Riding Tri-Rail’s NEW Service to downtown Miami!

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4 ай бұрын

In this video, we ride the long-awaited Tri-Rail service into Downtown Miami! It was at some point set to begin back in 2017 (!!) but delay after delay pushed it to 2024. Come along as we see if this option is worth taking.
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@chrisb0418 4 ай бұрын

one of the reasons why the downtown link was delayed was due to the steps on the passenger coaches. if you notice, the shuttle train’s steps are much more flush to the coaches, rather than the older coaches that have more protruding steps

@chriswalker1993 4 ай бұрын

Brightline also changed their PTC system during the pandemic when they weren’t operating. Tri-Rail also had to wait for permission from the FEC to even run test trains on their portion of the line.

@anime4gamers826 4 ай бұрын

Hope GTA 6 have tri rail😂

@JoelFrancoVlogs 4 ай бұрын

Brightline if it has central Florida in the game! Much nicer train 😂

@people_playground_ 2 ай бұрын

@@JoelFrancoVlogsI actually went to the brightline tracks today and I waved at the driver and he didn’t have time to open his window so he honked 2 times

@JoeHusosky 4 ай бұрын

For South Florida this is next level connections.

@damnimloomin 4 ай бұрын

Honestly, not even South Florida for all of Florida. There is virtually zero train outside of Miami, and now Brightline, It’s kind of embarrassing. Amtrak is never tried to set up shop in Florida. I’ll bet it would be profitable if they actually tried.

@idk-ol2it 4 ай бұрын

@@damnimloomin amtrak is paid by the state so Florida would need to pay for it

@splatterberrystudios8392 4 ай бұрын

Amtrak is actually trying to set up shop in Florida right now. There’s a regional rail project in the works for a Miami/Orlando/Jacksonville service. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem like it’ll be complete for at least ten years.

@splatterberrystudios8392 4 ай бұрын

Still waiting for tri-rail’s coastal link though.

@gossettcd 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing the pedestrian bridge connecting to MetroRail and the Mover. I cringed when on Tri-Rail's social media they were celebrating opening that connection. But they were so busy congratulating themselves they forgot to take any pictures.

@Ven100 4 ай бұрын

I'm glad that they have this option available to people now but I think it will really take off when they offer one seat rides. Hopefully Tri-Rail can update their equipment that will allow more train sets into downtown Miami. Maybe they can make use of some Stadler DMU rolling stock. At least if someone misses their transfer shuttle, they also have MetroRail available.

@alanzemsky7695 4 ай бұрын

Great video. How far is the Golden Glades station from HardRock stadium? Best way to get there?

@bkworldtravels5807 28 күн бұрын

@@alanzemsky7695it looks to be about 10-15 ride depending on traffic. Presumably via Uber would be easiest option.

@Spaceshotx7 4 ай бұрын

Interesting the Miami Central Station Tri-Rail platform is at a higher level than the rest of the tri-rail stations.

@gossettcd 4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the freight railroads don't like level platforms or center platforms. And since most trackage is leased from them....

@zinchh 4 ай бұрын

Across Tri Rail stations , Track 1 is Southbound and Track 2 is Norhbound . You just have to remember that . I hope they update signage at the transfer station .

@larry4111 Ай бұрын

They've swapped it at Metrorail Transfer now. Track 1 is northbound and Track 2 is southbound.

@larry4111 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! I live in Delray and fly out of MIA a lot and always take TriRail to the MIA station. But I also cruise a lot out of PortMiami and have always taken the train to the MIA station and then a Lyft from there, which costs about $20-25. Next week I have a cruise and this will be the first time I can go to MiamiCentral instead, which will leave me just 2 miles from the cruise terminal and (hopefully) a much cheaper Lyft ride. BTW a few people probably mentioned it but the reason this messed you up at first was because there's only one northbound and one southbound track at each station. So whether you're going north or south you will always get off one train and wait on the same platform for the next one to come up from behind. That is, until they launch direct service. Thing that I don't get is how the woman missed the connection. They are timed to come up 5 minutes later. If the mainline train is late pulling in, I don't understand why TriRail would send an empty shuttle to MiamiCentral knowing a train is approaching with the next one probably not being for another hour. One would think they'd hold the shuttle until the train arrived.

@jbar_85 4 ай бұрын

Tri-Rail is affordable on the weekends especially but the trains always seem to be warm and smelly.

