Ranking U.S. Commuter Rails (Part 1

Ranking U.S. Commuter Rails (Part 1 - the Northeast)

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Hi. I'm Sam, a railfan based out of Eastern Massachusetts. I film trains from all around the world and make narrated videos explaining how the railroad works. Thanks for watching and I'll see you out on the mainline!
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1:57 - CT Rail
3:51 - exo
5:21 - Long Island Railroad
7:00 - MARC
8:26 - MBTA
9:46 - Metro-North
11:10 - NJ Transit
12:31 - SEPTA
13:39 - Virginia Railway Express
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@soj_89 2 күн бұрын

The title of this needs changing from "U.S." to North American, since you have included Canada

@superkingepic31 2 күн бұрын

Canada is not part of the US for now

@s.s.99 2 күн бұрын

Canada is basically the US but really nice eh

@NortheastCorridorFilms 2 күн бұрын

@@s.s.99no its not lmao its canada

@lourdycharles5299 Күн бұрын

@@s.s.99what do you think right now

@gonzoengineering4894 22 сағат бұрын

@@s.s.99 This a lie. Canadians aren't half as nice as we've been led to believe.

@cycloid2326 2 күн бұрын

I will not stand for this level of EMU slander! The M8’s are gorgeous and the M7’s have some of the best sounding traction motors in North America!

@CR15755 2 күн бұрын

yeah, M8s look sleek and are so much quieter than the diesel locomotives. I live in Chicago, and I live next to the UP north line. Every single fricking day, loud ass F40's thunder through the city. I'm not trying to send hate to those locomotives, but they are so loud. I wish that Metra would simply just modernize and electrify their lines. There are SO many perks with doing this. Hell, half of Metra's fleet is 20-50 years old, and they need new locomotives.

@johnsmith9165 2 күн бұрын

@@CR15755 Every railroad on the planet should be electrified. Electric trains have been operating in regular revenue service for over 140 years. They predate diesel by several decades and handily beat it in literally every single performance metric there is- they're lighter, they're quieter, they accelerate faster, they put out higher torque, they reach higher top speeds, they last longer, they're cheaper to buy, maintain, and operate, and they have effectively infinite range. There is absolutely no justification for there to be even a single combustion-driven train still in regular revenue service anywhere on Earth.

@teuast 2 күн бұрын

@@johnsmith9165 Top services I personally want to see electrified that aren't yet: Coaster in San Diego (also, build the Downtown station and the Del Mar tunnel, and let the service run all the way to LA Union), Metrolink in LA, and Capitol Corridor in the Bay Area. Caltrain also technically still counts for that list, but is less than three months from actually starting electrified revenue service, so it gets a pass. It just needs to finish extending to Salesforce Transit Center and also electrify down to the Gilroy terminus. CAHSR is gonna get there eventually, might as well be ready when it does, right?

@BrandonThetraincarbusguy Күн бұрын

⁠@@CR15755Yeah instead of buying used locomotives you mind as well buy new ones. Shoot I was so thrilled Metra took a risk with Stadler.

@blaiserichburg7423 2 күн бұрын

The railfanning category seems way too subjective: the M8s are some of the best looking trains in the northeast imo and I dont see why points are deducted for using them

@ShinodaChan 2 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's a pretty pointless category. Should focus more on an objective overview of the railroads like with the other categories rather than needless subjectivity.

@NorthEastTransitProductions 2 күн бұрын

EMUs are boring as hell

@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226 2 күн бұрын

@@NorthEastTransitProductionsthey are efficient

@mygins5820 2 күн бұрын

You got to give Long Island railroad more more credit For every single platform being high level

@kirkrotger9208 2 күн бұрын

Same goes for MNR.

