I also notice every train that leaves Westlake/MacArthur Park makes this kind of "roar" or noise that's sounds like the train is angry or something. Is it the way that the tracks are built in that one section?

@@ethans2937 I am not sure I have not been on the LA subway in a while. maybe it also has to do with the shape of the tunnel and the way the sound echoes

None of the red and purple line was cut and cover. Everything was bored out.

@@JoshuaWebbs pretty sure the section under macarthur park is cut and cover

@@ethans2937 yes, but also because of the split tracks

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I believe they're in the process of expanding the Green Line to LAX right now!

SpaceMountainLarry Including the Crenshaw Line.

Billy Joe Riley That's what the Crenshaw Line will do. They are in the process of building it now. In fact it will be both a subway and above ground.

But what I always wonder, when people bring up transit to the airport, is where would you stow your luggage? Urban transit railcars like these really aren't designed to accommodate that. Even in L.A., the train can easily get too crowded for this to work well.

If they use railcars the same size as the Red Line, it would be no problem. Those cars are huge, much wider than the Chicago L or New York Subways.

Tbh when the tunnels arent dark,they are wasting energy

It is packed around 6 - 10:30 AM and then later at about 4 - 7 PM. 7th Street Metro Center is packed at all hours of the day though. But when their is a game for USC, or any other major event, that station is packed you almost literally have to punch your way through the crowd to get in the train. But in all, LAMTA is building extensions for three lines, and is building the new Crenshaw line that will connect LAX and Exposition Park. I'm exited!

LA's subway system is little, but it has a VERY large bus system, multiple light rail lines, and the intercity train, Metrolink. Also, NY's system has been around for a long time, LA's only had trains since the early 90's.

Philadelphia has two subway lines, 8 trolley (streetcar) lines, Trolleybuses, extensive buses, (basically a stop on every corner), a weird request-stop heavy rail line to the suburbs ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norristown_High_Speed_Line ), and many commuter rail lines. It's quite comparable to LA, but a bit more NY-esque. It's all run by SEPTA (southeast pennsylvania transportation authority) except for a line to NJ (PATCO speedline, not mentioned previously).

Correction. Everyone should know that LA had a massive rapid rail/commuter rail system that began in 1901, so LA is essentially rebuilding what they dismantled the last remnants of in the early 1960's. So let's not say that LA has only had trains since the early 90's. NYC has abandoned lines and service, built new, consolidated and re-routed, but never gave up on public rail transportation, unfortunately, the powers that be in LA did. See Roger Rabbit or kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rMmYZZdny8qafnU.html.

"lil subway" "new york where i live"....lol what a conceeded lil b i a t c h with your tone. I hope your city isn't full of "you's" but my guess it is

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That's probably due to the pressure of the underground tunnels. And the trains move pretty quickly through the tunnels.

yes its because of the varying air pressure in the tunnels....same as when you fly on a plane

King X Fernando and it seems like the train goes faster than it does here, a lot faster

King X Fernando doesn’t happen to me in the subway but it does happen to me when I go to of amountain

GE GTO-VVVF is the AC motor you're after.

That would make sense, these trains were built in the 90's. Some in '91 through '93, some in '96 through 2000.

yes the la subway is under full ato operation. i dont know about the other lines but i think its only the red and purple lines that are.

The cute horn is the one we hear in this video. You should hear the actual horn! That thing is louder than hell which is why I love it! In fact if you search up "Los Angeles Metro Red Line horn" you'll see some videos showcasing the air horn.

ckildegaard no. There's still a human operator

I believe only Frisco has computer controlled rail cars.

Well I rode this line a week ago and I recall seeing the operator just sitting there. A decade ago, the operators would keep their hand on the throttle lever and moving it forward when braking and backwards to accelerate. But now it seems as if the operator is just there supervising amd ready to intervene incase the software crashes. When departing terminal sations such as NoHo and Union Station, the operator sticks his head out the window to ensure all doors have closed and the locks have engaged. Usually while he is doing this the train has started moving, therefore implying that the operator is not controlling the train.

Now that you mention it though, it does seem to me that most transit videos I've seen, from any city, seem to have been shot at really slow times during the day. It's easier to capture the infrastructure the infrastructure and rolling stock.

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No there two different lines it wasnt purple before there red and purple

Purple line (D line) goes between Union and Wilshire/Western, Red line (B line) goes between Union and North Hollywood. Both lines share their route between Union and Wilshire/Vermont.

Dana Danarosana it's most likely mid-day.You should see when it is rush hour it's crowded!

Our tunnels are anywhere between 14 and 21 years old, and Metro is doing their best to extend this line to Westwood/UCLA. :)

And ours are like 100 years old, and we haven't done anything to expand it.