@sirobin171 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Good to know about track two. I'm guessing Tri-Rail use that shuttle train because the rest of the Tri-Rail trains are not in good shape (embarrassing in that new building). I was going to dunk on Tri-Rail about this but its really the fault of the RTA - but really its the fault of the funding they get, which ultimately is the fault of our douche bag Florida politicians who think trains are not worth funding. So actually thank you Tri-Rail for having the awareness to try your best. Lets push our dumb politicians to fund Tri-Rail better.

@cowboyupnc5465 4 ай бұрын

I read that the issue is the locomotives and either safety systems or the emissions and the long-long Tri-Rail locomotives are not allowed under the offices/residences at Miami Central. So, the newer engines are used. But Tri-Rail was awarded funding this past summer for new rolling stock.

@rioquibu 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I read that that the Hialeah transfer is temporary until TriRail buys the appropriate locomotives for the Grand Central station in downtown and then they’ll go direct there. Also at the Hialeah station, you can take the elevators, no need for the stairs. Unless they weren’t working. But thanks for letting us know to stay in same track 2.

@louvptt13 3 ай бұрын

This explanation is a lot better than how they said it on the news

@Acehitman369 4 ай бұрын

Probably the new Lounge for brightline will probably be used for the people that got off of Tri-Rail and make it easier for them to get on brightline instead of walking to the main station

@moshecohen127 4 ай бұрын

GG, my home station :) wish they would cut that garage to a quarter of the size because its's always empty and build some apartments instead. How much quicker is the shuttle into downtown as opposed to metrorail?

@ram0nbozelli 3 ай бұрын

That was exactly what I was looking for. "From FLL Airport to Central Station, can I get the Metromover?" Thank you so much for this

@bennyr839 3 ай бұрын

Yes, but there is a walk of about 5 minutes.

@user-ld6ot3pw1s 4 ай бұрын

The access to the train seems difficult. Here in Britain we try to ensure that the platform is at the same height as the entrance to the carriage and there is provision for wheelchair access. The latter may well be there in Miami but for people with slight mobility issues, boarding the train would seem to be a problem

@jackchen7003 4 ай бұрын

I ride the first outbound out of MiamiCentral. I’m from NYC and came to Miami for vacation, and was impressed by the city overall

@7728abbott 4 ай бұрын

Always love your videos, Joel. They are factual, intelligent, and very informative. Hope to see you keep up the good work!

@nelsonbrandt7847 4 ай бұрын

Great video. I don’t know how the Tri-Rail service to downtown Miami is any better than metro rail from the transfer station. Metro rail runs much more frequently so if you missed your connection, there’s another train usually in another 10 minutes. I can see with the one seat solution this being better service, but then there will be fewer trains to points south of the transfer station. I sometimes go to Hialeah market station because there’s not enough parking at the transfer station on 79th St.

@ratedpz9461 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video! I didn’t realize service had already started to Downtown Miami, and I’m glad Florida of all places is doing some good transit work. It looks like a good option, but with just a shuttle service right now, it seems like the Metrorail from the transfer station would get you into downtown faster. I am glad though that Miami has a really good central station now because you can connect easily between Government Center and Miami Central. I wish it was a one seat ride to downtown now, but I glad you still made this video to show it right now!

@EmpireStateExpress01 4 ай бұрын

The paint scheme is awesome. Great video.

@maestromecanico597 4 ай бұрын

Nicely done. Very good coverage.

@carlos.a.sanchez201 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the walk through. I was in Miami back in June 2023, yeah it was under construction, Brightline is a beautiful station, I was learning the the Metro Mover is free, and nice to know that now you have more travel options in Miami Central 😁👏👌

@bkworldtravels5807 28 күн бұрын

Great video showing the experience. Brightline recently announced increasing monthly commuter passes and it should be a no brainer for anybody to use Trirail going forward. You essentially get dropped off in the same areas of WPB, MIA and FTL with additional stops in between. If more people used Trirail hopefully the government puts more money into it.

@people_playground_ 3 ай бұрын

2 years ago my dad had a race in downtown Miami and we had to take Tri-Rail to a few cities and when we were in Miami we had to take metrorail to get to downtown Miami but now we can just go there on Tri-Rail

@housecraft9557 4 ай бұрын

Until they start running a direct Service into Central Station I really don't see the point in that service. If you have to transfer anyways, why not change to a green line Metrorail? They come much more frequent, are probably more reliable and stop at much more stations within in downtown, thus making more destinations available. Trip Time ist exactly identical at 20 minutes each. IMO this service is nearly useless until it becomes a one-seat-ride from West Palm Beach. Hope they get the two line service running very soon.

@Ven100 4 ай бұрын

I guess the only benefit is that you don't have to pay an extra $2.25 to use the MetroRail.