@NorthEastTransitProductions 2 күн бұрын

With the exception of Port Jervis Trains

@ShinodaChan 2 күн бұрын

Not the greatest ranking system, namely because of: 1. No commentary on station quality, be it how they look in general or how convenient the experience in them is. The train itself is one thing, getting to and from it through the station is another. 2. A hyper-subjective 'railfan' category that reads like you're speaking for five people when you say a line is enjoyable to 'railfan' on. If you want to talk about which rail networks you think offer the most interesting appeal from the perspective of a 'railfan', please separate it from the objective criteria for the sake of ranking integrity. At the end of the day, the commuter's experience comes first. It's not about which lines are fun to look at, but which get the job done the best.

@lassepeterson2740 18 сағат бұрын

Agreed , the railfan category should be replaced with a cleanliness of trains and stations , on time ratings and perhaps station facilties to make the scoring more sense . The railfan category as he mentions goes against some categories , but i suppose it is really mostly railfans that watch this video .

@collectivelyimprovingtrans2460 2 күн бұрын

I don’t really understand why people don’t like rail fanning, electric trains. They’re just as fun as all the others if you have enough variety. Plus electrification usually means better service so it can be a lot more fun because it’s almost constant.

@OceanStateRail 2 күн бұрын

Might have to do with a preference of the thrash of diesel over the electric PWM noise of an electric train.

@MarioFanGamer659 2 күн бұрын

@@OceanStateRail Which is funny because most diesel stock sounds fairly uniform whereas you can easily recognise an electric locomotive / EMU by its motors (i.e. I prefer the latter over the former).

@SavvDaDon 2 күн бұрын

@@MarioFanGamer659This. The most interesting diesels to me are bi-mode trains like the ALP 45s and the Class 80x where you can at least hear electric motors underneath the diesel engine. Other than that, they’re pretty boring imo.

@OceanStateRail 2 күн бұрын

@@MarioFanGamer659 Not really… Most people can tell an EMD from a GE and other small details

@OceanStateRail 2 күн бұрын

@@SavvDaDon I rather just see an ACS-64 and hear it

@adognamedcat13 2 күн бұрын

as a Marylander ho lives in Philly, it pains me to see that SEPTA doesn't meet MARC at Wilmington like they do with NJT at Trenton. This could be the final step to connect all the NEC commuter lines! The tracks, stations and catenarys are all there!!

@bahnspotterEU 2 күн бұрын

The Wickford-New London gap would still remain. An equally unnecessary break.

@mrvwbug4423 2 күн бұрын

And to add to that debacle, the transit connection between the ends of MARC and SEPTA is a rather convoluted series of bus routes. There should be a push to link up MARC and SEPTA and CTRail and MBTA. With potentially linking CTRail and MBTA at both the CT/RI border and in Springfield.

@user-ko2ig2hh7r 2 күн бұрын

I feel your pain. I long for the day I can take a MARC to Delaware and transfer to Septa for an electrified journey into Philly.

@PhilliesNostalgia 2 күн бұрын

MARC would meet at Newark, not Wilmington

@counterfit5 2 күн бұрын

@@bahnspotterEU RIPTA really needs to fix that

@Pensyfan19 2 күн бұрын

Great video! Although, as a Long Islander, I DEMAND that the railfanning score be raised a few points, as the LIRR uses a fleet of MP15ACs for several MOW trains and equipment moves that aren't scheduled, which always adds to some sort of unpredictability when it comes to consists. So I say railfanning should AT LEAST be a 7.

@JessicaKasumi1990 2 күн бұрын

Preach, Pensy!

@NorthEastTransitProductions 2 күн бұрын

LIRR is boring with the exception on Diesel and NYAR

@Rhysjohnstone29 2 күн бұрын

For the Connecticut viewers/residents who want to see Shoreline Easy extended to Westerly, please write your local representatives in support. There are groups and organizations working to advocate for this project and all they need is more vocal and active support.

@mrvwbug4423 2 күн бұрын

A level boarding platform is about all they would need to extend SLE to Westerly, maybe might also need a switch near the station to allow the SLE trains to turn around. Speeds aren't an issue, SLE M8s do 90mph which is max line speed between New Haven and Westerly so they won't be holding up Amtrak, line speeds don't go back to triple digits until east of Westerly.