Ik, howardkevinm. :/

WhAT dId yoU SAy aBOut SePTA?!

@@TrainSounds I know this is an old comment, but SEPTA has reached it's limit as far as expanding their subway lines. The Broad Street Line "physically" can't go any further considering it serves Broad Street *top-to-bottom* in central Philly and the Market-Frankford Line covers a large distance east-west then northeast, which is an amazing feat done early-on, so I wouldn't bicker about SEPTA's rail network because they pretty much cover every corner of Philly & suburbs than anyone could imagine.

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The purple line is the smallest of LA's metro lines. It might also not be at a peak travel time. All the lines (except maybe the green line) are crowded during rush hour.

This was almost certainly taken at a very slow travel time, like late night on a Sunday.

@@StopRequested Oh, the Green Line is crowded too. It's just that it's so far away from any of the other lines that most people who ride the other lines haven't seen much of it. I've only ridden it once, myself.

I hope some day they expand red and purple line up ground

Since these trains run through crowded city areas that are full of sky-scrapers, above-ground operations of these lines would not be logical. However, there are a variety of metro light rail lines that travel above-ground

The Purple Line is currently being extended.

@@diegoabrego1816 The farthest stations planned for the Purple Line extension will eventually be above ground. With the Red Line, I think it all depends what San Fernando Valley decides to allow.

🔥😄😄😄🔥🔥....Thats funny...hell no its not.

This system is about 20 years old.

I am amazed at how clean it is??

the sections you see of this line all opened between 1993 and 1996. (construction on 1st sections began in 1986) to be exact... Union station to westlake/macarthur park - construction began 1985 completed 1993 macarthur park to wilshire/western - construction began 1991 or 1992 completed 1996 and hopefully next year (finally) construction will begin toward wilshire/la cienaga (excpected to be done 2023)

This used to be a Red line Branch until 2006 was renamed the purple line and it was remodeled

yes this is the purple line train but the red line goes parallell ftom the begining to wilshire while the Red line is longer is to preven confusion that this purple line was red lines second branch its like the red lines wing but now its purple line to prevent confusion

They have muffled air whistles for standard service use, but they are also equipped with a much louder air horn that you can sometimes hear, but it is rare, I my self have only heard it about 5 time. I believe that it is used for emergency situations.

+BNSF1995 ITs a throwback to the LA red cars (trollys)

+adrian lopez The horn is so loud it is awesome! But whenever people hear it they flinch or get scared, so maybe that is why they don't use it.

+Stuart Alvarez I just found out, it's a yard warning. so when the train is above ground in a yard they use it instead of the muffled air horn. Apparently it's used on the platform when the driver sees someone too close to the platform or any other danger.

adrian lopez That would explain it's rare use. So I guess it is mostly used in the Santa Fe yard, which is the depot of the red line. The horn does sound boss though.

Since it's the last stop, the trains would need to switch tracks to go back to North Hollywood/Wilshire Western. Which causes it to go slow

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the will right now its Wilshire western to union station or union station to wilshire western and wilshire vermont connects with the red line while 7th street connects with the blue and expo lines

only alternative seems to be having us watch all the raw shaking and wobble

The stations are so close apart for most of the purple lines run, and the train is long enough that going high speed like some of the red line just doesnt make sense for a mostly downtown route.

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steve leon Red line is better

The red line goes a longer distance, but the purple line is currently being expanded.

steve leon red

+V2700 ! red is the best line

+Kevin XL Gamer That's the sound of the brakes.It's common to hear both the purple and red line having loud brakes.

+Snow Queen Elsa & Princess Anna of Arendelle my home line is the red line well i live by the blue line now but i go to school in East La and LACcand i take the red line a lot

+Snow Queen Elsa & Princess Anna of Arendelle and i used to wonder those befote but thanks i hope they dont damage the track otherwize being replaced i need the red line to go to school

Kevin XL Gamer I'm sure they make tracks that can withstand decades of wear,but it's more likely that they inspect and replace tracks between 1-4 Am Monday-Friday when trains aren't running.

It's the wheels and rails and the power source that create sparkes and how the train turns but my question is what creates that scream sound

It might be their second language; they might have learned English first.

Spanish speaker just got toasted and roasted by you

much better then former NY mayor bloomberG.!

The purple line is different

The Northridge earthquake in 1994 did no damage to the Red/Purple Line, then running between Union Station and MacArthur Park. Same with BART's tunnel under San Francisco Bay during the big 1989 quake. What did a lot of damage is Hollywood's unrealistic disaster flicks and that ride at Universal Studios. It has been demonstrated that subway tunnels are one of the safest places to be during an earthquake. Early earthquake warning systems stop or slow trains before the tremors arrive so they don't derail.

Don't worry hero, the subway system. Was built with earthquake resistance in mind.