@crazydudetz 4 ай бұрын

The green line metro on the weekends is unreliable. I have had to wait 30 minutes, sometimes even longer for a metro to arrive. It's a painful wait. Once the metro arrives, it's another 30 minutes to arrive at downtown. You've wasted an hour at that point. The Tri-Rail shuttle is a great option because you board 5 minutes after exiting the train. But yes, direct trains to downtown will be the best option but saying the metrorail is frequent and reliable is not true.

@LNahid2000 4 ай бұрын

@@Ven100 The transfer is also timed to meet the Tri-Rail mainline trains within 5 minutes

@Honestware 4 ай бұрын

@@crazydudetzexcept that "one seat" rides are only planned on half the trains, while the other half will terminate at the airport... So you only have half as many trip times

@anitrain 4 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly. But hey, better to have the option I suppose

@YTWorldTraveler 4 ай бұрын

Great vlog.

@georgiaparentsforkidsright9572 4 ай бұрын

So you get off at the metro rail transfer station where you can choose to take either the shuttle tri-rail to Miami central or the metro rail to government center (right next door)

@DroOnTheGO 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Definitely subscribed now to watch more!

@johnnyv303 4 ай бұрын

that 10:15 bridge! thanks for the info.. def will be putting it to use!

@lazarolopez8710 4 ай бұрын

Nice video Joel of riding the new expansion

@foundat1on37 4 ай бұрын

Really great video especially for someone not from FL who has been following the developments with Brightline Couldn’t help but laugh when you pan to the “breathtaking” and “beautiful” parking lot view 😂 I’m sure it’ll be developed into something soon

@AllAboardRailfan.1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it. 🚂🚃🚃🏝

@lordswampy2061 23 күн бұрын

thanks I’m planning make the same trip, very helpful!

@robertabraham4141 3 ай бұрын

Great video. I will be making the transfer next month and was wondering how TriRail was going to run the transfer. Your video completely answered my questions. I am going to watch your other video on Brightline to Orlando next. I will be taking Brightline to Orlando once I arrive at Miami Central on the TriRail shuttle.

@zacharymccann4138 3 ай бұрын

Great job with the video, keep up the good work

@ELAlcoRS3 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, great video. I think everyone can agree more signage (and better communication) is needed. Although this is supposed to be a two week trial so I'm sure they'll be making more changes. In the Brightline station, on the 2nd floor there are pair escalators up to the Tri-rail platform (they used to be closed). Do you know if they've opened them up now? I'd imagine you'd have to walk North on the Tri-rail platform not South as you did to access it. If this is the case, you could get off a Brightline train, take those escalators up to Tri-rail, walk the platform to the South end to access the Metrorail pedestrian bridge. The other Brightline waiting room is a mystery until I thought about it for a while... BL is using 4 car trains now, soon to be 7 and finally up to 10. With trains that long a second waiting room could be used to access those long BL trains. This way passengers won't have to walk 7 car lengths down the platform. I'm just speculating of course but it makes sense. Some sort of internal connection between the North and South waiting areas might be coming too.

@drdewott9154 4 ай бұрын

Interesting stuff, though the forced transfer and the fact that the shuttle train takes 20 minutes to traverse what is just 10 kilometers as the crow flies is frankly abysmal. Huge room for improvement, the 2 main things would be A: turn the direct trains from the airport to downtown and turn the Airport service into a shuttle and B: find a way to make the train go faster between transfer and central.

@maumor2 4 ай бұрын

Cool video but idk how you comparing Brightline to the Tri-Rail. Brightline is a Miam - Orlando service with 4 stops on the way (all of them in very nice places very touristy) tri rail just serves the 3 counties pretty evenly with a bunch of stations in very diverse locations

@ix830 4 ай бұрын

This is big news for lots people in South Florida. In the future will half the trains continue to Miami Airport while the others go to Miami central? Meaning someone people may still need to transfer?

@gnnascarfan2410 12 күн бұрын

11:18 I visited MiamiCentral on Monday, 3 days ago and it still was not advertised. I saw the bridge from outside but had no idea how to get to it so I had to walk at street level.

@jamallhayden2512 4 ай бұрын

Thank You!

@h3living 4 ай бұрын

I was just visiting Miami last week and took the Brightline from Orlando and wanted to transfer to Metrorail. There was no signage of how to get there and I went in some sketchy alleyway. I’m glad you shared about the pedestrian bridge. Do you know if there is pedestrian access bridges from Brightline to Government Center?