@Rhysjohnstone29 2 күн бұрын

@@mrvwbug4423 great points! There are groups working to secure that funding and political will.

@justinfauntroy8979 2 күн бұрын

VRE not being F tier is the biggest surprise of this whole video

@brucemastorovich4478 Күн бұрын

My boss wanted me to take a job in Manassas and I was excited about VRE until I saw the schedule and realized it's useless if you aren't heading towards DC in the morning and out in the afternoon. Pretty disappointing. Turned that job down.

@alexisdespland4939 2 күн бұрын

there should be a metric about both how well the line conect to both eachother and to local buses

@clarification007 2 күн бұрын

You are right! USA is the latest country in the world who's not in the metric system. Mainly if you name this group the "Worldwide RailFan." At last, you should mention in visal writing at the bottom of the picture ............. that way, you could have fans around the globe.

@vipraalbudhram2235 2 күн бұрын

As a Long Island Railroad rider, seeing our sister railroad, Metro North, in the same tier as MARC and CT Rail is criminal. Metro North has phenomenal frequency during rush hour, in general west of Hudson trains have quite low frequency due to low population density and so do certain branch lines on the New Haven Line, however, the three main lines East of Hudson do an excellent job commuting people throughout the day. Furthermore, express schedules on these branches make buying a ticket on these trains far more superior to sitting in traffic on the I-95, Sprain Brook Pkwy or the Major Deegan making them extremely useful. I'd also like to say that M7s and M3s are beautiful to railfan, especially along the Hudson River! The M8s are gorgeous trains too along the NEC. There is nothing like seeing M7s, M3s, M8s and Diesels at Harlem 125th st among the beautiful NYC skyline. I mean, Metro North has some of the best railfanning opportunities in the country!

@ryanstevens2722 2 күн бұрын

There was no comment om the quality of the stations or weekend service. I used NJ Transit NEC line and some stations are shorter than the train, forcing riders to move thru the train to get off. Many of SEPTA stations are probably 100 years old or more and platforms are not "raised" meaning slow boarding and exiting.

@joshuafajardo5697 2 күн бұрын

Amtrak should give some their ACS-64s to MARC

@BrandonThetraincarbusguy 20 сағат бұрын

The thing is Amtrak charges MARC a lot of money to use their catenary that’s why MARC would rather run diesels.

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 2 күн бұрын

7:03 actually it’s the Maryland Area Regional Commuter

@whsxc12 2 күн бұрын

Hartford line is getting new locomotives in a couple years, they also combine their schedule with Amtrak’s to offer a decent amount of trains per day

@mrvwbug4423 2 күн бұрын

Except on SLE, New London sees more Amtrak service than CTRail commuter service. Most NE Regionals stop in New London.

@cryorig_transit05 2 күн бұрын

I wish MARC served Newark, DE. That way, I can go to Washington DC just from commuter rail, SEPTA and NJT.

@wmoscati 2 күн бұрын

Something that bugs me of the modernity scale: little known fact is that Amtrak charges out the nose for commuter railroads to use its catenary on the NEC. MARC for sure, and likely NJT/MBTA, diesel their NEC trains as the fuel cost is loads cheaper than the electricity fee from Amtrak.

@andrew_ray 2 күн бұрын

I think you should have added coverage area as a metric. MBTA in particular has a staggeringly large coverage area relative to the population of the Metro Boston area, while SEPTA has a surprisingly small coverage area for how many lines it has.

