Evening Rush Hour at Los Angeles Union Station - Endless Metrolink & Amtrak Trains

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Evening Rush Hour at Los Angeles Union Station - Endless Metrolink & Amtrak Trains

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In the begining of November, I hopped aboard Metrolink and headed up to the Los Angeles area for the day. Towards the end of the day, around 2 hours before my train departed, I hung around Union Station for some rush hour Metrolink and Amtrak trains. During the 2 hours I was there, over 20 trains arrived and departed from the 13 tracks that Union Station offers.
Usually refered to as the "last of the great railway stations" built in the United States, Union Station still stands after 77 years. Opened to the public on May 3, 1939, this place sure has seen many trains and changes over the years. In its heyday, passenger service was provided by the Santa Fe Railway, Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, as well as the Pacific Electric Railway and Los Angeles Railway.
Today Metrolink, Metro Rail, and various local and long distance Amtrak trains call Union Station home. Destinations can be as close as Glendale, as far as Chicago, or anywhere inbetween.
Caught typical Metrolink and Amtrak action there, including RBRX 18520 and RBRX 18522 on different Metrolink trains. BNSF and Metrolink's PTC test train was also parked on the far east tracks of the station, waiting for the evening rush hour to end. Busy place to be at this time of day, that's for sure!
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@kae4466 6 жыл бұрын

i am glad to see that union sation in los angles has been preserved and is being used for its intended porposes . am glad that 3 ,4 different agencys own this historic building . i also thought it was neat how metro rail was brought onto the property

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 жыл бұрын

Metrolink owns all of the LAUPTs traditional rail infrastructure and the building itself.

@lilianperez3588 5 жыл бұрын

1:13 they left the bell on!

@zulmasosa1912 5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah😆😆😆😆😂

@jackharris4841 Ай бұрын

That Was Actually Amtrak

@mikebtko 6 жыл бұрын

It's been a long time. Every weekend I made my trek from L.A back to base, getting off in Oceanside... Early 1980's...

@jbrewphotos79 4 жыл бұрын

2:32 they probably didn’t even try to align the green stripe

@funtimefreddy1203 7 жыл бұрын

All The Metrolink And Amtrak Train's Were My Favorite

@Jack777760 6 жыл бұрын

An interesting aspect of LA I have not seen before; keep up the good work.

@maywww 3 жыл бұрын

The LA Union Station nowadays is pretty empty, even during the rush hours. Feel unsafe when walk alone there. Miss the crowd :)

@generalhorse493 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Covid

@TrainSounds 6 жыл бұрын

A long distance train with P40s and no P42s, awesome!

@ryankiser294 3 жыл бұрын

How do you tell the difference?

@trainsareepiv 3 жыл бұрын

@@ryankiser294 the numbering on the loco

@TEMPLE7D 2 жыл бұрын

Love that one train that went full throttle

@yachtboy6756 3 жыл бұрын

Sure it can take longer. But well worth it if you're sick of the 91, 15 or 5 traffic.

@karriekapp7733 7 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite video in the world

@karriekapp7733 7 жыл бұрын

🚅🚈🚂🚇🚆my favorite engine is 890 and 900

@hamesjeff 5 жыл бұрын

It’s cool to see a go transit F59ph in the USA

@DIASDEMUSICA 4 жыл бұрын

USA trains are interesting and weird :D:P Thanks for sharing

@NascarFan-vk1cr 6 жыл бұрын

What a rare SW chief with 2 P40DCs

@CSXEMDTrainLover 7 жыл бұрын

awesome train video

@loislavery8359 7 жыл бұрын

CSX EMD Train Lover

@CSXEMDTrainLover 7 жыл бұрын

Lois Lavery your welcome and you should check out my new video's on my channel

@PepsiFanBoy Жыл бұрын

0:45 Wait, That's F59PH GO Transit

@MrSquareart 7 жыл бұрын

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

@BorisLu 7 жыл бұрын

Nice video!

@freight.train.Railfanner 6 жыл бұрын

At 12:09 Amtrak Southwest Chief arrives in LA Union Station from Illinois/Chicago.

@deandeis5951 5 жыл бұрын

Why would it be arriving backwards, generally when they pull backwards into LAU they are reversing from amtrak's 8th street yard

@Thomas1980 6 жыл бұрын

Nice Video, nice Station!!

@ryanclarke6096 Жыл бұрын

Metra 18520 Amtrak 784 Metrolink 872 Metrolink deadhead 668 Metrolink 665 Metrolink 692 Metrolink F59phi meets 2nd Metrolink Metra 901 Amtrak 6913 Metrolink 889

@josephmurrill8530 4 жыл бұрын

I always came to LAX Union Station to catch the gold line up to Azusa and back. Then i catch the Antelope Line up to Lancaster, California and back. Rode over to Fullerton, California on the Metrolink Orange Line, The Riverside Line to Riverside California, The San Bernardino Line to San Bernardino, The Ventura Line to Chatsworth, California. Foothill Transit to Montclair wherever i wanted to go.

@connercalhoun3440 3 жыл бұрын

Help I take the gold. Purple. Blue. Etc. but never took the metro link or Amtrak. I want to go from union station to norco California. Do I need the regular metro ticket I’d use on the gold line. Or does the metro link to norco or the riverside rail line metro, require my actual ID and or more paperwork?

@keonisan 6 жыл бұрын

I'm going to be there next week. Coming from Orlando to LA.

@Michaellovestrains 6 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your visit!

@Babeenumbertwo 5 жыл бұрын

Number 3 Metrolink was long supa long!