@cynthiaphillips1029 4 ай бұрын

Can you take luggage on the thru rail? If so where do you put it? Traveling from FLL to Miami Central

@Ven100 Күн бұрын

Tri-Rail to offer a 1 seat express service into Miami Central (one train per day each way) for commuters starting July 1st.

@paulmoreno6279 4 ай бұрын

Greetings from Palm Beach 😎

@bradleyschwartze2575 4 ай бұрын

Once Tri-Rail figures out a unified timetable for direct service from WPB to MiamiCentral, is the next plan to reroute Amtrak to MiamiCentral. I know they tried to go to the Miami Airport station, but had numerous issues with the length of Amtrak trains blocking a street at the station.

@Honestware 4 ай бұрын

There are no plans for Amtrak to go to Miami Central

@anitrain 4 ай бұрын

I just wish they had built the metrorail transfer at the existing amtrak station, that would have helped a lot!!

@MoTheAviator 2 ай бұрын

There’s a plan to move the Amtrak to the airport station, where it meets up with Metrorail and Tri-Rail there

@anitrain 2 ай бұрын

@@MoTheAviator that would work! Just so there is a connection of some sort.

@pirazel7858 4 ай бұрын

This connection on it's own isn't so great but it is a multiplier for transport options you have in the Miami metropolitan region

@crazydudetz 4 ай бұрын

On my train, the train staff announced what platform the shuttle train would arrive at. Figure we just need to be aware of the announcements on the train. If your train arrives a little late, the shuttle train will be on the opposite platform waiting for you.

@katycanino1566 4 ай бұрын

This is an excellent video with very valuable information. It's the first time I stumble upon one of your videos, and this being it, is very well explained and insightful. I did not know there was that pedestrian bridge to cross to Government Center from Miami Central Station. I always thought that one had to get off at the Metrorail stop before Gov. Ctr. (Historic Overtown/Lyric Theater). In fact, I don't think I've ever seen any signage that says "To Miami Central Station via Pedestrian Bridge" at the Gov. Ctr. What I always see is people taking the Metro Mover towards Miami Central from Gov. Ctr. You're absolutely right, they should increase signage, and they should be proud of what they have achieved for us, the tax payers who fund everything they do.

@AndyRillo 4 ай бұрын

I found Wilkie D Ferguson station to be a closer connection to Metromover from MiamiCentral when I tried the Downtown Miami link for my first time on Saturday. Btw how do you access the pedestrian bridge to Government Center?

@crazydudetz 4 ай бұрын

Once you've exited the train, continue walking south along the platform towards the auto sliding doors. Once you pass the sliding doors, continue forward until you reach a stop. You'll have stairs on your left and right. Walk down the stairs on your right and you'll be at the pedestrian bridge.

@KevinSiebert 4 ай бұрын

I'll definitely use the pedestrian bridge to continue to the airport from Brightline. It definitely beats their van shuttle to the airport

@gossettcd 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely too much parking. I doubt it ever fills. That probably ate a disproportionate amount of the budget for that project.

@katycanino1566 4 ай бұрын

The reason being is that this form of transportation was mainly intended to commute for work through the Tri-County area. Just like I do to commute to Downtown Miami, people would park and ride, and then back in the afternoon going home.

@Hobbies305 3 ай бұрын

Finally caught up with the videos. As far as the TriRail is concerned I have never used it but I think it has potential as long as the ridership meets the demand since in Government Center it communicates with other services from the transit system and all in all it has a convenience factor unlike Brightline. Now you also don't have the publicity on this railway system compared to Brightline which I wonder if Brightline has been dealing with lawsuits because of the accidents and all the other controversy over it

@alanzemsky7695 4 ай бұрын

Also it possible to do one way Tri-Rail and then head back northbound utilizing Brightline?

@dwellspompano 4 ай бұрын

Great video, If I have to transfer trains at the transfer station, why not just go onto Metrorail?

@punkandkittens13 4 ай бұрын

I'm glad to see the Tri-Rail app has improved. When I rode Tri-Rail, the app was awful and kept crashing. This connection would be super convenient if Tri-Rail ran later hours and more frequently, especially for sports games, the downtown night scene, and all the people working these events. Despite being a vital link its kind of useless right now to anyone but tourists. Tri-Rail keeps targeting car commuters with their giant car garages but never provides enough convenience to attract them. But considering it's Florida...thank god its finally here T-T Great video!

@arandomyoutubechannel2940 4 ай бұрын

What app did you use for the speedometer?

@alfredohurtado8594 4 ай бұрын

is the tri rail shuttle train ride from Metro rail station to Miami Central much shorter than using Metro rail instead? I have to start commuting from Fort Lauderdale to Brickell once a week ( I don't drive) and my 1st experience was traumatic!