@boston_and_maine 2 күн бұрын

marc being rated above mbta is a bit absurd because of the fact that its penn line is like literally the only line on marc that gets attention out of its three lines, as well as serving less people over all, as well as the railroad not having much going on with its future, since there arent really any plans of them being interested in wanting to expand and upgrade their electric locomotive fleet, and another thing i feel like thats pretty flawed with the list is that the njt and the mbta are rated much lower than they should be because of their amazing passenger coverage. both commuter railroads have very bright futures of wanting to expand, and upgrade their systems commuter frequences with the future projects like the gateway tunnel project and the proposed orders of the new emu bilevels of the njt, and the proposed nsrl, begging the state of new hampshire to extend the lowell line with the state of new hampshire's capital. there's proposals within both systems that its disrespectful of not mentioning their efforts of wanting to improve, but to keep it simple, both systems want to improve their own system, but are clearly hindered because these projects they want to get done needs state and governmental approval to get passed. but for functionality, the lirr would be deserving of being rated highly since many of their trains run 24/7, and the njt because of how frequent they run their trains along the northeast corridor that only bostonians would dream of having service like that. to anyone who clicked this comment, i am SORRY you have to see a wall of yapfest 😭

@andrew_ray 2 күн бұрын

@@boston_and_maine I just imagine that if Boston were New York, the north side and south side commuter rail would operate under two different brands with separate staff, management, fare structures, operating patterns, and rolling stock, probably somehow end up with incompatible infrastructure, and shut down any talk of NSRL.

@AMTK317Productions 2 күн бұрын

Must say, I have been to the Northeast Corridor. ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT NJT AND IT'S STATIONS: Newark Penn Station is busy meaning there are trains every 3-10 minutes on peak/rush hour, especially being more busy on Fridays for NJ Transit.

@NorthEastTransitProductions 2 күн бұрын

YES

@TheTransitDiaries 2 күн бұрын

Much love to the T! I hope they will acquire the resources they need someday... let's hope!!

@michaelimbesi2314 2 күн бұрын

I genuinely cannot believe that you gave the VRE the same railfan score as the Exo. The F59s might be some of the ugliest passenger locomotives built in the last half century, and VRE’s are some of the best. Plus, VRE always keeps the gallery cars nice and shiny and the run down the Potomac really has some gorgeous moments, to say nothing of the views of the Jefferson Memorial and the Washington Monument on the way into DC.

@anthonywarrener1881 2 күн бұрын

I completely agree ! The VRE Gallery cars are probably the best in the U.S, as they are well maintained and kept clean. As for the locos, the standardisation on MPI locos is very sensible, and they too look great, and are kept clean !

@NorthEastTransitProductions 2 күн бұрын

As someone who grew up on NJT I think the frequency is kinda unfair because some of the most busiest stations such as NWP and NYP see trains every 5-8 Minutes which in my opinion is awesome. Also Not to mention that our fleet is awesome and diverse. I feel like the score should be raised for Railfan and Frequency

@ShluffyMonster 2 күн бұрын

West of Hudson does not need a replacement. The units run well and are good emds, even though they are old. Overall I don't like the modernity category (ignore that a geep crapped itself for NJT yesterday) as the old stuff normally run well on metro north and NJT.

@gonzoengineering4894 22 сағат бұрын

3rd rail and modernity in the same sentence is mind boggling.

@joshuafajardo5697 2 күн бұрын

Isn’t Toronto part of the ↗️, so where is it?

@jetfan925 2 күн бұрын

Toronto is part of the Midwest because it lies on Lake Ontario, part of the Great Lakes Region.

@travelsofmunch1476 2 күн бұрын

ah yes, MNR and NJT in the same tier as CTrail uh huh

@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226 2 күн бұрын

Yeah wtf is this list

@Zoomer3989 2 күн бұрын

Thought this was a really good ep, but as a biased* NYer, wanted to give my take on your LIRR/Metro-North scores: 1. I think both lines should get higher railfan scores - unlike a lot of other commuter lines, you can more easily railfan them because they follow NYC subway lines or are directly on, below, or at street level in the boroughs, so you don't need a car or stay within the station limits to take photos. 2. Both lines are also surrounded with historic railroad infrastructure that's leagues beyond any other system. Getting to start your journey at Grand Central on Metro-North or watch LIRR trains shoot through Sunnyside Yard with NJT and Amtrak in the background is awesome. 3. I'd give Metro-North a slightly higher score for utility, as it carries almost as many passengers per day/annually as LIRR but across a much more diverse and complex system. It also has to work with regulations and funding across 3 different states, and has a more diverse power/EMU roster then other lines to support it. 4. Something I think is worth mentioning is price per ride, like if the peak/off-peak fares are cheap or expensive enough to make a difference. LIRR/Metro-North would score decently there, but I think quickly reviewing how fare price correlates to system expansions would be interesting and definitely more accurately shows the pain points of Northeast area lines.

