
These are the older metro train sets. New cabs are used since the expo line opened,, but continues to use older ones especially with all the new extensions and new lines. Eventually phased out l the subway will get new cabs as the purple line opens in a few years .
Del Mar is the site of the old ATSF Pasadena Rail station.
South Pasadena Stop has a Farmers Market on Thursday's and Highland Park has one on Tuesday's. My wife and I would take the light rail to The Farmers Market and have lunch in South Pasadena.
1.2 million people use to take the metro (includes buses and metrorail) before the pandemic. It dropped 80% and hasn’t fully gone back up. That lightrail would have been more busy but nothing like NY or other major cities.
Yah I loved taking the metro to downtown events and not need to worry about parking, but haven’t ridden since the pandemic started. I’ve wondered how much ridership has dropped.
I've only ridden the gold line from Union station to it's end in East LA
They’re both worth exploring. The newest northern leg to Azusa goes really far, really fast.
Looks a lot better than the subway lines there, the light rail network is also way bigger
That’s because there was a ban on new subways in LA that was lifted not too long ago. So if they wanted more trains they had to be light rails. Funny enough Metro got around the ban by building some of the light rail stations underground…..like a subway.
6:13 those buildings are jails and they are called the Twin Towers.
Nice! Best mode of transport in LA I reckon
30:41 - fun fact, that's Pasadena City Hall, but is also famous for being seen as City Hall of Pawnee, Indiana, for the TV series "Parks and Rec"
It’s confusing but as others have pointed out Metrorail includes the subways and lightrails. Metrolink is separate and provides commuter trains for longer distances with fewer stops. Metrolink is much more expensive but faster. I recommend taking it on a weekend as there is a $10 all day pass and you can go as far south as Oceanside which is halfway to San Diego and has a beach and pier. I recommend San Clemente Pier as the train stops right at the pier. Schedule is kind of limited though on weekend so please check it.
Thanks for the info and suggestions! It's annoying how all the services are labeled some version of "Metro", it's very confusing.
@@ActionKid yes Metro includes buses and the metrorail. Metrorail includes subway and lightrail. Metrolink is a separate agency and system. Confusing terms. Maybe you can make a video about it for newbies with your experience.
Yeah it gets confusing as heck when you realize Metro also includes the city highways and roads.
Metrolink has limited schedules.
Even in LA, there are limit local public transportation service.
Outside north OC, La, bus service is worst than 2 legs. actually that is true for LA and OC.
You have to do a lot planning.
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Greatvideo
MetroLink is the heavy regional train that operates from the distant platform adjacent to the Amtrak train you see through the window when you boarded at Union Station.
MetroRail is the light rail and heavy train system that serves the city, including the L (Gold) line you’re riding. The system is generally referred to as the subway just like NYC. Construction is currently underway to connect L line with the E line to allow one boarding from the east end of the L line to the west end of the E line in Santa Monica which presently requires three boardings (crazy huh?).That new portion will run underground in the downtown area.
The trains you referred to as the MetroRail is heavy rail part of the LA subway system. It’s definitely dingy and dirty as it’s much older and in poor shape but it’s much faster than the light rail.
Most Light Rail, and Subway train systems use colors, to name it's lines. Instead of letters and numbers. I'm guessing? LA Metro decide to copy San Francisco Muni Metro, and, New York City Transit for letters and numbers for its lines.
Phoenix is going with letters and numbers too when the new extensions open. It will just be common for all US systems I guess.
Once you get past 6 or 7 lines you start running out of colors that everyone can recognize. They become different shades of the colors already in use.
The reason the train is just sitting there is because the Little Tokyo station is closed in order to finish building the tunnel for the new regional connector. Union station is essentially the terminus for now and there is a bus bridge to take you to the southern portion of the Gold Line.
I use to take the gold line from the Soto station and I would always be on edge because it was always so lonely and there is no cell service at that station.
I'm a train and I approve this video! :)
Nice video!!!!!!!!!
The L Line betwee LA and Azusa follows the former ATSF Pasadena Sub formerly used by Southwest Chief.
I truly appreciated your commentary and your NYC perspective.
You got a few facts wrong. If you are on the Metro network again I'd be happy to give you a ride along tour and history.
Did you know that the train was built by AnsaldoBreda in Italy, the same company that built the Red Line trains? AnsaldoBreda light rail cars were turned in to Metro late and overdue plus another issue was that the light rail cars were also overweight so Metro didn't continue on with purchasing more cars from AnsaldoBreda. Another type of train being operated on the Gold Line was built by Kinkisharyo which is new and better than AnsaldoBreda and the new light rail cars were in service in 2016 since Metro's contract with on-time and on-budget Kinkisharyo
Kinki Sharyo builds the best US trains, including Phoenix and Seattle, and of course, LA. Now Siemens isn’t bad. Breda is the worst.
Bro Light Rail is also part of Metro Rail, Metrolink is a Commuter Rail Line.
I love your accent, as Indonesian, that's easy to me to learn listening
This is an old Pacific Electric right-of-way, built sometime around 1904. They took it out in the great streetcar heist in the early 1950's, so it's just crazy that they had a quality level of service a century ago, then had to completely rebuild it. They passed a sales tax in 1980, but they didn't start construction until the late 1990's to get back what they already had in 1904!
Wrong. It's a former Santa Fe Railway line.
I like the video but it would help if you point out the window, as I like to see how places look, and have changed.
I agree! I just took this train three days ago for the first time in twelve years. The view out the left side was GORGEOUS for L.A. Being high up on the raised rail for the first half gave vistas of mountains and sky. The other side, not so much: I saw the new 'village' of metal container homes right next to the city jail.
@@cathynewyork7918: Ha. I'm 47 an 5/6ths.
I get paid to smoke weed in my CZcams videos 💀💨
L.A. Metro used to be all on the honor system. There were no turnstiles on any station. That changed around 10 years ago.
San Diego Trolley is the OG of So Cal light rail. But this is a pretty nice outfit.
There are usually audible announcements when doors are closing, and route announcements. This train was a little broken. It happens, sometimes.
Native New Yorker here. In your honest opinion do you think that LA metro line a waste of money?
Is transit security still riding and checking on fare payment? In four days of riding the Red, Blue and Green Lines, in 2010, I was never checked by a security guard till my last day riding the Blue Line in L.A.
Hello Actionkid, enjoyed watching your video, have you had a chance of riding E line which is expo line running from 7th street/metro center in downtown LA to Santa Monica pier? you might be impressed along the route all the way to the ocean
Very soothing auto voice system of Metro system.
It still says on the TVM that it accepts tokens, but token were discontinued two years ago.
This is the second "New Yorker visits LA metro" video I have watched. Seems like a lot of New Yorkers are vacationing in LA this year.
No no, this guy is a travel vlogger. This is his job.