@peterzombatcrosby8139 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video lokks like go transit may sold one of their locos

@Surfliner6905 7 жыл бұрын

Wait why is there a Gevo on Metrolink ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

@therookie9276 7 жыл бұрын

JP Amtrak 6905 Productions Because Metrolink keeps fucking crashing their Hyundai Rotem cab cars :P

@TheToadie2 7 жыл бұрын

JP, because in 2015 metrolink found a problem in their hundai rotem cab cars and leased BNSF gevos to temporarily replace the cab cars

@therookie9276 6 жыл бұрын

They aren't GEVOs, they are AC4400CW's.

@eastoncitymc1700 4 жыл бұрын

Ok um just bc I’ve been such a big fan of Euphoria and the finale scene of rue and Jules separating, ive been trying to find the train station they filmed it on, and... OH MY GOD

@trainsofnorway 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!! Just wondering, what is that ding sound that comes from the trains?

@KiernanMcCloskey 6 жыл бұрын

In the US, heavy-rail trains use a bell when they're near a station or sometimes at level crossings to alert people to danger

@AVeryRandomPerson 4 жыл бұрын

@Kiernan M Always at level crossings.

@samanli-tw3id Жыл бұрын

Bells are a standard feature of American trains

@yaroslavyatsyk6475 8 ай бұрын

Is RBRX 18522 from GO Transit, Ontario, Canada? I just see it in GO Transit painting scheme

@Andrewiscool9 Ай бұрын

Yes

@unknowncaller2253 7 жыл бұрын

0:42 is that an ex-GO Transit F59?

@therookie9276 7 жыл бұрын

JaycobFTW Transit Fan Yes.

@MasterJ58 4 жыл бұрын

Metrolink bought Canadian Trains?

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 жыл бұрын

@@MasterJ58 No, RBRX, a Canadian Leasing company did, and leased them out first to Exo, and then to Metrolink, and now they're owned by LETX.

@zachstreed1159 5 жыл бұрын

Michael, I'm trying to put together a video presentation for my senior project involving Union Station. Can I use some of your footage if credited?

@donnagalloway1163 6 жыл бұрын

From Union Station to Pasadena Lake on Metrolink's! Do they still have the Friday party car?

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 жыл бұрын

No. They don't even run a proper Holiday Train because they don't have funding to.

@MusicalMylow 7 жыл бұрын

Has the investigation on the cab cars concluded? I see almost all the Metrolink trains running with the cab cars again, which is nice. I didn't really enjoy the rough 'tug' and 'shove' the freight locomotives gave the train on start up.

@funtimefreddy1203 7 жыл бұрын

MusicalMylow All Of The Metrolink Trains Are Now Working With The Hyundai Rotem Cab Cars Now

@metrolinkfan227 3 жыл бұрын

22:00 Southwest Chief?

@PomonaPhoto315 5 жыл бұрын

Anybody notice the paint jobs don’t align on the Rotem Cars?

@daviddowling9830 5 жыл бұрын

go_4_the_ LightForce yeah,ruined the whole video.

@mralb7758 4 жыл бұрын

I don't see any people on the platform!

@kingstonlol4118 6 жыл бұрын

0:37 that is a GO engine Why in the USA west coast?

@TheLazyEyebrow 5 жыл бұрын

I was just about to ask that

@karlsandin4515 4 жыл бұрын

Go transit leased a few from Metrolink and when returned they didn’t paint it right away I would guess

@AVeryRandomPerson 4 жыл бұрын

That engine is owned by LETX, and is a leaser from GOT. LETX didn't repaint it, as most leasers don't to save money. LETX 18533 has another scheme as it was repossessed from MI Train when they failed.

@djgamingvoyager6506 6 жыл бұрын

I live in Indiana, Anderson, since Indiana has no trains.

@mischellyann 5 жыл бұрын

There are two routes that go through Indy: Amtrak Cardinal and Hoosier State. Not a lot, but they exist.

@FordEscape12345678 5 жыл бұрын

What about the South Shore Line?

@ontariorail1251 3 жыл бұрын

Metrolink can’t decide what they want to use

@akoska 4 жыл бұрын

Y r not wires, electricity at most of american railways? I m frustrated, because the usa is a modern country! A modern country almost without railway overwires! Only 2 lines, New York-Philadelphia, n Chicago-Michigan-lines have electricity! Why?

@Geotpf 4 жыл бұрын

This isn't entirely true; many cities have electrical powered light or heavy rails (including the Gold Line light rail seen in this video). But for standard railways, most run on tracks that are mainly used by diesel freight railroads. Caltrain in Northern California is being electrified currently. Also, trains, until recently, were kind of an afterthought compared to private cars, buses, and airplanes in much of the United States.

@f59phrailfan82 4 жыл бұрын

@@Geotpf Excited for some electrified Caltrains!

@AVeryRandomPerson 4 жыл бұрын

Washington, DC-Boston, and Philadelphia-Harrisburg have Catenary.

@mikemontgomery5649 4 жыл бұрын

Its not a busy station. Most trains sit in platorms up to an hpur in advance until its thier time to depart. SB line and Amtrak Surfliner are the more popular routes during rush hour.

@Geotpf 4 жыл бұрын

Easily the most busy station west of the Mississippi. Biggest too, with 12 standard train tracks, 2 for the Gold Line light rail (it can be seen in this video at times), and 2 subway tracks for the Red and Purple Lines under ground.

@mikemontgomery5649 4 жыл бұрын

@@Geotpf im not talking down on your comment or video, i live here so i know first hand the station can (handle) run more (Metrolink) trains for certain lines. I would like to see more Amtrak connections in LA. I dont care id there just passing through the area, some one wants to go to LA and can transfer here easily.