@nathanjiang100 2 күн бұрын

I'm sorry, but NJT getting the same frequency score as VRE is absurd as a New Jerseyan. VRE has only peak-direction service throughout its network with only 1-2 reverse-peak directions trains on the Manassas Line. NJT has plenty of express and local peak service trains out of both New York Penn and Hoboken, and all lines except the Montclair-Boonton Line and Raritan Valley Line west of Raritan have off-peak service of some kind. And those two lines serve some of the least-used territory on the system that probably lacks the ridership to make expanded service viable. All NJT Lines in North Jersey also have weekend service at least once every 2 hours but once every hour on most lines. The Atlantic City Line also functions more as an intercity line with its far stop spacing and lack of peak-centric frequency and its ridership patterns reflect that. I also think SEPTA's 2-hour weekend headways on its NEC lines makes it a lot less useful since it's super hard to time an NJT connection to it if I'm trying to get to Philly without taking Amtrak. I don't know enough about any other system to comment though but most of the rankings seem fair on the surface.

@pcariola1 Күн бұрын

NJT need to run the NE corridor train to 30th in Philly with limited stops at Woodhaven, North Philly and 30th

@nathanjiang100 Күн бұрын

@@pcariola1 idk where woodhaven is but Amtrak handles the express service between Philly and NY.

@pcariola1 Күн бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 it’s a station off 95 with lots of parking could be like Hamilton station in Jersey

@nathanjiang100 Күн бұрын

@@pcariola1 there's not a single "woodhaven" station on the entire northeast corridor, unless you're talking about a fictional station

@pcariola1 Күн бұрын

@@nathanjiang100 May go by Cornwells heights

@awesomeman116a 2 күн бұрын

Yay you talked about Canada!

@JimBones1990 2 күн бұрын

OKC will "*soon" be getting it's own commuter rail lines. "*Soon" as in the next five years or so.

@williamj3843 Күн бұрын

I think you missed an important category, on-time performance. In my experience SEPTA has a high rate of cancellations due to "equipment problems" which is their euphemism for "the crew didn't show up" as well as stranding passengers by shutting down mid-day in bad weather after taking them to work in the morning.

@RobGilmore69 Күн бұрын

As a Philadelphian, I will say that your SEPTA score is VERY generous. Train frequency is subpar at best, and they do NOT do a good job of accommodating the schedule for events such as sports, concerts, etc. Off-peak, most lines only run once an hour, and the Bala Cynwyd line does not run at all outside of peak hours. That means if you miss your train by one minute, you're waiting an hour for the next one, which really sucks if you're trying to return to the suburbs after a ballgame or a night of bar hopping. Add on the fact that the center city stations are full of homeless people, the Dunkin Donuts close around 9:30-10pm, and it's impossible to find a working outlet to charge your phone, and it makes for a pretty unpleasant experience. Ok, I'm done my SEPTA rant lol. Aside from my disagreement there, this is a great video! Definitely agree on the points you made for NJ Transit and Metro North, as I've traveled on their lines before and would give them about the same score as you did.

@OceanStateRail 2 күн бұрын

HHP-8 MENTIONED

@gonzoengineering4894 22 сағат бұрын

Marc using diesel under wires is a policy failure not an equipment oversight. They would be obligated to pay an insane premium on those volts, making diesel the far cheaper option. This is an insane situation they have to deal with for now.

@mrvwbug4423 2 күн бұрын

I assume you're not counting Toronto as part of the Northeast, hence the omission of Go Transit.

@traxxdutch6153 Күн бұрын

Great series. Can it also about EU trains but then only the national or biggest transportation company of that specific land?