@pbilk 4 ай бұрын

Which app did you use to track the speed?

@PrimeTimeTravelers 4 ай бұрын

Hoping to come down and ride the this train in the next few months. We want to do TriRail, MetroRail and Metromover for our channel. Which one do you recommend between TriRail and Metrorail?

@divox9pqr 4 ай бұрын

Ok Tri-Rail. Imagine being able to connect all the trains you mention with Amtrak

@MoTheAviator 2 ай бұрын

Amtrak is supposed to be moved to the airport station to connect with everything else

@dutchvanderlinde154 4 ай бұрын

Great video. What speedometer app do you use 😊

@JoelFrancoVlogs 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! It’s called “Speedometer 55 GPS Speed & HUD” with green and red icon

@dutchvanderlinde154 4 ай бұрын

@@JoelFrancoVlogs thanks so much

@mrxman581 4 ай бұрын

Getting to the Metrorail seems like a pretty long walk. There seems like a lot of walking to where you need to go.

@AnonUnited 4 ай бұрын

The bridge is kind of dumb, you can just take a left at the Starbucks and walk a few yards to get onto Wilke D. Ferguson MetroMover station and take that directly to Government Center. I don't know why anyone would take the bridge.

@danmcclaren5436 4 ай бұрын

Can someone please explain to me why this link was needed? There’s a metrorail connection already there! lol

@rioquibu 4 ай бұрын

I wonder what is the difference in time taking the new TriRail shuttle to Grand Central Station or taking the metro train at the same station to the same Grand Central Station?

@JoelFrancoVlogs 4 ай бұрын

Well the Tri-Rail shuttle train goes directly to MiamiCentral from Hialeah. The Metrorail has 9 stops before reaching Government Center so I’d say the shuttle. However, Metrorail runs more frequent

@rioquibu 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. Good to know.

@eb1900 28 күн бұрын

so approx an hour to get to downtown from golden glades, that’s a bit rough.

@Hillsidedojo 4 ай бұрын

Is the Tri-Rail Miami central station best way to go to and from Miami Int Airport

@JoelFrancoVlogs 4 ай бұрын

Nope, take Metrorail orange line from Government Center

@crazydudetz 4 ай бұрын

On the weekends, the orange line to the Miami International Airport does not run. They only run on weekdays. So if you fly out or arrive on a weekend, there's no metrorail option. Instead, there's a bus shuttle that takes you from the airport to the Earlington Heights station and from there you take the green line.

@JoeyLovesTrains 4 ай бұрын

Horray!!! Level boarding!!!!!!!

@isadoremizell-qs7nk 4 ай бұрын

Why can't tri rail just go all the way to downtown from west palm directly with out the transfer and just call it the downtown link?

@njv1234 4 ай бұрын

They’ll offer that in the future and there will be two lines. The blue line to MIA and the gold line to downtown

@isadoremizell-qs7nk 4 ай бұрын

@@njv1234 o I see myfult

@MoTheAviator 2 ай бұрын

I read somewhere that the downtown station has some requirements that the majority of Tri-Rail trains don’t currently meet, that’s why they use a different train for the transfer. I guess in the future, Tri-Rail will update a lot more of their trains to be able to do the direct connection

@isadoremizell-qs7nk 2 ай бұрын

@@MoTheAviator I getchu thank u

@damnimloomin 4 ай бұрын

If the trains drive and leave from track 2 why is there a shuttle and not just use one train 🤔 you would think the central train station would want to run trains to the airport lol

@crazydudetz 4 ай бұрын

@adambuesser6264 4 ай бұрын

I wish I do not have to wait long If I miss the connection.

@shaunizzkool 4 ай бұрын

This guy is sooo fineeee 🔥

@electro_sykes 4 ай бұрын

the infrasture was already there, how can it take them almost 7 years

@pickled51 4 ай бұрын

This system makes no sense. Tri-Rail arrives at the Metrorail transfer station. You now have two options. Go up to the Metrorail platform and take Metrorail downtown to the same area next to the Brightline Station. Or wait at Platform 2 at the Tri-Rail station and take the Tri-Rail shuttle to the Brightline station downtown. Two rail systems going to the same destination from the same originating station. And it took 7 additional years to make this happen from it's original proposed inauguration date. Only in South Florida could such a miss-mash be created. It's really embarrassing.

@AshmewStudios 4 ай бұрын

It sucks that riders have to transfer, because the journey on Tri-Rail is actually a few minutes SLOWER than Metrorail. Metrorail goes to more places too.