@jasonwyland5198 2 күн бұрын

With the focus on conversion to electric have you looked into the reports of how mu h copper will need to be mined?

@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 2 күн бұрын

MBTA really needs electric locomotives for the NEC. And no, battery power doesn’t count.

@user-ko2ig2hh7r 2 күн бұрын

As someone who grew up railfanning Marc in and around dc (mostly on the camden line) the railfan experience varies wildly on which line you choose. There's nothing really special about the Camden line. They almost always run MP36s with no plans to electrify and the scenery is just a bunch of industrial areas and some major roads. The Brunswick line is my absolute favorite to railfan solely based in scenery You pass many cute railroad towns with museums, and cabooses, Not to mention cutting through the mountain and flying over the potomac at Harpers Ferry. The Penn line does have the best variety of locomotives in my opinion.

@moishglukovsky 2 күн бұрын

“Pretty” and “solid” aren’t acceptable metrics for ranking these systems. You need some hard numbers to do legit comparisons. Until then, this is purely a subjective approximation.

@alexisdespland4939 2 күн бұрын

ct trains should also run traind from new haven tinland to danbury, waterburyand new cannan that alreasdy have trains o nyc. also may runing some acros the new haven urban area.

@Charger_84 2 күн бұрын

As someone who has used MARC for thousands of miles. I believe that MARC is one of, if not the worst, on the NEC. The only thing MARC has going for them is the PENN line, and the scheduleing for the PENN line is horrible on weekends and not the greatest on weekdays. The scheduling on the Brunswick and camden line is a joke. No weekend service,trains are always late. The Brunswick line only has trains traveling southeast in the morning and back northwest in the afternoon. 9 trains each way on the Brunswick line and 10 trains each way on the Camden line. Plus, the Brunswick line has 3 terminals Martinsburg WV, Brunswick MD, and Frederick MD. Only 6 trains travel to and from Martinsburg 3 each way. Same with Frederick. Brunswick gets 12 a day, 6 each way. Only half the route actually gets served by all 18 trains a day. Covid also hit MARC like a truck and keeps falling behind in the actual list of Commuter rails in the USA.

@MaximeVigneux 2 күн бұрын

4:18 why is there a candiac line train coming on the vaudreuil line tracks?

@brucemastorovich4478 Күн бұрын

I'm not sure you should dock a system for having a few low frequency lines. A system with 2 A tier lines and 2 F tier lines is still better than a system with 2 A tier lines and no other trains.

@Mcnibbus 2 күн бұрын

So for vre is actually getting a new paint scheme here soon rumored to be a lot like Amtrak phase 6 but with a lot more patters so that 4 could change real soon

@moishglukovsky 2 күн бұрын

SEPTA operates the only fully electrified commuter rail system in the US (at least until CalTrain electrification debuts). In 2024 that deserves a special mention and score.

@VieleGuteFahrer Күн бұрын

Denver‘s commuter rail system and the South Shore Line are also fully electrified.

@anthonygreco12 7 сағат бұрын

@@VieleGuteFahrer True, but Septa has multiple lines

@VieleGuteFahrer 6 сағат бұрын

@@anthonygreco12 So does the commuter rail in the Denver region. The South Shore Line will receive a second line in 2025.

@Alpha_118 2 күн бұрын

What about SEPTA's heritage fleet? Surely the heritage Silverliners boost the raifan appeal by at least one point

@AmericanTrainFoamer Күн бұрын

Our local railway VRE may not have a different locomotive but back then they had the F40s and some other engine idk the name of. And the scenery may not be as nice but that’s all your opinion.

@teuast 2 күн бұрын

I guess I'm not deep enough into the train fan world yet, because I don't see what's so boring about EMUs. Maybe I'm just in California, which is about to get what is to my knowledge the state's first non-metro-style EMU trains in the new Caltrain Stadlers, which will bring significant travel time and frequency improvements and basically in one fell swoop make Caltrain a useful transit line, which I think is very exciting. In fact, I'm in the East Bay, and recently started dating someone on the Peninsula, and I'm hoping this relationship flourishes so that I have an excuse to go to the Peninsula and ride the new trains when they enter service. And also because I really like her, but, well, trains.

@CutiePieAmtrakDash8 19 сағат бұрын

I’m also in the East bay too! I went to to Caltrain electrification train tour back in May and the Caltrain stadler EMUs have a modern interior. I can’t wait to ride the new Caltrain EMUs too when they enter service and I’ve only ridden the Caltrain diesel fleet once.

@cstrutherskgs 2 күн бұрын

Railfanning score feels a bit out of place in this.

@stitchstudios2404 9 сағат бұрын

MARC likes to keep diesels so it can keep flexibility open incase a train needs be moved from the penn like to Camden or Brunswick, altho those lines lack service due to CSX, altho they have tries as well as proposed a plan to meet up with SEPTA in Newark DE

@stitchstudios2404 9 сағат бұрын

Altho I find it crazy how MARCs GP40,GP39 and GP40W being left out as they can be seen around fairly often, not to mention the only commuter to still have AEM7s altho sadly unable to operate hence why they was retired

@lowellvillerailfanproductions 21 сағат бұрын

You forgot about brightline when covering the east and also sunrail

@CreightonRabs 2 күн бұрын

I'm not sure how you can include Montreal's regional rail system but not Toronto's GO Transit rail system.

@railfan282 2 күн бұрын

At least SEPTA has heritage EMUs now.

@SomeRamdomAhole 2 күн бұрын

VRE trains aren’t that old their MP36s are newer than MARCs and the gallery cars are new also you left out GO transit

@jaslueasi554 2 күн бұрын

would be great if you said what the frequencies were e.g. every 10 minutes, every 30 minutes or every hour

@User2o2 Күн бұрын

How tf can you give MBTA a 6 for the frequency score while you give NJT a 5 for frequency. That makes no sense at all with NJT's North East Corridor line running trains every 20-30 minutes.

@Bknyx 2 күн бұрын

You forgot to mention the frequency of NJT delays!

@airplane1676 2 күн бұрын

What do you mean 13th MBTA line?

@jetfan925 2 күн бұрын

The rail line to Fall River and New Bedford.

@necjerseyrailfan7500 2 күн бұрын

He forgot to count the 4 septa heritage units

@ethantronkowski7927 Күн бұрын

Mbta/ MassDot MUST connect north and south station

@michaelengelhardt5336 Күн бұрын

I like this idea of ranking commuter lines but man oh man i couldnt care less if its got a big "rail fanning" score. What ever that means

@tiernanstrains 2 күн бұрын

If you're going to include EXO in the Northeast you gotta include GO...

@WorldwideRailfan 2 күн бұрын

I put GO in the Midwest episode so all 3 would have some Canadian representation

@tiernanstrains 2 күн бұрын

@@WorldwideRailfan Calgary Transit would fit better there, and the Vancouver Skytrain would go in the Western episode.

@cerionerwarriorgamer1754 2 күн бұрын

The Calgary C-Train is a light rail system while the Vancouver Skytrain is an automated light metro system, not commuter railroads. Vancouver does have a actual commuter railroad named the West Coast Express though.

@nikolasg8688 Күн бұрын

You forgot Go train located in Toronto Ontario Canada

@CR15755 2 күн бұрын

I thought MARC stood for, "Maryland Area Regional Commuter." I guess the, "Regional," in the name is, "Rail?"

@CR15755 2 күн бұрын

Also, I'm going to pray that MARC doesn't retire their HHP-8 locomotives before I go to the Northeast, maybe in a few years.

@anareel4562 12 сағат бұрын

Does EXO but no Go Transit?? The fack

@kzooaviation 2 күн бұрын

CT rail goes up to 90 north of winsor locks

@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226 2 күн бұрын

Untrue

@kzooaviation 2 күн бұрын

@@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226 it is very much true, I have a speedometer app on my phone and I've taken the Hartford line all the way from Springfield to New Haven.